Superfast Ferries
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Superfast Ferries is a ferry company founded in 1993 by Pericles Panagopulos and Alexander Panagopulos. Together with Blue Star Ferries, it is a subsidiary company of Attica Group, which is listed in the Athens Exchange in Greece.
[edit] Routes
As of 2005, Superfast Ferries operates lines in several parts of Europe:
[edit] Adriatic Sea
- Ancona, Italy — Igoumenitsa and Patras, Greece
- Bari, Italy — Corfu, Igoumenitsa and Patras, Greece
[edit] Baltic Sea
[edit] North Sea
The North Sea service is mainland Scotland's only direct, scheduled ferry service to and from Continental Europe, although ferries also operate from Shetland to Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Norway via the Smyril Line.
[edit] Vessel allocations
In Winter 2005, Superfast ferries removed one of the two ships operating the link between Zeebrugge and Rosyth, thus turning the daily link from Belgium to Scotland into one operated only every other day. Superfast IX joined the two ship operation between Hanko and Rostock to serve the growing demand in the Finland - Germany service.
In addition, Superfast introduced a new "roll-on roll-off" (RoRo) service between Uusikaupunki and Rostock in January of 2005. On April 12, 2006, Superfast and Attica once more took the market by surprise by agreeing to sell the three ice-class Superfast vessels to Estonian operator Tallink for €310 million.
[edit] Fleet (present and historical)
[edit] Superfast I, Superfast II
Built in Germany, delivered in 1995.
The Superfast I was sold to Atlantic Navigazone, Naples, Italy (Grimaldi Ferries) and discharged from service in 2004. She is now serving the Civitavecchia (near Rome) - Barcelona route.
The Superfast II was sold to Transport of Tasmania and discharged from service in 2003. In 2006 she was sold again. She was bought by another Italian company, Corsica Ferries, and will be renamed Mega Express Four.
[edit] Superfast III, Superfast IV
Built in Finland, delivered in 1998.
These vessels were discharged from service in 2002 and were sent to Australia to become Spirit of Tasmania ferries.
[edit] Superfast V, Superfast VI
Built in Germany, delivered in 2001.
[edit] Superfast VII, Superfast VIII
Built in Germany, delivered in 2001
[edit] Superfast IX, Superfast X
Built in Germany, delivered in 2002
Superfast X was sold to Veolia Transport/SNCM in August 2006.
Superfast IX was sold to Tallink in March 2005.
[edit] Superfast XI, Superfast XII
Built in Germany, delivered in 2002
Both were sold to Tallink in March 2005.
[edit] External links
- Superfast Ferries - Online Ferry Ticket Sales and Reservations.
- Attica Group - Parent Company of Superfast Ferries.
