MS Wolin

History
Name	1986–2002: Öresund; 2002–2007: Sky Wind; 2007 2025: Wolin; 2025 - Golden Carrier;
Operator	1986–2002: Statens Järnvägar; 2002–2007: SeaWind Line; 2007-2025: Unity Line; 2025 - A-Ships Management;
Port of registry	Cyprus, Cyprus
Builder	Moss Rosenberg Værft, Moss, Norway
Yard number	204
Launched	28 February 1986
Identification	IMO number: 8420842
Status	In service
General characteristics
Tonnage	22,874 GT
Length	188.90 m (620 ft)
Beam	23.1 m (76 ft)
Draught	5.90 m (19 ft)
Installed power	4 × MAN B&W 6L 40/45 diesel engines
Propulsion	2 × Controllable pitch propellers; 2 × Bow thrusters; 1 × Stern thruster;
Speed	18 kn (33 km/h)
Capacity	370 Passengers; 1,800 Lane meters;

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

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]

↑ "Unity Line – Our Ferries – m/f Wolin". Unity Line. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
↑ "M/S Öresund (1986)". Faktaomfartyg.se. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
1 2 News in brief Ships Monthly May 2025 page 6
↑ Ex Unity Line ferry sold to Greece's A-Ships Baird Maritime 19 March 2025

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