Fast Ferries (Greece)

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Fast Ferries
Founded1989
Headquarters Piraeus, Athens, Greece
Area served
Greece, Cyclades
ServicesPassenger 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.

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Fleet

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 August 2019, Fast Ferries operates the following fleet of Conventional Ferries: [2]

ShipFlagBuiltEntered
service
Gross tonnage LengthWidthPassengersVehiclesKnotsNotesPhotos
Theologos P. Flag of Greece.svg 200020074.935  GT 118 m21 m1.15430022ex Ferry Kochi Theologos P of Fast Ferries.jpg
Fast Ferries Andros Flag of Greece.svg 198920154.682  GT 115 m21 m1.20028020ex Eptanisos,
Choonhyang,
Shinko Maru
Fast Ferries Andros.jpg
Ekaterini P. Flag of Greece.svg 199020123.948  GT 121 m18 m1.12724021ex Rokko Maru Ekaterini P of Fast Ferries.jpg

Future Fleet

ShipFlagBuiltWill Enter
Service
Gross tonnage LengthWidthPassengersVehiclesKnotsNotesPhotos
Dionisios Solomos Flag of Greece.svg 199020244.530  GT 121.5 m21 m1.05036019ex Royal Kawanoe Dionisiossolomosanmez.png
Adamantios Korais Flag of Greece.svg 198720248.324  GT 100 m17 m1.04035018,3ex Kyushu,
Adallh,
Visuva
20100604-Piraeus-Adamantios Korais.JPG

Routes

Rafina-Andros-Tinos-Mykonos-Naxos

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References

  1. "HSC EXPRESS: Νέο ταχύπλοο από Golden Star Ferries και Fast Ferries".
  2. "Fleet".