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  Birka Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Birka Line is an Ålandian shipping company founded in 1971 that concentrates on cruises on the Baltic Sea with Stockholm as starting point.
Birka Line was founded in 1971, they bought the ship M/S Prinsessen from DFDS and renamed her to Prinsessan.
Birka Princess, was the company's flag ship for the following 18 years.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Birka_Line   (181 words)

  
 Birka Line Ship Postcards
In 1973, she was sold to Oy Birka Line Ab, Mariehamn, and renamed Freeport for cruises between Stockholm-Helsinki.
She was returned to SJ in 1974, and charters to Polferries, Sessan Line, Silja Line and Stena Line followed.
Birka Queen (2), was introduced on cruise services from Stockholm to Riga and St Petersburg during the summer of 1992.
www.simplonpc.co.uk /BirkaLine.html   (666 words)

  
 Birka: Trade Center and Gateway for Viking Age Sweden
Birka was one of the first true urban centers of the North, called portum regni ipsorum qui Birca dicitur by Rimbert in the 9th century.
Birka did not end, as did Hedeby, in a blaze of fire, leaving a distinctive layer of ash to mark the town's end to the archaeologist's eye.
Birka suddenly ceases to exist.  No reason has been discovered for its abrubt demise, though the changes from 950 on probably all contributed.  The trade which formerly went through Birka moves to Sigtuna, somewhat nearer to the capital at Uppsala.
www.vikinganswerlady.com /Birka.htm   (2864 words)

  
 Luxury cruiser for the Baltic Sea | Scandinavian Shipping Gazette   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The owner Birka Line ordered another cruise vessel newbuilding in 1988, but she was never delivered to the original owner due to the bankruptcy of the builder Wärtsilä Marine in 1989.
The “Birka Paradise” is purpose-built for Birka Line’s short cruises between Stockholm and Mariehamn.
Birka Paradise is equipped with two pairs of heeling tanks and one pair of foldable fin stabilizers by Blohm and Voss.
www.shipgaz.com /english/magazine/issues/2004/22/2204_artikel.asp   (1677 words)

  
 gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
BIRKA'S NEW CRUISE VESSEL TO BE NAMED BIRKA PARADISE (October 20, 2003).
The keel of the new Birka Line cruise ship was laid at the Aker Finnyards shipyard, in Rauma, Finland on October 20, 2003.
Birka Line Abp, headquartered in Mariehamn, Åland, is registered on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
www.cruisebusiness.com /Gallery6.htm   (309 words)

  
 Hansa International Maritime Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Birka Line Abp, domiciled in Mariehamn, Åaland, is registered on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
Birka Cruises is marketing the cruises of the new »Birka Paradise« (34,728 GT) and older »Birka Princess« (22,412 GT; see HANSA 6/1999, page 66 and 14/1986, page 1199) from Stockholm to Mariehamn (which retain tax-free status within EU), Turku, Helsinki and Tallinn, as well as Gotland, Bornholm and Poland during summer.
of Birka Line’s cruising passengers are using public transportation to reach the terminal, further reducing the environmental strain.
www.hansa-online.de /artikel.asp?ArtikelID=498   (1291 words)

  
 Birka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Birka also Birca and Bierkø (today named Björkö literally "Birch Island") was an important center in the Baltic Sea region from the 8th century which handled goods from Eastern Europe and the Orient possibly as far China thus covering most of the Viking Age.
Birka and Hovgården is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.
Birch is today mainly agricultural and shipping lines tourists to the island where a museum a view of life during the Viking
www.freeglossary.com /Birka   (599 words)

  
 Aker Finnyards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The Cruise Vessel “Birka Paradise” was delivered today for Birka Line Abp from the Rauma yard of Aker Finnyards, part of Aker Yards.
As the climate in the Baltic is not the right one for that throughout the year, the environment has been created: The glass covered sun deck of Birka Paradise offers tropical warmth under an artificial sun, which has the nature of the original, only the UV radiation is decreased, ca.
Birka Paradise is 177 m long and 28 m wide comprising eleven decks, five of which are dedicated to passenger accommodation: there are cabins and suites for in all 1,800 passengers.
www.akerfinnyards.com /press.cfm?ID=78   (429 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
While Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 was undoubtedly the ship introduction event of the year, a dozen more cruise ships are slated to come on line in 2005, as well.
Princess Cruises is the most active line this year, with three new ships scheduled, all in the 100,000-ton-plus size.
Delivery of Norwegian Cruise Line's 2,000-passenger Pride of America has been delayed from its original due date of April due to damage from a storm at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven in January, but is till expected to be delivered in 2005.
www.cruiseshipping.net /news/march04Connection1.html   (279 words)

