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Stena to acquire Sweden-Finland ferry operator

[ November 4, 2025   //   ]

Stena Line has acquired NLC Ferry ‘s Wasaline ferry service, which operates between Umeå in Sweden and Vaasa in Finland.

The company is jointly owned by the two cities through Kvarken Link, which in turn owns NLC Ferry which operates as Wasaline. Stena Line will acquire NLC Ferry and take over the operation of Wasaline using the existing vessel, Aurora Botnia, which will continue to be owned by Kvarken Link.

In July 2025, Wasaline entered into a biogas agreement with Gasum and a Fuel EU Maritime pooling agreement with Stena Line.

Stena Line chief executive, Niclas Mårtensson, said: “With Wasaline, we not only gain a vessel equipped with the latest environmental technology which is capable of sailing CO₂-neutral on a regular basis, we also enhance our access to alternative fuels. In addition, we gain a strong intermodal transport link toward Gothenburg and Trelleborg, and onwards to the European continent.”

The acquisition is subject to approval by the respective municipal councils of Umeå and Vaasa, expected to take place in November 2025. The transaction is also conditional to customary closing conditions such as authority approvals, expected in early 2026.

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