Silja Line (Tallink Silja Oy) is a Finnish shipping company owned as of 2006 by the Estonian ferry operator Tallink. Osakeyhtiö, literally a " stock company " is the Finnish equivalent of a Limited company ( Ltd or LLC) or Gesellschaft Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and Tallink is an Estonian Shipping company currently operating cruiseferries and Ropax ships from Estonia to Finland, Estonia to Silja Line was previously owned by the shipping company Sea Containers LLC. Silja operates multiple ferry lines on the Baltic Sea. This is a list of the world's ship operating companies listed alphabetically by continent and country The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. It is among the biggest operators on its core market, transporting about five million passengers and over 300,000 cars every year.
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History
1904-1957
The history of Silja Line can be traced back to 1904 when two Finnish shipping companies, Finland Steamship Company (Finska Ångfartygs Aktiebolaget, FÅA for short) and Steamship Company Bore, started collaborating on Finland—Sweden traffic. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Effoa was a Finnish shipping company founded in 1883 by Captain Lars Krogius as the Finland Steamship Company or Finska Ångfartygs Aktiebolag in "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The initial collaboration agreement was terminated in 1909, but re-established in 1910. After World War I in 1918 a new agreement was made that also included the Swedish Rederi AB Svea. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Stockholms Rederi AB Svea (originally Sveabolaget, later often referred to as Rederi AB Svea or simply Svea) was a Swedish Shipping company Originally the collaboration agreement applied only on service between Turku and Stockholm, but was also applied to the Helsinki—Stockholm in 1928. As a precursor to the policies later adopted by Silja Line, each of the three companies ordered a near-identical ship for Helsinki—Stockholm service to coincide with the 1952 Summer Olympics, held in Helsinki. The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland [1] Eventually only Finland SS Co. 's SS Aallotar was ready in time for the olympics. [2] At this time the city of Helsinki constructed the Olympia Terminal in Helsinki's South Harbour, that Silja Line's ships still use. [3]
1957-1970
Realising that car-passenger ferries would be the dominating traffic form in the future, the three collaborating companies decided to form a daughter company, Oy Siljavarustamo / Siljarederiet Ab. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and [4] The new company started out with used ships which weren't particularly well-fitted for the role they were meant for,[4] but that was about to change when in 1961 Silja took delivery of the new MS Skandia, the first purpose-built car-passenger ferry in the northern Baltic Sea. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. Skandia's sister MS Nordia followed the next year and the era's giant MS Fennia in 1966. [5]
Despite the establishment of Silja, FÅA, Bore and Svea also continued to operate on the same routes with their own ships. This led to a somewhat complex situation where four different companies were marketed as one entiry. In Finland they went by the name Ruotsinlaivat ("Sweden's Ships" or "Ships to Sweden") whereas in Sweden the preferred terms were Det Samseglande (roughly "the ones that sail together"), Finlandsbåten ("Finland's Ships") or Sverigebåten (Sweden Ships). In both countries the names of all four companies were usually displayed alongside the group identity. [6]
1970-1980
In 1967 three of Silja's rival companies had formed a joint marketing and coordination company, Viking Line, which was to become Silja Line's main rival for the next two decades. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Viking Line is a Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between Finland, the Åland Islands [7] FÅA, Bore and Svea soon realised that a similar arrangement would be preferrable to their current fragmented image, and in 1970 a big change was carried out within the organisations: Silja Line was established as a joint marketing and coordination company between FÅA, Bore and Svea, and the ships of Siljavarustamo were divided between these three. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. All Silja Line's ships were painted in the same colour scheme, with a white hull and superstructure, with the dark blue "Silja Line" text on the side, alongside the now-famous seal's head logo. [8] Each company retained their own funnel colours, so it was easy to distinguish which ship belonged to which company even from a distance: Svea's funnels where white with a large black S on them, FÅA's were black with two white brands around the funnel, and Bore's were yellow with a blue/white cross.
