Photo gallery: Tallink took delivery of ferry MyStar - the most modern vessel on the Baltic Sea Wed, 07 Dec 2022 14:50:00 +0200

7 December 2022, RAUMA, Finland - At the delivery ceremony held today at noon at the Rauma Marine Constructions' shipyard, in Rauma, Finland, Tallink Grupp took the delivery of the newest member and the brand-new flagship of the company's fleet, fast ferry MyStar.
The most modern vessel on the Baltic Sea, MyStar will set course for its home port, the Old City Harbour, Port of Tallinn, this Friday.

Participating at the delivery ceremony in Rauma Shipyard, Finland, were Paavo Nõgene, CEO of Tallink Grupp together with Tallink's MyStar project team members; and Mika Laurilehto, Deputy CEO of Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) together with the representatives of the shipyard.
According to the shipbuilding tradition, as part of the delivery ceremony, the Estonian national flag was hoisted on the ship's mast of MyStar, symbolising the transfer of ownership of the vessel to Tallink Grupp.

MyStar will set course towards its home port, Port of Tallinn, this Friday, on 9 December 2022, and will arrive at the Old City Harbour's Terminal D, quay 1, on Saturday, 10 December 2022 at 10.00 o'clock, local Estonian time.
The first commercial voyage of the most technologically advanced and energy efficient fast ferry on the Baltic Sea, MyStar will take place on 13 December 2022, departing from Tallinn to Helsinki at 13.30 local time

PHOTO GALLERY of MyStar Delivery Ceremony and VIDEO of flag hoisting ceremony, photos by Sammeli Korhonen (gallery will be continuously updated): https://assets.adobe.com/public/fd6c4cc8-08f6-4d1f-5745-a311da79ece5/MyStar%20Delivery%207_12_2022

Photo gallery of the latest images of MyStar, photos by Sammeli Korhonen: https://assets.adobe.com/public/fd6c4cc8-08f6-4d1f-5745-a311da79ece5


Notes to Editors

The construction of Tallink Grupp's new shuttle vessel MyStar started in April 2020.

The most technologically advanced and energy efficient vessel in Tallink's fleet, MyStar is 212.4 metres long and has capacity to carry 2800 passengers. The ship's five 8-cylinder dual-fuel main engines are capable of running on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and marine diesel fuel. The vessel is using diesel-electric propulsion combined with fixed pitch propellers giving the best efficiency. MyStar comes equipped with Shore-to-Ship power solution* and Smart Car deck solution. The vessel has design speed of up to 27 knots and will join company's vessels Megastar and Star on the company's Tallinn-Helsinki shuttle service route.

MyStar Fact Box:

• Passengers: 2800
• Passenger cabins: 46
• Decks: 12
• Length: 212.4 m
• Width: 30.6 m
• Speed: 27 knots
• Lane meters: 3,190 LnM
• Ice class: 1A
• Main engine output: 42,000 kW
• Gross Tonnage: 50,629
• Fuel: dual fuel - natural gas (LNG) and/or diesel
• Interior design by dSign Vertti Kivi & Co
• Reference vessel is Tallink's shuttle vessel Megastar
• The cost of the vessel: EUR 247 million

*MyStar's Shore-to-Ship power solution is a part of Twin-Port 3 measure and is co-financed from the EU The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), Transport - Motorways of the Sea.

For more information on what is available on board MyStar, visit the vessel's webpage: https://en.tallink.com/mystar


For more information, please contact:

Kai-Ines Nelson
Senior Communications Specialist, Tallink Grupp
Tel +372 55 689 644
E-mail: kai-ines.nelson@tallink.ee

Tallink Grupp
AS Tallink Grupp is one of the leading providers of passenger and cargo transport services in the northern Baltic Sea region. The company's fleet consists of 15 vessels and the company operates various routes under the brands of Tallink and Silja Line. Tallink Grupp's shares are listed on the Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Helsinki Stock Exchange.

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