Euroway was a Swedish passenger shipping company, active between 1992 and 1994. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. A passenger ship is a Ship whose primary function is to carry passengers Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Founded by the Norwegian businessman, Elling Ellingsen, owner of Sea-Link Shipping AB, with the objective to set up cruiseferry connections between the cities of Malmö in Sweden and Lübeck in Germany. Norwegians See also History of Norway and Demography of Norway. A cruiseferry is a ship that combines the features of a Cruise ship with a Ro-Pax ferry. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Lübeck ( is the second largest City in Schleswig-Holstein, in Northern Germany, and one of the major Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Euroway's business concept was to provide a cruise ship-style experience. A cruise ship or cruise liner is a Passenger ship used for pleasure voyages where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience
Euroway planned to open their service in mid 1991, however the first of two large car and passenger ferries ordered from the Brodogradiliste Split shipyard in Croatia, was delayed because of the Yugoslav wars. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Altohugh the history of ship building in what is now outskirts of Split, is thousand years old it was not until 1922 that "Brodosplit" Shipyard Company was founded by merging Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between The Yugoslav Wars were a series of violent conflicts in the territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY that took place between 1991 and The first ship, M/S Frans Suell, was not delived until May of 1992. Concept and construction Euroway was a concept developed during the latter half of the 1980s by the Sweden -based Sea-Link Shipping. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The start was troublesome; it was for a long time unclear when scheduled traffic would begin and marketing was poorly executed. On May 19, Frans Suell made her first trip from Malmö to Travemünde. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Travemünde is a borough of Lübeck, Germany, located at the mouth of river Trave in Lübeck Bay. On September 1, the route was extended to Lübeck with a one way trip from Malmö to Lübeck via Travemünde taking approximately 15 hours. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Lübeck ( is the second largest City in Schleswig-Holstein, in Northern Germany, and one of the major Due to a request from the city of Lübeck to avoid additional traffic congestion, Euroway had to stop in Travemünde to let boarded cars off. Euroway's main target groups were cruise and conference passengers and initially no trucks were carried. A business conference is an event organized by an association, individual publication or Private company for the purpose of networking, education or to This article is about the semi-truck For the North American use of the word see Pickup truck.
A sister ship for Frans Suell was initially ordered, but delays at the shipyard and poor profitability made Euroway cancel its order later on. If the ship would have been delivered to Euroway its name would have been M/S Frans Kockum. History Euroway originally planned to operate two cruiseferries on a route connecting Malmö, Sweden to Travemünde, Germany. The shipyard continued working on the ship and eventually sold it to the shipping company DFDS. DFDS A/S, an abbreviation of Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab (literally The United Steamship Company) is a Danish Shipping company. Euroway speculated in chartering the Viking Line ship M/S Olympia from Rederi AB Slite, but the deal did not go through. Viking Line is a Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between Finland, the Åland Islands Brief history Olympia was built by the Wärtsilä Shipyard in Turku, Finland, for Rederi AB Slite. Rederi AB Slite was a Swedish Shipping company, founded in 1947
Due to management problems and the economic situation in Europe, Sea Link AB was by 1993 looking for a partner for Euroway. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Silja Line joined Euroway and the company changed its name to Silja Line Euroway with Silja's Silja Festival being added as a second ship. Silja Line ( Tallink Silja Oy) is a Finnish ferry company owned by the Estonian Ferry operator Tallink. History Wellamo Following the delivery of the highly successful MS ''Finlandia'' and MS ''Silvia Regina'' for Silja Line's Helsinki —Stockholm A major factor in the teamup of Silja and Euroway was Swedish Nordbanken, which was a major funder of both Silja and Euroway. Nordea Bank AB is a Nordic financial services group operating in Northern Europe, based in Stockholm. In September the Euroway route was extended to Copenhagen - Malmö - Travemünde - Lübeck, and trucks were now allowed on board. Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city On 12 March 1994 the Euroway service was cancelled due to lack of passengers and Silja Line's financial problems. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
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- M/S Frans Suell (1992-1994)
- M/S Silja Festival (1993-1994)
- M/S Frans Kockum (cancelled order)
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Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Concept and construction Euroway was a concept developed during the latter half of the 1980s by the Sweden -based Sea-Link Shipping. History Wellamo Following the delivery of the highly successful MS ''Finlandia'' and MS ''Silvia Regina'' for Silja Line's Helsinki —Stockholm History Euroway originally planned to operate two cruiseferries on a route connecting Malmö, Sweden to Travemünde, Germany.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic