SuperSeaCat was a shipping company operating fast ferries between

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and

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during the years 2006–2008. It was jointly owned by Sea Containers and the

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-based

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. The term SuperSeaCat had been used as name for Sea Containers' non-

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fast ferries since 1997. From the year 2000 onwards the company operated one SuperSeaCat (later three) under

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brand between Helsinki and Tallinn. In 2006 Sea Containers sold Silja Line to

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, a competing

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ferry operator. However, the Silja Line SuperSeaCat's could not be included in the sale as by acquiring them Tallink would have had a

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in Helsinki—Tallinn fast ferry traffic. As a result, Sea Containers established SuperSeaCat as a new subsidiary to continue traffic on the route. In January 2008 SeaContainers sold 50% of the SuperSeaCat operations to the Greece-based

. On 15 October 2008 SuperSeaCat ceased operations due lack of funding and increased competition on the service, and on 20 October 2008 SuperSeaCat went bankrupt.

Ships

* HSC ''Speedrunner three'' * HSC ''SuperSeaCat Four''

References

External links

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SuperSeaCat on Fakta om Fartyg
(in Swedish)
SuperSeaCat

Ferry companies of Finland

Ships

See also

References

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