Transcontainer I was built in 1968 for SNCF as a combined ro-ro ferry and container ship.

She was propelled by two MWM diesel engines producing 3,236 kilowatts (4,340 hp).

[2] Built as a combined RO-RO ferry and container ship,[3] Transcontainer I entered service on the Dunkerque– Harwich route on 13 March 1969, her planned maiden voyage on 11 March having been cancelled due to industrial action.

[2] In 1974, she was converted to a train ferry and was delivered back to SNCF on 24 October.

On 9 January 1975, the day after she returned to the Dunkerque–Harwich route, Transcontainer I collided with Stena Nordica off Felixstowe, United Kingdom.

[2] In 1995, Nour I was sold to Kassimeris Arab Bridge, Panama and was renamed Niobe I.

In December 1995, she was sold to Rainbow Lines and was rebuilt at Perama, Greece.