NEPTUNE ODYSSEY is a large Pure Car and Truck Carrier built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea in 2010 for Greek vehicle-transport specialist Neptune Lines.
The 169.6-metre ship has spent her entire career under the same name and within the Neptune Lines fleet.
Originally registered in Malta, NEPTUNE ODYSSEY transferred to the Greek flag in 2025 and today sails with Piraeus as her registered port.
With capacity for approximately 3,800 cars under Neptune Lines' current fleet specification, she remains fully active in 2026, operating vehicle trades throughout Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa.
Vessel Details
Name: NEPTUNE ODYSSEY
IMO: 9440095
Current MMSI: 241954000
Current Call Sign: SVDZ9
Type: Pure Car and Truck Carrier / Vehicle Carrier
Flag: Greece
Port of Registry: Piraeus
Built: 2010
Builder: Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Ulsan, South Korea
Delivered: 15 April 2010
Owner / Operator: Neptune Lines Shipping & Managing Enterprises
Classification: DNV
Gross Tonnage: approx. 36,825–36,902 GT
Deadweight: 11,418 t
Length Overall: 169.59 m
Beam: 28.0 m
Maximum Draught: approx. 8.7 m
Current Neptune Published Car Capacity: 3,800 RT cars
Historical Published Capacity: approx. 3,200 cars
Main Engine: MAN B&W 7S50MC-C
Main Engine Power: approx. 11,060 kW
Historical Service Speed: approx. 19.4 knots
Current Status: Active
Built at Hyundai Mipo
NEPTUNE ODYSSEY was completed by:
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
at Ulsan in South Korea.
She formed part of an important fleet expansion programme by Neptune Lines.
The vessel was delivered on:
15 April 2010.
Hyundai Mipo Series
NEPTUNE ODYSSEY belongs to a group of closely related vehicle carriers constructed for Neptune Lines by Hyundai Mipo.
Other members of the broader family include ships such as:
NEPTUNE ILIAD
NEPTUNE ITHAKI
and:
NEPTUNE KEFALONIA.
These ships became important workhorses of the company's European and Mediterranean vehicle-logistics network.
Car-Carrying Capacity
Historical specifications quoted capacity for approximately:
3,200 cars.
Neptune Lines' current official fleet presentation lists:
3,800 RT cars
for NEPTUNE ODYSSEY.
Capacity figures for vehicle carriers can vary depending on the dimensions and mix of cars, vans, trucks and high-and-heavy cargo carried.
Ro-Ro Vehicle Logistics
NEPTUNE ODYSSEY is designed primarily for the transport of:
new cars
commercial vehicles
trucks
trailers
and other rolling cargo.
Internal decks are connected by ramps, allowing vehicles to be driven directly aboard and ashore.
This makes the vessel fundamentally different from container ships, despite both types operating regular liner-style services.
Neptune Lines
NEPTUNE ODYSSEY has spent her complete career with:
Neptune Lines.
The Greek company specialises in short-sea transportation of finished vehicles and rolling cargo.
Its network connects automotive manufacturing and distribution centres throughout:
Mediterranean Europe
Northern Europe
Black Sea
North Africa
and adjacent regions.
Malta Period
For the first fifteen years of her career, NEPTUNE ODYSSEY operated under the:
Malta flag.
Her radio identity during this period was:
MMSI 248406000
Call Sign 9HA2350.
PiraeuShips recorded the vessel during this Maltese-flag period.
PiraeuShips in 2017
PiraeuShips published the dedicated:
NEPTUNE ODYSSEY – IMO 9440095
entry in:
February 2017.
At that time the ship was listed as:
Malta flag
36,825 GT
11,418 DWT
and managed and owned by:
Neptune Lines Shipping & Managing.
Transfer to the Greek Flag
A significant recent change took place in:
2025.
Vessel registry records show NEPTUNE ODYSSEY transferring from Malta to:
Greece.
Her current radio identity became:
MMSI 241954000
and:
Call Sign SVDZ9.
Piraeus is now listed as the vessel's port of registry.
Still Active in 2026
NEPTUNE ODYSSEY remains fully operational in:
2026.
Recent AIS voyages have included:
Piraeus
Barcelona
Tanger Med
Málaga
Yarımca
and other major vehicle-handling ports.
The vessel therefore remains a frontline working unit rather than a reserve ship.
Piraeus Connection
The relationship with Piraeus is especially strong.
Neptune Lines is a Greek shipping company with deep links to Piraeus, and NEPTUNE ODYSSEY has repeatedly called at the port throughout her career.
The vessel was photographed departing:
Perama / Piraeus in May 2024.
Her subsequent transfer to the Greek flag and Piraeus registry has made that connection even stronger.
PiraeuShips Record
NEPTUNE ODYSSEY was recorded by PiraeuShips during the Maltese-flag chapter of a career spent entirely within the Neptune Lines vehicle-carrier fleet. Built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea and delivered in April 2010, the 169.6-metre vessel was designed for large-scale transport of cars and other rolling cargo and remains one of Neptune Lines' established Pure Car and Truck Carriers. A major change occurred in 2025 when IMO 9440095 transferred to the Greek flag, receiving the new MMSI 241954000 and Piraeus registry. Still fully active in 2026 on Mediterranean and European vehicle trades, the PiraeuShips footage now preserves the vessel before this important change in national registry.
Original video footage © PiraeuShips. All rights reserved.
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