Estline

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Estline



Fate	Liquidation


Founded	1990
Defunct	2000
Location	Stockholm and Tallinn
Industry	Ship transport
Products	Cruises, Cargo

Estline (sometimes spelled EstLine) was a Swedish-Estonian shipping company, owned jointly by Nordström & Thulin and the Estonian Government via Estonian Shipping Company (ESCO). Estline was founded in 1990 and had a 10 year exclusive right to the passenger traffic between Stockholm, Sweden and Tallinn, Estonia. In 1998, Nordström & Thulin left the joint venture, making Estline a fully owned Estonian shipping company. By the end of 2000, Estline operations were merged into Tallink, another ESCO-owned company. Estline was officially declared bankrupt in 2001.^[1]

[edit] Ships

Not a complete list.

M/S Nord Estonia (1990–1994) – Now M/S Vana Tallinn for Tallink
M/S Estonia (1993–1994) – Sunk 1994
M/S Nord Neptunus (1995–1997) – Scrapped in Aliaga, Turkey, 2007
M/S Mare Balticum (1994–1996) – Now M/S ARV 1 for Equinox Offshore Accommodation, under reconstruction into a supply and accommodation vessel
M/S Regina Baltica (1996–2000) – Now sails for Tallink
M/S Baltic Kristina (1997–2000) – Now M/S Rigel for Ventouris Ferries