Finnlines will start-up on June 2009 freight and passengers ferries to Poland.
1. Finnlines will start-up on June 1st 2009 a set of Motorways of the Sea for freight and passengers between Finland and Poland (Helsinki-Gdynia) and between Poland and Germany (Gdynia-Travemünde). 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 offers on the key Travemünde-Helsinki (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. 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 ("Star Class").
Helsinki-Gdynia - 19 hours
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 11:00 am on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays and arrive 6:45am the following day.
Gdynia-Travemünde - 15 hours
Departures from Travemünde to Gdynia, are scheduled on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, always at 4:00pm, with arrival the following day at 7:00am. Westbound, Gdynia to Travemünde the vessels depart at 5:00pm on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays and arrive 8:00am the following day.
Travemünde-Helsinki - 27 hours
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 6:00pm 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 3:00am with the additional three departures set on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 4:00pm.
Russia
Earlier this month, Finnlines started a weekly direct connection from Helsinki to St. Petersburg (Russia) for rolling cargo and passenger. The new port of Helsinki-Vuosaari is the hub to collect cargo from all the destination and ship them to Russia.
Motorways of the Sea are a concept in the transport policy of the European Union, stressing the importance of sea transport as an alternative to concrete motorways by land. The main aim of these Motorways of the Sea is to improve port communications with peripheral regions of the European continent and thus strengthen the networks between the EU candidate countries and those countries already part of the European Union,
reports www.ferrylines.com
2. New Polish-Finnish ferry connections
Finnish shipping operator Finnlines is to open a new ferry connection with Poland. Passenger and car ferries are to take a new route from Gdynia to Helsinki and the German ports of Lubek-Tavemunde starting on 2 June.
Finnlines is one of the largest passenger shipping operators on the Baltic and North Seas. It owns 14 ferries and employs over 2,400 people. Among others, it offers ferry connections between Helsinki and Travemunde, Petersburg and Travemunde and Malmoe and Lubek,
reports www.polskieradio.pl
1. Finnlines will start-up on June 1st 2009 a set of Motorways of the Sea for freight and passengers between Finland and Poland (Helsinki-Gdynia) and between Poland and Germany (Gdynia-Travemünde). 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 offers on the key Travemünde-Helsinki (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. 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 ("Star Class").
Helsinki-Gdynia - 19 hours
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 11:00 am on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays and arrive 6:45am the following day.
Gdynia-Travemünde - 15 hours
Departures from Travemünde to Gdynia, are scheduled on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, always at 4:00pm, with arrival the following day at 7:00am. Westbound, Gdynia to Travemünde the vessels depart at 5:00pm on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays and arrive 8:00am the following day.
Travemünde-Helsinki - 27 hours
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 6:00pm 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 3:00am with the additional three departures set on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 4:00pm.
Russia
Earlier this month, Finnlines started a weekly direct connection from Helsinki to St. Petersburg (Russia) for rolling cargo and passenger. The new port of Helsinki-Vuosaari is the hub to collect cargo from all the destination and ship them to Russia.
Motorways of the Sea are a concept in the transport policy of the European Union, stressing the importance of sea transport as an alternative to concrete motorways by land. The main aim of these Motorways of the Sea is to improve port communications with peripheral regions of the European continent and thus strengthen the networks between the EU candidate countries and those countries already part of the European Union,
reports www.ferrylines.com
2. New Polish-Finnish ferry connections
Finnish shipping operator Finnlines is to open a new ferry connection with Poland. Passenger and car ferries are to take a new route from Gdynia to Helsinki and the German ports of Lubek-Tavemunde starting on 2 June.
Finnlines is one of the largest passenger shipping operators on the Baltic and North Seas. It owns 14 ferries and employs over 2,400 people. Among others, it offers ferry connections between Helsinki and Travemunde, Petersburg and Travemunde and Malmoe and Lubek,
reports www.polskieradio.pl