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Finnlines to move three Star-class ferries to Malmö as new ships arrive

FerryFinnlines will move FINNSTAR, FINNLADY and FINNMAID to its Malmö services once the first of its three new ferries for the Finland–Germany route is delivered in 2028. The company presented the plans this week at a breakfast event for partners and media on board FINNSWAN in Malmö. Finnlines says the newbuilds will start an extensive change of ships on the Baltic.

Under the plan, the Malmö–Swinoujscie service will be doubled. Malmö–Travemünde will keep its current number of departures but with larger ships. FINNTRADER and FINNPARTNER are to be sold, and no decision has been made on FINNFELLOW.

FINNSTAR, FINNMAID and FINNLADY were built by Fincantieri in 2006–2007 and sail between Helsinki and Travemünde. Each ship is 218.8 metres long and of 45,923 GT, and takes 554 passengers with 4,215 lane metres. FINNTRADER and FINNPARTNER were delivered by Stocznia Gdanska in 1995 and have 3,050 lane metres and room for 280 passengers. FINNFELLOW was built by AESA in 2000 and has 2,918 lane metres.

The three newbuilds are under construction at CMI Jinling Weihai, with deliveries planned for April 2028, November 2028 and May 2029. They will be 243.6 metres long and of about 69,000 GT, with 5,100 lane metres and capacity for 1,000 passengers.

nov 12 2026