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Ferry to be sold
The 'Maliina Ittuk', owned by the Greenlandic shipping company Disko Line, has been put up up for sale at the Atlantic Shipping for 105 million Danish crowns, which is in line with the amount the ferry has cost the shipping company. The ferry is too large for the port facilities in Ilulissat. The plan was otherwise for the 'Maliina Ittuk' to be used on the very popular route between Ilulissat and Qeqertarsuaq. The task of building the ferry was originally given to Assens Shipyard, but at the end of 2023 the shipping company terminated the agreement and transferred the task of completing the ship to the shipyard Faaborg Værft. The article continues after the advertisement Advertisement Shortly after delivery from Faaborg Værft, however, problems arose with a generator, which led to a long stay at the Orskov Yard in Frederikshavn, On Oct 20, 2025, tge 'Maliina Ittuk' arrived in Greenland with a delay of almost two years, where it is currently sailing on a route between Qaqortoq and Narsarsuaq. When the new airport in Qaqortoq opens in 14 days, the ferry will be taken out of service. There have already been several interested buyers for the ship, but that no agreement has been reached yet. The company hoped that the ship could be sold at a price that covers the expenses the shipping company has incurred.
New ferry may be taken out of service
The 'Maliina Ittuk' may be sold, as the development in Greenlandic ports does not match the increased number of vessels in Greenland, according to a criticism from Michael Sloth Højgaard, the director of the Disko Line, less than five months since the newly built passenger ship was delivered to Greenland. There was no room for the vessel in the ports it was supposed to be in when the vessel is stationary, with the infrastructure being described as underdeveloped and underinvested. Aqqaluaq B. Egede, Minister of Social Affairs, Labour, Housing, Infrastructure and Outlying Areas in the Greenlandic Self-Government, replied that It was not the capacity of the Greenlandic ports that was the problem, but the construction of 'Maliina Ittuk'.
New Disko Line ship hit by engine problem
The Greenlandic hybrid ferry 'Maliina Ittuk', while sailing in Danish waters before the planned departure to Greenland, has been hit by technical problems which were observed with a generator in one of the ferry's engines.. The vessel is being repaired at the Orskov Shipyard shipyard in Frederikshaven since May 10, 2025. The Orskov Yard is currently conducting a thorough technical examination of the ferry, including repair of the affected engine and a full review of the remaining three engines. To ensure stable operations in June and July, the Disko Line has initiated a temporary reassignment of its vessels, so that the planned sailings during this period can be carried out as planned. There was no date when the 'Maliina Ittuk', which left the yard in Faaborg on March 31, will be able to set sail.
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