Comarit

Comarit

Founded	1984
Headquarters	Tangier, Morocco
Area served	Strait of Gibraltar Mediterranean Sea
Services	Passenger transportation Freight transportation
Website	www.comarit.es

MS Banasa arriving at Tangier

Comarit (Compagnie Maritime Maroco-Norvegiènne) is a Moroccan ferry operator. The company operates ferries connecting Morocco with Spain and France.

History

Comarit was formed in 1984.

In June 2008, Ganger Rolf and Bonheur sold their 55% stake to their Moroccan partner for MAD 700 million (approximately NOK 490 million).^[1]

Routes

Comarit operates five routes between Spain, France and Morocco.

• Algeciras - Tangier
• Tarifa - Tangier
• Genoa - Tangier
• Sète - Tangier
• Nador - Almería

Fleet

Comarit currently operates a fleet of eight vessels.^[2][3]

Name	Built	Entered service	Tonnage	Note
MS Oleander	1980	2010	13,728 GRT	Chartered from Transeuropa Ferries
MS Banasa	1975	1996	11,907 GRT
MS Berkane	1976	2002	20,079 GRT
MS Biladi	1980	2002	10,776 GRT
MS Boughaz	1974	1988	5,286 GRT
MS East Express	1984	2010	9,071 GRT	Chartered from Express Shipping
HSC Boraq	2000	2010	2,377 GRT
HSC Bissat	2000	2010	2,869 GRT

Former fleet

Ships that have been owned or chartered by Comarit^[3]:

Name (construtcion year)

M/F Badis (1973)

M/F Bismillah (1971)

HSC Highspeed 2 (2000)

MV Primrose (1975)

M/F Rostock (1981)

M/F Sara I (1974)

References

1. ^ "Bonheur ASA - Key Developments". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/keyDevelopments?symbol=BON.OL&pn=2. Retrieved January 2011. 
2. ^ "Comarit (In Swedish)". Fakta om Fartyg. http://www.faktaomfartyg.nu/comarit.htm. Retrieved January 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} The Ferry-Site on Comarit ships, visited 17 July 2011