Vessel specifications
Route
Algeciras - Tanger MED
IMO number
8512152
Building year
1987
Building yard
Normed, Dunkerque, France (#325)
Owner
Vansea Shipping Company
Operator
Length
160,60 m
Breadth
22,4 m
Draft
5,92 m
Gross tonnage
7.264 / 13.727
Machinery
2 * Sulzer 16ZAV40
Speed
21,5 knots
Passengers
100 / 215
Berths
?
Cars
150
Lane metres
1.275
Railway tracks
?
Railway length
600
Port of registry
Limassol
Flag
Cyprus
Former names
Al Andalus Express (2025-2026) — Naviera Armas
Al Andalus Express (2025) — DFDS
Al Andalus Express (2020-2025) — Naviera Armas
Al Andalus Express (2020) — FRS Iberia
Al Andalus Express (2018-2020) — Naviera Armas
Al Andalus Express (2016-2018) — FRS Iberia
Nord-Pas-de-Calais (2012-2016) — My Ferry Link
SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais (1996-2012) — SeaFrance
Nord-Pas-de-Calais (1987-1996) — S.N.C.F.
Former owners
Euro-Transmanche 3 NPC sas (2012-?)
SNAT (1989-2012)
SNCF (1987-1989)
SNAT (1989-2012)
SNCF (1987-1989)
Sister ships
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Notes
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Photos
M/F Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Jeffrey le Feber · Dunkerque, 1990
M/F SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Piet Sinke
M/F SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Hans Neels · Calais, 17/8-1997
M/F SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Hans Neels · Calais, 17/8-1997
M/F SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Piet Sinke · Calais 30/8-2004
M/F SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Piet Sinke · Calais 30/8-2004
M/F SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Cedric Hacke · 12/11-2004
M/F SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Carsten Lüdtke · Calais 13/11-2004
M/F SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Carsten Lüdtke · Calais 13/11-2004
M/F SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Carsten Lüdtke · Calais 13/11-2004
M/F SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Carsten Lüdtke · Calais 13/11-2004
M/F SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Andrew Breeden
M/F SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Jan Zanders · Calais 18/6-2005
M/F SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Jan Zanders · Calais 18/6-2005
M/F SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Jan Zanders · Calais 30/10-2005
M/F SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Cedric Hacke · Dover 6/4-2006
M/F SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Paul King · Tyne 24/8-2009
M/F SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Steven Straiton · Calais 12/6-2010
M/F SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Fabien Deman · Dunkerque 5/6-2012
M/F SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Fabien Deman · Dunkerque 5/6-2012
M/F Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Martin Edwards · Dover 12/6-2014
M/F Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Lindsay Crossan · Dover 18/7-2014
M/F Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Fabien Deman · Calais 5/10-2014
M/F Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Fabien Deman · Dunkerque 28/12-2015
M/F Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Photo: Fabien Deman · Dunkerque 28/12-2015
M/F Al Andalus Express
Photo: Hafid EL Alami · Tanger Med 29/6-2016
M/F Al Andalus Express
Photo: Hafid EL Alami · Tanger Med 29/6-2016
M/F Al Andalus Express
Photo: Hafid EL Alami · Tanger Med 29/6-2016
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