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Naviera Armas

Naviera Armas

Shipping company of Canarian origin, founded 1940

Naviera Armas is a Spanish company, founded in the 1940s, which operates a number of ferry services in Spain. The company mainly operates in the Canary Islands, with additional routes connecting the Canary Islands and the north African coast to the Spanish mainland.[1] As of August 2019, the company operates a fleet of 11 ferries and 5 fast ferries.[2]

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History

Naviera Armas was founded in 1941 in Lanzarote by Antonio Armas Curbelo. Its initial activities were dedicated to the inter-island transport of salt and freight using wooden-hull boats. With the years, the company included steel-hull ships in its fleet and expanded to the old province of Spanish Sahara.[3]

In 1975, the company introduced the first roll-on/roll-off vessels in the Canary Islands. However, it was not until 1995 that the company began to offer passenger services.[3]

2003 saw the beginning of a fleet renewal plan with the arrival of the Volcán de Tindaya.[3]

In 2008, the company started offering services to Portimão, Portugal with a stopover on the Portuguese island of Madeira. However, in 2013, the service to Madeira was abruptly withdrawn due to a dispute over harbour fees. Services resumed in the summer of 2018 as a seasonal offering between 2 July and 20 September, being operated by Grupo Sousa using Naviera Armas's ship Volcán de Tijarafe, which provided the crossing prior to the 2013 discontinuation. With a maximum speed of 23 knots, the crossing was scheduled to take 24 hours.[4][5] In the summer of 2019, this service was provided using the ship Volcán de Timanfaya.[6]

Fleet

Naviera Armas operates a fleet of eleven ferries and five fast ferries.[2] The fast ferries were acquired as a response to competition from rival Canary Islands ferry company Fred. Olsen Express, which operates an entirely high speed fleet.

Not all of the ships operated by Armas are owned by the company. Those owned by Armas follow the company's naming convention: "Volcán de" followed by a name starting with the letter T.

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  • Ferry leaving Los Cristianos
  • Ferry at Playa Blanca
  • Ferry in Los Cristianos
  • Volcan de Tijarafe leaving Funchal
  • Volcan de Timanfaya near Tenerife
  • Volcan de Tagoro entering Las Palmas

References

  1. [1]
    "Timetables". Naviera Armas. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Fleet". Naviera Armas. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. [3]
    "History". Naviera Armas. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Ferry Madeira-Portimão: Bilhetes disponíveis a partir de hoje A primeira viagem realiza-se a 2 de julho mas os bilhetes vão estar disponíveis já a partir desta terça-feira (Vídeo)". 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Maritime trips Portimão - Madeira - Canárias". Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Ferry trips Madeira - Portimão - Canarias". madeira-ferry.pt. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. [7]
    The Ferry Site about M/F Volcán de Taburiente
  8. [8]
    The Ferry Site about M/F Volcán de Tamadaba
  9. [9]
    The Ferry Site about M/F Volcán de Tamasite
  10. [10]
    The Ferry Site about M/F Volcán de Tauce
  11. [11]
    Shipspotting about M/F Volcan de Teneguia
  12. [12]
    The Ferry Site about M/F Volcán de Timanfaya
  13. [13]
    The Ferry Site about M/F Volcán de Tindaya
  14. [14]
    The Ferry Site about M/F Volcán del Teide
  15. [15]
    The Ferry Site about HSC Alborán
  16. [16]
    https://www.navieraarmas.com/en/flota_volcan_de_tirajana_en/22
  17. [17]
    https://www.navieraarmas.com/en/flota_volcan_de_teno_en/23
  18. [18]
    Significant Fast Ferry Contract for Incat
  19. [19]
    https://www.navieraarmas.com/en/flota_incat_hull_091_en/24

Media related to Naviera Armas at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official Website
  • Ferry Website displaying info on the firm: Simplon PC
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