Already before the reorganisation Silja had ordered two new ships from Dubegion-Normandie S. A. , Nantes, France to begin year-round traffic from Helsinki to Stockholm (up until that point the route was summers only). Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In 1972 these were delivered to FÅA and Svea as MS Aallotar and MS Svea Regina, respectively. MS Aallotar In 1970 the Finnish shipping company Oy Siljavarustamo - Siljarederiet Ab ordered two new carferries for Helsinki - Stockholm service Passenger numbers on the Helsinki route grew fast and already in 1973 it was decided that the three companies would each order a ship of identical design from the same shipyard to replace the current Helsinki—Stockholm ships. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The first two of these was delivered in 1975 (MS Svea Corona and MS Wellamo). Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History 1975-1984 M/S Svea Corona was the first of the so-called "second generation French sisters" to be built for Silja Line traffic The last sister, MS Bore Star), was delivered in December of the same year. History 1975-1986 In 1972 the Finnish- Swedish ferry consortium Silja Line started around-the-year car/passenger ferry traffic between Helsinki However, there weren't enough passengers during the winter for all three ships, and as a result the Bore Star was chartered to Finnlines during the winters of 1975-1976 and 1976-1977. Finnlines Oy is a Finnish Shipping company that operates freight throughout Northern Europe as well as passenger services in the Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays [8] In 1976 Finland SS Co changed its name to Effoa (the Finnish phonetic spelling of FÅA). Effoa was a Finnish shipping company founded in 1883 by Captain Lars Krogius as the Finland Steamship Company or Finska Ångfartygs Aktiebolag in [9] During the latter part of the 1970s Effoa's old ferries MS Ilmatar and MS Regina made cruises around Baltic Sea, Norwegian fjords and the Atlantic (from Málaga) under the marketing name Silja Cruises. Concept and construction In the early 1960s the Finland Steamship Company decided to construct a 5171 Gross register ton ship for the Finland—Sweden service [8]
1980-1986
In the 1979 Svea and Effoa decided again to order new ships for the Helsinki—Stockholm route, which would be the largest ferries of their time. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Bore however decided not to participate in building new ships, and in 1980 opted to bow out of passenger traffic altogether (Bore Line still exists as a freight-carrying company today). Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) [8] Their two ships were sold to Effoa and their shares of Silja Line split between the two other companies. [9] In Finland, and later in Sweden, a large maritime strike in spring 1980 stopped ferry traffic completely. This also prompted Effoa to terminate the Silja Cruises service. [10]
Despite the difficulties Silja's first real cruiseferries MS Finlandia and MS Silvia Regina entered traffic in 1981, which led to a 45% raise in passenger numbers. Service history 1981—1990 MS Finlandia Originally to be named MS Skandia, Finlandia was the first large modern cruiseferry to History Design and construction In the late 1970s Effoa and Rederi AB Svea, two of the owners of the Baltic Sea Ferry Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Late in the same year Johnson Line purchased Rederi AB Svea, and the former Svea ships received Johnson Line's blue/yellow colours. Johnson Line (Swedish Johnsonlinjen was a Shipping line founded in 1904 as a subsidiary of Rederi AB Nordstjernan. The good experiences gained from the new Helsinki ships prompted Effoa and Johnson Line to order two ships built on a similar principle for traffic on the Turku—Stockholm route, which were delivered in 1985 and 1986 as MS Svea and MS Wellamo. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) History Silja Line service MS Svea and her sister MS ''Wellamo'' were modeled after Silja Line's highly successful Helsinki — History Wellamo Following the delivery of the highly successful MS ''Finlandia'' and MS ''Silvia Regina'' for Silja Line's Helsinki —Stockholm Although similar in proportions and interior layout, the new ships sported an attractive streamlined superstructure instead of the box-like superstructure of Finlandia and Silvia Regina. [10]
1987-1992
