The Danish shipping and logistics company plans to acquire the company (a division of the German FRS) that offers three ferry routes across the Strait of Gibraltar connecting Spain and Morocco.
Recently replaced by Finnlines' new-build Finnsirius across the Naantali-Långnäs-Kapellskär crossing, Europalink has returned to serving its maiden route between Malmö and Travemünde.
The 172 m long container ship of 2,136 TEUs capacity got the name Laura Maersk from her godmother Ursula von der Leyen, the EU Commission President, in Copenhagen.
Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore (DSOC), currently constructing the first two, was contracted to deliver the third 130 m long, 7,500 m3 storage (two tanks) vessel.
The class has confirmed that the rigid, tiltable sail designed by the JV of Alfa Laval and Wallenius Marine encountered no showstoppers and can be further developed toward Type Approval and prototype assembly.
The Baltic Ports Organization's (BPO) flagship annual event, co-organised by the Port of Ystad this time around, will take place between 6 and 8 September.
