Tallink charter ferry Roubaix Star

On Thursday, Tallink Group signed an agreement for the long-term charter of the Roubaix Star ferry. The vessel will be chartered for 20 months with the possibility of extension for 2 + 2 years, including purchase option. This is what the shipping company wrote in a press release.

I searched for a long time

The agreement applies to the charter boat, which means that the vessel will be chartered without a crew from Tallink Grupp.

– We’ve been looking at alternative operations for our Star ship for some time now and more focused with the arrival of our new MyStar shuttle ship approaching last year. There has been a lot of interest over the years and I’m glad we have now landed it in a good deal with Irish Continental Group Plc. This kind of alternative operations for our vessels was and remains a good solution that boosts both our company and revenues long after the crisis, Tallink Grupp CEO Paavo Nõgene says in the press release.

Last departure in May

The Estonian-flagged Star was put into service on the line between Tallinn and Helsinki in 2007 and has operated on the route ever since. The ship was built by the Aker Finnyard shipyard in Finland.

The vessel is chartered to Irish Continental Group Plc from 5 May 2023 and is expected to commence services between Ireland and the United Kingdom. The Star’s last flight between Helsinki and Tallinn will take place on the evening of May 1, 2023.

The Irish Continental Group operates, among others, the shipping company Irish Ferries with traffic between Dublin and Holyhead, as well as Rosslare and Pembroke.