Tag: Strintzis Lines | GTP Headlines

Hellas Flying Dolphins reached an agreement with the Scaramaga Hellenic Shipyards for the purchase of two Blue Star-type

New Era Dawns for Hellas Flying Dolphins

After several years in the doldrums, Hellas Flying Dolphins seems to have pricked the interest of Greece's major coastal shipping companies. Last month, under its new managing director, Gerasimos Stintzis, HFD announced an agreement whereby it would purchase two new vessels. And...

Posted On 01 Sep 2004

, By GTP editing team

On hand to award the 500,001 passenger on Blue Star's Piraeus-Chania route were company executives, including Attica Enterprises' (Blue Star's major shareholder) chief executive officer, Alexander Panagopoulos (right).

Blue Star Sets Record Passenger Number

Blue Star Ferries announced that it broke the half a million mark in passengers carried on its Piraeus-Chania route. On March 24 the Greek ferry line's electronic Check-in system on board encountered the route's 500,001 passenger as she boarded with her ticket in hand.

Posted On 01 May 2004

, By GTP editing team

Strintzis Management Pleasantly Surprised

Traffic on our new routes is even better than we expected, says Blue Star Ferries (Strintzis Lines) sales and marketing director, Michalis Sakelis. "We are particularly pleased and pleasantly surprised with the traffic on our new Piraeus-Chania route," he says.

Posted On 01 Jun 2003

, By GTP editing team

Strintzis Introduces New Routes

Within the new liberalized framework of Greek coastal shipping, Strintzis Lines (Blue Star Ferries), expands its routes. As of this month, the Greek ferry line is at the forefront with three brand new ships on the Cycladic Islands' routes, the Blue Star 1 in the Dodecanese on the...

Posted On 01 Apr 2003

, By GTP editing team

Superfast Ferries Posts Super Revenue

Superfast Ferries posted sales of almost 160 million euros for the first nine months of last year. Some 61% of sales came from the Adriatic market, about 30% from the Balkan market and the remaining 9% from the North Sea routes.

Posted On 01 Feb 2003

, By GTP editing team

Twelve Superfast Ferry Launched

Superfast XII slid gracefully down the slipway of the yard into the waters of the Baltic Sea last month. Attica Enterprises, the holding company for Superfast Ferries, said its newest super-fast vessel is due for delivery from the Flender Werft shipyards in Lubeck, Germany, in...

Posted On 01 Jan 2002

, By GTP editing team

Blue Star Paros Launched

The first of two new ultra modern ferry vessels for the Cyclades routes slid gently into the waters outside of the Daewoo Shipyards in Korea last month. Christened Blue Star Paros, the first vessel now undergoes its inside dressing stage with some of the most luxurious...

Posted On 01 Dec 2001

, By GTP editing team

Superfast Ferries

off

Superfast And Strintzis Increase Sales And Market Share

Although both Superfast Ferries and partner Strintzis Lines (Blue Star Ferries) increased sales and market share during the first half of this year, profits for both are down. When Attica Enterprises, owners of Superfast Ferries, last month announced its first-half financial...

Posted On 01 Oct 2001

, By GTP editing team

Visitors to Philoxenia were more than impressed with the newly-designed Greek Travel Pages' stand.

Philoxenia’s Last Stand

During opening ceremonies, Development Minister Nikos Christodoulakis declared that a total of 596.2 billion drachmas in financing from the EU's Third Structural Fund would be funnelled into the industry between now and 2006.

Posted On 01 Dec 2000

, By GTP editing team

Superfast Selected By Scottish Enterprise For Direct Ferry Service To Europe

Superfast Ferries announced last month that it had won a Scottish state tender to ply routes to northern ports on continental Europe from 2002. Forty two companies took part in the international tender to run a service between Rosyth in Fife, Scotland and the Continent.

Posted On 01 Oct 2000

, By GTP editing team

Ferry Lines Demand Price Increases Or Increased Sailings

The continued rise of oil prices leaves Greek passenger shipping firms, especially the domestic operators, facing very serious losses. The situation is compounded by the rise of the dollar, which increases their liabilities to banks and insurance firms as a great part of these...

