Tallink
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Tallink is an Estonia
n shipping
company currently operating Baltic Sea cruiseferries
and ropax ships from Estonia to Finland
, Estonia to Sweden
, Latvia
to Sweden and Finland to Germany. They also own Silja Line
and a part of SeaRail
. It is one of the largest passenger and cargo shipping companies in the Baltic Sea region.
History of the company known today as Tallink can be traced back to the year 1965 when the Soviet Union-based Estonian Shipping Company
(ESCO) started passenger traffic between Helsinki and Tallinn with . Regular around-the-year traffic was started in 1968 with MS Tallinn, which served on the route until she was replaced by the new in 1980.
(a daughter company of ESCO and the Swedish Nordström & Thulin Ab), renamed her and placed her in Helsinki–Tallinn traffic for Tallink. Inreko also brought with them two fast hydrofoil
s, HS Liisa and HS Laura which began serving under the Tallink Express brand. In 1994 Tallink also attempted traffic from Estonia to Germany for the first time, with two chartered ferries and that were placed on the route Helsinki–Tallinn–Travemünde
.
In September 1994 AS Eminre's operations were divided into two companies, one that took care of the traffic to Germany (which was soon closed down) and AS Hansatee which took the Helsinki–Tallinn traffic and the Tallink name. ESCO was clearly the dominant partner in Hansatee, controlling 45% of the shares, whereas Inreko owned only 12.75% (the remaining 42.25% belonging to Eesti Ühispank, Estonia). In 1995 Hansatee brought the first large ferry into Helsinki–Tallinn traffic when they chartered MS Mare Balticum from EstLine and renamed her . Following various disputes between ESCO and Inreko (most notably about the charter price of Vana Tallinn), Inreko sold their shares of AS Hansatee to ESCO in December 1996. At the same time Inreko sold the Tallink Express hydrofoils to Linda Line, Estonia, and begun operating the Vana Tallinn on Helsinki–Tallinn traffic under the name TH Ferries.
In 1997 a second large ferry was brought to Tallink's traffic when the company chartered from Stena Line
. To replace the lost hydrofoils, Hansatee purchased a new express catamaran in May 1997, which was named . At this time it was clear that two large ferries were needed for traffic between Helsinki and Tallinn, and when the Normandy
to Kappelskär, Tallink's first route to Sweden. In October the original MS Tallink, which no longer conformed modern safety regulations, was sold. Two months later Hansatee purchased their first fast ferry capable of carrying cars, .
By the year 2000 ESCO had become the sole owner of EstLine, and in December 2000 EstLine's two ferries and were chartered to Hansatee, and the line between Tallinn and Stockholm
began to be marketed as a part of Tallink. A few months earlier, in August 2000, Hansatee had ordered their first newbuild from the Finnish Aker Finnyards. In June 2001 Tallink purchased , while next month EstLine was declared bankrupt.
In 2002 AS Hansatee changed its name into AS Tallink Grupp, and in May of the same year the company took delivery of the brand new 2500-passenger cruiseferry , which was placed on Helsinki–Tallinn traffic. In November of the same year the classic Georg Ots was sold to the government of Russia. In 2004 three news ships joined Tallink's fleet, and alongside the Romantika
yard in Italy. On December 9, 2005, Tallink was listed at Tallinn Stock Exchanges.
In 2006, Tallink purchased the Baltic Sea operations of Superfast Ferries
from Attica Group
, opened a route between Riga
and Stockholm (with MS Fantaasia, which was within a month replaced by MS Regina Baltica), took delivery of the new which replaced Romantika on the Tallinn–Helsinki route (Romantika was transferred the Tallinn–Stockholm route). At the same time AutoExpress was also withdrawn from service. A few months later Tallink purchased rival Silja Line
from Sea Containers Ltd
. In October of the same year the company expressed interest in making an offer to operate ferries on the state-subsidiarised routes between Gotland
and the Swedish mainland for the period between 2009 and 2015.
