Tallink

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AS Tallink Group

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legal form Corporation
ISIN EE3100004466
founding 2002
Seat Tallinn , Estonia
management
Number of employees 7270
sales 949 million euros (2019)
Branch Transport and tourism
Website www.tallink.com
Status: 2019

The AS Tallink Grupp is one Estonian shipping company, which also has four hotels in Tallinn and a trading company that organizes the on-board sales of food and luxuries and performs, operates. Tallink is one of the largest ferry companies in the Baltic Sea . Tallink also operates a taxi company in the Estonian capital Tallinn called "Tallink Takso".

The ferries operate different routes, particularly the Tallinn - Helsinki route . The “ Silja Line ” brand (operated by Tallink Silja Oy ) also belongs to the Tallink Grupp . AS Tallink Grupp has been listed on the Tallink Stock Exchange since December 2005 . The largest shareholder is the investment company 'Infortar' owned by Enn Pant, Kalev Järvelill and Ain Hanschmidt.

history

The history of today's Tallink goes back to 1965. In that year, ESCO started the ship transfer of passengers between Helsinki and Tallinn with the Vanemuine . Regular year-round traffic was established in 1968 with the Tallinn ship , which served the route until it was replaced by the Georg Ots in 1980.

In May 1989 ESCO founded the Estonian subsidiary Laevandusühisettevõte Tallink with the Finnish Palkkiyhtymä Oy . The following December, the new company bought the Scandinavian Sky ship from SeaEscape and began operating between Helsinki and Tallinn in January 1990 with the ship renamed Tallink . In the same year the freighter Transestonia was added on this route.  At the same time, ESCO continued to operate the route with their ship Georg Ots . The competition between the parent company ESCO and the subsidiary Tallink was resolved in September 1991 when ESCO chartered the Georg Ots to Tallink. In the early 1990s, the number of passengers on the Helsinki – Tallinn route increased continuously, so that Tallink chartered the Saint Patrick II from Irish Ferries between December 1992 and December 1995 , thus expanding the capacity on the route.

Tallink headquarters at night

In 1993 Tallink became a purely Estonian company: Palkkiyhtymä sold the shares in the Tallink company and the Tallink ship to ESCO . At the same time, other companies established themselves on the Helsinki - Tallinn route, such as the "Estonian New Line" of the Tallinn-based company Inreko . In January 1994 the companies Tallink and Inreko Laeva AS merged to form AS Ermine . The name "Tallink" was retained as the brand name for the fleet.

In that same year bought Inreko the North Estonia of Estline (a subsidiary of ESCO and the Swedish Nordström & Thulin AB ), she called in Vana Tallinn and took them for Tallink on the route Helsinki - Tallinn in operation. At the same time Inreko bought two fast hydrofoils, the Liisa and the Laura , which they put into service on the route under the brand name "Tallink Express". In 1994 Tallink tried to set up a traffic to Germany (route Helsinki - Tallinn - Travemünde ) with the chartered ferries Balanga Queen and Ambassador II .

In September 1994 the activities of AS Ermine were split into two companies. One was responsible for German traffic, but was closed soon afterwards. The other was AS Hansatee , which took over Helsinki – Tallinn traffic and the Tallink brand. 45% of AS Hansatee was controlled by ESCO , Inreko owned 12.75% of the shares, and another 42.25% belonged to the Estonian bank Ühispank . The first large ferry was put into operation on the route in 1995: AS Hansatee chartered the Mare Baltikum from EstLine and renamed it Meloodia . As a result of some disputes between Inreko and ESCO (mostly over the charter prices for the Vana Tallinn ) Inreko sold its shares in ESCO in December 1996. At the same time, Inreko sold the Tallink Express hydrofoils to Linda Lines ( Estonia ) and operated the Helsinki - Tallinn route the Vana Tallinn under the brand "TH Ferries".

In 1997 the company chartered the second large ferry, the Normandy from Stena Line . To replace the lost hydrofoil boats, AS Hansatee bought a new express catamaran in May 1997, which they named Tallink Express .

