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Tallink to re-launch Finland-Germany route
22-04-2010 18:06
Tallink to re-launch Finland-Germany route
ESTONIA: Tallink Group announced this week that it will re-start Helsinki-Rostock route on April 26. There will be two fast passenger ferries Superfast VII and Superfast VIII operating on the line.

Record cruise season ahead for Port of Lerwick
18-02-2010 13:51
SHETLAND ISLANDS: A record 29,000 passengers are expected to sail into Lerwick this summer on board 50 cruise liners, including the largest to ever visit Shetland.
Tallink passenger number slides 15% in January
05-02-2010 13:19
ESTONIA: Estonian listed ferry group Tallink said it transported 491,393 passengers in January 2010 which is a 15% decrease compared to January 2009. The number of trucks and trailers decreased by 19.2% to 16,061 units in January 2010.
New ferry service between St. Petersburg and Helsinki
21-01-2010 01:09
FINLAND/RUSSIA: A new ferry company, St. Peter Line, is planning to open a ferry route between Helsinki and St Petersburg, and from April 2010 for the first time ever Visa Free Ferry Connection between Russian Federation and Finland will be established.
P&O Ferries closing down Portsmouth-Bilbao service
20-01-2010 09:24
UK/SPAIN: P&O Ferries will withdraw from the loss-making Portsmouth - Bilbao route at the end of September 2010, when the charter of the ship it uses for the service, the M/F "Pride of Bilbao", comes to an end.
Tallink passanger number slides 7,4% in December
06-01-2010 11:50
ESTONIA: Tallinn-based Baltic ferry group Tallink said it carried 580,534 passengers in December 2009, a reduction of 7.4 percent compared to December 2008.
Tallink and its competitors demand lower Tallinn Port fees
29-12-2009 12:33
ESTONIA: Ferry companies that operate between Estonia and the Nordic countries do not agree with the decision of the Port of Tallinn not to lower the port fees in 2010 because the economic crisis has forced them to lower the prices of tickets.
Tallink's owners debt burden is growing
22-12-2009 18:09
ESTONIA: Estonian company Infortar that owns 40% of Tallink and belongs to a number of prominent Estonian businessmen is suffering under a similar pile of debt than the ferry group itself.
CARNIVAL DREAM makes inaugural call at Mahogany Bay Cruise Center
19-12-2009 20:36
USA/CARIBEAN: Carnival Cruise Lines’ newest and largest ship, the 130,000-ton "Carnival Dream", has made its first-ever call at the new Mahogany Bay Cruise Center in Roatan as part of its inaugural seven-day Caribbean cruise from Port Canaveral, Fla.
Tallink is in a serious debt spiral
17-12-2009 15:22
ESTONIA: According to Finnish media the current deal with creditor banks is not going to solve the massive debt of Estonian shipping company Tallink.
USD 1,1 bn luxury ocean liner UTOPIA to be delivered in 2013
15-12-2009 12:53
USA: Utopia Residences of Beverly Hills has commissioned what they are calling the world’s most luxurious yacht from shipbuilders Samsung Heavy Industries. Uniquely, this luxury ocean liner will be offering some 200 families the option of buying homes aboard, thus making them permanent voyagers.
Kristina Cruises buys new cruise ship
14-12-2009 17:31
FINLAND: The Finnish cruise company Kristina Cruises has agreed to buy the 12,825 GT, Malta-flagged cruise vessel "The Iris". She will be renamed "Kristina Katarina" and in August 2010 she replaces the 1960-built "Kristina Regina".
SILJA EUROPA returns to Turku-Stockholm route
09-12-2009 11:36
FINLAND/SWEDEN: Estonian Tallink Grupp announced that cruise ship M/V "Silja Europa" will return to Turku-Stockholm route on December 19, 2009, and thus the cruise ship M/V "Baltic Queen" that is substituting for it now, returns to its regular route Tallinn-Stockholm on December 20.
Tallink passanger number decrease 6% in November
07-12-2009 10:25
ESTONIA/BALTICS: Baltic Sea's largest ferry operator the Estonian shipping company AS Tallink Grupp transported 540,846 passengers in November 2009, which is a 5.9% decrease compared to November 2008,
Carnival Cruise Lines to build 130,000-ton cruise ship in Italy
02-12-2009 10:14
USA/ITALY: European ship yards long order drought took a turn after confirmation that Carnival Cruise Lines yesterday contracted a 130,000-ton cruise ship with Itlalian shipbuilder Fincantieri.
Passanger Ferry SILJA EUROPA to be repaired in Riga
26-11-2009 13:50
FINLAND: The passenger vessel M/V "Silja Europa" experience technical problems with its steering system on Sunday, and had to be towed to Turku. After divers inspection the vessels was sent to the Riga Shipyard to be repaired on Thursday morning.
Hurtigruten has got a new main owner and chairman
23-11-2009 14:08
NORWAY: The corporate assembly of Norwegian ferry and cruise operator Hurtigruten has elected Trygve Hegnar as the new chairman of the board. Trygve Hegnar has lately purchase approx. 20% of the shares in the company.
Port of Tallinn received record number of cruise passengers
20-11-2009 11:21
ESTONIA: In total, the Port of Tallinn received 310 cruise ships in 2009. The vessels were operated by 44 cruise travel companies and the 416,000 cruise passengers visiting Tallinn and Saaremaa came from 150 different countries.