From the beginning of 2007 the former Superfast ships were moved under the Tallink brand and their route changed to Tallinn–Helsinki–Rostock
. In April of the same year Aker Yards delivered the fast cruiseferry that had been ordered in 2005. With the delivery of the Star, Meloodia was chartered to Balearias, Spain for ten months and later sold, while AutoExpress 3 and AutoExpress 4 were also withdrawn. During April 2007 Tallink also ordered a third Galaxy-class cruiseferry from Aker Yards.
Two new ships followed in 2008, with the fast cruiseferry delivered from Fincantieri and the second Galaxy-class ship, , delivered from Aker Yards. Both ships were placed in service between Helsinki and Tallinn With the delivery of the former, the last AutoExpress fast craft, AutoExpress 2, was withdrawn from Helsinki–Tallinn service. Baltic Princess, meanwhile, replaced her sister ship Galaxy, which was transferred to the fleet of Silja Line. With the arrival of Galaxy was left without employment in the Silja fleet, and she was in turn transferred to Tallink's fleet, joining Regina Baltica on the Riga–Stockholm service. In November 2008 one of three ships purchased from Superfast Ferries in 2006, , was chartered to Marine Atlantic
, Canada for five years. In April 2009 Tallink took delivery of its last newbuilding (as of 2010), when was delivered STX Europe (the former Aker Yards). The new ship was placed on the Tallinn–Mariehamn–Stockholm service alongside Victoria I. Romantika, that had been Victoria Is running mate since 2006, was in turn transferred to the Riga–Stockholm route, where she replaced Regina Baltica that was in turn chartered out to Acciona Trasmediterranea
.
In December 2009 it was reported that company was struggling to repay its debts which had swelled to 1.1 billion euros. Fiscal year ending in August resulted in operating loss and it had to re-negotiate debt repayment schedules for years 2009–2011 with its 15 funding banks. The banks took more controlling role in company so it no longer can pay dividends, make investments or sign new contacts without approval of its creditors. It also has to pick up the pace in debt repayments if conditions improve and it has to look for options to sell or rent some of its ships. Most of the debts were acquired to purchase Silja Line
for 470 million euros and Superfast Ferries
for 310 million.
In November 2009 Tallink temporarily withdrew and from the Germany–Finland service. The ships spent the 2009–2010 winter laid up in Kopli
, before re-commencing service between Helsinki and Rostock in April 2010.
In March 2011 it was confirmed that the and have been chartered to Stena Line for a period of 3 years, with the option to extend the charter for another year. Stena Line will use these ships for Scotland-Northern Ireland service. The vessels will be delivered after the end of the high season in August 2011. Until then they are operated on their current route by Tallink. The prospective charter will improve the result of these vessels so that they will be generating a profit.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n shipping
Shipping
Shipping has multiple meanings. It can be a physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo, by land, air, and sea. It also can describe the movement of objects by ship.Land or "ground" shipping can be by train or by truck...
company currently operating Baltic Sea cruiseferries
Baltic Sea cruiseferries
The Baltic Sea is crossed by several cruiseferry lines. Some important shipping companies are Viking Line, Silja Line and Tallink.-Eastern Baltic:...
and ropax ships from Estonia to Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Estonia to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
to Sweden and Finland to Germany. They also own Silja Line
Silja Line
Silja Line is a Finnish cruiseferry brand operated by the Estonian ferry company AS Tallink Grupp, for car and passenger traffic between Finland and Sweden. The former company Silja Oy – today Tallink Silja Oy – is a subsidiary of Tallink Grupp, handling marketing and sales for Tallink and Silja...
and a part of SeaRail
SeaRail
SeaRail operates a train ferry for railway freight wagons between Turku, Finland, and Stockholm, Sweden. Because the track gauge of the Finnish railways is wider than the standard gauge of much of the rest of Europe , a special fleet of freight wagons with interchangeable bogies is used...
