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Saaremaa shipping company buys another new ship
Juhan Tere, BC, Tallinn, 28.05.2012.
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Print versionThe Saaremaa Laevakompanii (SLK), BLRT Grupp and Swedbank concluded a preliminary contract for building the fourth large new passenger ferry for the Estonian mainland-islands ferry lines, LETA/Public Broadcasting reports.
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The new ship should be 93 metres long, accommodate 160 cars and 400-600 passengers.
SLK council chairman Vjatseslav Leedo said that the new ship will be similar to the three brands new ships that the company has already bought in the past couple of years, Muhumaa, Saaremaa and Hiiumaa.
Leedo said that the three new ships took the ferry traffic quality between mainland and islands to a new level and now the company needs to address market demand with new capacities.
Leedo sad that the real shipbuilding might start in 2-4 years time.
The protocol of intentions mentions the possibility of building two more ferries, those with higher icebreaker capacity.
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