Unity Line orders new ro-pax ferries
The move of some calls from Ystad to Trelleborg has quickly proved to be a success story for Unity Line. The Polish company transported close to 7,000 cargo units between the two ports in March, the first full month of the service, compared with about 8,000 units on the Ystad-Poland route. The company is now in the market searching for an additional ferry for passengers and cargo and has also confirmed an order for two ropax ferries to be built by SSN in Szczecin. The 3,000-lane metre vessels will be delivered in 2010/2011 and the deal also comprises options for a further two vessels. As a consequence of the fast expansion of the traffic, the director general of Polish Steamship, Pawel Szynkaruk, has taken the initiative to call for a work meeting to discuss infrastructure on land and at sea, inviting among others the Swedish ministry of enterprise, energy and communications.