Estline

Estline

Founded	1990
Defunct	2001
Fate	Bankruptcy (2001)
Headquarters	Tallinn, Estonia
Area served	Baltic Sea
Services	Passenger transportation Freight transportation
Parent	Estonian Shipping Company
Website	www.estline.ee

Estline (sometimes spelled EstLine) was a Swedish-Estonian shipping company, owned jointly by Nordström & Thulin and the Estonian Government via Estonian Shipping Company (ESCO). Estline was founded in 1990, and had a 10 year exclusive right to the passenger traffic between Stockholm, Sweden and Tallinn, Estonia. On 28 September 1994, the flagship of the company, MS Estonia, sank in an autumn storm. In 1994, Nordström & Thulin left the joint venture, making Estline a fully owned Estonian shipping company. By the end of 2000, Estline´s ships were chartered by Tallink. Estline was officially declared bankrupt in the middle of year 2001.

Ships

Not a complete list.

• MS Nord Estonia, later MS Vana Tallinn (1990–1994) – Scrapped in Aliağa, Turkey, 2014
• MS Estonia (1993–1994) – Sank 1994
• MS Nord Neptunus, later MS Neptunia (1992–1999) – Scrapped in Aliağa, Turkey, 2007
• MS Mare Balticum (1994–1996) – later MS Bluefort - Scrapped in Alang, India, 2021
• MS Regina Baltica (1996–2000) – Now sails for Balearia
• MS Baltic Kristina (1997–2000) – Now MS Rigel for Ventouris Ferries