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Tallink’s ro-ro passenger vessel Sailor to undergo planned dry-docking in Naantali, Finland

Tallink Grupp’s ro-ro passenger and cargo vessel Sailor will head out from Kapellskär to Naantali today, on 29 June 2022, and set sail to the BLRT Turku Repair Yard in Naantali, Finland, for its regular dry-docking, scheduled from 30 June until 11 …

Jun 29, 2022 / Vessels

Thousands of Ukrainian and Russian Sailors Remain Stuck in Ports

Thousands of Ukrainian and Russian seafarers are stuck in ports around the world as the war in Ukraine intensifies and shipowners are scrambling to find replacement crews to keep strained supply chains rolling.Crews from Russia and Ukraine make up a …

Mar 9, 2022 / Curious

Tallink Grupp Makes Strategic Future Investment And Purchases Ro-Pax Vessel Sailor

Tallink Grupp on Tuesday announced to the stock exchange that it has signed a contract with Navirail OÜ for the purchase of ro-pax vessel MS Sailor.The vessel is a ro-pax type cargo ferry, built in 1987 at the Gdansk shipyard in Poland. It is 157m …

Jul 2, 2020 / Vessels

Ten Turkish sailors seized by pirates off Nigerian coast

Ten Turkish sailors were taken hostage by armed pirates off the coast of Nigeria early on July 16, shipping company Kadıoğlu Denizcilik said, adding that another eight sailors were safely aboard the ship.Caption: General cargo ship Paksoy 1 - Image …

Jul 17, 2019 / Piracy