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D-terminal (Tallinn)
The Old City Harbour () is the main passenger harbour in Tallinn, Estonia. Regular lines serve routes to Helsinki (Finland) and Stockholm (Sweden) Overview Old City Harbour is one of the five ports within the state-owned company Port of Tallinn. It is one of the biggest and busiest passenger harbours in the world and also the biggest passenger harbour in Estonia. The port operates two passenger terminals (A and D), total length of its berths is 4.2 kilometres. Vessels with maximum length of 340 metres, 42 metres wide and draught of 10.7 m can enter the port. In 2019, the port served 10.64 million passengers. The port is operating 339-metre long quay intended for cruise ships. It was completed in spring of year 2004 and its cost at the time was over 80 million kroons. The number of the cruise passengers is increasing steadily, also by the implementing of turnarounds in cooperation with Tallinn Airport. In order to cope with that numbers and increasing size of the cruise ships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,300 other islands and islets on the east coast of the Baltic Sea. Its capital Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest List of cities and towns in Estonia, urban areas. The Estonian language is the official language and the first language of the Estonians, majority of its population of nearly 1.4 million. Estonia is one of the least populous members of the European Union and NATO. Present-day Estonia has been inhabited since at least 9,000 BC. The Ancient Estonia#Early Middle Ages, medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last pagan civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianity following the Northern Crusades in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Victoria I
MS ''Victoria I'' is a cruiseferry owned by AS Tallink Grupp. It was chartered by the Scottish Government to provide temporary accommodation to those fleeing the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The vessel was docked in the port of Leith, in Edinburgh, Scotland. The ship, which was chartered until July 2023, had been providing people with accommodation until they secure somewhere to stay longer term. It took in its first Ukrainian residents in July 2022. On 1 August 2023 ''Victoria I'' arrived back in her home port at Tallinn and currently the vessel on service between Tallinn and Helsinki starting from 12 October. The ''Victoria I'' was formerly on a route connecting Stockholm, Sweden to Tallinn, Estonia via Mariehamn, Finland. She was built in 2004 by Aker Finnyards, Rauma, Finland, Rauma. Although the ship's official name is ''Victoria I'', she is often referred to as ''Victoria'', without the number. This is also the name displayed on top of her superstructure, whereas the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Baltic Queen
MS ''Baltic Queen'' is a cruiseferry owned by the Estonia-based ferry operator Tallink. The ship was built by the STX Europe shipyard in Rauma, Finland. Concept and construction Initially known under the project name ''Cruise 5'', ''Baltic Queen'' was ordered from (what was then) Aker Yards shipyard in Rauma, Finland in April 2007. She is a sister ship to , and and Tallink's fifth newbuilt cruiseferry. The ship's planned route was a mystery to the general public for a long time, until on 11 November 2008 Tallink revealed that she would be placed on the Tallinn–Stockholm service on completion. The ship was launched from drydock and officially named ''Baltic Queen'' on 5 December 2008. By this time the shipyard had been renamed STX Europe. Tallink took delivery of the ship on 16 April 2009. Service history ''Baltic Queen'' entered service on the Tallinn–Mariehamn–Stockholm route on 24 April 2009, replacing Tallink's first newbuilt ship , which was moved to the Riga–Stoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Silja Europa
MS ''Silja Europa'' is a cruiseferry constructed at Meyer Werft Germany for the Sweden, Swedish ferry operator Rederi AB Slite, a part of Viking Line. Architect Per Dockson. At 59,914 gross tonnage (GT), she is the largest ship commissioned for and to ever operate for Tallink Silja, and is the tenth-largest cruiseferry in the world. Just before she was due for delivery, Slite entered economic difficulties and could no longer afford the ship, so Meyer Werft kept her and she was soon chartered to Viking Line's rival, Silja Line. She was put on the Helsinki–Stockholm route, replacing MS Silja Serenade, MS ''Silja Serenade'' which was put to the Turku–Mariehamn–Stockholm route, but the two ships swapped routes with each other again in 1995. History MS ''Silja Europa'' was commissioned by Rederi AB Slite and launched on 23 January 1993. As a result of the Sweden financial crisis 1990-1994, 1990-1994 Swedish financial crisis, the Swedish krona was floated in 1992 and consequentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS MyStar
''MyStar'' is a roll-on/roll-off passenger (ro-pax) ferry operated by the Estonian shipping company Tallink on the Tallinn–Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ... route. The vessel was built by Rauma Marine Constructions in Rauma, Finland, Rauma, Finland and entered service in December 2022. , ''MyStar'' is the newest ship in Tallink's fleet. Service history After its completion and handover to Tallink, the vessel entered service on 13 December 2022 on the Tallinn-Helsinki-Tallinn route. See also *Largest ferries of Europe References External links Tallink SiljaTallink Silja official website for MyStar(in Estonian) MyStar at marinetraffic.com 2021 ships Ships built in Rauma, Finland Ferries of Estonia {{Estonia-transport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Megastar
