The Swedish Ministry of Infrastructure has agreed to cover approx. one-third of the costs of deepening the Port of Gothenburg's fairway - from the current 13.5 m to 16 m.
Finnlines has chartered, under a bareboat agreement, the ferry to the Balearia Eurolineas Maritimas, which most likely will deploy her between Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca.
The brand-new feeder, offering 3,596 TEU of carrying capacity (incl. 600 reefers), made its maiden calls to the Port of St. Petersburg's Petrolesport (PLP) and First Container Terminal (FCT) on 20 April.
The company has introduced a new connection that links a number of ports in the Baltic with Norway, with a further option to go the Faroe Islands and Iceland.
