Minoan Lines

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Minoan Lines
(Athex:  MINOA)
Industry Shipping
Transport
FoundedMay 25, 1972;51 years ago (1972-05-25) [1]
Headquarters,
Greece [1]
Area served
Aegean Sea
Key people
Emanuele Grimaldi (Chairman)
Loukas Sigalas (CEO)
ServicesPassenger transportation
Freight transportation
Revenue€57.45 million (2020) [2]
€(14.60) million (2020) [2]
€(15.39) million (2020) [2]
Total assets €280.62 million (2020) [2]
Total equity €255.17 million (2020) [2]
Owner Grimaldi Group (100%) [3] [ failed verification ][ citation needed ]
Number of employees
415 (2020) [2]
Website www.minoan.gr

Minoan Lines is one of the largest passenger ferry companies in Europe, and one of the dominant passenger ferry companies in Greece, sailing between Piraeus and Crete and, in the Adriatic Sea, between Patras and various Italian ports. The company was founded in May 1972. [1] Since 2008 Grimaldi's Compagnia di Navigazione SpA owns and controls 95.9 of the stock of Minoan Lines.[ citation needed ]

Contents

The company's logo is derived from The Lily Prince fresco at Knossos.

History

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2017

2018

2020

2021

Ships

Current Fleet

As at 19 January 2024 [9]

Ship nameFlagBuiltIMOCallsignTonnageLengthWidthPassengersCarsKnotsPhoto
Kydon Palace Flag of Greece.svg 20019204568SYNR37,550214 m26.4 m1,71866531.5 20211103 086 peiraia.jpg
Knossos Palace Flag of Greece.svg 20019220330SVDJ436,900214 m26.4 m2,18473531.5 Knossos Palace (2001).png
Festos Palace Flag of Greece.svg 20029220342SVDA836,900214 m26.4 m2,18473531.5 20211103 589 peiraia.jpg

Former fleet

Ariadne 19840904-Piraeus-Ariadne.jpg
Ariadne
Fedra Minoan Lines 1.jpg
Fedra
Santorini Palace Santorini Palace - Minoan - Santorini - Stbd.jpg
Santorini Palace

Routes

Affiliates

Companies that are affiliates of Minoan Lines (larger than 10%) are outlined below.

Former affiliates

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MS <i>Kydon Palace</i>

MS Kydon Palace is a Greek Ro-Pax high speed ferry, built in 2001 at the Sestri Ponente shipyards by Fincantieri as Festos Palace for Minoan Lines' overnight services between Piraeus and Crete. Initially she ran to Heraklion. In 2020 she was transferred to the Piraeus–Chania route and renamed Kydon Palace She is a sister ship of Knossos Palace. She can reach speeds up to 30 knots. The ship's facilities include restaurants, bars and cabins.

MS <i>Europa Palace</i>

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MV <i>Al Salmy 4</i>

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HSC <i>Santorini Palace</i> High speed catamaran

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HSF <i>Cruise Bonaria</i>

The HSF Cruise Bonaria is a Ro-Pax high speed ferry, built in 2000 at the Sestri Ponente shipyards by Fincantieri and owned by Grimaldi Lines previously owned by Minoan Lines as Knossos Palace. It can accommodate up to 2,500 passengers and 700 cars, and has 758 beds plus 742 airseats for passengers. The vessel is powered by four 4x Wärtsilä 16V46C diesel engines with a combined power of 67,517 kW, which give her a top 'speed of 31,6 knots. In November 2020 Minoan Lines announced that Knossos Palace exchanged with her former ship Cruise Bonaria previously named Olympia Palace. The first sold to Grimaldi Lines and renamed it Cruise Bonaria and the other one renamed Knossos Palace. The former Knossos Palace was under the Minoan Lines 20 years. For 20 years did the Piraeus-Heraklion route. The ship left Greece forever on 24 November and arrived in Napoli, Italy after two days. In there will change signals and name.

MS <i>Cruise Europa</i>

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MS <i>Cruise Sardegna</i>

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MS <i>Zeus Palace</i> Italian ferry

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AF Mia Italian ferry

The AF Mia is a RO/PAX ferry operated and owned by Adria Ferries. The ship was built as Ikarus in Fosen Mek Verksteder A/S, Norway for Minoan Lines in 1997, and later renamed Ikarus Palace. She has a sister ship Jean Nicoli now with Corsica Linea.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "MINOIKES GRAMMES Anonymi Naftiliaki Etaireia" . Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ΜΙΝΩΙΚΕΣ ΓΡΑΜΜΕΣ Α.Ν.Ε. Ετήσια Χρηματοοικονομική Έκθεση για την οικονομική χρήση 2020 (1/1 – 31/12/2020) [MINOAN LINES N.E. Annual Financial Report for the financial year 2020 (1/1 – 31/12/2020)](PDF) (Report) (in Greek). 30 March 2021.
  3. http://www.4-traders.com/MINOAN-LINES-S-A-1408780/company/
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  8. "Our fleet". Heraklion: Minoan Lines. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  9. "Seajets charter Minoan Lines' HSC Santorini Palace". Ferry Shipping News. IJmuiden: Ferry Shipping Summit BV. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.