Fast Ferries (Greece) Explained

Foundation:1989
Location:Piraeus, Athens, Greece
Area Served:Greece, Cyclades
Services:Passenger transportation
Freight transportation
Homepage:www.fastferries.com.gr

Fast Ferries is a Greek ferry company operating from the Greek mainland to the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea.The company was founded in 1989 by Panagiotakis Bros. and currently operates a fleet of ro-ro ferries.

Fleet

In a joint venture with Golden Star Ferries, the HSC Express high-speed craft was acquired in late 2018, expected to enter service in the summer of 2019.[1] However, in May 2019, the venture was dissolved and the vessel was wholly acquired by Golden Star Ferries.

As of August 2019, Fast Ferries operates the following fleet of Conventional Ferries:[2]

Ship Flag Built Entered
service
Length Width Passengers Vehicles Knots Notes Photos
Theologos P. 20002007118 m 21 m 1.154 300 22 ex Ferry Kochi
Fast Ferries Andros 1989 2015115 m 21 m 1.200 280 20 ex Eptanisos,
Choonhyang,
Shinko Maru
Ekaterini P. 1990 2012121 m 18 m 1.127 240 21 ex Rokko Maru

Future Fleet

Ship Flag Built Will Enter
Service
Length Width Passengers Vehicles Knots Notes Photos
Dionisios Solomos 19902024 121.5 m 21 m 1.050 360 19 ex Royal Kawanoe
Adamantios Korais 1987 2024 100 m 17 m 1.040 350 18,3 ex Kyushu,
Adallh,
Visuva

Routes

Rafina-Andros-Tinos-Mykonos-Naxos

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HSC EXPRESS: Νέο ταχύπλοο από Golden Star Ferries και Fast Ferries.
  2. Web site: Fleet.