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Industry | Maritime transportation |
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Founded | 1992 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | West Estonian archipelago |
Key people | Vjatšeslav Leedo |
Services | Passenger transport, freight |
Website | www.laevakompanii.ee |
Saaremaa Shipping Company (Estonian : Saaremaa Laevakompanii, SLK) was a company which served the main sea routes between the Estonian mainland and its two major islands, Saaremaa and Hiiumaa. Since 1 October 2016 these routes have been operated by TS Laevad. [1] SLK was declared bankrupt in November 2018. [2]
SLK's three sister ships "Saaremaa", "Hiiumaa" and "Muhumaa" were sold to Elb-Link in Germany. [3] They were sold again in 2018 to service routes in eastern Canada. [2] [4]
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