Estline
Sign in to saveEstline (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 1989, and had a 10 year exclusive right to the passenger traffic between Stockholm, Sweden and Tallinn, Estonia. On 28 September 1994, the flagship of the company, MS Estonia, sank in an autumn storm. In 1998, Nordström & Thulin left the joint venture, making Estline a fully owned Estonian shipping company. By the end of 2000, Estline's ships were chartered by Tallink. Estline officially declare
Key facts
- Company.name
- Estline
- Company.logo
- 250px|Estline logo
- Company.fate
- Bankruptcy (2001)
- Company.foundation
- 1989
- Company.defunct
- August 2001
- Company.location
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Company.area_served
- Baltic Sea
- Company.services
- Passenger transportationFreight transportation
- Company.parent
- Estonian Shipping Company
- Company.homepage
- www.estline.ee
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Inception
- 1990
- Dissolved
- 2001
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- business
- Country
- Estonia
- Headquarters
- Tallinn
- Official website
- www.estline.ee
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Ships
- Former vessels
- Chartered vessels
- References
- External links
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 1989, and had a 10 year exclusive right to the passenger traffic between Stockholm, Sweden and Tallinn, Estonia. On 28 September 1994, the flagship of the company, MS Estonia, sank in an autumn storm. In 1998, Nordström & Thulin left the joint venture, making Estline a fully owned Estonian shipping company. By the end of 2000, Estline's ships were chartered by Tallink. Estline officially declared bankruptcy in August 2001.
== History== Estline was a shipping company facilitating passenger travel between Tallinn and Stockholm. It was established in 1989 and faced financial difficulties in 2001.