Stena RoRo has reportedly sold a Japanese-built ropax that it acquired in 2019 to Philippines ferry operator 2GO Travel.

The sale highlights the lack of appetite that European ferry operators have for additional tonnage in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Many have cut services and laid up tonnage.

The 13,400-gt Stena Nova (built 2003) arrived in Manila on Wednesday where it will be handed over to 2GO, according to local ferry industry sources.