ANEK Lines
ANEK Lines (Greek Ανώνυμη Ναυτιλιακή Εταιρεία Κρήτης ) is a Greek shipping company based in Chania, Crete, which is active in the ferry business. The shipping company operated connections between Piraeus and Crete, as well as between Italy and Greece. ANEK Lines was founded in 1967 by Cretan shareholders who had the desire to build its own shipping company that provides reliable and above all safe ferry service between Crete and the Greek mainland. Thus ANEK Lines is the first Greek shipping company, which was founded as a public company, and next Minoan Lines and Superfast Ferries one of the three shipping companies that dominate in ferry traffic between Italy and Greece.
History
After the December 8, 1966 241 people on the journey from Crete to Piraeus died in the sinking of the Greek ferry Heraklion, because due to the non-observance of safety regulations despite storm not vertäuter truck had broken through the loading dock, it came in the wake of Crete to unrest and demonstrations against the Greek Government and the shipping company Typaldos.
1967 stimulated the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Kissamos and Selino, Irineos Galanakis, starting your own Cretan ferry company in to create a safe and reliable means of transportation for residents and visitors to the island and the private operators with their " soul sellers " from the market to drive. Due to his initiative saw the founding of the People's Aktiengesellschaft ANEK based in Chania. Shares could only be acquired by native Cretans.
The first ferry was acquired in 1970. It was the 1953 -built ferry Kydon, which was rebuilt according to the latest U.S. safety regulations. The ship was first on the route Piraeus - Chania used ( Souda). Two other ships, the ferry and the ferry Candia Rethymno, were added in 1973 and were on the route Piraeus - Heraklion put into service.
The Kriti ferry, acquired in 1978, was purchased in 1987 as well as the ferry Aptera first on the route Piraeus - Chania used.
ANEK Lines rose in 1989 in the international business and offered for the first time to travel between Ancona and Patras; for the ships and Lato Lissus were acquired. The ferry Kydon was extensively remodeled and renamed Talos. The El. Venizelos extended from 1992, the offer between Italy and Greece. In addition, a new connection was Trieste - Patras established by ferry Talos.
The sister ships Kriti Kriti I and II were integrated into the fleet in 1996 and after complete reconstruction in 1997 on the route Ancona - Patras used. As part of this renewal, the old ferry Kriti was sold.
1998, the shares of ANEK Lines on the Athens Stock previously only citizens of the island of Crete accessible were offered free as part of a capital increase for the first time. A year later, the offer on the relation of Trieste - Patras extended by the newly acquired and fully renovated ship Sophocles V.. ANEK Lines took over half of the shares of the shipping company LANE and gave this the Talos ferry. Furthermore, it was assumed the shipping company Rethymniaki. The ships Prevelis and Arkady were integrated into the fleet. A further stake of 16.5% was obtained on the shipping company NEL.
This year, ANEK Lines also founded the ANEK Lines Italia srl, in their registered capital, it participated with 51%. In the newly established shipping company ANEN ANEK Lines took over one fifth of the shares.
2000, the ferry White Mountains was acquired, rebuilt and used between Trieste and Patras. ANEK participated with 41.9 % in the shipping company DANE, with 50 % of Etanap and with 62% of White Mountains. The high-speed ferry Olympic Champion shipyard Fosen yards was on the line Ancona - Patras placed in service. The travel time between Ancona and Igoumenitsa thereby shortened to 15 hours. The slower ships Candida and Rethymno were subsequently sold. In addition, participation in NEL was increased to 19.05%.
The second new luxury ferry, the Hellenic Spirit, were delivered in 2001 and her sister vessel on the route Ancona - Patras used.
Since 2005, Trieste is no longer served by the shipping company. The ships of the former Trieste- Patras line running now on Venice.
The ADAC awarded the 2006 Olympic champion as the safest ferry. 2008 ANEK LINES won the Greek Shipping Awards and was awarded as Passenger Line of the Year.
Fleet
Last meters: length of all parking lanes for cars
Routes
Adriatic routes: Ancona - Igoumenitsa - Patras, Venice - Igoumenitsa - Patras.
Inner Greek ANEK Lines runs from Piraeus to Chania and Heraklion.
Since June 1st 2011, ANEK Lines cooperates with Superfast Ferries for three years on the lines Ancona - Igoumenitsa - Patras and Piraeus - Heraklion to improve the utilization of ships. These laid ANEK ferry Olympic champion from the Adriatic Sea on the route Piraeus - Heraklion.