1987 was a very eventful year for Silja. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Effoa had purchased the famous GTS Finnjet the previous year and from the beginning of 1987 the prestigious but unprofitable "Queen of the Baltic Sea" joined Silja Line's fleet. Overview Finnjet was built at the Wärtsilä shipyard (now Aker Finnyards) (Build-No Later in the same year Effoa and Johnson Line jointly purchased Rederi Ab Sally, one of the owners of their rival Viking Line. Rederi Ab Sally was a Finnish shipping company founded in the 1937 by Algot Johansson The other Viking Line partners forced the new owners to sell their share in Viking, but Effoa and Johnson Line still got Vaasanlaivat / Vasabåtarna, Sally Cruises, Sally Ferries UK and Commodore Cruise Line. Wasa Line (earlier Oy Vaasa-Umeå Ab and Vaasanlaivat/Vasabåtarna) was a Finnish Shipping company, established in 1948 and ceased trading when Sally Cruise was a wholly owned subsidiary of Rederi Ab Sally, Finland that operated Cruise ships on the Baltic Sea between the years 1986 and Sally Line UK (sometimes referred to as Sally Ferries UK) was a Ferry operator on the English Channel and North Sea routes Commodore Cruise Line was a United States -based Cruise line that was in operation from 1968 until 2001 Although the purchase of Sally had no effect in Silja Line's traffic for the time being, it proved to be important later. Finally 1987 saw the order of new ships for Helsinki - Stockholm route (again), which would be the largest ferries ever built (again), eventually named MS Silja Serenade and MS Silja Symphony. History The ship was ordered on October 26 1987 by Effoa for Silja Line traffic History While the Silja Symphony was being built the shipyard building her ( Wärtsilä Marine) went bankrupt and as a result she was delivered several months Not revealed at the time, the new ships had a 140-meter promenade-street running along the center of the ship, a feature never seen before in a ship (these days promenades are commonly found on Royal Caribbean Cruises and Color Line's newer ships). Royal Caribbean International () is a Norwegian / American Cruise line company based in Miami Florida. This article is about a ferry operator for the civil rights issue see Color-line. . [10]
In late 1989 Wärtsilä Marine, the shipyard building Silja's new cruiseferries, went bankrupt, which led to the ships being delivered later than had been planned. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Wärtsilä is a Finnish manufacturer of large ( Diesel) engines and Power plants The core business of Wärtsilä is marine diesel engines To ensure the delivery of their ferries Effoa and Johnson Line both purchased a part of the new Masa-Yards established to continue shipbuilding in Wärtsilä's former shipyards. Aker Yards Oy, or Aker Yards' Finnish yards is a Finnish Shipbuilding company [10]
The year 1990 saw the realisation of an old vision: Effoa and Johnson Line merged to form EffJohn. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) As a result the seal's head logo gravitated into the funnel, replacing the old colours of each individual owner company. In November of the same year the new MS Silja Serenade made it's maiden voayge from Helsinki to Stockholm, approximately seven months after the original planned delivery date. MS Silja Symphony was delivered the following year. Despiste being highly popular and sporting a successful design, the new ships had also been very expensive. Coupled with the depression in the early 90's EffJohn was forced to cut costs, which resulted in Wasa Line and Sally Cruises being merged into Silja Line in 1992. Wasa Line (earlier Oy Vaasa-Umeå Ab and Vaasanlaivat/Vasabåtarna) was a Finnish Shipping company, established in 1948 and ceased trading when Sally Cruise was a wholly owned subsidiary of Rederi Ab Sally, Finland that operated Cruise ships on the Baltic Sea between the years 1986 and The year also saw Svea and Wellamo being modernised in Silja Karneval and Silja Festival, respectively. [11]
1993-2006
The year 1993 began with a bang. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) In January it was reported that Silja Line had chartered MS Europa, a ship under construction for Rederi AB Slite, one of the owners of Viking Line. History January 23, 1993. The MS Europa is launched March 5, 1993. Rederi AB Slite was a Swedish Shipping company, founded in 1947 Due to financial troubles Slite could not pay for their new ship, and the shipyard decided to charter it to Silja instead. Later in the same year Silja joined forced with Euroway on their Malmö—Travemünde—Lübeck route. Euroway was a Swedish Passenger shipping company, active between 1992 and 1994. Travemünde is a borough of Lübeck, Germany, located at the mouth of river Trave in Lübeck Bay. Lübeck ( is the second largest City in Schleswig-Holstein, in Northern Germany, and one of the major The route proved to be unprofitable and was terminated in spring 1994. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) [11]
