Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö Sells M/S Birka Stockholm

Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö, a Finnish shipping company offering passenger and cargo ferry services, has agreed to sell the M/S Birka Stockholm cruise ship to Rederi AB Gotland. The selling price is around 38 million euros.

The ship is expected to be delivered to Rederi AB Gotland in April 2023.

The sale of the ship will result in a write-down of around 12 million euros in Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö’s 2022 annual report, which will be published on April 12, 2023.

“This depreciation differs from the Q4 quarterly report published on February 28, 2023,” explained Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö.

Built in 2004 by Aker Finnyards in Rauma, Finland, the Birka Stockholm is 177 meters long, 28 meters wide and can accommodate 1800 people. It has 734 cabins and 1,800 beds.

Rederi AB Gotland said it will operate the ship between Stockholm, Mariehamn and Visby.