- SeaWind Line
:"SeaWind" redirects here. For other uses, see
Seawind ."SeaWind Line is a
subsidiary of the Finnishpassenger shipping company Silja Line , owned by theEstonia n companyTallink . SeaWind is directed tocargo shipping and passengers not looking for the luxury and festive atmosphere that can be found on Silja Line's cruise ferries. The ferry used by SeaWind is atrain ferry , and the company is one of the most important carriers ofrailway carriage s between Finland and Sweden.SeaWind was founded in 1988 and started trafficking
Stockholm —Turku with MS "Sea Wind" on21 April ,1989 . In order to keep tax free sales on board after the EU changed its tax free legislation, a stop atLångnäs was added to the route in 1999. In September 2002, MS "Öresund" was chartered by SeaWind Line, renamed MS "Sky Wind" and put on the Stockholm—Turku route along with MS "Sea Wind". Between the years 2002 and 2005 SeaWind's MS "Star Wind" served on the routeHelsinki —Tallinn . In April 2005 SeaWind Line purchased M/S "Sky Wind".In May 2005 the Helsinki—Tallinn route was terminated and "Star Wind" was moved to the Stockholm—Turku route and soon sold to
Saaremaa Laevakompanii . In May 2007 "Sky Wind" was sold to thePoland -basedUnity Line and made it's last trip for SeaWind Line in August 2007. [ [http://www.baltic.omxgroup.com/market/?pg=details&instrument=EE3100004466&list=2&tab=news&news_id=215114 OMG Group: Sale of M/V Sky Wind] , retrieved 16. 10. 2006] Tallink Silja were negotiating for the purchase of the a ship to replace the "Sky Wind", but due to low demand the decision was made not to bring in a replacement.fi icon [http://www.turunsanomat.fi/talous/?ts=1,3:1004:0:0,4:4:0:1:2007-10-16,104:4:492463 Turun Sanomat 16. 10. 2007: Enn Pant uskoo Galaxyn nostavan matkustajien määrää Turun-reitillä] , retrieved 16. 10. 2007]According to Tallink CEO
Enn Pant , the company currently have little interest in continuing the train-ferry traffic, as transporting trains generates less income than transporting other cargo. From January 2008 onwards SeaWind Line will cease passenger traffic. Coinciding with this, the ship will no longer call at Långnäs as tax-free sales are no longer needed onboard. [fi icon [http://www.tallinksilja.com/fi/mainMenu/silja/news/seaWindNews.htm Tallink Silja official website: SeaWind liikennöi vain rahtia vuoden 2008 alusta] , retrieved 10. 11. 2007] [fi icon [http://www.tallinksilja.com/fi/tab2/schedules/turSto/ Tallink Silja official website: Aikataulut Turku—Tukholma] , retrieved 26. 10. 2007]Fleet
Former ships
Not a complete list.
References
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SeaRail External links
* [http://www.seawind.fi/index.php?l=eng SeaWind Line]
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