. It is one of the largest passenger and cargo shipping companies in the Baltic Sea region.
Background
Estonian Shipping Company
Eesti Merelaevandus or ESCO, also called Estonian Shipping Company is an Estonian shipping company that currently operates eight multipurpose dry cargo and container ships. Technical management of the ships is performed by First Baltic Shipmanagement. The company is owned by the Tschudi Group that...
(ESCO) started passenger traffic between Helsinki and Tallinn with . Regular around-the-year traffic was started in 1968 with MS Tallinn, which served on the route until she was replaced by the new in 1980.
1989–1992
In May 1989 ESCO formed a new subsidiary, Laevandusühisettevõte Tallink, together with the Finnish Palkkiyhtymä Oy. In December of the same year ESCO and Palkkiyhtymä purchased MS Scandinavian Sky from SeaEscape, and the ship began traffic on the Helsinki–Tallinn route in January 1990 as . Later in the same year the freighter joined the Tallink on the Helsinki–Tallinn route and Tallink was established as the name of the company as well as the main ship. At the same time ESCO still operated the Georg Ots in the same route, essentially competing with its own daughter company. This conflict was resolved in September 1991 when the Georg Ots was chartered to Tallink. In the early 1990s passenger numbers on Helsinki–Tallinn traffic were steadily increasing, and during winters between 1992 and 1995 Tallink chartered from Irish Ferries to increase capacity on the route.1993–2000
Tallink became a fully Estonian-owned company in 1993 when Palkkiyhtymä sold its shares of both the Tallink company and MS Tallink to ESCO. At this time other companies were establishing themselves on the lucrative Helsinki–Tallinn traffic, including the Estonian New Line, owned by the Tallinn-based Inreko. ESCO and Inreko saw no sense in competing with each other and in January 1994 Tallink and Inreko Laeva AS were merged into AS Eminre. Tallink remained the marketing name for the company's fleet. Later in the same year Inreko purchased MS Nord Estonia from EstLineEstline
Estline was a Swedish-Estonian shipping company, owned jointly by Nordström & Thulin and the Estonian Government via Estonian Shipping Company . Estline was founded in 1990 and had a 10 year exclusive right to the passenger traffic between Stockholm, Sweden and Tallinn, Estonia...
(a daughter company of ESCO and the Swedish Nordström & Thulin Ab), renamed her and placed her in Helsinki–Tallinn traffic for Tallink. Inreko also brought with them two fast hydrofoil
Hydrofoil
A hydrofoil is a foil which operates in water. They are similar in appearance and purpose to airfoils.Hydrofoils can be artificial, such as the rudder or keel on a boat, the diving planes on a submarine, a surfboard fin, or occur naturally, as with fish fins, the flippers of aquatic mammals, the...
s, HS Liisa and HS Laura which began serving under the Tallink Express brand. In 1994 Tallink also attempted traffic from Estonia to Germany for the first time, with two chartered ferries and that were placed on the route Helsinki–Tallinn–Travemünde
Travemünde
Travemünde is a borough of Lübeck, Germany, located at the mouth of the river Trave in Lübeck Bay. It began life as a fortress built by Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, in the 12th century to guard the mouth of the Trave, and the Danes subsequently strengthened it. It became a town in 1317 and in...
.
In September 1994 AS Eminre's operations were divided into two companies, one that took care of the traffic to Germany (which was soon closed down) and AS Hansatee which took the Helsinki–Tallinn traffic and the Tallink name. ESCO was clearly the dominant partner in Hansatee, controlling 45% of the shares, whereas Inreko owned only 12.75% (the remaining 42.25% belonging to Eesti Ühispank, Estonia). In 1995 Hansatee brought the first large ferry into Helsinki–Tallinn traffic when they chartered MS Mare Balticum from EstLine and renamed her . Following various disputes between ESCO and Inreko (most notably about the charter price of Vana Tallinn), Inreko sold their shares of AS Hansatee to ESCO in December 1996. At the same time Inreko sold the Tallink Express hydrofoils to Linda Line, Estonia, and begun operating the Vana Tallinn on Helsinki–Tallinn traffic under the name TH Ferries.
