- Maritime Company of Lesvos
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Maritime Company of Lesvos S.A. Industry Shipping Founded 1972.[1] Headquarters Mytilene, Greece Area served Aegean Sea Services Passenger transportation
Freight transportationWebsite www.nel.gr NEL LINES was established in 1972, as a company of popular base with shareholders the residents of Lesvos island and primary aim the purchase of a liner vessel for the Mitilini-Chios-Piraeus route. Since then, the company has expanded, serving most of the Aegean sea destinations.
More specifically, with high-speed and conventional passenger-ferry boats executes intra-Cyladic itineraries connecting Syra and Lavrion with Eastern, Central and Western Cyclades, Lavrion with Psara and Mesta of Chios, Heraklion and Rethimno with Santorini and Thessaloniki and Volos with the Sporades complex.
With passenger-ferry boats NEL LINES also executes itineraries between Piraeus, Chios and Mitilini and connects the islands of Northern Aegean with Thessaloniki, Kavala and Lavrion.
Today, under new administration and developmental policy, the fleet of NEL Lines consists of conventional passenger-ferry boats, high-speed passenger- ferry boats and Ro-Ro vessels which fully comply with the International Code of Safety Management (ISM CODE).
NEL LINES renews its fleet and shapes policies that aim in the improvement of the conditions of tourist traffic and the satisfaction and facilitation of its customers.
Fleet
Ship name Flag Year IMO passengers Speed F/B Theofilos 1975 7362108 1660 18 Taxiarchis 1976 7431090 591 18 Mytilene 1973 7332672 1730 20 European Express 1974 7355272 1000 23 Aqua Jewel 2002 8976671 1675 18.5 Aqua Maria 1975 7419626 1350 18 Aqua Spirit 2000 9212450 400 17 Aiolos Kenteris 2001 9244350 1742 40 Aiolos Kenteris I 2000 9210103 1000 36 Aiolos Kenteris II 2000 9234757 854 36 Panagia Thalassini 1996 9127643 574 30 Panagia Parou 1996 9108049 574 30 Alikioni 1994 9106211 1125 26 Colossus 1987 8613073 23 Mykonos 1971 7043843 17 Aqua Hercules 1980 7822861 17,5 Olympus 1980 7822859 17,5 Routes
- Thessaloniki - Lemnos - Mytilene - Chios - Bathy (Taxiarhis)
- Syros - Paros - Naxos - Folegandros - Sikinos - Ios - Thirasia - Santorini - Anafi (Aqua Spirit, Aqua Jewel)
References
- ^ NEL Lines "Our Company", accessed 30 March 2011
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- Companies of Greece
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