SH Minerva is Again within the Swan Hellenic Fleet!
SH Minerva is now again within the Swan Hellenic fleet. Following routine upkeep and preparations to Swan Hellenic’s ordinary excessive requirements, she’s going to set sail in November to hitch her sister ships SH Vega and SH Diana in Ushuaia, the place she’s going to start the 2025–2026 Antarctic winter season.
Then, in March 2026, she’s going to launch Swan Hellenic’s first ever Asia-Pacific Season, taking its award-winning cultural expedition cruises to new horizons that develop its adventurous friends’ discovery alternatives worldwide.
The brand new in-depth explorations of the Asia-Pacific area embody the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan, providing unforgettable experiences that vary from primitive artwork, historical rituals and anthropology to historic WWII websites, wildlife, snorkeling and watersports adventures.
“We’re delighted to welcome again our flagship SH Minerva,” says Swan Hellenic CEO Andrea Zito “An emblem of Swan Hellenic’s rebirth, her inaugural Asia-Pacific Season will take us to fly our flag throughout the globe, reaching each ocean and continent. It’s a second of immense satisfaction for us.”
The cutting-edge expedition ship SH Minerva was inbuilt Helsinki Shipyard OY on the finish of 2021 and chartered to Swan Hellenic by the Irish proprietor, STLC Europe 9 Leasing Ltd.
The mother or father firm of STLC Europe 9 Leasing Ltd, GTLK Europe DAC, was sanctioned by the EU, US and UK again in April-August 2022 because of the designation of the enormous Russian leasing firm PAO GTLK, which was a mother or father firm of GTLK Europe DAC. SH Minerva has consequently been idle at Fray Bentos, Uruguay, since April 2022. In Might 2023, GTLK Europe DAC went into liquidation. Joint Liquidators have been appointed by the Excessive Courtroom of Eire and PAO GTLK subsequently misplaced management of GTLK Europe DAC and all its subsidiaries, together with STLC Europe 9 Leasing Ltd. The Joint Liquidators who now have management of GTLK Europe DAC and its subsidiaries obtained compliance of the sale of GTLK Europe DAC’s property (together with SH Minerva) with all of the relevant sanctions.
After prolonged negotiations with the Joint Liquidators, Swan Hellenic lastly reacquired SH Minerva from STLC Europe 9 Leasing Ltd in accordance with all relevant sanctions on 25 July 2025 utilizing shareholders’ funds.
SH Minerva’s return marks an thrilling new chapter for Swan Hellenic, with a three-ship fleet that takes its friends to stay uniquely immersive discovery experiences within the coronary heart of distant locations all around the globe, cruising in refined class to “See what others don’t”.
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