The name Nordana is taken from its
NORwegian and
DANish background. The service started in 1957 as a joint
venture between Norwegian Fearnley & Eger and Danish DFDS. Later on F
& E decided to withdraw and the service continued under Danish
management, but the name remains as strong as ever. Initially the service was
based on carryings from Mediterranean to Caribbean, Central America and
Mexico, and the vessels returned to Mediterranean via USA/Scandinavia. With
the upswing of oil and gas exploration in North Africa, a direct service from
USA to Mediterranean was implemented in 1961, and the calls at Scandinavian
ports were suspended. In 1969 four conventional sister vessels with 85 tons
heavy-lift capacity were introduced in the service to accommodate the
increasing demand for larger and heavier pieces of cargo to North Africa.
Increasing congestion in North African ports made it evident that more
specialized tonnage was required to obtain priority berthing. In 1979 four
Multipurpose RoRo vessels were introduced. The vessels offered a fully new,
unique, and sophisticated cargo handling concept to the trade and to the
distinct benefit of the Line's many different customers. With the most
advanced RoRo concept introduced, the vessels obtained quick dispatches in
even the most difficult ports. Nordana has since expanded the geographic
scope, improved the frequencies and widened its services to become one of
the premier Multipurpose RoRo liner carriers. Today Nordana is recognized
as a specialty carrier, able to accommodate our customers' varying
needs for cargo handling, reliability, and port calls.