thumb|MS Sea Wind in the Stockholm archipelago

SeaWind Line was a subsidiary of the Finnish passenger shipping company Silja Line, later owned by the Estonian company Tallink. In 2010, the Sea Wind brand ceased to exist and the remaining ship, MS Sea Wind, was transferred to Tallink colours. MS Sea Wind is dedicated to cargo shipping only, operating also as a train ferry on the route Turku-Stockholm. The ship is one of the most important carriers of railway carriages between Finland and Sweden. However, according to Tallink CEO Enn Pant, the company currently has little interest in continuing the train-ferry traffic, as transporting trains generates less income than transporting other cargo. Tallink Silja were negotiating for the purchase of the a ship to replace the Sky Wind, but due to low demand the decision was made not to bring in a replacement.

In January 2008, SeaWind Line ceased carrying passenger traffic. Coinciding with this, the ship no longer called at Långnäs as tax-free sales were no longer needed on board.

Fleet

{| class="wikitable"

! Ship || Built || Entered service || Route || Tonnage || Flag

|-

| MS Sea Wind ||align="Center" | 1972 ||align="Center" | 1989 || Turku–Långnäs–Stockholm || ||

|}

Former ships

Not a complete list.

{| class="wikitable"

! Ship || Years in service || Tonnage || Current status

|-

| MS Fennia || 1994–1995, 2000 (chartered) || 10,515 GT || Now MS C. Express, laid up in Vaasa

|-

| MS Sea Wind II<br>MS Gute || 1995–1997 (chartered)<br>1998, 2003, 2006 (chartered) || || Now MS Gute for Rederi AB Gotland, laid up in Visby

|-

| MS Star Wind || 1999–2005 || || Now MS Kopernik for Unity Line

|-

| MS Sky Wind || 2002–2007 || || Now MS Wolin for Unity Line

|}

See also

  • SeaRail

References

  • SeaWind Line