| Type | Shipping |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cruise line transportation tourism |
| Founder(s) | Mordechai Mano |
| Headquarters | Haifa, Israel |
| Area served | Mediterranean Black Sea |
| Services | Shipping operations |
| Owner(s) | Mano Holdings Group |
| Subsidiaries | Mano Holidays Mano Logistics |
| Website | www.mano.co.il |
Mano Maritime is an Israeli owned cruise line, based in Haifa, Israel. [1] The cruise line is aimed at the Israeli public. The parent company of the line, Mano Holdings Ltd., operates cargo ship services as well. Mano Maritime itself serves as a general agent in Israel for the Japanese shipping magnate K Line. [2]
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Mano Maritime was founded by Mordechai Mano (1922-1969) in 1966, after a previous company, Mediterranean Seaways (founded 1956), which he established in partnership with the Ofer Brothers Group was dissolved. Mediterranean Seaways’s first ships were: Eyal; Carmella; Malkah and Liora (Malkah and Liora were named after Mordechai Mano daughters, while Eyal and Liroa were named after Yuli Ofer's children). After the death of Mordechai Mano, his son Moshe Mano took over and further developed the company to become Israel's second largest shipping company and the only Israel based cruise ships operator.[3]
| Ship | Built | In service | Tonnage | Status as of 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Iris | 1971 | 2005-Present | 14,717 GRT | In service, as of 2010. [4] |
| Golden Iris | 1975 | 2009-Present | 17,496 GRT | In service, as of 2010. [5] |
| Ship | Built | In service | Tonnage | Status as of 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Star | 1964 | 1998-2003 | Unknown | Capsized in October 2006. [6] |
| The Iris | 1982 | 2000-2010 | 12,825 GRT | Purchased by Kristina Cruises in 2010. [7] |
| The Jasmine | 1975 | 2009-Present | 12,637 GRT | Laid up in Piraeus as EasyCruise Life. [8] |