In 1997 a second large ferry was brought to Tallink's traffic when the company chartered from Stena Line
Stena Line
Stena Line is one of the world's largest ferry operators, with ferry services serving Scotland, Sweden, Northern Ireland, Denmark, Norway, England, Wales, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland. Stena Line is a major unit of Stena AB, itself a part of the Stena Sphere, a grouping of Stena AB,...
. To replace the lost hydrofoils, Hansatee purchased a new express catamaran in May 1997, which was named . At this time it was clear that two large ferries were needed for traffic between Helsinki and Tallinn, and when the Normandy
Paldiski
Paldiski is a town and Baltic Sea port situated on the Pakri peninsula of north-western Estonia. Originally a Swedish settlement known as Rågervik, it became a Russian naval base in the 18th century. The Russians renamed it Балтийский Порт Paldiski is a town and Baltic Sea port situated on the...
to Kappelskär, Tallink's first route to Sweden. In October the original MS Tallink, which no longer conformed modern safety regulations, was sold. Two months later Hansatee purchased their first fast ferry capable of carrying cars, .
2000–2006
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
began to be marketed as a part of Tallink. A few months earlier, in August 2000, Hansatee had ordered their first newbuild from the Finnish Aker Finnyards. In June 2001 Tallink purchased , while next month EstLine was declared bankrupt.
In 2002 AS Hansatee changed its name into AS Tallink Grupp, and in May of the same year the company took delivery of the brand new 2500-passenger cruiseferry , which was placed on Helsinki–Tallinn traffic. In November of the same year the classic Georg Ots was sold to the government of Russia. In 2004 three news ships joined Tallink's fleet, and alongside the Romantika
Fincantieri
Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. is a shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. It was formed in 1959 and is the largest shipbuilder in the Mediterranean, and one of the largest in Europe...
yard in Italy. On December 9, 2005, Tallink was listed at Tallinn Stock Exchanges.
2006–present
Superfast Ferries
Superfast Ferries is a Greece-based ferry company founded in 1993 by Pericles Panagopulos and Alexander Panagopulos. Superfast Ferries is a member of Attica Group and operates 5 ultra-modern car-passenger ferries, offering daily connections between Ancona and Bari and Patras and Igoumenitsa...
from Attica Group
Attica Group
Attica Holdings S.A. is an operator of international ferry services in Europe. The Group’s main operations are with its subsidiary Superfast Ferries which began in 1995 with the launch of its first ships, Superfast I & Superfast II...
, opened a route between Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
and Stockholm (with MS Fantaasia, which was within a month replaced by MS Regina Baltica), took delivery of the new which replaced Romantika on the Tallinn–Helsinki route (Romantika was transferred the Tallinn–Stockholm route). At the same time AutoExpress was also withdrawn from service. A few months later Tallink purchased rival Silja Line
Silja Line
Silja Line is a Finnish cruiseferry brand operated by the Estonian ferry company AS Tallink Grupp, for car and passenger traffic between Finland and Sweden. The former company Silja Oy – today Tallink Silja Oy – is a subsidiary of Tallink Grupp, handling marketing and sales for Tallink and Silja...
from Sea Containers Ltd
Sea Containers Ltd
Sea Containers Ltd. is a Bermuda-registered company which operates two main business areas: transport and container leasing.In March 2006 the company sold its share of Orient-Express Hotels...
. In October of the same year the company expressed interest in making an offer to operate ferries on the state-subsidiarised routes between Gotland
Gotland
Gotland is a county, province, municipality and diocese of Sweden; it is Sweden's largest island and the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 3,140 square kilometers in area, the region makes up less than one percent of Sweden's total land area...
and the Swedish mainland for the period between 2009 and 2015.
