Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö

Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö is a Finnish shipping company based in Åland.

The society is divided into the following divisions:

• Eckerö Linjen: Eckerö ( Åland / Finland) - Grisslehamn (Sweden), passenger traffic. With the division Eckerö Linjen include the part of the Group travel agency brands Ålandsresor and Ålandsresor Resebyrå. The travel agencies selling firstly, the Group's own ship and bus tours, but in addition also third-party products such as flight bookings, hotel accommodation, travel packages, and more.
• Eckerö Line: Helsinki ( Finland ) - Tallinn (Estonia). Passenger and freight transport. This range is particularly designed for day-trippers, the morning drive from Helsinki to Tallinn, there have 6.5 hrs for sightseeing or shopping and in the evening return back to Finland. On this, at least since Estonia joined the European Union in May 2004, rapidly growing market, Eckerö Line is in direct competition with Linda Line, Nordic Jet Line, Silja Line, Tallink and Viking Line.
• Birka Cruises: Stockholm ( Sweden) - Mariehamn ( Åland / Finland), passenger traffic
• Birka Cargo: operates more ro -ro ships on lines between Finland / Sweden and mainland Europe on the basis of long-term charter for various companies in the Finnish and Swedish export industry.
• Williams Buss: Omnibus Company uses the one in the scheduled bus lines 1, 5 and 6 on the Åland Islands, and on the other, with a coach - coach fleet in the business operates.

Fleet

Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö operates the following four ferries:

• Nordlandia (Helsinki ↔ Tallinn): Built 1981 ( Seebeck Shipyard, Bremerhaven ) as Olau Hollandia ( Olau Line). Length 154.4 m, width 24.7 m. Speed ​​21 knots. Capacity 2048 passengers. 625 lane meters (530 cars).
• Eckerö ( Eckerö ↔ Grisslehamn ): Built 1979 ( Aalborg Værft A / S, Aalborg ). Length 121 m, width 24.5 m. Speed ​​20 knots. Capacity 1500 passengers. 540 lane meters (270 cars).
• Translandia (Helsinki ↔ Tallinn in cargo traffic ): Built 1976 ( JJ Sietas shipyard, Hamburg). Length 136 m, width 23.7 m. Speed ​​17 knots. Capacity 104 passengers. 1624 lane meters.
• Birka Paradise ( Stockholm ↔ Mariehamn ): Built 2004 ( Aker Yards Finland, Rauma ). Length 177 m, width 28 m. Speed ​​21 knots. Capacity 1800 passengers in 715 cabins.

In addition Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö operates the cargo ships Birka Trader, Baltic Exellen, Birka Express, Birka Carrier, Birka Transporter, Birka Exporter and Birka Shipper.

The Alandia off the port of Grisslehamn

The Birka Paradise leaving the Port of Stockholm

The Translandia on the track