Also, alle die die Superfast IX noch nicht haben... schnell auf nach Rostock
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Tallink Grupp Company Announcement 25.04.2008
CHARTER OF MS SUPERFAST IX
A subsidiary of AS Tallink Grupp, Baltic SF IX Limited and Marine Atlantic Inc,
a Canadian company with the state participation therein, have concluded the
charter agreement of Superfast IX for five years. For the effectuation of the
agreement it is required, among other terms, the approval by the Canadian
Government as the project will be partly financed from the state budget. The
vessel will be delivered to the charterers after the summer high season,
probably in October.
After the delivery of the vessel AS Tallink Grupp will continue to operate two
Superfast vessels on the Germany route, which will cover the carriage of
today's volumes. Removal of one vessel from the route deminishes the route's
costs by one third and will make it possible for the vessels which continue on
the route to operate at better utilisation and thereby to increase the
profitability.
Characteristically to a long route like German one, the consumption of the fuel
is high and the increased fuel prices have affected this route more than
others. In comparison to other Tallink vessels also the personnel costs are
relatively higher on the Superfast vessels. The increase of the cargo tariffs
on the route has not been sufficient to cover the increased costbase.
The chartering of Superfast IX is more profitable than the current result of
the vessel and will increase the return on capital of the vessel individually
and also of the three Superfast vessels' all together.
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