For other ships with the same name, see MV Gardenia.
The MS Finbo Cargo is a roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry that was previously called the European Endeavour which was owned and operated by P&O Ferries until May 2019. Eckerö Line purchased the ship from P&O in 2019 and is expected to take delivery in June 2019 and renamed her MS Finbo Cargo.
MS Finbo Cargo en route to the Port of Tallinn on 18 July 2020.
The ship was built in 2000 for Merchant Ferries as Midnight Merchant for a planned service between Liverpool and Belfast, however, the ship was chartered to Norfolkline for their new service between Dover and Dunkirk and remained on that route until July 2006 when she was replaced by Maersk Dover, a newbuild.[3]
In August 2006, she was chartered to Acciona Trasmediterránea for service in the Mediterranean and renamed El Greco registered under the Spanish flag.
On 26 June 2007, it was announced that P&O Ferries had agreed to purchase the ship in order to meet the growing demand for space from haulage customers throughout its operations. The ship will primarily be used on the Dover–Calais route but also on P&O Ferries Irish Sea and North Sea routes to cover for the refit of other vessels.[4] The ship entered service with P&O on their Liverpool-Dublin route on 6 November 2007.
The ship has been involved in two incidents. On 22 March 2008, the ships mooring ropes parted resulting is her drifting across the eastern entrance of Dover Harbour. The ship was assisted back to her berth by a Dover Harbour tug.[5] On 29 August 2008, the ship suffered a partial loss of electrical power, which resulted in a collision with Linkspan 7 in Calais. European Endeavour's 'cow catcher', a metal structure welded to the bow to support the bow ramp when deployed, was demolished and significant damage was caused to the linkspan.[6]
As European Endeavour in 2018
Due to a downturn in freight traffic P&O Ferries laid up the ship in Tilbury in May 2010. She was chartered to DFDS Seaways in August 2010 and early September 2010 to provide refit cover on the Birkenhead–Dublin and Belfast routes. On completion of this charter the ship was sent for its annual overhaul and then proceeded to Dunkerque for layup. She remained in Dunkerque until early February 2011, when she sailed for Liverpool in preparation for returning to service on the Liverpool-Dublin service replacing the M/V Norcape.
In May 2019, P&O sold European Endeavour to Eckerö Line.[7] She is to act as a complement to Eckerö's current vessel the Finlandia on the Helsinki to Tallinn Route commencing in June berthing at Vuosaari on the outskirts of Helsinki. She will join the service following another dry docking with an increased capacity of 366 passengers. She only left the dry dock at Cammell Laird on 2 May 2019, in what looks like the last dry dock visit as a P&O vessel.[8]
It was P&O's intention that the ship would primarily be used between Dover and Calais but would also cover the refits of other ships on the following routes:-
Hull-Rotterdam
Hull-Zeebrugge
Liverpool-Dublin 6 November 2007 – 16 December 2007
Tilbury - Zeebrugge January 2009.
It was discovered that the ship was too wide to fit through the lock at Hull so she did not serve the routes from that port as intended. She was briefly used on a re-established Dover-Zeebrugge route but the service only lasted for one day due to lack of freight.
^"MV Midnight Merchant – Past and Present". 17 September 2012.
^P&O Ferries - New freight ship boosts P&O Ferries 26 June 2007
^Ships in the Port of Dover - European Endeavour in trouble[permanent dead link]
^Marine Accident Investigation Board - Completed PE Summary European Endeavour
^European Endeavour sold to Finland Ships Monthly July 2019 page 11
^"Eckerö Line Confirms LOI to Purchase P&O Ferries European Endeavour". NI Ferry Site. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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For other ships with the same name see MV Gardenia The MS Finbo Cargo is a roll on roll off passenger ferry that was previously called the European Endeavour which was owned and operated by P amp O Ferries until May 2019 Eckero Line purchased the ship from P amp O in 2019 and is expected to take delivery in June 2019 and renamed her MS Finbo Cargo MS Finbo Cargo en route to the Port of Tallinn on 18 July 2020 HistoryNameMS Finbo Cargo May 2019 Present European Endeavour 2007 May 2019 El Greco 2006 2007 Midnight Merchant 2000 2006 1 Owner Finland Eckero Line May 2019 Present P amp O Ferries 2007 May 2019 Acciona Transmediterranea 2006 2007 Cenargo International 2000 2006 Operator Finland Eckero Line May 2019 Present P amp O Ferries 2010 May 2019 DFDS Seaways 2010 P amp O Ferries 2009 2010 P amp O Irish Sea 2007 2009 Acciona Transmediterranea 2006 2007 Norfolkline 2000 2006 Port of registry2000 2006 Nassau Bahamas 2006 2007 Santa Cruz De Tenerife Spain 2007 2011 London United Kingdom 2011 2019 Nassau Bahamas 2019 onwards Eckero FinlandRouteDover Dunkirk 2000 2006 Liverpool amp Dublin 2007 May 2019 1 Vuosaari Muuga May 2019 Present BuilderAstilleros Espanoles S A AESA Seville Spain Cost 65 million USDYard