Press releases

Finferries joins the innovative autonomous Maritime Ecosystem

The Minister of Transport and Communications christened Finland’s first electric ferry

New technology takes Finferries’ hybrid vessel to international forefront of environmentally friendly ferries

Concrete development for Finferries with customer survey

Christening of oil recovery and commuter vessel Otava at Uusikaupunki shipyard

On Monday 28 April 2014, there was a ceremonial ship launching and christening of a multipurpose vessel built for Finferries (Suomen Lauttaliikenne Oy) at the Uki Workboat (Uudenkaupungin Työvene Oy) shipyard. Its godmother, Director Tuula Lybeck of the Ministry of Education and Culture, christened the oil recovery and commuter vessel as Otava with Finferries, Uki Workboat, representatives of classification society Bureau Veritas, invited guests as well as members of the press witnessing the event.