MS Sally Albatross was grounded outside Helsinki in spring 1994 and suffered major damage, which prompted Silja to give up traffic on her. History Viking Saga The ship was originally built in 1980 for Rederi Ab Sally, one of Viking Line partners as the Cruiseferry MS September 1994 saw the largest peace-time maritime disaster on the Baltic Sea, the sinking of MS Estonia. Construction The ship was originally ordered from Meyer Werft by a Norwegian shipping company led by Parley Augustsen with intended traffic between Silja Europa, Silja Symphony, Silja Festival and Finnjet all assisted in searching for survivors from the disaster. Sinking of the Estonia led to passenger numbers dropping, which did not help Silja's precarious situation. The company was now the largest on the Baltic Sea, having finally overtaken Viking Line in 1993, but financially it wasn't doing too well. In 1995 Effjohn changed their name into Silja Oy Ab. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Three years later the name was changed again, this time to Neptun Maritime. [11]
1999 saw two big changes coming for Silja. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Tax-free sales ended on routes between EU countries, which forced the Helsinki—Stockholm ships to start calling at Mariehamn in the Åland Islands. Although the Åland Islands joined the EU along with the rest of Finland in 1994, their autonymous status allowed them to stay outside the EU tax union and hence avoid the end of tax-fee sales. Bigger change than this was Sea Containers purchasing the majority of Neptun Maritime's shares. [11] In 2000 the new owners brought one of their Super SeaCats on Helsinki—Tallinn traffic and Neptun Maritime again changed its name, this time to Silja Oyj Abp. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The MDV1200 class fast ferry (sometimes known as SuperSeaCat after brand some of them operated under are a series of High-speed craft built by Fincantieri Tallinn (historically known by the German, Swedish and Danish name Reval or the Polish name Rewal, among other names In the same year the route between Vaasa and Umeå was terminated as unprofitable. Vaasa ( Swedish: Vasa) is a city on the west coast of Finland. Umeå (ʉːmеоː, Uumaja Ubmi is a University city in Västerbotten, Sweden. [12]
By 2004 Sea Containers owned Silja Line entirely. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The company was doing well financially and all seemed to be going well. Unfortunately Sea Containers' other operations were not as profitable and in late 2005 they announced their intent to give up their ferry division completely, this naturally including selling Silja Line. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In preparation for the sale the unprofitable GTS Finnjet and MS Silja Opera were taken out of service and transferred under Sea Co's ownership. Overview Finnjet was built at the Wärtsilä shipyard (now Aker Finnyards) (Build-No History Viking Saga The ship was originally built in 1980 for Rederi Ab Sally, one of Viking Line partners as the Cruiseferry MS Silja Serenade and Symphony were also rebuilt in early 2006 to make them more attractive to the potential buyer. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [12]
2006-
May 2006 saw the sale of Silja Line to the Estonian Tallink. Tallink is an Estonian Shipping company currently operating cruiseferries and Ropax ships from Estonia to Finland, Estonia to The SuperSeaCats trafficking between Helsinki and Tallinn were not included in the sale as their purchase would have given Tallink a dominant market position on the route, which would have resulted in the competition regulators of Finland and Estonia not approving the sale. In Economics, dominance is a Concept related to the degree of inequality disparity or asymmetry in the Market share distribution of the firms or participants A competition regulator is a Government agency, typically a statutory authority, sometimes called an economic regulator, which regulates and enforces As a result Sea Containers (that had barely a year ago announced their intention to give up the ferry business completely) continued operating them under the SuperSeaCat brand. SuperSeaCat is company operating fast ferries between Helsinki, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia. In late 2006 the land organisations of Tallink and Silja Line were reorganised in Finland so that Tallink Finland and Superfast Finland were merged into Oyj Silja Abp, which now took care of all Finnish operations of Tallink/Silja. Shortly afterwards Oyj Silja Abp was renamed into Tallink Silja Oy. Osakeyhtiö, literally a " stock company " is the Finnish equivalent of a Limited company ( Ltd or LLC) or Gesellschaft Similarly the land organisations in Sweden became Tallink Silja AB. [12]
Future
Tallink has stated that it intends to keep the Silja Line brand separate from Tallink. [13] Despite this, most promotional materials - including brochures and the company websites[14] - are now shared by both companies.