Rostock
Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...
. In April of the same year Aker Yards delivered the fast cruiseferry that had been ordered in 2005. With the delivery of the Star, Meloodia was chartered to Balearias, Spain for ten months and later sold, while AutoExpress 3 and AutoExpress 4 were also withdrawn. During April 2007 Tallink also ordered a third Galaxy-class cruiseferry from Aker Yards.
Two new ships followed in 2008, with the fast cruiseferry delivered from Fincantieri and the second Galaxy-class ship, , delivered from Aker Yards. Both ships were placed in service between Helsinki and Tallinn With the delivery of the former, the last AutoExpress fast craft, AutoExpress 2, was withdrawn from Helsinki–Tallinn service. Baltic Princess, meanwhile, replaced her sister ship Galaxy, which was transferred to the fleet of Silja Line. With the arrival of Galaxy was left without employment in the Silja fleet, and she was in turn transferred to Tallink's fleet, joining Regina Baltica on the Riga–Stockholm service. In November 2008 one of three ships purchased from Superfast Ferries in 2006, , was chartered to Marine Atlantic
Marine Atlantic
Marine Atlantic Inc. is an independent Canadian Crown corporation offering ferry services between the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia.Marine Atlantic's corporate headquarters are in St...
, Canada for five years. In April 2009 Tallink took delivery of its last newbuilding (as of 2010), when was delivered STX Europe (the former Aker Yards). The new ship was placed on the Tallinn–Mariehamn–Stockholm service alongside Victoria I. Romantika, that had been Victoria Is running mate since 2006, was in turn transferred to the Riga–Stockholm route, where she replaced Regina Baltica that was in turn chartered out to Acciona Trasmediterranea
Acciona Trasmediterránea
Acciona Trasmediterránea is part of the Acciona group. It operates passengers and cargo ferries between mainland Spain and the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, and northern Africa.-History:...
.
In December 2009 it was reported that company was struggling to repay its debts which had swelled to 1.1 billion euros. Fiscal year ending in August resulted in operating loss and it had to re-negotiate debt repayment schedules for years 2009–2011 with its 15 funding banks. The banks took more controlling role in company so it no longer can pay dividends, make investments or sign new contacts without approval of its creditors. It also has to pick up the pace in debt repayments if conditions improve and it has to look for options to sell or rent some of its ships. Most of the debts were acquired to purchase Silja Line
Silja Line
Silja Line is a Finnish cruiseferry brand operated by the Estonian ferry company AS Tallink Grupp, for car and passenger traffic between Finland and Sweden. The former company Silja Oy – today Tallink Silja Oy – is a subsidiary of Tallink Grupp, handling marketing and sales for Tallink and Silja...
for 470 million euros and Superfast Ferries
Superfast Ferries
Superfast Ferries is a Greece-based ferry company founded in 1993 by Pericles Panagopulos and Alexander Panagopulos. Superfast Ferries is a member of Attica Group and operates 5 ultra-modern car-passenger ferries, offering daily connections between Ancona and Bari and Patras and Igoumenitsa...
for 310 million.
In November 2009 Tallink temporarily withdrew and from the Germany–Finland service. The ships spent the 2009–2010 winter laid up in Kopli
Kopli
Kopli is a subdistrict of the district of Põhja-Tallinn in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 7,405...
, before re-commencing service between Helsinki and Rostock in April 2010.
In March 2011 it was confirmed that the and have been chartered to Stena Line for a period of 3 years, with the option to extend the charter for another year. Stena Line will use these ships for Scotland-Northern Ireland service. The vessels will be delivered after the end of the high season in August 2011. Until then they are operated on their current route by Tallink. The prospective charter will improve the result of these vessels so that they will be generating a profit.
