 In 1987 Nordström & Thulin had won the state concession to operate ferry services between the island of Gotland and the Swedish mainland for the years 1988–97.N&T marketed their service as Gotlandslinjen, for whose traffic they bought the "Olau Hollandia".Between October and December the "Olau Hollandia" was rebuilt at AG Weser Seebeckwerft and renamed MS "Nord Gotlandia".