In April 2007 Tallink announced that {{MS|Galaxy}) will be placed on the Turku—Mariehamn—Stockholm route in 2008,[15] following the delivery of her sister ship that will replace her on the Helsinki—Tallinn service. Conflicting statements have been made by Tallink representatives regarding the branding of the Galaxy in her new service: in early June Tuomas Nylund stated that she would be re-painted in Silja Line colours,[16] but in October 2007 Enn Pant and Toomas Vilosius stated that the Galaxy's external livery would not be changed, and that she might enter service on the route under the Tallink brand, not Silja. [17] Regardless of her new livery or the lack thereof, Galaxy will be re-flagged to Sweden upon the route change. [17]
Also in April 2007 Tallink ordered a second sister ship to the Galaxy. At the time Keijo Mehtonen stated the new ship would "probably" be placed on the Turku—Mariehamn—Stockholm service, replacing Silja Europa. [18] In October of the same year Enn Pant countered Mehtonen's statement, saying that no decisions had been made regarding the route of the third Galaxy-class vessel. [17]
Fleet
Current fleet
| Ship | Built | Entered service |
Route | Tonnage1 | Flag | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Silja Serenade | 1990 | 1990 | Helsinki—Mariehamn—Stockholm | 58,376 GT |  Finland |
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| MS Silja Symphony | 1991 | 1991 | Helsinki—Mariehamn—Stockholm | 58,377 GT |  Sweden |
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| MS Silja Europa | 1993 | 1993 | Turku—Mariehamn/Långnäs—Stockholm | 59,912 GT | Finland |
Ordered as MS Europa for Rederi AB Slite (Viking Line). History The ship was ordered on October 26 1987 by Effoa for Silja Line traffic Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Demographics A chart on population growth Sister cities Mariehamn is twinned with Visby, Sweden Kópavogur ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. History While the Silja Symphony was being built the shipyard building her ( Wärtsilä Marine) went bankrupt and as a result she was delivered several months "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. History January 23, 1993. The MS Europa is launched March 5, 1993. Turku, in Swedish Åbo ( pronounced,) is a city and the original capital of Finland on the southwest coast of Finland at the Långnäs is a Port in Lumparland on the eastern mainland of Åland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Rederi AB Slite was a Swedish Shipping company, founded in 1947 Viking Line is a Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between Finland, the Åland Islands |
| MS Silja Festival | 1986 | 1992 | Turku—Mariehamn/Långnäs—Stockholm | 34,414 GRT | Sweden |
Rebuilt in 1992 from MS Wellamo of 1986 |
| 1May be specified in gross tonnage (GT) or gross register tons (GRT). History Wellamo Following the delivery of the highly successful MS ''Finlandia'' and MS ''Silvia Regina'' for Silja Line's Helsinki —Stockholm "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Gross tonnage (often abbreviated as GT, GT or gt) is a unitless index related to a ship's overall internal volume Gross Register Tonnage (abbreviated variously as GRT, grt, gr | ||||||
Future ships
| Ship | Built | Planned to enter service | Shipyard | Planned route | Gross Tonnage | Planned flag | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Galaxy | 2006 | June 2008 at earliest[19] | Aker Finnyards, Rauma | Turku—Mariehamn—Stockholm | 48915 GT | Sweden |
Currently sailing for Tallink |
| MS Baltic Princess or NB 1365 | 2008/2009 | spring 2009 | Aker Yards, Helsinki/Rauma | Turku—Mariehamn—Stockholm | 48900 GT | A Galaxy class vessel planned to replace Silja Europa |
Former ships
| Ship | In service | Owner/operator | Tonnage1 | Status as of 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS Silja | 1957-1967 | Siljavarustamo | 1,599 GRT | Scrapped in Helsinki, Finland, 1970 | ||
| SS Warjo | 1957-1964 | Siljavarustamo | 861 GRT | Scrapped in Baia, Italy, 1983 | ||
| SS Bore | 1960-1976 | Steamship Company Bore | 3,492 GRT | Since 1987 MS Kristina Regina for Kristina Cruises | ||
| MS Skandia | 1961-1973 1973-1974 |
Siljavarustamo Finland Steamship Company |
3,593 GRT | Sunk in the Atlantic, 1984 | ||
| MS Nordia | 1962-1973 1973-1974 |
Siljavarustamo Rederi AB Svea |
3,631 GRT | Scrapped at Eleusis, Greece, 1988 | ||
| MS Ilmatar | 1964-1974, 1978-1980 | Finland Steamship Company | 5,101 GRT; 7,155 GRT | Since 1997 MS Palm Beach Princess for MJQ Corporation | ||
