 A full turn-around in Effoa's operations took place in 1989 when the company decided to separate their freight-carrying operations from their passenger operations.In place of dividends, shares of Finncarriers were given to stock owners, and after several mergers, diffusions, and name-changes, a new "Finnlines Group" was born in 1990.In the following years Finnlines acquired Bore Line, the operations of which were incorporated into Finnlines in 1992.