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MS Vana Tallinn
MS ''Vana Tallinn'' (''Old Tallinn'' in Estonian language, Estonian) was a cruiseferry owned by the Estonian ferry company Tallink and operated on the line between Kapellskär and Paldiski. She was built in 1974 by Aalborg Shipyard, Aalborg Skibsværft AS, Aalborg, Denmark for DFDS as MS ''Dana Regina,'' and has sailed under the names MS ''Nord Estonia'' and MS ''Thor Heyerdahl.'' History The ''Dana Regina'' was ordered in 1969 by DFDS, the oldest operational Danish shipping company. The ship was completed in 1974 and christened MS ''Dana Regina''. After a promotional cruise from Copenhagen to Esbjerg via Harwich and London she started scheduled service on the Harwich–Esbjerg route on 8 July 1974. In January 1977 the ship was rebuilt at Hamburg, Germany with an enlarged car capacity. In October 1983 the ''Dana Regina'' was transferred to Copenhagen–Oslo route. In June 1990, the ''Dana Regina'' was sold to Nordström & Thulin, Sweden, who renamed her MS ''Nord Estonia'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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DFDS is a Danish international shipping and logistics company. It is the busiest shipping company of its kind in Northern Europe and one of the busiest in Europe. The company's name is an abbreviation of Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab (literally ''The United Steamship Company''). DFDS was founded in 1866, when C.F. Tietgen merged the three biggest Danish steamship companies of that day. Although DFDS has generally concentrated on freight and passenger traffic on the North Sea and to the Baltic Sea, it has also operated freight services to the US, South America, and the Mediterranean in the past. Since the 1980s, DFDS's focus for shipping has been on northern Europe. Today, DFDS operates a network of 25 routes with 50 freight and passenger ships in the North Sea, Baltic Sea, and the English Channel under the name DFDS Seaways. The rail and land-based haulage and container activities are operated by DFDS Logistics. History The Beginnings Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab was fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
