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2021 December 20   12:41

Tallink Grupp’s RoPax vessel Regal Star to undergo regular maintenance

Tallink Grupp says its Paldiski-Kapellskär route RoPax vessel Regal Star will not be operating between 23 December 2021 and 16 January 2022 as the vessel will be transferred to the floating dock for regular maintenance at the at BLRT Repair Yards’ shipyard in Tallinn. 

During the docking several underwater hull and technical works will be carried out on the vessel, including maintenance of several technical systems on board, installation of some new systems (e.g. new Ballast Water Treatment System) and upgrade of the existing systems (e.g. engine control system, etc). The docking is part of the company’s vessels’ regular maintenance and modernisation programme. All Tallink Grupp’s vessels go through regular technical maintenance twice in any five year period. 

Regal Star technical works will be carried out at the BLRT Repair Yards shipyard in Tallinn. During the vessel’s docking, the company’s other vessel on the Paldiski-Kapellskär route, Sailor, will operate according to a more frequent schedule. 

Regal Star will return to Paldiski-Kapellskär route on Monday, 17 January 2022. 

AS Tallink Grupp is one of the leading providers of passenger and cargo transport services in the northern Baltic Sea region. The company’s fleet consists of 15 vessels and the company operates various routes under the brands of Tallink and Silja Line. Tallink Grupp’s shares are listed on the Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Helsinki Stock Exchange.

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