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Saaremaa Shipping Company ( et, Saaremaa Laevakompanii, SLK) was a company which served the main sea routes between the
/ref> SLK's three sister ships "Saaremaa", "Hiiumaa" and "Muhumaa" were sold to Elb-Link inFerry Shipping News. ''Woodward Group Confirms It Bought Three Ferries.''
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Saaremaa Shipping Company ( et, Saaremaa Laevakompanii, SLK) was a company which served the main sea routes between the Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
n mainland and its two major islands, Saaremaa
Saaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring . The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island and west of Muhu island, and belongs to the West Estonian Archipelago. The capital of the isla ...
and Hiiumaa
Hiiumaa (, ) is the second largest island in Estonia and is part of the West Estonian archipelago, in the Baltic Sea. It has an area of 989 km2 and is 22 km from the Estonian mainland. Its largest town is Kärdla. It is located within ...
. Since 1 October 2016 these routes have been operated by TS Laevad
''TS Laevad'' ("TS Ships") is an Estonian ferry company which operates two routes between the Estonian mainland and the islands of Hiiumaa and Muhu in the Baltic Sea. (Muhu is connected by a causeway to Estonia's largest island, Saaremaa).
The ...
. SLK was declared bankrupt in November 2018.The Baltic Times. ''Ferries previously operating in Estonia to service passengers in Canada.''/ref> SLK's three sister ships "Saaremaa", "Hiiumaa" and "Muhumaa" were sold to Elb-Link in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. They were sold again in 2018 to service routes in eastern Canada
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See also
*Vjatšeslav Leedo
Vyacheslav Leedo (; born 1952) is an Estonian entrepreneur.
He was born in Kuressaare.
In 1991, he bought three cargo ships. Since 1995, he is the key figure of ship transportation related to Saaremaa and Hiiumaa. He is the owner of Saaremaa Shi ...
, owner of SLK
*TS Laevad
''TS Laevad'' ("TS Ships") is an Estonian ferry company which operates two routes between the Estonian mainland and the islands of Hiiumaa and Muhu in the Baltic Sea. (Muhu is connected by a causeway to Estonia's largest island, Saaremaa).
The ...
, company which replaced SLK in 2016
*Kihnu Veeteed
Kihnu Veeteed ("Kihnu Waterways") is a ferry company which operates eight routes in Estonia. It is registered on the island of Kihnu in the Gulf of Riga, and runs a fleet of eight passenger ferries.Ferry class MM 90 FC (in German)
Official websiteNews.postimees.ee. ''Why state dislikes Leedo’s ferries.''
Ferry companies of Estonia Transport companies established in 1992 Saaremaa Estonian companies established in 1992 {{Estonia-stub
References
External links
Official website
Ferry companies of Estonia Transport companies established in 1992 Saaremaa Estonian companies established in 1992 {{Estonia-stub