| MS Fennia | 1966-1970 1970-1984 1993-2001 |
Siljavarustamo Svea Line (Finland) EffJohn; Silja Line |
6,396 GRT 10,515 GT |
Laid up in Vaasa as MS C. Gross tonnage (often abbreviated as GT, GT or gt) is a unitless index related to a ship's overall internal volume History The introduction of Tallink's first newbuilding the cruiseferry MS ''Romantika'', in 2002 on the cruise service between Tallinn and Helsinki Aker Yards Oy, or Aker Yards' Finnish yards is a Finnish Shipbuilding company Rauma ('rɑumɑ or Raumo in Swedish) is a town of ca 36500 inhabitants on the west coast of Finland, 92 kilometres north of Turku, and 50 Turku, in Swedish Åbo ( pronounced,) is a city and the original capital of Finland on the southwest coast of Finland at the Demographics A chart on population growth Sister cities Mariehamn is twinned with Visby, Sweden Kópavogur ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Tallink is an Estonian Shipping company currently operating cruiseferries and Ropax ships from Estonia to Finland, Estonia to Concept and construction The Baltic Princess was ordered as Tallink's fourth new cruiseferry in December 2005 Aker Yards ( is a Norway -based international Shipbuilding company with 18 Shipyards in Norway, Finland, Germany, Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. This is an article about a commune in Romania there is also a Baia or Baiae near Naples and Baia in Tulcea County Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest M/S Kristina Regina is a Cruiseship owned by the Finnish Shipping company Kristina Cruises. Kristina Cruises (previously Rannikkolinjat) is a Finnish Cruise line that operates two ships Effoa was a Finnish shipping company founded in 1883 by Captain Lars Krogius as the Finland Steamship Company or Finska Ångfartygs Aktiebolag in Stockholms Rederi AB Svea (originally Sveabolaget, later often referred to as Rederi AB Svea or simply Svea) was a Swedish Shipping company Elefsina (Ελευσίνα Ancient/ Katharevousa: Eleusis is a town and municipality about 20 km NW of Athens. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Concept and construction In the early 1960s the Finland Steamship Company decided to construct a 5171 Gross register ton ship for the Finland—Sweden service History 1966-1984 In the 1960's Siljavarustamo / Siljarederiet (daughter company of Finland Steamship Company (FÅA Steamship Company Bore Stockholms Rederi AB Svea (originally Sveabolaget, later often referred to as Rederi AB Svea or simply Svea) was a Swedish Shipping company Vaasa ( Swedish: Vasa) is a city on the west coast of Finland. Express | ||
| MS Botnia | 1967-1970 1970-1975 |
Siljavarustamo Steamship Company Bore |
3,440 GRT | Sunk outside Morocco, 2008 | ||
| MS Floria | 1970-1975 | Finland Steamship Company | 4,051 GRT | Since 2002 sailing as MS Carmen del Mar for Iscomar | ||
| MS Aallotar | 1972-1977 | Finland Steamship Company | 7,800 GRT | Scrapped in Alang, India, 2004 | ||
| MS Svea Regina MS Regina |
1972-1978 1979 |
Rederi AB Svea Effoa |
8,020 GRT | Scrapped in Alang, India, 2005 | ||
| MS Bore I MS Skandia |
1973-1980 1980-1983 |
Steamship Company Bore Effoa |
8,528 GRT | Since 2007 MS Rigel for Ventouris Ferries | ||
| MS Svea Corona | 1975-1984 | Rederi AB Svea; Johnson Line | 12,348 GRT | Scrapped in Aliaga, Turkey, 1995 | ||
| MS Wellamo MS Svea Corona |
1975-1981 1984-1985 |
Effoa Johnson Line |
12,348 GRT | Since 2007 MS Jupiter for Royal Group Ltd. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa MS Aallotar In 1970 the Finnish shipping company Oy Siljavarustamo - Siljarederiet Ab ordered two new carferries for Helsinki - Stockholm service WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Alang is a Census town in Bhavnagar district in the Indian state India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Stockholms Rederi AB Svea (originally Sveabolaget, later often referred to as Rederi AB Svea or simply Svea) was a Swedish Shipping company Effoa was a Finnish shipping company founded in 1883 by Captain Lars Krogius as the Finland Steamship Company or Finska Ångfartygs Aktiebolag in Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History 1975-1984 M/S Svea Corona was the first of the so-called "second generation French sisters" to be built for Silja Line traffic Johnson Line (Swedish Johnsonlinjen was a Shipping line founded in 1904 as a subsidiary of Rederi AB Nordstjernan. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 | ||
| MS Bore Star MS Silja Star MS Wasa Queen |