The passenger numbers made it clear that two large ferries were necessary for the traffic, and so in December 1997, when the charter contract for the Normandy expired, Tallink bought the Lion King from Stena Line, which was put into service as Fantaasia for Tallink in February 1998 . In July of the same year, Tallink bought the freighter Kapella , which opened the Paldiski to Kapellskär route, the Estonian company's first Swedish route. In October 1998, the Tallink had to be sold because it no longer met the new safety regulations. Two months later, AS Hansatee bought the first high-speed ferry that was also able to transport vehicles, the Tallink AutoExpress .

In the meantime, EstLine has been completely taken over by ESCO and in December 2000 both EstLine ships, the Regina Baltica and the Baltic Kristina , were chartered to AS Hansatee; the ships continued to operate the route between Tallinn and Stockholm , but now under the Tallink brand. AS Hansatee ordered its first new ship from the Finnish company Aker Finnyards in August 2000 . In June 2001 Tallink bought Tallink AutoExpress II , while in July 2001 EstLine was declared bankrupt.

In 2002 AS Hansatee was renamed AS Tallink Grupp . In May 2002 the company took over the new cruise ferry Romantika (capacity: 2500 passengers), which it put into service on the Helsinki - Tallinn route. In November 2002 the Georg Ots was sold to the Russian government.

In 2004 further ships were added to the Tallink fleet, the Tallink AutoExpress 3 and the Tallink AutoExpress 4 (Tallinn - Helsinki) as well as the sister ship of the Romantika , the Victoria I , which replaced the Fantaasia on the Tallinn - Stockholm route . This in turn took over the Helsinki - Tallinn - Saint Petersburg route , which was discontinued in January 2005 due to unprofitability.

In 2004 Tallink ordered the Galaxy from Aker Finnyards and in 2005 the sister ship Baltic Princess . In 2005, the Superstar was also ordered from Fincantieri in Italy .

On December 9, 2005, Tallink was listed on the Tallinn Stock Exchange for the first time . For some time now , the shares have also been available on German stock exchanges ( securities identification number : A0HNKY).

In 2006 Tallink bought Superfast Ferries' Baltic business . The ships continued to operate under license under Make Superfast Ferries. In addition, Tallink opened a route from Riga to Stockholm in 2006, which was initially served by Fantasia and later by Regina Baltica . In 2006, the Galaxy was also delivered and replaced the Romantika while it took over the Tallinn - Stockholm route.

Furthermore, Tallink took over the competitor Silja Line from Sea Containers Ltd . In October 2006, the company expressed interest in the state-subsidized routes between Gotland and mainland Sweden for the period 2009-2015.

In 2007 the former Superfast ferries were placed under the Tallink brand and their route was expanded (Tallinn - Helsinki - Rostock). In addition, the Meloodia was chartered to Balearia (Spain) for ten months .

In August 2011 Tallink stopped the route Tallinn - Helsinki - Rostock and from then on chartered the former Superfast ferries to Stena Line . In 2017 both ships were sold to Stena Line.

On January 24, 2017, Meyer Turku delivered the Megastar , which replaced the Superstar on the Tallinn - Helsinki route .

In October 2018, Tallink ordered a sister ship of the Megastar under reserve from Rauma Marine Constructions with delivery in 2021, the costs should amount to 250 million euros. On April 6, 2020 was for the MyStar the keel-laying take place, the delivery is now scheduled to January 2022nd

In 2019, a total of 9.763 million passengers were carried (2018: 9.757 million; 2017: 9.756 million), the turnover was 949.1 million euros (2018: 949.7 million euros; 2017: 967.0 million euros) .

stretch

  • Tallinn - Helsinki
  • Tallinn - Mariehamn - Stockholm
  • Helsinki - Mariehamn - Stockholm
  • Turku - Mariehamn / Långnäs - Stockholm
  • Riga - Stockholm
  • Paldiski - Kapellskar
  • Tallinn - Helsinki-Vuosaari

fleet

The Romantika in the port of Helsinki (February 2006)

