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Finnlines to launch new Baltic services
New Motorway of the Sea for freight and passengers between Finland and Poland
New Motorway of the Sea for freight and passengers between Poland and Germany
Upgrade to 10 weekly departures on the Helsinki/Travemünde Motorway of the Sea
New weekly Ro/pax connection between Helsinki and St. Petersburg
BalticEuroMed Service: Finnlines Baltic destinations linked to more than 20 Mediterranean Ports
Focus on passengers
Finnlines, the leading ro-ro operator in the Baltic, will start-up on June 1st a set of
new, fast, reliable and comfortable Motorways of the Sea for freight and passengers between Finland and
Poland (Helsinki/Gdynia/Helsinki) and between Poland and Germany (Gdynia/Travemünde/Gdynia).
Each of these new services offers three departures per week in each direction.
At the same time, the company is strengthening further its leadership and the superior quality of services it
offers on the key Travemünde/Helsinki/Travemünde (Germany/Finland) trade by increasing to ten the
number of weekly sailing. For each of these three Motorways of the Sea the time of departure is always at
the same hour of the day, so to simplify the costumers’ trip planning.
Additionally, as from May 16, Finnlines will offer to all its costumers a wide range of destinations in 13
Mediterranean countries. This has been achieved thanks to the cooperation with Grimaldi Group of Italy,
which owns 64.9% of the Finnish operator. The company has also started a new weekly link between
Helsinki and St. Petersburg that is interconnected with the services calling all the destinations served by both
Finnlines and Grimaldi Lines.
Baltic Motorways of the Sea: Finland/Poland; Finland/Germany; Poland/Germany
All the departures on the Travemünde/Helsinki; Helsinki-/Gdynia and Gdynia/Travemünde routes are
operated by the five world’s largest ro-ro/passenger ferries (in terms of cargo capacity). The so called
“Star Class” ferries can transport up to 4,200 lane metres of rolling cargo (trailers, lorries, busses and cars)
and 500 passengers in the maximum comfort and relax offered by 200 cabins.
The 25-knot service speed of the ‘Five Stars’ transforms the three maritime links in real bridges across the
Baltic. The Helsinki/Gdynia crossing is performed in under 19 hours (compared to more than 26 hours
before, when the connection was only for cargo); the direct connection Helsinki/Travemünde is completed
in less than 27 hours; sailing time on Gdynia/Travemünde is 15 hours.
While aiming to strengthen its leading position on the transport of ro-ro freight, Finnlines is raising its profile
in the passenger sector too by introducing a ‘low cost’ approach, a more aggressive marketing and a more
attractive on-board product. Fast connections and the use of the Star Class ferries will cater more and more
passengers on the so-called Hansalink Network that connects Finland, Poland and Germany.
Finnlines will benefit from the expertise the Grimaldi Group has in the passenger business through its brands
Minoan Lines and Grimaldi Lines, which operate successful passenger services in Eastern and Western
Mediterranean, respectively. Passenger bookings: www.finnlines.com or passenger@finnlines.com
Helsinki/Gdynia – 19 hours
The deployment of the Star Class ships between Finland and Poland marks the substantial increase in quality
and the opening of this important route to passengers too. What Finnlines is offering is a total different class
of service as it is faster, safer, more economical and more environmentally friendly that any other alternative.
The characteristics of this Motorway of the Sea are such to beat the competition of the road transport using
the so-called ‘Via Baltica’ land route on their way to or from Helsinki. By boarding the Finnlines ships,
drivers save an about 1,000 km drive and reach their destination in only 19 hours rested and relaxed.
Departures from Helsinki to Gdynia, are scheduled on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, always at
8.30pm, with arrival the following day at 3pm. Northbound, Gdynia to Helsinki the vessels depart at 11 am
on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays and arrive 6:45am the following day.
Gdynia/Travemünde
In line with its environmentally-friendly approach and with the support the Grimaldi Group has always given
to the European Commission strategy of easing traffic congestion e CO2 emissions through the
establishment of new Motorways of the Sea, Finnlines has launched the first existing regular link between
Poland and Germany for passengers and rolling freight.
The 15-hours long service performs three departures every week in each direction. In order to stress the
environmental benefits it brings Finnlines has launched a 250 euros all inclusive ‘Ecobonus fare’ for all the
lorries and trailers using the line
Travemünde-Helsinki
The largest Motorway of the Sea connecting Germany and Finland across the Baltic Sea has been widened
further reaching 10 departures per week in each direction. It offers daily departures from Helsinki’s Vuosaari
harbour at 6pm to reach Travemünde less than 27 hours later. These seven departures are complemented by
three more sailings on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 8:30pm. Northbound, from Travemünde to
Helsinki, the daily sailing is at 3am with the additional three departures set on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays at 4pm.
Mediterranean Connection
For the first time ever, as from 16 May, Finnlines offers to all its costumers a wide range of destinations in
13 Mediterranean countries: Spain, France, Italy, Malta, Tunisia, Libya, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus,
Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Israel. On a reversed angle, freight originating in any of the Mediterranean
countries can reach any destination in the Baltic
The new weekly BalticEuroMed Service brings together Finnlines’ Scandinavian Service and Grimaldi
Lines’ EuroMed Network. The two services are interconnected at the Swedish port of Wallhamn that is 50%
owned by the Grimaldi Group. The BalticEuroMed Service allows Finnlines and Grimaldi Lines to offer to
their costumers fast, reliable and safe shipments of any kind of rolling cargo from any destination in the
Baltic to any destination in the Mediterranean and vice versa.
Russia
Earlier this month, Finnlines started a weekly direct connection from Helsinki to St. Petersburg (Russia) for
rolling cargo and passenger. The new line has been conceived in order to be able to offer St. Petersburg as a
destination port for shipments from both the entire Finnlines network and Grimaldi network. The new port of
Helsinki-Vuosaari is the hub to collect cargo from all the destination and ship them to Russia.
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