Golden Star Ferries

Golden Star Ferries is a Greek ferry company operating from the Greek mainland to the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea. Golden Star Ferries was founded in 2011 by Andriot brothers Giorgos and Dimitris Stephanou, who also own the Bright Navigation shipping freight company.

Golden Star Ferries
Founded2011
HeadquartersAndros, Greece
Area served
Greece, Cyclades
ServicesPassenger transportation
Freight transportation
Websitewww.goldenstarferries.gr

Current fleet

Golden Star Ferries currently operates a fleet of three ships, one of which is a high-speed craft.[1]

ShipFlagBuiltEntered
service
Gross tonnageLengthWidthPassengersVehiclesKnotsNotesPhotos
SuperferryGreece199520164.258 GT121 m20 m1.76030023ex Kogane Maru
SuperexpressGreece199820195.903 GT91 m26 m90022042ex Golden Express,
HSC Express,
Catalonia,
Portsmouth Express
Superexpress in 2021.
Andros QueenGreece199820237.005 GT134 m21 m1.40039022ex Silver Queen
Andros Queen as Silver Queen.

Future fleet

ShipFlagBuiltTo Enter
service
Gross tonnageLengthWidthPassengersVehiclesKnotsNotesPhotos
Golden Princess 200620236.554 GT122 m 16,65 m780 16035 ex Gotlandia II

Former fleet

Superferry II at Heraklion in 2018.

The Legend of Rafina

The legend og rafina or known to the public as Superferry II was one of the most important Greek ferries that currently sailed in route of Rafina-Andros-Tinos-Mykonos. The superferry II was created for Regie Moor Maritiem Transport (R.M.T.) and sailed for many different companies until STRINTZIS LINES bought it in order to renew their fleet with new and efficient sihps. In 1999 the ship moves to the hands of the newly created BLUE FERRIES(or BLUE STAR FERRIES as we know it today) which was created by the STRINTZIS LINES as their subsidiary company. In March 2011 the ferry is sold to a new company called GOLDEN STAR FERRIES one of the greatest ship companies in Greece. For 10 straight years the ship sailed in the same route . Unfortunately in its 28th year of service the company decided stop using the ship and sell it to the SEAJETS company. Now the ship on its 29th year of service still remains on the port of Rafina.

Routes

Piraeus-Andros-Tinos-Mykonos-Paros-Ios-Santorini-Heraklion (Superferry)

Piraeus-Paros-Naxos-Mykonos-Tinos-Andros-Rafina (Superexpress)

References

  1. "Our fleet". Golden Star Ferries. 2022.


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