Aegean Speed Lines

Aegean Speed Lines

Founded	2005
Founder	Leonidas Demetriades-Eugenides
Headquarters	Glyfada, Greece
Area served	Greece, Cyclades
Services	Passenger transportation
Parent	Eugenides Group
Website	www.aegeanspeedlines.gr

Speedrunner IV arriving at Milos

Speedrunner I in Piraeus

Aegean Speed Lines is a Greek ferry company operating fast ferries between Piraeus and the Cyclades.

History

Aegean Speed Lines were formed in 2005 as a joint venture between Sea Containers and the Eugenides Group. Aegean Speed Lines were the first ferry company in Greece to use a European Union flag vessel on a domestic route following deregulation of ferry services in Greece.^[1] Sea Containers sold is share in 2006 leaving the Eugenides Group as the major shareholder.

Fleet

Aegean Speed Lines began operations using a single high speed catamaran Speedrunner I. Following two successful seasons a Fincantieri built monohull Speedrunner II joined the fleet in 2007. On 2008, the company sold Speedrunner 1. In 2009 two more monohulls Speedrunner III and Speedruner IV joined the fleet.

Speedrunner 1 (2005-2008)
Speedrunner 2 (2007–present)
Speedrunner 3 (2009–present)
Speedrunner 4 (2009–present)

Routes

Piraeus–Serifos–Sifnos–Milos (Speedrunner III)
Piraeus–Paros–Naxos (Speedrunner IV)

Awards

In 2009 Aegean Speed Lines was awarded by "Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards" as "The Best Passenger Line of the Year 2009".^[2]

References

↑ "Aegean Speed Lines". Retrieved March 31, 2010.
↑ http://www.marinews.gr/pub/Category.asp?lang=gr&page=5&catid=5&contentid=10322

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