Fast Ferries (Greece)
Appearance
Founded | 1989 |
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Headquarters | Piraeus, Athens, Greece |
Area served | Greece, Cyclades |
Services | Passenger transportation Freight transportation |
Website | www.fastferries.com.gr |
Fast Ferries is a Greek ferry company operating from the Greek mainland to the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea. The company was founded in 1989 by Panagiotakis Bros. and currently operates a fleet of ro-ro ferries.
Fleet
[edit]In a joint venture with Golden Star Ferries, the HSC Express high-speed craft was acquired in late 2018, expected to enter service in the summer of 2019.[1] However, in May 2019, the venture was dissolved and the vessel was wholly acquired by Golden Star Ferries.
As of December 2024, Fast Ferries operates the following fleet of Conventional Ferries:[2]
Ship | Flag | Built | Entered service |
Gross tonnage | Length | Width | Passengers | Vehicles | Knots | Notes | Photos |
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Theologos P. | 2000 | 2007 | 4.935 GT | 118 m | 21 m | 1.154 | 300 | 22 | ex Ferry Kochi | ||
Ekaterini P. | 1990 | 2012 | 3.948 GT | 121 m | 18 m | 1.127 | 240 | 21 | ex Rokko Maru | ||
Fast Ferries Andros | 1989 | 2015 | 4.682 GT | 115 m | 21 m | 1.200 | 280 | 20 | ex Eptanisos, Choonhyang, Shinko Maru |
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Dionisios Solomos | 1990 | 2024 | 4.530 GT | 121.5 m | 21 m | 1.050 | 360 | 19 | ex Royal Kawanoe |
Future Fleet
[edit]Ship | Flag | Built | Will Enter Service |
Gross tonnage | Length | Width | Passengers | Vehicles | Knots | Notes | Photos |
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Adamantios Korais | 1987 | 2025 | 8.324 GT | 100 m | 17 m | 1.040 | 350 | 18,3 | ex Kyushu, Adallh, Visuva |
Routes
[edit]- Rafina-Andros-Tinos-Mykonos-Naxos
- Piraeus - Kythnos - Serifos - Sifnos - Milos - Kimolos - Folegandros - Sikinos - Ios - Santorini
- Alexandroupoli - Samothrace - Lemnos
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