Ignored man overboard
In April 2006 Tallink's ferry , en route from Tallinn to Stockholm, ignored when multiple passengers reported that a passenger had fallen overboard. The crew refused to stop the ship to search for the passenger and the 21 year-old Estonian male perished in the incident. Tallink later accepted no responsibility for the accident, emphasizing that none of the passengers confirmed actually seeing the man falling overboard or in the water.Employee abuse
In October 2006, the board of Tallink held a meeting on board their ship . During the night, the party got out of control and became headline news in Sweden, Estonia and Finland. Media claimed that the board members assaulted personnel, abused them verbally and threatened to fire the whole crew when they tried to calm them down.Current fleet
| Ship | Type | Built | Entered service |
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| Cruiseferry Cruiseferry A cruiseferry is a ship that combines the features of a cruise ship with a Ro-Pax ferry. Many passengers travel with the ships for the cruise experience, staying only a few hours at the destination port or not leaving the ship at all, while others use the ships as means of... |
2008 | 2008 | Tallinn Tallinn Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list... –Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... |
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| Cruiseferry | 2009 | 2009 | Tallinn–Mariehamn Mariehamn Mariehamn is the capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government and Parliament of Åland, and 40% of the population of Åland live in the city... –Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
Estonia |
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| Freighter Cargo ship A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade... |
2000 | 2004 | Paldiski Paldiski Paldiski is a town and Baltic Sea port situated on the Pakri peninsula of north-western Estonia. Originally a Swedish settlement known as Rågervik, it became a Russian naval base in the 18th century. The Russians renamed it Балтийский Порт Paldiski is a town and Baltic Sea port situated on the... –Kapellskär Kapellskär Kapellskär is a port about north of Stockholm, in Sweden. It is located by the Baltic Sea, in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County and is served by frequent passenger ferry services to Mariehamn, Åland, Finland, operated by Viking Line, with 3 services per day and direction during peak season... |
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| Cruiseferry | 2002 | 2002 | Riga Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,... –Stockholm |
 Latvia |
First newbuild delivered to Tallink. | ||
| Ro-Ro | 1972 | 1989 | Turku Turku Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland... –Stockholm |
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| Cruiseferry | 1986 | 2008 | Riga–Stockholm | Latvia |
Transferred from Silja Line Silja Line Silja Line is a Finnish cruiseferry brand operated by the Estonian ferry company AS Tallink Grupp, for car and passenger traffic between Finland and Sweden. The former company Silja Oy – today Tallink Silja Oy – is a subsidiary of Tallink Grupp, handling marketing and sales for Tallink and Silja... . "Silja" prefix retained in registered name. |
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| Fast ro-pax | 2007 | 2007 | Tallinn–Helsinki | Estonia |
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| Fast ro-pax | 2008 | 2008 | Tallinn–Helsinki | Estonia |
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| Cruiseferry | 2004 | 2004 | Tallinn–Mariehamn–Stockholm | Estonia |
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| Ro-Ro | 1974 | 1998 | Paldiski–Kapelskär | Estonia |
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On charter
| Ship | Type | Built | In service | Tonnage1 | Notes | ||
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| Fast ro-pax | 2002 | 2006–2008 | Since 2008 under charter to Marine Atlantic Marine Atlantic Marine Atlantic Inc. is an independent Canadian Crown corporation offering ferry services between the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia.Marine Atlantic's corporate headquarters are in St... . Formerly Superfast IX. |
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| Cruiseferry | 1980 | 2001–2009 | Since 2011 under charter to Acciona Trasmediterránea Acciona Trasmediterránea Acciona Trasmediterránea is part of the Acciona group. It operates passengers and cargo ferries between mainland Spain and the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, and northern Africa.-History:... . |