  
 Birka -- en:Birca Silverkors ur gammalkristen grav på Björkö ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Birka var under vikingatiden en handelsplats i svearnas rike.
Birka Cruises - Birka Cruises arrangerar kryssningar men säljer upplevelse, nöje, avkoppling och gemenskap.
Birka Paradise är ett av världens mest miljövänliga fartyg och trafikerar rutten Stockholm-Mariehamn.
birka.exsudo.se   (479 words)

  
 Aker Finnyards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The cruise vessel to be delivered in autumn 2004 for Birka Line had to day its keel laid at Aker Finnyards in Rauma.
Birka Paradise can also on good grounds be called the most environmentally friendly vessel in the Baltic Sea -- it fulfils two very new classification criteria: DNV`s Clean Design rule defining several environmental solutions as to the ship structures, and the Comfort Class rule securing a noiseless and vibration free environment for the passengers.
Birka Line Abp domiciled in Mariehamn, Åland is registered on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
www.masa-yards.fi /press.cfm?ID=66   (381 words)

  
 Beconnected Finland Ltd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Nordic Jet Line is an independent group with a modern and flexible fleet operating with a specialized concept of offering fast transportation for business travelers, vacationers and different kinds of vehicles.
The entirety to be installed onboard the Nordic Jet Line vessels is integrating the new ASAN Automated Surveillance and Security System into the existing security infrastructure in combination with adding new IP based equipment into the created completely server sided architecture forming an over-all homogenous security and surveillance system entirety.
The signed agreement with Nordic Jet Line is yet another very important recognition within the Maritime Industry, since it clearly states the Company’s leading position in supplying integrated high-tech security and surveillance systems.
www.beconnected.fi /?l_id=5&news_id=n0023   (819 words)

  
 sports betting canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
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Birka; the proofreader breathing personality and mary agner provided.
vcdrookie.com /entertainment/sports_betting_canada   (890 words)

  
 Travel News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Birka Line har beslutat om att den nya lyxkryssaren Birka Paradise, som sätts i trafik den 10 november, ska Ålandsflaggas.
På grund av detta har Birka Lines vd Wiking Johansson nu meddelat att rederiets nya fartyg ska registreras på Ålandoch få Mariehamn som hemmahamn.
Enligt Birka innebär sjäfartsstådet en sänkning av bemanningskostnaderna till i nivå med den svenska.
www.travelnews.se /utskrift.asp?version=13935   (111 words)

  
 Birka Line Abp B Stock Quotes, Charts & Share Prices - free real time data from the Helsinki Stock Exchange.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Birka Line Abp B Stock Quotes, Charts and Share Prices - free real time data from the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
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www.advfn.com /quote_Birka-Line-Abp-_HEX_BIRBV.html   (656 words)

  
 NannyMUD - Time Line
NannyMUD moved again, this time to the machine Birka, which was a sun4/280.
Basically Birka was the old machine Kajsa with a new CPU card.
After some work Birka had new (rather, newer) discs, faster disc controllers and more memory.
mud.lysator.liu.se /www/time_line.html   (1583 words)

  
 birka paradise, the birka paradise for you, info about birka paradise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Birka Paradise sättsin i kryssningstrafik mellan Stockholm och Mariehamn den 10 november...
Birka Paradise is a full-blooded cruiser without car decks.
Bussresor Lyxkryss Åland med Birka Paradise 2 dagar - Sök och jämför billigaflygbiljetter och sista minuten resor som bussresor och skidresor samt..
the-birka-paradise.ggoo.us   (208 words)

  
 Ålandstidningen - Ålands nyhetsportal
I dag skriver styrelsen att det blir oförändrat eller sämre.
Birka Lines lastsida har gått sämre på grund av dockningar men i stort i nivå med förväntningarna.
Investeringen i Birka Paradise har inneburit högre skuldsättning och ökade räntekostnader, vilket medfört att det finansiella nettot blev betydligt sämre än ifjol.
www.tidningen.aland.net /se/nyhet.asp?newsID=6144   (339 words)

  
 Birka Line Ab
The second study considers how labor deployment and productivity indicators for Birka Line Ab differ from the global benchmarks.
It looks at the amount of labor required to operate Birka Line Ab and the resulting return on human investment.
Important Disclaimer: This report was not prepared on behalf of or for Birka Line Ab.
www.icongrouponline.com /pr/Birka_Line_Ab_FI/PR.html   (648 words)

