Kanada laevandusettevõte Marine Atlantic rendib/ostab endale kaks uut reisilaeva. Spekulatsioonide kohaselt arvatakse, et nendeks kaheks laevaks võivad olla praegu Tallinkilt renditud Atlantic Visioni õdelaevad.
Tallinki kaks Superfasti on hetkel Kopli sadamas. Esialgsete andmete kohaselt ei naase nad liinile enne aprilli lõppu. Samuti on spekuleeritud, et Rostock - Helsingi liini ei taastatagi Tallinki poolt ning selle liini monopoli saab enda kätte Finnlines.
Kanada transpordiminister John Baird ütles, et laevad soetatakse alles järgmine aasta. Siiski pole kindel, kas tegu on ikka Superfastidega.
Stena Line’s ropax ferries, the Stena Trader and the Stena Traveller, built in 2006 and 2007, will be leaving their current service between Holland and England for a long-term charter with the Canadian Marine Atlantic, which operates ferries between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
ReplyDeleteThe first vessel will be delivered in December and the second two months later. But before that they will be rebuilt. Stena has previously extended their ferries, but for the first time they will now do the opposite. The ships will each be shortened 12.5 metres to fit the existing ports.
“In addition to this rather unusual alignment, the passenger areas on board will be expanded and adapted to meet the Canadian customers’ needs”, says Stena RoRo’s vice-president Per Westling, responsible for the conversion.
The charter is for five years, worth SEK 1 billion, with an option for a further two times five years. Marine Atlantic also has the right to purchase the vessels.
The Stena Trader and the Stena Traveller will be replaced by two ferries currently being built in South Korea. Before these newbuildings are delivered, the route will be served by replacement vessels.