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Estline

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Fate
  
bankruptcy (2001)

Defunct
  
2001

Area served
  
Baltic Sea

Founded
  
1988

Headquarters
  
Tallinn, Estonia

Services
  
Passenger transportation Freight transportation

Estline (sometimes spelled EstLine) was a Swedish-Estonian shipping company, owned jointly by Nordström & Thulin and the Estonian Government via Estonian Shipping Company (ESCO). Estline was founded in 1990 and had a 10 year exclusive right to the passenger traffic between Stockholm, Sweden and Tallinn, Estonia. In 1998, Nordström & Thulin left the joint venture, making Estline a fully owned Estonian shipping company. By the end of 2000, Estline´s ships were chartered by Tallink. Estline was officially declared bankrupt in the middle of year 2001.

Ships

Not a complete list.

  • M/S Nord Estonia (1990–1994) – Now M/S Vana Tallinn for Tallink
  • M/S Estonia (1993–1994) – Sunk 1994
  • M/S Nord Neptunus, later M/S Neptunia (1992–1999) – Scrapped in Aliağa, Turkey, 2007
  • M/S Mare Balticum (1994–1996) – Now M/S ARV 1 for Equinox Offshore Accommodation, under reconstruction into a supply and accommodation vessel
  • M/S Regina Baltica (1996–2000) – Now sails for Tallink
  • M/S Baltic Kristina (1997–2000) – Now M/S Rigel for Ventouris Ferries

    • References

    Estline Wikipedia
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