Ionian Group
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| Industry | Shipping |
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| Founded | 2015[1] |
| Headquarters | Zante, Greece |
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Area served
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Ionian Sea |
| Services | Passenger transportation Freight transportation |
| Website | [6] |
Ionian Group is a Greece-based ferry company got established in 2015, as a company of popular base with shareholders the residents of Zante to completely cover the transportation needs of the island. Today, with a fleet of three ferries it also serves the coasting needs of the neighbouring island, Cephalonia. Currently, there are two shareholders: Levante Ferries (three ships) and ANMEZ (one ship). Zante Ferries also operates independently the ships Adamantios Korais and Andreas Kalvos in Aegean Sea.
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Routes
Currently, Ionian Group is operating lines in both Zante and Cephalonia islands. The operating routes[2] are:
Ionian Sea
- Zante-Killini-Zante (Fior Di Levante & Mare Di Levante)
- Poros-Killini-Poros (Andreas Kalvos)
- Sami-Ithaca-Sami-Patras-Sami-Ithaca-Sami (Speedrunner III)
Current fleet
Levante Ferries
| Ship | Flag | Built | Entered Service | Gross tonnage | Length | Width | Passengers | Vessels | Knots | Photos |
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| Fior Di Levante[3] |  |
1998 | 2014 | 9.024 GT | 118,8 m | 20 m | 1.140 | 300 | 19 (17,5) |
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| Mare Di Levante[4] | |
1984 | 2015 | 4.058 GT | 120,2 m | 21 m | 1.068 | 350 | 18 (16,5) |
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Zante Ferries
| Ship | Flag | Built | Entered Service | Gross tonnage | Length | Width | Passengers | Vessels | Knots | Photos |
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| Dionisios Solomos[5] | |
1990 | 1999 | 4.309 GT | 115,6 m | 21 m | 981 | 350 | 19,5 (18) |
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| Andreas Kalvos | |
1985 | 2003 | 3.786 GT | 100 m | 16,2 m | 730 | 225 | 18 (17) |
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On charter from other companies
| Ship | Flag | Built | Entered Service | Gross tonnage | Length | Width | Passengers | Vessels | Knots | Photos |
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| Speedrunner III [6] | |
1999 | 2016 | 4.697 GT | 100,4 m | 17 m | 800 | 160 | 38 (32) |
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Notes
- Speedrunner III is on charter from Aegean Speed Lines until September 20th, 2016.
- Dionisios Solomos is out of service until June 15th, 2016. Its replacement in the route is the other ship of the company Andreas Kalvos.
- Fior Di Levante won the award for the integrity and creativity of the total design, both inside and outside, including the company branding at the 14th Annual Ferry Shipping Conference which was held on 13th-15th April 2016.
Destinations
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Pisaetos, Ithaca
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