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Travel to Tallinn has returned to normal – Viking Line to double its capacity this summer

Tallinn and Estonia are attracting more Finns than in years, and Viking Line is responding to summer demand by also placing its well-known M/S Gabriella and legendary Viking Cinderella in service on the same route as Viking XPRS. One new development …
Jun 27, 2023 / Curious

Finnish flag to be hoisted above the stern of Viking XPRS – "a major event"

Viking Line’s position as Finland's biggest employer in maritime transport will be enhanced when Viking XPRS (CruiseMapper), which sails between Helsinki and Tallinn, is today added to Finland's Register of Ships. "The reflagging is enormously …
Mar 7, 2023 / Vessels

Port of Tallinn and Utilitas Wind to cooperate on the development of offshore wind farms

Port of Tallinn and Utilitas Wind have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of accelerating the development of offshore wind energy in Estonia and the Baltic States. Cooperation in the development, construction and maintenance of …
Feb 6, 2023 / Curious

Tallink Grupp’s new ferry MyStar to be delivered to the company on 7 December

Tallink Grupp’s new ferry MyStar (CruiseMapper) will be delivered to the company by Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) this week, on Wednesday, 7 December 2022, at Rauma shipyard in Finland. The long-awaited start of operations of MyStar, the newest …
Dec 6, 2022 / Vessels

Port of Tallinn will build a new quay in Paldiski South Harbour to service wind farms

The supervisory board of Port of Tallinn decided to invest up to EUR 53 million to build a new 310-meter quay with a 10-hectare area beyond the quay in Paldiski South Harbour. The investment is co-financed by European Commission in the amount of EUR …
Jun 21, 2022 / Curious

Tallink Grupp Announced Sale of Cargo Vessel Sea Wind

Tallinn Swedish Line Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AS Tallink Grupp, has concluded an agreement with Rudniki Shipping Ltd for the sale of the cargo vessel Sea Wind. The vessel, which will discontinue operations on the Baltic Sea, was delivered to …
Apr 29, 2022 / Vessels

Tallink Grupp to continue operating Tallinn-Stockholm route with one vessel until the end of 2022

Tallink Grupp on Monday (Apr11) announced that it has decided not to add a second vessel to the Tallinn-Stockholm route in 2022 as originally planned. The route will continue to be operated by the company’s vessel Baltic Queen (CruiseMapper) and the …
Apr 12, 2022 / Vessels

Tallink Grupp and Port of Tallinn reached compromise agreement in a court dispute

Tallink Grupp and Port of Tallinn have today, 11 February, reached a compromise agreement, which ends the court dispute between the two parties which started in March 2021 over the port dues offered to passenger ferries in the Old City Harbour. …
Feb 17, 2022 / Vessels

Tallink Grupp’s shuttle vessel Megastar to go for first regular dry-docking in January 2022 to Naantali shipyard in Finland

Tallink Grupp’s Tallinn-Helsinki route shuttle vessel Megastar will go for its first regular dry-docking since the vessel first started operating on the route in January 2017 to Naantali shipyard in Finland in January 2022. The vessel will be in the …
Jan 3, 2022 / Vessels

Tallink Grupp’s RoPax vessel Regal Star to undergo regular maintenance between 23 December 2021 and 16 January 2022

Τallink Grupp’s Paldiski-Kapellskär route RoPax vessel Regal Star will not be operating between 23 December 2021 and 16 January 2022 as the vessel will be transferred to the floating dock for regular maintenance at the at BLRT Repair Yards’ shipyard …
Dec 20, 2021 / Vessels