number290Laid down30 September 1998Launched26 November 1999Completed2000Maiden voyage5 October 2000 Dover Dunkerque In service5 October 2000IdentificationCallsign OJST IMO number 9181106 MMSI number 230685000StatusIn serviceGeneral characteristicsTonnage22 152 GTLength179 95 m 590 4 ft Beam25 24 m 82 8 ft Draught6 5 m 21 3 ft Installed power4 x Wartsila 9L38 diesel engines producing 5940kW each at 600 rpm 2 x Wartsila 6L20 diesel engines producing 930kW each at 900 rpmPropulsion2 x 4 85m Wartsila Wichman propellers turning at 138 rpm 2 x Brunvoll 1300kW bow thrustersSpeed22 5 knots 41 7 km h 25 9 mph Capacity366 from May 2019 300 passengers 120 freight vehicles 2 Crew47P amp O took delivery of the ship in October 2007 from Acciona Trasmediterranea She was the second P amp O ship to have carried the name European Endeavour Contents 1 History 2 Regular routes 3 Sister ships 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe ship was built in 2000 for Merchant Ferries as Midnight Merchant for a planned service between Liverpool and Belfast however the ship was chartered to Norfolkline for their new service between Dover and Dunkirk and remained on that route until July 2006 when she was replaced by Maersk Dover a newbuild 3 In August 2006 she was chartered to Acciona Trasmediterranea for service in the Mediterranean and renamed El Greco registered under the Spanish flag On 26 June 2007 it was announced that P amp O Ferries had agreed to purchase the ship in order to meet the growing demand for space from haulage customers throughout its operations The ship will primarily be used on the Dover Calais route but also on P amp O Ferries Irish Sea and North Sea routes to cover for the refit of other vessels 4 The ship entered service with P amp O on their Liverpool Dublin route on 6 November 2007 The ship has been involved in two incidents On 22 March 2008 the ships mooring ropes parted resulting is her drifting across the eastern entrance of Dover Harbour The ship was assisted back to her berth by a Dover Harbour tug 5 On 29 August 2008 the ship suffered a partial loss of electrical power which resulted in a collision with Linkspan 7 in Calais European Endeavour s cow catcher a metal structure welded to the bow to support the bow ramp when deployed was demolished and significant damage was caused to the linkspan 6 nbsp As European Endeavour in 2018Due to a downturn in freight traffic P amp O Ferries laid up the ship in Tilbury in May 2010 She was chartered to DFDS Seaways in August 2010 and early September 2010 to provide refit cover on the Birkenhead Dublin and Belfast routes On completion of this charter the ship was sent for its annual overhaul and then proceeded to Dunkerque for layup She remained in Dunkerque until early February 2011 when she sailed for Liverpool in preparation for returning to service on the Liverpool Dublin service replacing the M V Norcape In May 2019 P amp O sold European Endeavour to Eckero Line 7 She is to act as a complement to Eckero s current vessel the Finlandia on the Helsinki to Tallinn Route commencing in June berthing at Vuosaari on the outskirts of Helsinki She will join the service following another dry docking with an increased capacity of 366 passengers She only left the dry dock at Cammell Laird on 2 May 2019 in what looks like the last dry dock visit as a P amp O vessel 8 Regular routes editDover Dunkirk October 2000 July 2006 Barcelona Palma de Mallorca August October 2006 Barcelona Valencia Palma de Mallorca Ibiza Mao October 2006 September 2007 Dover Calais 11 January 2008 May 2010 Liverpool Dublin From February 2011 to May 2019 Helsinki Tallinn from June 2019It was P amp O s intention that the ship would primarily be used between Dover and Calais but would also cover the refits of other ships on the following routes Hull Rotterdam Hull Zeebrugge Liverpool Dublin 6 November 2007 16 December 2007 Tilbury Zeebrugge January 2009 It was discovered that the ship was too wide to fit through the lock at Hull so she did not serve the routes from that port as intended She was briefly used on a re established Dover Zeebrugge route but the service only lasted for one day due to lack of freight Sister ships editMS Kaiarahi MV Cracovia heavily modified sister ship MV Isle of Inisheer AQUARIUS BRASIL ex NORMAN BRIDGE AVE LIEPAJA BRAVE MERCHANT imo 9147306 now accommodation vessel References edit a b M F European Endeavour Ferry site dk Retrieved 22 September 2011 P amp O Ferries Freight Dover Calais MV Midnight Merchant Past and Present 17 September 2012 P amp O Ferries New freight ship boosts P amp O Ferries 26 June 2007 Ships in the Port of Dover European Endeavour in trouble permanent dead link Marine Accident Investigation Board Completed PE Summary European Endeavour European Endeavour sold to Finland Ships Monthly July 2019 page 11 Eckero Line Confirms LOI to Purchase P amp O Ferries European Endeavour NI Ferry Site 6 May 2019 Retrieved 14 May 2019 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 9181106 P amp O Ferries official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MS Finbo Cargo amp oldid 1127623368, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
