Lakeway Link, a Wallenius Lines-Greencarrier JV, will stop sailing between the two seaports from 15 May this year at the latest, citing the 2026-to-2028 postponement of reconstructing the Södertälje lock as the culprit.

"The lack of access to Lake Mälaren means that the fundamental conditions on which the operation is based cannot be met, making the service economically unsustainable in its current form," Lakeway Link shared in a press brief.

The company furthered, "Lakeway Link is now adjusting its operations and will continue to run the company under a new structure. Demand for tonnage remains strong, and several alternative solutions are being evaluated to enable continued operations until the Södertälje lock has been completed."

The Gdynia-Södertälje ro-ro service was kicked off on 21 May 2024, with the 1,625-lane-metre Lakeway Express making the crossing in about 22 hours.

At the beginning of November 2025, Lakeway Express was charter-joined by her sister ship Mistral, enabling round-trip Monday-through-Friday departures till January 2026.

Following the reconstruction of the Södertälje lock, the service was expected to expand to include the Port of Västerås on Lake Mälaren.