MS Wolin

Train, car and passenger ferry of the Polish Unity Line From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Golden Carrier, formerly Wolin, Sky Wind and Öresund, is a train, car and passenger ferry.

Name
  • 1986–2002: Öresund
  • 2002–2007: Sky Wind
  • 2007 2025: Wolin
  • 2025 - Golden Carrier
Operator
Port of registryCyprus, Cyprus
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History
Name
  • 1986–2002: Öresund
  • 2002–2007: Sky Wind
  • 2007 2025: Wolin
  • 2025 - Golden Carrier
Operator
Port of registryCyprus, Cyprus
BuilderMoss Rosenberg Værft, Moss, Norway
Yard number204
Launched28 February 1986
IdentificationIMO number: 8420842
StatusIn service
General characteristics [1][2]
Tonnage22,874 GT
Length188.90 m (620 ft)
Beam23.1 m (76 ft)
Draught5.90 m (19 ft)
Installed power4 × MAN B&W 6L 40/45 diesel engines
Propulsion
  • 2 × Controllable pitch propellers
  • 2 × Bow thrusters
  • 1 × Stern thruster
Speed18 kn (33 km/h)
Capacity
  • 370 Passengers
  • 1,800 Lane meters
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History

Built in 1986 as the Öresund for the Swedish State Railways, between 2002 and 2007 it sailed for SeaWind Line as Sky Wind, after which it was sold to Unity Line.[3]

Its made its final voyage on the Świnoujście to Trelleborg service in January 2025 after 18 years and sold to A-Ships Management, renamed Golden Carrier and chartered to GNV.[3][4]

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