At the beginning of November 2025, Lakeway Express will be joined by her sister ship Mistral on the 22-hour route in question, enabling round-trip Monday-through-Friday departures.
The 153-metre long Mistral, time-chartered from Godby Shipping, offers 1,624 lane metres for wheeled cargo, including high & heavy and project shipments.
Godby Shipping shared that the charter will last until January 2026, after which "[...] Mistral will go to Remontowa shipyard in Poland for installation of new propeller blades, a new bulb and some other routine dock jobs. The new blades and propeller are expected to give a fuel saving of minimum 35% at speeds up to 13 knots."
"We are very pleased to meet our customers' requests for daily sailings between Gdynia and Södertälje. The addition of Mistral strengthens our service offering and allows us to provide reliable, efficient ro-ro transport for both existing and new customers across the Baltic Sea," commented Göran Söderdahl, CEO of Lakeway Link.
He furthered, "This expansion represents an important step in our long-term strategy to develop sustainable short sea shipping. By increasing frequency and capacity, we can offer our customers greater flexibility while shifting more cargo from road to sea, reducing CO2 emissions and easing congestion on European highways."
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