Dry bulk and tanker player Arpeni Pratama Ocean Line has moved into Indonesia’s busy ferry market with the purchase of a large Japanese ropax.
Details have emerged in the market of Arpeni’s new ferry venture after the 26,900-gt ferry Utopia (built 1987) arrived in Southeast Asian waters under Arpeni ownership and bearing the name of Opia.
The 1,982-lane-metre, 390-passenger vessel previously operated between Japan and China for Utopia Line, a subsidiary of Japanese ferry operator Nishinihon Kisen.
