TS Laevad

Industry Maritime transportation
Founded 19 June 2014
Headquarters Tallinn, Estonia
Area served
 West Estonian archipelago
Parent Port of Tallinn
Website Praamid.ee

TS Laevad ("TS Ships") is an Estonian ferry company which operates two routes between the Estonian mainland and the islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa in the Baltic Sea.[1] It is a fully owned subsidiary of the Port of Tallinn, which is in turn owned by the Estonian state.[2]

The routes operated are Rohuküla-Heltermaa and Kuivastu-Virtsu. The company owns five ferries, of which four (Leiger, Piret, Tiiu and Tõll) were new-builds delivered in 2016/17. These four ferries each has a capacity of 700 passengers and 150 cars. Regula is an older vessel, built in 1971, which is used as a reserve.[1]

TS Laevad replaced the previous operator, SLK, on 1 October 2016,[3] and is contracted to operate the routes until 2025.[2]

In 2017, the company's ferries carried a total of 2.23 million passengers and 950 000 vehicles.[4]



References

  1. 1 2 Praamid.ee. (Official website of TS Laevad OÜ).
  2. 1 2 Port of Tallinn. The subsidiary company of Port of Tallinn, TS Laevad OÜ, has published a call for tenders to purchase ferries.
  3. ↑ ERR News. Saaremaa Shipping Company to cover for overdue TS Laevad ferries in €5.5m delay.
  4. ↑ Postimees. TS Laevade reisijate arv kasvas lõppenud aastal 2,23 miljonini. (Estonian)


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