Baleària
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| Founded | 1998 |
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| Headquarters | Dénia, Spain |
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Area served
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Balearic Islands, Spain, Morocco, Grand Bahama, Florida (USA) |
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Key people
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Adolfo Utor, CEO |
| Services | Passenger transportation, Freight transportation |
| Website | www.balearia.com |
Baleària is the trading name for the Spanish shipping company Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. The company operates passenger ferry services in the Mediterranean and Caribbean.
Routes
In the Mediterranean region, Baleària operates domestic services within Spain to the Balearic Islands from Dénia, Valencia and Barcelona. The company also operates service across the Strait of Gibraltar from Algeciras to Ceuta and Tangier.
In North America, Baleària operates regular international ferry service between the port of Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the United States and Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas.
Fleet
Current vessels
Baleària currently (September 2014) operates a fleet of nine fast ferries and eight roro vessels.
| Name | Built | Enterered service | Gross Tonnage | Notes | Source |
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| Abel Matutes | 2010 | 2010 | 29,670 | Barcelona/Valencia-Palma de Mallorca | [1] |
| Avemar Dos | 1997 | 2008 | 5,517 | laid up in Algeciras (September 2014) | [2] |
| Poeta López Anglada | 1984 | 2012 | 15,093 | Algeciras - Ceuta | [3] |
| Formentera Direct | 1987 | 2014 | 775 | Ibiza - Palma | [4] |
| Jaume I | 1994 | 2005 | 5,889 | Algeciras - Ceuta | [5] |
| Jaume II | 1996 | 2006 | 4,112 | Algeciras - TangerMed | [6] |
| Jaume III | 1996 | 2007 | 4,305 | San Antonio - Dénia | [7] |
| Levante | 1994 | 2013 | 1,044 | Barcelona-San Antonio/Ciutadella | [8] |
| Martín I Soler | 2008 | 2008 | 24,761 | Barcelona - Alcudia | [9] |
| Maverick | 1990 | 2011 | 442 | Ibiza-Formentera | [10] |
| Maverick Dos | 1990 | 2011 | 442 | Ibiza-Formentera | [11] |
| Nissos Chios | 2007 | 2014 | 14,717 | Algeciras - TangerMed | [12] |
| Nixe | 2004 | 2004 | 2,292 | Ibiza-Formentera | [13] |
| Passió Per Formentera | 2009 | 2009 | 6,146 | Alcudia - Ciutadella | [14] |
| Pinar del Río | 1992 | 2008 | 3,454 | Balearia Bahamas Express | [15] |
| Posidonia | 1980 | 2012 | 1,386 | Ibiza-Formentera/Denía | [16] |
| Ramón Llull | 2001 | 2001 | 2,620 | Denía - Formentera - Ibiza | [17] |
| SF Alhucemas | 2010 | 2010 | 20,238 | Fort Lauderdale-Freeport | [18] |
| Visemar One | 2010 | 2010 | 26,500 | Chartered from Visemar Line, Barcelona/Valencia-Palma de Mallorca | [19] |
Past vessels
- HSC Al Sabini
- MS Bahia de Malaga - Sold to Kada Denizcilik Turism, renamed Med Dream
- MS Bahia de Ceuta - Sold to Nova Ferries, renamed Ilha Azul
- MS Borja
- MS Borja Dos
- MS Breant
- MS Clipper Racer
- MS Espalmador
- HSC Federico Garía Lorca - Sold to Conferry, renamed San Francisco de Asís
- MS Guido
- MS Hoburgen
- MS Isla de Botafoc - Sold to Ventouris Ferries, renamed Bari
- MS Isla de Ibiza
- MS Manuel Azaña - Sold to Arab Bridge Maritime, renamed Amman
- MS Meloodia
- HSC Nixe 2 - Sold to Excalibur International Marine, renamed Nixen
- MS Pau Casals
- MS Rólon Sur
- MS Sonia
Incidents
On 16 February 2012 the high speed catamaran Maverick Dos ran aground whilst on passage from Ibiza Town to Formentera. The vessel was carrying 21 passengers and 6 crew at the time of the incident.
References
- ↑ The Ferry Site about M/F Abel Matutes
- ↑ The Ferry Site about HSC Avemar Dos
- ↑ The Ferry Site about M/F Poeta López Anglada
- ↑ The Ferry Site about HSC Formentera Direct
- ↑ The Ferry Site about HSC Jaume I
- ↑ The Ferry Site about HSC Jaume II
- ↑ The Ferry Site about HSC Jaume III
- ↑ The Ferry Site about M/F Levante
- ↑ The Ferry Site about M/F Martín I Soler
- ↑ Balearia about HSC Maverick
- ↑ Balearia about HSC Maverick Dos
- ↑ The Ferry Site about M/F Nissos Chios
- ↑ The Ferry Site about HSC Nixe
- ↑ The Ferry Site about M/F Passió Per Formentera
- ↑ The Ferry Site about HSC Pinar del Rio
- ↑ The Ferry Site about M/F Posidonia
- ↑ The Ferry Site about HSC Ramón Llull
- ↑ The Ferry Site about M/F SF Alhucemas
- ↑ The Ferry Site about M/F Visemar One
