Dodekanisos Seaways

Dodekanisos Seaways

Founded	1999
Founder	George Spanos
Fate	active
Headquarters	Rhodes, Greece
Area served	Greece, Dodecanese and Northeastern Aegean
Key people	Chris Spanos, President and CEO
Services	Passenger transportation Freight transportation
Website	www.12ne.gr

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]

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]

Ship	Flag	Built	Entered service	Gross tonnage	Length	Width	Passengers	Vehicles	Knots	Notes	Photos
Dodekanisos Express		2000	2000	528 GT	40 m	11 m	337	6	33
Dodekanisos Pride		2005	2005	499 GT	40 m	11.5 m	280	9	33
Panagia Skiadeni		1986	2011	3.234 GT	84 m	13.5 m	700	115	17	ex Artemisia, Star A, Orient Star, Ferry Tachibana

Routes

• Rhodes-Symi-Kos-Kalymnos-Leros-Lipsi-Patmos-Agathonisi-Arkoi-Ikaria-Fournoi-Samos (Dodekanisos Pride)

• Rhodes-Chalki-Tilos-Nisyros-Kos-Kalymnos (Dodekanisos Express)
• Rhodes-Symi (Panagia Skiadeni)

• Rhodes-Kastellorizo (Dodekanisos Pride)

References

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