1976-1980 1980-1986 1992-2000 |
Bore Line Effoa EffJohn |
12,348 GRT | Since 2001 sailing for Cruise Ferries (a subsidiary of Star Cruises) | ||
| MS Finlandia | 1981-1990 | Effoa | 25,905 GRT | Since 1990 MS Queen of Scandinavia for DFDS Seaways | ||
| MS Silvia Regina | 1981-1991 | Rederi Ab Svea; Johnson Line | 25,905 GRT | Since 1994 MS Stena Saga for Stena Line | ||
| MS Svea MS Silja Karneval |
1985-1992 1992-1994 |
Johnson Line EffJohn |
33,829 GRT 34,694 GRT |
Since 2008 MS Mega Smeralda for Corsica Ferries | ||
| MS Wellamo | 1986-1992 | Effoa | 33,829 GRT | Rebuilt into MS Silja Festival 1992 | ||
| GTS Finnjet | 1987-2006 | Effoa; EffJohn | 32,490 GRT | Since 2008 GTS Da Vinci for Club Cruise, due for rebuilding to a cruise ship during 2008 | ||
| MS Silja Star | 1990 | Effoa | 15,566 GRT | Sunk in 1994 as MS Estonia | ||
| MS Sally Albatross MS Silja Opera |
1992-1994 2002-2006 |
EffJohn Silja Line |
25,076 GRT 25,611 GRT |
Since 2007 MS Cristal for Louis Cruise Lines | ||
| MS Frans Suell MS Silja Scandinavia |
1993-1994 1994-1997 |
Euroway EffJohn |
35,285 GRT | Since 1997 MS Gabriella for Viking Line | ||
| MS Stena Invicta (marketed as Wasa Jubilee) |
1998 | Silja Line | 19,763 GRT | Since 2000 MS Color Viking for Color Line | ||
| HSC SuperSeaCat Four | 2000-2006, summers only | SeaContainers | 4,465 GRT | Since 2006 sailing for SuperSeaCat | ||
| HSC SeaCat Denmark | 2000 | SeaContainers | 3,003 GRT | Since 2006 HSC Pescara Jet with SNAV | ||
| HSC SuperSeaCat Three | 2003-2006, summers only | SeaContainers | 4,465 GRT | Since 2006 sailing for SuperSeaCat | ||
| HSC SuperSeaCat One | summer 2005 | SeaContainers | 4,465 GRT | Since 2006 HSC Almudaina Dos for Acciona Trasmediterranea | ||
| 1May be specified in gross tonnage (GT) or gross register tons (GRT). History 1975-1986 In 1972 the Finnish- Swedish ferry consortium Silja Line started around-the-year car/passenger ferry traffic between Helsinki History 1975-1986 In 1972 the Finnish- Swedish ferry consortium Silja Line started around-the-year car/passenger ferry traffic between Helsinki History 1975-1986 In 1972 the Finnish- Swedish ferry consortium Silja Line started around-the-year car/passenger ferry traffic between Helsinki Star Cruises is the third-largest Cruise line in the world behind Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean, and dominates the Asia-Pacific Star Cruises is the third-largest Cruise line in the world behind Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean, and dominates the Asia-Pacific Service history 1981—1990 MS Finlandia Originally to be named MS Skandia, Finlandia was the first large modern cruiseferry to DFDS A/S, an abbreviation of Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab (literally The United Steamship Company) is a Danish Shipping company. History Design and construction In the late 1970s Effoa and Rederi AB Svea, two of the owners of the Baltic Sea Ferry Stena Line is one of the world's largest ferry operators with Ferry services serving Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Great Britain History Silja Line service MS Svea and her sister MS ''Wellamo'' were modeled after Silja Line's highly successful Helsinki — History Silja Line service MS Svea and her sister MS ''Wellamo'' were modeled after Silja Line's highly successful Helsinki — Corsica Ferries and Sardinia Ferries are marketing names used by Corsica Ferries an Italy -based Ferry company that operates traffic to and from the islands History Wellamo Following the delivery of the highly successful MS ''Finlandia'' and MS ''Silvia Regina'' for Silja Line's Helsinki —Stockholm Overview Finnjet was built at the Wärtsilä shipyard (now Aker Finnyards) (Build-No Club Cruise is a Holland -based Cruise ship company that charters vessel to other operators including Transocean Tours and Phoenix Reisen. Construction The ship was originally ordered from Meyer Werft by a Norwegian shipping company led by Parley Augustsen with intended traffic between Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) History Viking Saga The ship was originally built in 1980 for Rederi Ab Sally, one of Viking Line partners as the Cruiseferry MS History Viking Saga The ship was originally built in 1980 for Rederi Ab Sally, one of Viking Line partners as the Cruiseferry MS Louis Cruise Lines is a Cyprus -based Shipping company that operates cruises from Cyprus France, Italy and Greece (the operations Concept and construction Euroway was a concept developed during the latter half of the 1980s