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| 1May be specified in gross tonnage Gross tonnage Gross tonnage is a unitless index related to a ship's overall internal volume. Gross tonnage is different from gross register tonnage... (GT) or gross register tons (GRT). |
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Former vessels
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| 1972 | 1989–1996 | Scrapped in Alang, India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... , 2005 |
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| 1972 | 1990–2000 | Scrapped in Alang, India, 2006 | ||||||||
| 1973 | 1992–1995 | Since 2002 MS C.T.M.A. Vacancier for Coopérative de transport maritime et aérien Coopérative de transport maritime et aérien The Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien is a Canadian transportation company operating in Quebec and Prince Edward Island.Labelling itself Groupe CTMA, the company operates the seasonal ferry service from Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec in the Magdalen Islands to Souris, Prince Edward Island using... |
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| 1980 | 1993–2000 | Since 2002 owned by St Petersburg Shipping | ||||||||
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1970 | 1994 1998 |
Since 2000 MS Apollo, owned by Labrador Marine Inc | |||||||
| 1968 | 1994 | Since 1994 MS Discovery Sun for Discovery Cruise Line | ||||||||
| 1970 | 1994 | Since 1999 sails for Sterling Casino Lines | ||||||||
| 1979 | 1996–2006 | Since 2007 MS ARV 1 Equinox Offshore Accommodation | ||||||||
| 1989 | 1997–2001 | Since 2008 MS Panormitis, owner unknown | ||||||||
| 1981 | 1997 | Since 2008 owned by Equinox Offshore Accommodation | ||||||||
| 1979 | 1997–2006 | Laid up at Sandefjord Sandefjord is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sandefjord. The municipality of Sandefjord was established on 1 January 1838... , Norway since 2008 as MS Kongshavn |
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| HSC Tallink Autoexpress | 1996 | 1999–2006 | Since 2006 HSC Alcantara Dos, owned by Acciona Trasmediterranea Acciona Trasmediterránea Acciona Trasmediterránea is part of the Acciona group. It operates passengers and cargo ferries between mainland Spain and the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, and northern Africa.-History:... |
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| 1973 | 2001–2002 | Since 2007 MS Rigel for Ventouris Ferries Ventouris Ferries Ventouris Ferries is a Greek company that operates ferry services from Italy to Greece and Albania.-Routes:Ventouris Ferries operates two routes across the Adriatic Sea.*Bari - Durres*Bari - Corfu - Igoumenitsa-Fleet:... |
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| HSC Tallink AutoExpress 2 | 1997 | 2001–2007 | Since 2007 under charter to Consolidada de Ferrys until September 2009 | |||||||
| HSC Tallink Autoexpress 3 | 1997 | 2004–2007 | Since 2007 HSC Queen Nefertiti for Arab Bridge Maritime Co | |||||||
| HSC Tallink Autoexpress 4 | 1996 | 2004–2007 | Since 2007 HSC Speedrunner II for Aegean Speed Lines Aegean Speed Lines Aegean Speed Lines is a Greek ferry company operating fast ferries between Pireaus and the Cyclades.-History:Aegean Speed Lines were formed in 2005 as a joint venture between Sea Containers and the Eugenides Group. Aegean Speed Lines were the first ferry company in Greece to use a European Union... |
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| 2006 | 2006–2008 | Since 2008 sailing for Silja Line Silja Line Silja Line is a Finnish cruiseferry brand operated by the Estonian ferry company AS Tallink Grupp, for car and passenger traffic between Finland and Sweden. The former company Silja Oy – today Tallink Silja Oy – is a subsidiary of Tallink Grupp, handling marketing and sales for Tallink and Silja... . |
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| M/S Vana Tallinn M/S Vana Tallinn MS Vana Tallinn is a cruiseferry owned by the Estonian ferry company Tallink and operated on the line between Kapellskär and Paldiski... |
1974 | 1994–2011 | Sold to Allferries SA in 2011. | 1May be specified in gross tonnage Gross tonnage Gross tonnage is a unitless index related to a ship's overall internal volume. Gross tonnage is different from gross register tonnage... (GT) or gross register tons (GRT). |
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External links
- Official site
- Tallink at Fakta om Fartyg (Swedish)
- History of ESCO, EstLine and Tallink by Joni Huopana (Finnish)