MS Wolin

History
Name
  • 1986–2002: Öresund
  • 2002–2007: Sky Wind
  • 2007 2025: Wolin
  • 2025 - Golden Carrier
Operator
Port of registryCyprus, Cyprus
BuilderMoss Rosenberg Værft, Moss, Norway
Yard number204
Launched28 February 1986
IdentificationIMO number8420842
StatusIn service
General characteristics [1][2]
Tonnage22,874 GT
Length188.90 m (620 ft)
Beam23.1 m (76 ft)
Draught5.90 m (19 ft)
Installed power4 × MAN B&W 6L 40/45 diesel engines
Propulsion
  • 2 × Controllable pitch propellers
  • 2 × Bow thrusters
  • 1 × Stern thruster
Speed18 kn (33 km/h)
Capacity
  • 370 Passengers
  • 1,800 Lane meters

Golden Carrier, formerly Wolin, Sky Wind and Öresund, is a train, car and passenger ferry.

History

Built in 1986 as the Öresund for the Swedish State Railways, between 2002 and 2007 it sailed for SeaWind Line as Sky Wind, after which it was sold to Unity Line.[3]

Its made its final voyage on the Świnoujście to Trelleborg service in January 2025 after 18 years and sold to A-Ships Management, renamed Golden Carrier and chartered to GNV.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Unity Line – Our Ferries – m/f Wolin". Unity Line. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  2. ^ "M/S Öresund (1986)". Faktaomfartyg.se. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  3. ^ a b News in brief Ships Monthly May 2025 page 6
  4. ^ Ex Unity Line ferry sold to Greece's A-Ships Baird Maritime 19 March 2025

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