by the Sweden -based Sea-Link Shipping. Concept and construction Euroway was a concept developed during the latter half of the 1980s by the Sweden -based Sea-Link Shipping. Euroway was a Swedish Passenger shipping company, active between 1992 and 1994. Viking Line is a Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between Finland, the Åland Islands Concept and construction In September 1983 DSB Färjedivision ordered two relatively large ferries for service on the intra- Denmark Århus — History SuperSeaCat Four was the fourth and last mono-hulled fast ferry to be built for Sea Containers Sea Containers Ltd is a Bermuda -registered company which operates two main business areas transport and container leasing SuperSeaCat is company operating fast ferries between Helsinki, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia. History SuperSeaCat Three was the third mono-hulled fast ferry to be built for Sea Containers Acciona Trasmediterránea is part of the Acciona group It operates passengers and cargo ferries between mainland Spain and the Canary Gross tonnage (often abbreviated as GT, GT or gt) is a unitless index related to a ship's overall internal volume Gross Register Tonnage (abbreviated variously as GRT, grt, gr | ||||||
Fan pages
Silja line has two fanzine pages. A fanzine (see also Zine) is a nonprofessional publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre for the pleasure SILJAweb is available in English and Estonian and is maintained by Ilja Berunenko. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Estonian (; ˈeːsti ˈkeːl is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1 Valkeat laivat as a Finnish language fanzine maintained by Sami Koski. Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside It was originally available from 2003 until October 2007, when the site was closed down as a protest against Tallink "scrapping" the Silja Line brand. [20] However, from 1 January 2008 onwards the site is in the process of being re-established. [21]
References
- ^ (Finnish) Malmberg, Thure; Stampehl, Marko (2007). Siljan viisi vuosikymmentä. Espoo: Frenckellin Kirjapaino Oy, pages 20-22. ISBN 978-951-98405-7-4.
- ^ Malmberg & Stampehl (2007): page 246
- ^ (Finnish) Valkeat laivat: Matkustajaliikenteen vaiheita, retrieved 9. 10. 2007
- ^ a b (Finnish) Valkeat laivat: Siljavarustamo perustetaan, retrieved 9. 10. 2007
- ^ (Finnish) Valkeat laivat: Uusia laivoja, uusia linjoja, retrieved 9. 10. 2007
- ^ Malmberg & Stampehl (2007): page 108
- ^ Viking Line: 40 Years of Ferry Service, retrieved 9. 10. 2007
- ^ a b c d (Finnish) Valkeat laivat: Ympäri vuoden Helsingistä, retrieved 9. 10. 2007
- ^ a b (Finnish) Valkeat laivat: Svea, FÅA ja Bore, retrieved 9. 10. 2007
- ^ a b c d (Finnish) Valkeat laivat: Valkeat kaunottaret saapuvat, retrieved 9. 10. 2007
- ^ a b c d (Finnish) Valkeat laivat: Loistoristelijöiden ja tappiovuosien aikakausi, retrieved 9. 10. 2007
- ^ a b c (Finnish) Valkeat laivat: Uudet tuulet puhaltavat, retrieved 9. 10. 2007
- ^ (Finnish) Matkalehti 11. 10. 2007: Brändi säilyy ja kehittyy: Siljan 50 vuotta, retrieved 18. 10. 2007
- ^ Tallink Silja official website, retrieved 18. 10. 2007
- ^ Tallink press release, 11. 04. 2007, retrieved 28. 7. 2007
- ^ (Finnish) Turun Sanomat 7. 6. 2007: Galaxy Turun reitille Siljan laivana, retrieved 28. 7. 2007
- ^ a b c (Finnish) Turun Sanomat 16. 10. 2007: Enn Pant uskoo Galaxyn nostavan matkustajien määrää Turun-reitillä, retrieved 16. 10. 2007
- ^ (Finnish) Turun Sanomat 12. 4. 2007: Tallink tilaa Aker Yardsilta uuden risteilijän Turku-Tukholma -välille, retrieved 1. 10. 2007
- ^ Liisa Enkvist (2008-01-12). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Turun linjalle tuleva Galaxy myöhästyy lisää (in Finnish). Turun Sanomat. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople
- ^ (Finnish) Valkeat Laivat main page, retrieved 17. 10. 2007
- ^ Sami Koski. Valkeat Laivat avataan kevään 2008 aikana (pdf) (In Finnish). Valkeat Laivat. Retrieved on 2008-02-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen
See also
- Euroway
- SeaRail - part-owned by Tallink Silja Oy
- Viking Line rival operator
External links
Euroway was a Swedish Passenger shipping company, active between 1992 and 1994. SeaRail operates a Train ferry for railway freight wagons between Turku, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden. Viking Line is a Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between Finland, the Åland IslandsDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic