Iscomar

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Compania Iscomar S.A.
Founded 1979
Headquarters Palma, Balearic Islands
Area served Mediterranean Sea
Services Passenger transportation
Freight transportation
Parent Contenemar Group
Website www.iscomar.com
Isabel del Mar departing Ibiza

Iscomar (Compania Iscomar S.A.) is a company that operates a single ferry service between Alcudia on the Balearic island of Mallorca and Ciutadella on the Balearic island of Menorca. It used to operate ferry services from the Balearics to the Spanish mainland but no longer does so owing to the precarious financial state of its parent company, Contenemar.

History

Iscomar began operations in 1979 with a small fleet of container ships.[1] In 1998 Iscomar commenced a passenger service between Alcudia and Ciutadella using the Japanese built MS Nura Nova. A fast ferry was acquired in 2005 to operate between Ibiza Town and Formentera. In 2008, Isabel del Mar joined the feel,[2] but as of June 2012, she was laid up in Barcelona.[3] In October 2009, the insolvent state of the company led to it being banned from operating into or out of the port of Barcelona.[4]

As of February 2013, despite the misleading route map on its website, voyages can only be booked between Alcudia and Ciutadella.[5]

Routes

The company operates the following routes:

  • Ibiza - Barcelona / Denia / Valencia / Formentera / Palma
  • Palma - Valencia / Barcelona
  • Mahon - Valencia / Barcelona
  • Alcudia - Ciutadella

Fleet

Iscomar currently (June 2010) operates a fleet of two conventional roro vessels and one high speed catamaran.[6]

Name Built Entered
service 		Route Passengers Tonnage Flag
Pitiusa Nova 1987 2005 Ibiza Town - Formentera 352 272 GRT  Spain
Nura Nova 1977 1998 Alcudia - Ciutadella 800 3,134 GRT  Spain
Isabel Del Mar 1988 2008 Palma - Denia / Barcelona 2246 12,589 GRT  Spain

References

  1. ↑ Ferries 2004: Southern Europe - John May & William Mayes
  2. ↑ "Buque Ropax Isabel del Mar". Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Former Iscomar ferry laid up in Barcelona". Shipspotting.com. Jul 25, 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Barcellona gives ban to Iscomar". Ship2Shore. 12 October 2009. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. 
  5. ↑ "iscomar.com". Retrieved 3 February 2013. 
  6. ↑ http://archive.is/20120730234318/http://www.faktaomfartyg.nu/iscomar.htm
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