Posted On 01 Oct 2000

, By GTP editing team

Blue Star 1

Strintzis Picks Up Blue Star 2

The Board of Directors of Strintzis Lines, now called Blue Star Ferries, recently announced the delivery of 'Blue Star 2' from the Dutch Shipyard Van der Giessen de Noord. 'Blue Star 2' is an ultra-modern ferry vessel with service speeds of up to 28 knots and an overall capacity...

Posted On 01 Aug 2000

, By GTP editing team

Committee Formed To Study Coastal Shipping Deregulation

Greek Merchant Marine Minister Christos Papoutsis last month set up an independent committee of respected personalities and experts to draft framework legislation for the deregulation of the country's coastal shipping sector.

Posted On 01 Aug 2000

, By GTP editing team

Alexandros Panagopoulos and Periclis Panagopoulos of Superfast Ferries, a major shareholder of Blue Star Ferries, with Gerasimos Strinztis, a major shareholder and chairman of Blue Star Ferries.

Strintzis Proudly Presents Blue Star Ithaki And Blue Star 1

Besides celebrating the arrival of new vessels, Strinztis Lines, now know as Blue Star Ferries, has received government approval to place its Blue Island and Blue Galaxy vessels in the Patras- Heraklion route as of July 2. The vessels depart from Patras every Sunday at 20:00 and...

Posted On 01 Jul 2000

, By GTP editing team

Vassilis Minaidis (center), president of the Panhellinic Hoteliers Federation, told Panorama professional quests that the government should provide investment incentives and subsides toward the construction of new high-standard hotels in “new” tourism districts of Greece.Up until now, the federation had made it know generally that it did not want to see any more hotels built.

Biggest And Best Tourism Panorama

This year’s domestic fair, Panorama 2000, held last month at the Peace & Friendship Stadium, proved to be the biggest, the best and the most successful to date. “It was not only the size and the well-designed stands that made this year’s fair so impressive,” said one seasoned...

Posted On 01 Jun 2000

, By GTP editing team

Strintzis lines accepted its newest super-fast ultra-modern ferry the Blue Star Ithaki, which will be the first of its type to ply Greek coastal waters.

Strintzis To Raise 28 Billion Drachmas For New Vessels

At its recent general assembly, Greek ferry line Strintzis received approval to increase its capital by almost 28 billion drachmas through the issuance of new shares. The funds will be used in part to pay for the company’s new investment program that is expected to surpass 100...

Posted On 01 Jun 2000

, By GTP editing team

Coastal Shippers Order 50 New Vessels

Within the next two years, the Greek coastal shipping sector will accept delivery of some 50 new ferry vessels. With these new fast ships, the time it will take to sail from Piraeus and Rafina to the Greek islands, and Italy, will be substantially reduced.

Posted On 01 May 2000

, By GTP editing team

Mergers Turn 20 Ferry Lines Into Three, But Some Routes Monopolized

"Sales commission for travel agents has been reduced; there are fewer discounts available; special group rates have been abolished; and prices have risen more than 20% on some routes."

Posted On 01 May 2000

, By GTP editing team

The Hellenic Tourism Organization's pavilion proved to be one of the most popular stops for German visitors to ITB tourism fair.

Greece Stars At ITB 2000

With a pavilion of 800 square meters that hosted some 60 Greek tourism enterprises, Greece stood out as one of the big stars at this year's ITB Berlin tourism fair. According to the 60-plus exhibitors from here, Greece will welcome a record number of German visitors this year.

Posted On 01 Apr 2000

, By GTP editing team

Strintzis Accepts Delivery Of New “Blue Star Ithaki”

Strintzis Lines, on March 31, accepted its newest super-fast ultra-modern ferry the Blue Star Ithaki from the Korean shipyard Daewoo Heavy Industries. The new vessel will be the first of its type to ply Greek coastal waters.

Posted On 01 Apr 2000

, By GTP editing team

12

Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from the author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts of texts published in this page and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Greek Travel Pages – gtp.gr and / or GTP Headlines - news.gtp.gr with appropriate and specific direction (hyperlink) to the original content. All photographs appearing on this site are not to be downloaded or reproduced in any way, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.

© 1998 – 2022 International Publications Ltd. - Terms