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Dodekanisos Seaways

Dodekanisos Seaways

Greek ferry company

Dodekanisos Seaways is a Greek ferry company operating from the island of Rhodes to smaller Dodecanese islands and islands of the Northeastern Aegean. Its itineraries cover 17 island destinations: Rhodes, Symi, Panormitis Symi, Kos, Kalymnos, Leros, Lipsi, Patmos, Agathonisi, Kastellorizo, Halki, Tilos, Nisyros, Arkoi, Samos, Ikaria and Fourni.[1][2][3][4] Dodekanisos Seaways owns two catamaran speedboats, the Dodekanisos Express and the Dodekanisos Pride as well as the conventional ship Panagia Skiadeni. Dodekanisos Seaways was awarded as the Best Shipping Company of the year 2015, by Lloyd's List, in the context of the Greek Shipping Awards 2015,[5] while among others, it was awarded praise by the Greek Red Cross, the Municipality of Rhodes and the Central Port Authority of Rhodes.[6]

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History

Dodekanisos Seaways was founded in 1999, by George Spanos, in Rhodes.[7] It started with a high-speed catamaran, the Dodekanisos Express, which was built for the company at the Norwegian shipyard Båtservice Mandal AS and delivered in 2000.[8] In 2005, Dodekanisos Seaways built the second high-speed catamaran, the Dodekanisos Pride[9] and in 2011 it bought Panagia Skiadeni.[10]

Fleet

As of October 2018, Dodekanisos Seaways operates the following fleet.[11]

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Routes

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References

  1. [1]
    "Launch of Dodekanisos Express itineraries". Dimokratiki newspaper (in Greek). 3 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Itinerary search". Official website of Dodekanisos Seaways. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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    "Dodekanisos Seaways on an ascending trajectory". Naftika Chronika (in Greek). Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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    "Dodekanisos Seaways ships to new destinations". nautilia.gr (in Greek). 27 April 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Dodekanisos Seaways: Best shipping company for 2015" (in Greek). 9 December 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Awards". Official website of Dodekanisos Seaways. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. [7]
    "How the little ones became big in the coastal shipping market" (in Greek). 8 August 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Dodekanisos Seaways: The Succession" (PDF). Efoplistis (in Greek). February 2020.
  9. [9]
    "Samos: The ship "Dodekanisos Pride" was launched" (in Greek). 1 May 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  10. [10]
    "The new ship of Dodekanisos Seaways". Rodiaki newspaper. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  11. [11]
    "Fleet". Official website of Dodekanisos Seaways.
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