Maritime Company of Lesvos

Maritime Company of Lesvos S.A.

Industry	Shipping
Founded	1972.[1]
Headquarters	Mytilene, Greece
Area served	Aegean Sea
Services	Passenger transportation Freight transportation
Website	www.nel.gr

NEL LINES (Greek: Ναυτιλιακή Εταιρία Λέσβου, Naftiliaki Eteria Lesvou) 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.

In 2015 Nel lines declared bankruptcy and ceased operations, citing the financial crises and losing subsidized routes rival to rival operators.

Fleet

RO/RO Passenger Ships

Ship name	Flag	Year	IMO	GRT	Length	Width	Passengers	Vessels	Speed	Routes
Mytilene		1973	7332672	10.737 GT	138,3 m	22,4 m	1.300	225	20	Out of service
European Express		1974	7355272	15.074 GT	159,5 m	21,5 m	1.070	350	23	Out of Service
Theofilos		1975	7362108	13.572 GT	149,4 m	23,5 m	1.300	433	18	Out of Service
Taxiarchis		1976	7431090	5.088 GT	135,8 m	20,6 m	750	392	18	Out of Service

Highspeed Ships

Ship name	Flag	Year	IMO	GRT	Length	Width	Passengers	Vessels	Speed
Aiolos Kenteris		2001	9244350	11.705 GT	140 m	21,8 m	1.742	442	40
Aiolos Kenteris I		2000	9210103	3.536 GT	112,2 m	15,7 m	1.000	210	36
Aiolos Kenteris II		2001	9234757	5.364 GT	112,2 m	15,7 m	854	190	36

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