Seajets
Seajets is a Greek/Cypriot ferry company operating passenger and freight ferry services in the Aegean Sea.
Private | |
Founded | 1989 |
Headquarters | Piraeus, Greece |
Area served | Cyclades, Crete |
Key people | Marios Iliopoulos |
Products | Shipping |
Services | Passenger transportation Freight transportation |
Website | www.seajets.gr |
History
Seajets was established in 1989.[1] Today, it operates a fleet of 14 high speed vessels,[2] and 3 conventional Ro-Ro ferries which services routes from the ports of Piraeus and Rafina to several Cycladic islands. It also sails on routes between Crete (Heraklion - Rethymno) and Central Cyclades (i.e., Santorini, Ios, Naxos, Paros and Mykonos) as well as Northern Greece (Thessaloniki, Sporades), Cyclades and Crete. In total, Seajets sails to 17 islands and offers 140 connections among them.[3] Most of these routes are seasonal, operating between April and October every year.
Fleet
As of July 2019, the Seajets fleet consists of the following vessels:[2]
Highspeed ferries
Ship name | Flag | Built | Gross tonnage | Length | Width | Passengers | Cars | Knots | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HSC Tera Jet (it) | 1999 | 11,347 GT | 145 m | 22 m | 2100 | 600 | 45 | Fincantieri Jupiter MDV 3000 class, Italy | |
HSC Champion Jet 1 | 1997 | 5,005 GT | 87 m | 26 m | 1000 | 200 | 40 | Incat, Australia. Hull 044. Returned to Pireaus. | |
HSC Champion Jet 2 | 1997 | 5,005 GT | 87 m | 26 m | 1000 | 200 | 40 | Incat, Australia. Hull 042 | |
HSC Caldera Vista | 1991 | 3,003 GT | 74 m | 26 m | 700 | 75 | 37 | Incat, Australia. Hull 026. Former Master Jet. | |
HSC Mega Jet | 1995 | 3,989 GT | 77,5 m | 26 m | 845 | 100 | 33 | Incat, Australia. Hull 035. | |
HSC Sea Jet 2 | 1998 | 499 GT | 42 m | 10 m | 386 | - | 38 | BĂ„tservice, Norway | |
HSC Super Jet | 1995 | 493 GT | 42 m | 10 m | 394 | - | 38 | Oskarshamn, Sweden | |
HSC Paros Jet (fr) | 1996 | 3,560 GT | 103 m | 14,5 m | 850 | 150 | 37 | Industrie Navali Meccaniche Affini (INMA), TMV 103 Aquastrada class, Italy | |
HSC Naxos Jet | 1991 | 3,003 GT | 74 m | 26 m | 700 | 75 | 37 | Incat Tasmania. Hull 028 | |
HSC Power Jet | 1996 | 5,541 GT | 82,3 m | 23 m | 800 | 175 | 37,5 | Austal Australia. Hull 046. Former Almottahedah 1. Under going seatrials. | |
HSC Andros Jet | 1997 | 2,695 GT | 60 m | 17,5 m | 450 | 94 | 33 | Austal Australia. Hull 055. Former Cezayirli Hasan Pasa I | |
HSC Sifnos Jet | 1999 | 908 GT | 52 m | 26 m | 366 | - | 34 | Austal USA. Hull 079. Former Betico. | |
HSC WorldChampion Jet | 2000 | 6,402 GT | 84 m | 25 m | 1055 | 215 | 48 | Austal Australia. Hull 096. Former Villum Clausen | |
HSC Rapid Link Jet | 1996 | 4.114 GT | 81.2m | 26.46m | 670 | 150 | 33 | Incat Tasmania Hull 040. Laid up in Salamina. |
Conventional ferries
Ship name | Flag | Built | Gross tonnage | IMO | Length | Width | Passengers | Cars | Knots | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aqua Blue | 1975 | 12.891 GT | 7429669 | 137 m | 22 m | 1300 | 400 | 22 | Kanda Shipbuilding, Japan, Hull 197. Former Ierapetra L, Talos, Kydon, Okudogo No. 8, Green Arch | |
Aqua Jewel | 2003 | 3.934 GT | 8976671 | 109 m | 16,8 m | 795 | 155 | 19 | Nafpigiki Hellas, Greece, Hull 533. | |
Alexandra L | 1975 | 6,496 GT | 237029600 | 101.87m | 18m | 750 | 150 | 19 | Under repair in Piraeus. | |
Gallery
- Tera Jet.
- Champion Jet 1.
- Paros Jet.
- Mega Jet.
- Super Jet.
Current operations
- Piraeus-Syros-Mykonos-Naxos-Santorini (Worldchampion Jet)
- Piraeus-Paros-Ios-Santorini (Tera Jet)
- Piraeus-Serifos-Sifnos-Milos-Folegandros-Santorini-Ios (Sifnos Jet)
- Piraeus-Serifos-Sifnos-Milos-Folegandros-Santorini-Amorgos-Koufonisi-Naxos-Paros-Mykonos (Sea Jet 2 and Super Jet)
- Rafina-Andros-Tinos-Mykonos-Paros-Naxos (Naxos Jet)
- Rafina-Tinos-Mykonos-Paros-Naxos (Paros Jet)
- Heraklion-Rethymnon-Santorini-Ios-Naxos-Paros-Mykonos (Champion Jet 2)
- Heraklion-Santorini-Ios-Paros-Mykonos (Caldera Vista)
- Lavrion-Kea-Kythnos-Andros-Tinos-Syros-Paros-Naxos-Donousa-Amorgos-Koufonisi-Schoinousa-Irakleia-Folegandros-Sikinos-Ios-Thirassia-Santorini-Anafi (Andros Jet)
- Lavrion-Agios Efstratios-Limnos-Kavala (Aqua Blue)
- Piraeus-Gytheion-Kythira-Antikythira-Kissamos (Aqua Jewel)
References
External links
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