  
 Skipsrevyen 6/2004 - Båtomtaler - M/S «Birka Paradise»   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Birka Line Abp, Mariehamn har drevet med cruisefart fra Stockholm siden 1971.
Birka Cruises markedsfører nå cruise med «Birka Paradise» og «Birka Princess» fra Stockholm til Mariehamn, Turku, Helsinki og Tallinn såvel som Gotland, Bornholm og Polen om sommeren.
«Birka Paradise»s fremdrift besørges av fire Wärtsilä 6L46 hovedmotorer hver på 5850 kW v/ 500 o/min som er koblet parvis til to Kamewa Ulstein CP propellere med diameter 4600 mm via to Renk reduksjonsgear.
www.skipsrevyen.no /batomtaler/6-04/654.html   (702 words)

  
 Birka överlåter fastighet till Stockholms stad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Birka Line Abp:s svenska dotterbolag Birka Cruises AB har i dag till Stockholms Stad överlåtit fastigheten Södre Torn 1 i Stockholms kommun för 30 MSek.
Dagens affär är ett led i samarbetet mellan Stockholms Stad och Birka, där Staden färdigställer en ombyggd och delvis tillbyggd terminal vid Stadsgårdskajen till Birka Cruises förfogande.
Birka Cruises AB i Stockholm bokar och marknadsför rederiets kryssningar med Birka Paradise och Birka Princess från Stockholm till Mariehamn, Åbo, Helsingfors och Tallinn, samt sommartid även Gotland, Bornholm och Polen.
www.newsdirect.se /nyhed.asp?id=1748   (325 words)

  
 Birka Line - susning.nu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Birka Line är ett rederi, baserat i Mariehamn, Åland, som bedriver färjetrafik mellan Stockholm och Mariehamn mestadels.
De bedriver renodlad kryssningstrafik med ett modernt kryssningsfartyg, M/S Birka Princess.
Inom Birka Line koncernen finns även marknadsföringsbolaget Birka Cruises AB (svenskt bolag) samt Birka Cargo Ab Ltd.
www.susning.nu /Birka_Line   (88 words)

  
 Aker Finnyards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Aker Finnyards and Birka Line have signed a contract for the building of a 1,800 passenger cruise vessel.
The cruise ship designed mainly for year around service in the Baltic Sea comprises eleven decks, of which five are dedicated to passenger accommodation and three for the passenger public spaces: conference area, dance lounge, several restaurants and bars, casino, shopping area, children's playroom etc.
Birka Line Abp situated in Mariehamn, Åland is registered on the Helsinki Stock Exchange and operates since 31 years passengers transportation between the ports of Stockholm and Mariehamn.
www.masa-yards.fi /press.cfm?ID=59   (342 words)

  
 Arbeta & Bo på Åland - Nyhetsbrev
Birka Line Abp, som är noterat på Helsingfors fondbörs, är en koncern som idag består av moderbolaget Birka Line Abp samt helägda dotterbolagen Birka Cruises Ab och Birka Cargo Ab Ltd. Koncernens omsättning år 2004 var 82,2 Meuro och antalet anställda är ca 880 personer.
Kryssningsverksamheten handhas av moderbolaget Birka Line Abp som med Stockholm som utgångshamn driver bolagets kryssningsfartyg Birka Paradise och Birka Princess, de enda genuina kryssningsfartygen på Östersjön.
I rollen som verkställande direktör har du helhetsansvar för Birka Line Abp:s ledning, utveckling och resultat.
www.komhem.nu /ovrig/nyhetsbrev_040305.html   (1116 words)

  
 Din guide til ferie, ferienyheder og oplevelser, ----> TuristNYT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Det er selskabet Birka Line fra Åland, der er noteret på den finske børs, som vil introducere den nye konferenceoplevelse.
På "Birka Paradise" vil der blive plads til konferencer med op til 400 deltagere.
Hjertet i "Birka Paradise" er et stort lokale, som kan anvendes både til biograf, udstillingshal eller banketsal.
www.turistnyt.dk /index.php?body=news&id=2374   (543 words)

  
 Medialon_news_birka_paradise_cruise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The Cruise Vessel “Birka Paradise” launched in April of 2004.
In addition to it unique all-weather sun deck, the Birka Paradise boasts nine restaurants, several bars and two night clubs with dancing floors.
For future upgrades Birka line is considering to use the Medialon’s
www.medialon.com /profiles/birka_paradise_cruise.htm   (198 words)

  
 Viking Garment Construction
Hägg's first book on Birka, since superseded by her 1986 work (see below), has some interesting conclusions, not all of which are followed up in the 1986 work.
Photos and line drawings of some of the finds of everyday objects from various levels of the York dig, including a woman wearing an original, nearly-complete silk cap.
Line drawings of remains of a woman's cloak with fur and tablet weaving.
www.cs.vassar.edu /~capriest/vikgarment.html   (2535 words)

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