Used ships

Former ships

The Tallink from 1972
  • Ambassador II , new owner: International Shipping Partners
  • AutoExpress , now Alcantara Dos , new owner: Acciona Trasmediterranea
  • AutoExpress 2 , chartered to Consolidada de Ferrys (CONFERRYS)
  • AutoExpress 3 , new owner: Arab Bridge Maritime Company as Queen Neferititi
  • AutoExpress 4 sold to Agean Speed ​​Lines
  • Baltic Kristina , sails as Rigel I for the Ventouris Ferries shipping company between Italy and Albania
  • Balanga Queen , scrapped in Chittagong in 2012
  • Corbiere , now Apollo , new owner: Labrador Marine , route: St. Barbe - Blanc-Sablon
  • Fantaasia , sold to Kystlink
  • Georg Ots , sold to: Russian government, broken up
  • Meloodia , sold to Equinox Offshore Accommodation, major conversion to utility
  • Normandy , new owner: Equinox Offshore Accommodation, extensive conversion to a provider
  • Regina Baltica , hotel ship in the wind farm off Borkum from SWE Offshore Maritime
  • Saint Patrick II , now CTMA Vacancier , new owner: Government of Canada, route: Montreal - Cap-aux-Meules
  • Superfast VII , chartered out to Stena Line , operates on the Belfast - Cairnryan ( Stranraer ) route
  • Superfast VIII , chartered out to Stena Line, also used on the Belfast - Cairnryan (Stranraer) route
  • Superfast IX , chartered to Marine Atlantic in Canada as Atlantic Vision
  • Tallink , scrapped in Alang , India (2005)
  • Tallink Express I , now panormitis at ANES High Speed
  • Transestonia , now Trans , new owner: Sigma Marine
  • Vana Tallinn , now Adriatica Queen in the Mediterranean
  • Kapella , in service as Uls Ferrs 1
  • Sea wind
  • Silja Festival : initially chartered as a hotel ship in Vancouver , now Mega Andrea with Corsica Ferries & Sardinia Ferries
  • Superstar : Sold to Corsica Ferries

Corporate management

Supervisory board

  • Toivo Ninnas, Chairman, * 1940, member since 1997
  • Eve Pant, * 1968, member since 1998
  • Lauri Kustaa Äimä, * 1971, member since 2002
  • Sunil Kumar Nair, * 1966, member since 2004
  • Ain Hanschmidt, * 1961, member since 2005
  • Kalev Järvelill, * 1965, member since 2007

Board

  • Enn Pant, Chairman, * 1965, member since 1996
  • Keijo Mehtonen, * 1949, member since 1998
  • Andres Hunt, * 1966, member since 2002
  • Lembit Kitter, member since 2006

Web links

Commons : Tallink  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b AS Tallink Group Key Information 2019. In: tallink.com. Retrieved May 21, 2020 (English).
  2. ^ HSC Pegasus One. Retrieved August 9, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Tallink Silja closes the Germany-Finland route in mid-August 2011. In: dfg-ev.de. Retrieved January 14, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Sale of Superfast units completed. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
  5. ↑ One of the most environmentally friendly ships in the Baltic Sea: Tallink Silja starts construction of the MyStar. April 6, 2020, accessed August 7, 2020 .
  6. ↑ [ttps: //www.tallink.com/documents/10192/7879802/2019-Tallink-Grupp-Yearbook-en.pdf/14f73c5a-e169-82ae-5f97-04b8dbf17a1a Tallink Grupp Yearbook 2019 ], accessed on August 7 2020
  7. ^ Stockholm – Turku - Tallink & Silja Line. In: tallinksilja.de. Retrieved January 14, 2018 .
  8. ^ Ferry Stockholm – Tallinn - Tallink & Silja Line. In: tallinksilja.de. Retrieved January 14, 2018 .
  9. ^ Ferry Stockholm – Helsinki - Tallink & Silja Line. In: tallinksilja.de. Retrieved January 14, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Tallink Grupp reports record number of passengers for full year 2017. In: tallink.com. January 3, 2018, accessed January 14, 2018 .
  11. ↑ M / S BORE I (1973). In: faktaomfartyg.se. Retrieved January 14, 2018 (Swedish).
  12. ↑ M / S Freeport (1968). In: faktaomfartyg.se. Retrieved January 14, 2018 (Swedish).
  13. ^ M / S DIANA II AV SLITE (1979). In: faktaomfartyg.se. Retrieved January 14, 2018 (Swedish).
  14. ↑ M / S SVEALAND (1972). In: faktaomfartyg.se. Retrieved January 14, 2018 (Swedish).
  15. ↑ Tallink acquires the RoPax ferry "Isabella" . In: Daily port report from April 15, 2013, p. 1
  16. ↑ Kitimat Cruise Ship To House Workers. In: Huffingtonpost BC January 2, 2014, accessed February 4, 2014 .