Cars: 237 MV Manxman is a new-build ro-pax ferry which entered service with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (IoMSPCo) on 17 August 2023.

[5] As is Isle of Man Steam Packet Company tradition, the name has been painted in gold and will remain so for the first year of her service.

[6] On Saturday May 13, under the command of Captain Andy Atkinson, Manxman departed South Korea en route to Southampton for additional fitting out prior to her commencement of service.

[5][6] The delivery voyage of approximately 12,000 miles was originally planned to stage via Hong Kong, Singapore, Colombo, Muscat and Jeddah prior to transiting the Suez Canal, and then to Gibraltar and England.

[7][8] However, an alteration en route resulted in the stop at Gibraltar being cancelled, and thus Manxman made passage through the Mediterranean via Malta[9] which was her last port of call prior to reaching Southampton.

The formalities were streamed live to a big screen which had been constructed on Douglas Head, in addition to which the company's Managing Director, Brian Thomson, made a speech on the quayside, and at 11:15 local time the traditional champagne bottle was broken onto Manxman’s bow.

The Company will retain Ben-my-Chree on a standby basis, to be in service during busy periods or when Manxman undergoes routine overhaul.