Baleària

Baleària
Founded 1998
Headquarters Dénia, Spain
Area served
 Balearic Islands, Spain, Morocco, Grand Bahama, Florida (USA)
Key people
 Adolfo Utor, CEO
Services Passenger transportation, Freight transportation
Website www.balearia.com
Martin i Soler departing Ibiza
Jaume I

Baleària is the trading name for the Spanish shipping company Baleària Eurolíneas Marítimas S.A. The company operates passenger ferry services in the Mediterranean and Caribbean.

Routes

In the Mediterranean region, Baleària operates domestic services within Spain to the Balearic Islands from Dénia, Valencia and Barcelona. The company also operates service across the Strait of Gibraltar from Algeciras to Ceuta and Tangier.

In North America, Baleària operates regular international ferry service between the port of Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the United States and Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas.

Fleet

Current vessels

Baleària currently (December 2017) operates a fleet of nine fast ferries and eight roro vessels.

Name Built Enterered service Flag Notes Source
Abel Matutes20102010 SpainBarcelona - Palma de Mallorca[1]
Avemar Dos19972008 SpainAlgeciras - Ceuta[2]
Bahama Mama20102010 MaltaMostaganem - Valencia[3]
Dénia Ciutat Creativa19922016 CyprusMelilla - Almeria/Malaga[4]
Formentera Direct19872014 SpainLaid up in Castellon de la Plana[5]
Jaume I19942005 MaltaFort Lauderdale - Free Port[6]
Jaume II19962006 SpainDènia - Ibiza- Palma[7]
Jaume III19962007 Spain(Summer 2017 Tanger Med - Algeciras)/(Winter 2017 Laid up in Algeciras)[8]
Martín I Soler20082008 SpainBarcelona - Alcudia - Ciutadella[9]
Maverick19902011 SpainIbiza-Formentera[10]
Maverick dos19902011 SpainIbiza-Formentera[11]
Virot19732016 SpainLaid up a Ibiza[12]
Nixe20042004 SpainIbiza-Formentera[13]
Napoles20022015 CyprusValencia- Ibiza - Palma[14]
Passió Per Formentera20092009 SpainAlgeciras - Ceuta[15]
Pinar del Río19922008 SpainLaid up in Dènia[16]
Poeta López Anglada19842012 SpainAlgeciras - Tanger Med[17]
Posidonia19802012 SpainIbiza-Formentera[18]
Ramón Llull20012001 SpainDenía - Formentera - Ibiza (high season) // Acudia - Ciutadella (low season)[19]
Regina Baltica19802017 CyprusValencia - Mostaganem. Because of an accident, now laid up in Valencia.[20]
Sicilia20022015 CyprusBarcelona - Ibiza[21]
Visemar One20102010 ItalyChartered from Visemar Line, Valencia-Palma de Mallorca[22]

Past vessels

  • HSC Al Sabini
  • MS Bahia de Malaga - Sold to Kada Denizcilik Turism, renamed Med Dream
  • MS Bahia de Ceuta - Sold to Nova Ferries, renamed Ilha Azul
  • MS Borja
  • MS Borja Dos
  • MS Breant
  • MS Clipper Racer
  • MS Espalmador
  • HSC Federico Garía Lorca - Sold to Conferry, renamed San Francisco de Asís
  • MS Guido
  • MS Hoburgen
  • MS Isla de Botafoc - Sold to Ventouris Ferries, renamed Bari
  • MS Isla de Ibiza
  • MS Manuel Azaña - Sold to Arab Bridge Maritime, renamed Amman
  • MS Meloodia
  • HSC Nixe 2 - Sold to Excalibur International Marine, renamed Ocean Lala
  • MS Pau Casals
  • MS Rólon Sur
  • MS Sonia

+MS Sonia

Incidents

On 16 February 2012 the high speed catamaran Maverick Dos ran aground whilst on passage from Ibiza Town to Formentera. The vessel was carrying 21 passengers and 6 crew at the time of the incident.

References

  1. ↑ The Ferry Site about M/F Abel Matutes
  2. ↑ The Ferry Site about HSC Avemar Dos
  3. ↑ The Ferry Site about M/F SF Alhucemas
  4. ↑ The Ferry Site about
  5. ↑ The Ferry Site about HSC Formentera Direct
  6. ↑ The Ferry Site about HSC Jaume I
  7. ↑ The Ferry Site about HSC Jaume II
  8. ↑ The Ferry Site about HSC Jaume III
  9. ↑ The Ferry Site about M/F Martín I Soler
  10. ↑ Balearia about HSC Maverick
  11. ↑ Balearia about HSC Maverick Dos
  12. ↑ Balearia.com
  13. ↑ The Ferry Site about HSC Nixe
  14. ↑ The Ferry Site about
  15. ↑ The Ferry Site about M/F Passió Per Formentera
  16. ↑ The Ferry Site about HSC Pinar del Rio
  17. ↑ The Ferry Site about M/F Poeta López Anglada
  18. ↑ The Ferry Site about M/F Posidonia
  19. ↑ The Ferry Site about HSC Ramón Llull
  20. ↑ The Ferry Site about
  21. ↑ The Ferry Site about
  22. ↑ The Ferry Site about M/F Visemar One

Further reading

  • Seville, Richard (2009). Mediterranean Ferries. Ramsey, Isle of Man: Ferry Publications. ISBN 9781871947984.
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