Completion of the sale of M/V Sky Wind


AS Tallink Grupp's subsidiary company Silja Cruise AB has 
today completed the profitable sale of roro passenger ferry 
M/V Sky Wind which operated between Turku and Stockholm. 
The vessel was sold to Bahamain company Scania Line Ltd. at 
the price of EEK 481 million (EUR 30.8 million). 

In connection with the sale of M/V Sky Wind AS Tallink Grupp 
subsidiary company Tallink Silja Oy has prepaid to the bank 
syndicate EUR 15.5 million (EEK 243 million), portion of the 
loan which was taken in 2006.

The sale of M/V Sky Wind is part of the renewal process of 
Turku - Stockholm route which also includes the plan to re-route 
our biggest cruise ferry Galaxy to Turku-Stockholm route in 
spring 2008 in order to replace M/V Silja Festival.


Janek Stalmeister
Financial Director
AS Tallink Grupp
Phone: +372 6409 800
E-mail: janek.stalmeister@tallink.ee