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Baleària

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Key people
  
Adolfo Utor, CEO

Founded
  
1998

Website
  
www.balearia.com

Headquarters
  
Dénia

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Area served
  
Balearic Islands, Spain, Morocco, Grand Bahama, Florida (USA)

Services
  
Passenger transportation, Freight transportation

Profiles

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.

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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.

Current vessels

Baleària currently (September 2014) operates a fleet of nine fast ferries and eight roro vessels.

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

    Baleària Wikipedia