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AS Tallink Grupp announced that the keel of the new generation high speed vessel built by Fincantieri shipyards in Italy will be laid today, on the 19th of January. The vessel will start operating in 2008.
The vessel has the ice class of 1 A, gross tonnage of 36.000, length of 175 meters and width of 28 meters. The passenger ship will accommodate up to 2000 passengers and 2000 lane meters of vehicles. The speed of the vessel will be 29 knots.
The new generation high speed vessel will be completed in 2008 and is planned to start operating on the Tallinn-Helsinki route.
Tallink`s second new generation high speed vessel Star is being built in Finland by Aker Yards and starts operating on the Tallinn-Helsinki route already in April 2007.
Additional information:
Luulea Lääne
Communications Manager
Phone: +372 6409800
E-mail: luulea.laane@tallink.ee
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