MS ''Megastar'' is a fast ro-ro/passenger (ro-pax) ferry built by the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland, for the Estonian shipping company Tallink. The 230 million euro vessel is the first ship in Tallink's fleet to use liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel. Construction The construction of Tallink's new car ferry began 4 August 2015 and the keel was laid on 9 February 2016. On 1 July 2016, the ship was given the name ''Megastar'', chosen from 21,550 naming proposals following a public naming contest, by Finnish President Tarja Halonen. The vessel was floated out on 15 July and the sea trials were scheduled for late 2016. The ship was delivered on 24 January 2017. Technical details ''Megastar'' is powered by three 12-cylinder Wärtsilä 12V50DF and two 6-cylinder Wärtsilä 6L50DF four-stroke dual-fuel generating sets. While capable of running on marine diesel oil (MDO), the engines will primarily use liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel. This reduces both sulphur ox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passenger Terminal (maritime)
A passenger terminal is a structure in a port which services passengers boarding and leaving water vessels such as ferry, ferries, cruise ships and ocean liners. Depending on the types of vessels serviced by the terminal, it may be named (for example) ferry terminal, cruise terminal, marine terminal or maritime passenger terminal. As well as passengers, a passenger terminal sometimes has facilities for automobiles and other land vehicles to be picked up and dropped off by the water vessel. Facilities Passenger terminals may vary greatly in size. A small ferry terminal servicing a commuter ferry may just have the means to tie up the vessel and a waiting area for passengers. Even for a large, vehicle-carrying cross-sea ferry, the terminal at a small island location may be similar sized, with just a short ramp to enable vehicles to be driven onto the ferry. Passengers may be loaded onto a ship from the wharf by a Gangway (nautical), gangway or by a linkspan. Goods packed in con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Gabriella
MS ''Gabriella'' is a cruiseferry sailing on a route connecting Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden for Viking Line. She was built in 1992 in Brodosplit, Croatia as ''Frans Suell'' for service with Euroway. Between 1994 and 1997 she sailed as ''Silja Scandinavia'' for Silja Line. ''Gabriella'' has sister ships MS Mega Victoria, ''Mega Victoria'' operated by Corsica Ferries, MS Isabelle, ''Isabelle'' operated by Tallink, and a third one, MS Crown Seaways, ''Crown Seaways'', operated by DFDS Seaways. Concept and construction Euroway was a concept developed during the latter half of the 1980s by the Sweden-based Sea-Link Shipping. The new brand was planned to operate two state-of-the-art cruiseferries between Malmö in Sweden and Lübeck in Germany via Travemünde in Germany, with the service aimed in particular at conference groups. Sea-link decided to order the ships from Brodosplit in Croatia, which at that time still was part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Viking Cinderella
MS ''Viking Cinderella'' is a cruiseferry built in 1989 at Wärtsilä Marine Perno Shipyard in Turku, Finland, as MS ''Cinderella'' for SF Line, one of the owners of the Viking Line consortium. She is currently used on the Helsinki-Mariehamn-Stockholm route. History The ''Cinderella'' was planned in the later half of the 1980s as the new flagship for SF Line. Her interior layout was based on that of MS ''Mariella'' but with more space and additional facilities. SF Line originally planned the ''Cinderella'' to take over the ''Mariella''s place in Helsinki–Stockholm traffic (the ''Mariella'' would have been placed on a new route from Helsinki to Norrköping). The plan was never realised however, and when completed the ''Cinderella'' was placed as a third ship on the Helsinki–Stockholm route, with departures from Helsinki on Monday, Wednesday and Friday (at 19:30 instead of the normal 18:00), with a 25-hour (later 24-hour) cruise from Helsinki on Sundays. The one-day cruises p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Viking XPRS
MS ''Viking XPRS'' is a fast cruiseferry owned by the Finland-based Viking Line and operated on their service between Helsinki, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia. Her keel was laid on 16 April 2007 and launching took place on 19 September 2007. ''Viking XPRS'' entered service on 28 April 2008. Concept ''Viking XPRS'' is Viking Line's first new building for the Helsinki–Tallinn route. She is the first newbuilding delivered to the company since MS ''Kalypso'' in 1990 and also Viking Line's first fast cruiseferry, with a building contract worth approximately 120–130 million euros. The ''Viking XPRS'' makes the crossing between the two capitals in about two and a half hours, with two daily departures from each port. The ship is designed with separate cardecks for freight and for passengers cars, and with a limited passenger cabin capacity as she only does daytime crossings. The interiors of the ''Viking XPRS'' were designed by Tillberg Design, like those of several of the company's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
