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Finnlines’ Finncanopus has been operating for a year on the route between Finland and Sweden – passenger figures have doubled
Finnlines’ Superstar-class vessel Finncanopus celebrates its first anniversary on 16 February 2025. The two Superstar vessels have significantly reduced the carbon footprint of the route. Finnlines’ second Superstar-class hybrid freight-passenger …
Feb 14, 2025 / Vessels
Finnlines invests heavily in passenger traffic – Finncanopus celebrates in Stockholm before the maiden voyage departs from Kapellskär
Finnlines introduced its new Superstar ro-pax vessel, Finncanopus, in Stockholm today. Finncanopus will join her sister ship Finnsirius on the Kapellskär–Långnäs–Nådendal route between Finland and Sweden via Åland. The freight and passenger shipping …
Feb 16, 2024 / Curious
The second hybrid Superstar freight-passenger vessel delivered to Finnlines
Finnlines took delivery of Finncanopus, which is the second of two Superstar-series freight-passenger (ro-pax) vessels, at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai, China, on 12 December 2023. The vessel will enter Finnlines’ line between …
Dec 12, 2023 / Vessels
Finnlines’ second new Superstar passenger-freight vessel launched – ensures a more sustainable option for travel and transport of freight
Around 90 per cent of the Finnish and Swedish exports and imports are carried by ships. Finnlines’ new Superstar class cargo-passenger vessels will ensure a more sustainable option for travel and transport of freight. Finnlines’ ro-pax newbuilding …
Jan 3, 2023 / Vessels
Construction of the second new Superstar ro-pax began
Steel cutting, the beginning of construction of the second Superstar ro-pax vessel, Finncanopus (CruiseMapper), was celebrated at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai, China on 8 October 2021. Caption: Superstar ro-pax, illustration …
Oct 11, 2021 / Vessels
Construction of the first new Finnlines Superstar ro-pax has begun
Construction of the first of the two new Superstar ro-pax vessels has begun. The traditional steel cutting ceremony of MS Finnsirius was held at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) in China on 1 June 2021. The environmentally friendly …
Jun 3, 2021 / Vessels