Akureyri Europe’s Third Best Cruise Destination
19-11-2009 11:57
ICELAND: The Port of Akureyri in north Iceland was recently voted Europe’s third best destination by customers of cruise ship company Princess Cruises, which is one of the largest cruise ship companies in the world.
NORRØNA as floating hotel during Copenhagen summit
04-11-2009 11:38
FAROE ISLANDS/DENMARK: M/F "Norrøna" is one of two cruise ferries which have been chartered to provide floating hotel accommodation during the upcoming COP-15 summit in Copenhagen.
OASIS OF THE SEAS has passed under the Great Belt Bridge
01-11-2009 13:06
USA/BALTIC: 18 minutes past midnight to Sunday the world's largest cruise ship did pass under the Great Belt bridge in Denmark. The ship has therefore now left the Baltic Sea and is in the North Sea.
Hurtigruten charters M/S FINNMARKEN to Australia
26-10-2009 10:01
NORWAY/AUSTRALIA: Hurtigruten has entered into a charter contract for M/S "Finnmarken" as accommodation ship at the Gorgon field in Western Australia. The duration of 18 months, with possible extension of 18 months. Start-up is early 2010.
CARNIVAL DREAM set to cross the Atlantic for New York
24-10-2009 15:47
USA: The world's newst cruise ship M/V "Carnival Dream" is presently sailing on its last Mediterranean voyage before embarking on a trans-Atlantic crossing that departs from Rome, Civitavecchia, October 27th and arrives in New York November 12th.
Cruise ships in Greenland waters face tougher regulations
19-10-2009 16:53
GREENLAND: New guidelines underscoring the danger of sailing too close to ice formations are urged after the German flagged cruise ship "Deutschland" sailed "unacceptably" close to an iceberg in the Ilulissat Ice Fjord.
Management changes at Tallink Silja Line
16-10-2009 13:35
FINLAND/ESTONIA: Keijo Mehtonen, Management Board member of AS Tallink Grupp and the Managing Director of Finnish subsidiary Tallink Silja OY, has decided to retire, Tallink announced on Tallinn Stock Exchange.
CARNIVAL DREAM's new laser shows offer extraordinary display
13-10-2009 14:58
USA: With the debut of the new 130,000-ton "Carnival Dream" cruise ship, Carnival also introduced the first outdoor laser shows that combine the latest in laser technology with rock music to provide guests a unique nighttime entertainment option.
Halifax sets record with cruise ship visitors
10-10-2009 12:03
CANADA: A record number of cruise ship passengers flooded into Halifax on Thursday and were treated to a truly authentic Nova Scotian experience — rain, wind and chilly temperatures.
German Cruise ship on dangerouse route
09-10-2009 17:24
GREENLAND: In August the 'Deutschland' sailed close between several large icebergs at the mouth of the Ilulissat ice fjord.
HH Ferries to lay-off half of its staff
07-10-2009 12:40
SWEDEN/DENMARK: HH Ferries has given notice to 100 employees, of whom 60 persons are working on the ferries "Mercandia VII" and "Mercandia IV", while remaining are ashore based personnel.
Tallink passenger numbers fall 1,2% in September
06-10-2009 12:28
ESTONIA: Tallink transported altogether 555.512 passengers in September, one percent less than last year. The number of transported vehicles increased by 21 percent, whereas the number of transported cargo units decreased by 15 percent.
World's largest cruise ship nears completion
05-10-2009 10:21
FINLAND/USA: In a little more than two months, M/V "Oasis of the Seas" will be cruising the waters of the Caribbean on its maiden voyage. For now, however, it is in a shipyard in Turku, on the south-west coast of Finland, with 2.000 workers on board.
Ferry route between Kuressaare, Ventspils and Gotland to be unveiled
26-09-2009 10:50
BALTIC SEA: The town council of the largest town on the Estonian island of Saaremaa has confirmed a plan, in cooperation with Estonia, Latvia and Sweden, to unveil a new ferry route between Kuressaare, Ventspils, and the Swedish island of Gotland.
Record number of cruise tourists in Estonia
23-09-2009 10:54
ESTONIA: The cruise season 2009 promises to be the best ever for The Port of Tallinn as according to estimates, 303 cruise ships and 415,000 cruise passengers have visited the Tallinn Old Port by the end of the season.
Fredriksen is now controlling 19% of TUI
22-09-2009 09:14
NORWAY/GERMANY: Norwegian shipping tycoon John Fredriksen has strengthened his foothold in TUI AG by raising his stake in Europe's largest tourism group and major owner of Hapag-Lloyd to about 19 percent from 18 percent.
Estonia donates Leedo’s ferry business with billions of kroons
10-09-2009 09:28
ESTONIA: Estonia is going to support the ferry business of Vjatseslav Leedo – the company Saaremaa Laevakompanii with billions of kroons to at least 2016.
Nordic Ferry Services gets a new chairman
08-09-2009 14:55
DENMARK: Nordic Ferry Services has appointed a new chairman of the board. The new chairman is Per Gullestrup, head of Clipper Projects in the Clipper Group and part owner of Nordic Ferry Services.
LD LINES INCREASE IRELAND – FRANCE SERVICE FREQUENCY TO NEW MAIN PORT OF CHERBOURG
08-09-2009 09:16
IRELAND/FRANCE: LD Lines has announced that it will be introducing a new direct Southern Ireland – France ferry service between Rosslare and Cherbourg from 19 September 2009.