Visborg

Gotlandsbolaget has received a new charter for the 'Visborg' from the Spanish shipping company Balearia. Initially, the 'Visborg' will operate between Valenica, Palma and Ibiza, among others. The new charter is over a longer period of time.In May 2023 Gotlandsbolaget rent the ship to Balearia for traffic on a route between Almeria and Nador. In September, the charter ended, and after a short stopover for DFDS between Klaipeda and Karlshamn and a shipyard visit in Landskrona, the 'Visborg' arrived in Almería on Jan 1, 2024, en route from Landskrona. Gotlandsbolaget has signed a contract with Balearia for the charter. The ship management on the vessel will continue to be handled by Wallenius Marine. The 'Visborg' has had several charter assignments in recent years, including in DFDS Brexit traffic between Dunkirk and Rosslare. Through the charter mission, Wallenius Marine has started a recruitment for several positions on the vessel.

The "Visby" ran aground in the port of Oskarshamn in the morning of July 5, 2019, at 9.15 a.m. with more than 700 passengers on board. The wind blew with speed between 17 and 19 meters per second, and when the ship swung around it got out of the normal turning radius and had a bottom touch. The ferry was able to reach the quay but was sidelined for investigations The hull was examined by divers, who did not find hull damage affecting the operation of the ship. The plan was for the vessel to depart for Visby at 6 p.m.

Shortly after the "Visby" left the port of Visby on July 7, 2016, at 4.30 p.m. a fire started on the car deck. As a precaution the captain decided that the ferry turned back to the harbour where it docked at 5.15 p.m. The ferry was fully booked. The captain informed the passengers about the fire. The refrigeration unit of a cargo trailer was found to be smoking. It was probably a small fire in the unit that was extinguished within short time by the internal fire fighting group on board. At 5.30 p.m. the ferry left the port again after it was checked that everything was okay. The ship reached Nynäshamn at 8.15 p.m. Swedish report with photo: http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=94&artikel=6469471