The Supreme Court of Finland did not grant Finnlines the leave to appeal on the fairway dues dispute between Finnlines and the Finnish State on 9 February 2018. As a result, the Helsinki Court of Appeal decision on 8 August 2016 remains in force, Finnlines said in its press release.
The dispute related to the fairway dues charged excessive.
Finnlines is a leading shipping operator of ro-ro and passenger services in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. The company is a part of the Grimaldi Group, one of the world’s largest operators of ro-ro vessels and the largest operator of the Motorways of the Sea in Europe for both passengers and freight. This affiliation enables Finnlines to offer liner services to and from any destination in the Mediterranean, West Africa as well as the Atlantic coast of both North and South America.