The new ferry operating under the Polsca brand has completed its first month in service, and Unity Line has released the first data on its performance. Although the debut attracted plenty of attention, the initial numbers suggest that the vessel is primarily delivering on its core role: carrying freight across the Baltic.

After one month, the ferry carried 107 private passengers and transported 60 passenger cars, according to Unity Line. These figures are modest compared with the ship’s overall capacity, but passenger traffic was never meant to be the main focus of the project.

The ferry was designed first and foremost for heavy transport. The operator reports that in a single month it carried more than 3,300 large truck sets, along with 184 short vehicles and 392 semi-trailers. In total, more than 3,600 truck drivers were also transported during the same period.

“It was an intense operational period and a very good start,” the operator said. Unity Line also notes that during the first month the vessel completed 22 round trips on the Świnoujście–Trelleborg route.

The ferry is 200 metres long and 32 metres wide. On a single sailing it can carry up to 400 passengers and as many as 270 trucks. Vessels of this type remain the most important channel for moving goods from Poland and southern Europe to Scandinavia.

Jantar Unity is described as the most modern ferry of its kind on the Baltic. It is powered by four engines fuelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG), supported by a hybrid battery system. The ship was built in 2022–2025 at the Remontowa Shipyard in Gdańsk. Another similar vessel, Bursztyn Unity, is expected to enter service on the Scandinavian route in the second half of the year.

The crossing to Sweden takes about 6.5 hours. Passengers can choose cabins promoted by the operator as having a “three- or four-star hotel” standard, with cabin tickets starting from PLN 95. However, booking a cabin is not required—travellers can also spend the voyage in airline-style reclining seats.