Levante Ferries

Levante Ferries is a Greece-based ferry company which was established in 2014. Today, a fleet of four ferries serves the transportation needs of the islands Zakynthos, Cephalonia and Ithaca.

Levante Ferries
IndustryShipping
Founded2014[1]
FounderGeorge Theodosis
Headquarters
Athens
,
Greece
Area served
Ionian Sea
Key people
G. Theodosis
ServicesPassenger transportation
Freight transportation
Websitelevanteferries.com

Routes

Currently, Levante Ferries is operating lines in Zante, Cephalonia and Ithaca islands. The company also operated a route between Thessaloniki and Izmir in Autumn 2022, but it was eventually stopped due to lack of demand.[2] The operating routes are:

Ionian Sea

    Current fleet
    ShipFlagBuiltEntered ServiceGross tonnageLengthWidthPassengersVehiclesKnotsPhotos
    Fior Di Levante[3]Greece199820149.024 GT118,8 m20 m1.140300Max(19kn),
    Operating(17kn)
    Mare Di Levante[4]Greece198420164.058 GT120,2 m21 m1.068350Max(18kn),
    Operating(16kn)
    Kefalonia[5]Greece197520193.924 GT120,8 m17.2 m1.134220Max(22.5kn),
    Operating(19kn)
    Andreas Kalvos[6]Greece198520191.765 GT100 m16,2 m730225Max(18kn),
    Operating(16kn)
    Smyrna Di LevanteGreece1977202214.205 GT158,4 m21,6 m948300Max(20kn),
    Operating(18kn)

    Future fleet
    ShipFlagBuiltWill Enter ServiceGross tonnageLengthWidthPassengersVesselsKnotsNotes
    Contessa Di LevanteGreece1999 ?4.945 GT140,8 m20,5 m1.30043024 (max)ex-Queen Coral 8

    Notes
    • 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 13–15 April 2016.[7]
    • Fior Di Levante is the first ship in Greece that receives electricity at night from the shore based installation at the port of Kyllini.[8]
    • Mare Di Levante is the second ship of Levante Ferries. Before being bought by Levante Ferries it was called Ionian Star and it belonged to Tyrogalas ferries operating in the same routes as it does now.[9]
    • Andreas Kalvos is the third ship of Levante Ferries. Before being bought by Levante Ferries it belonged to Zante Ferries and was operating with the same name it has now.[10]
    • Kefalonia is the fourth ship of Levante Ferries. Before being bought by Levante Ferries it belonged to Kefalonian Lines. Kefalonia operated for more than 20 years in the route Patra-Sami-Ithaca which made it really favorable in the people of Kefalonia and Ithaca. [11]

    References
    1. "Αρχική - levanteferries". levanteferries. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
    2. ΙΝ, Σύνταξη (2022-11-30). "Σταματά η πολυδιαφημισμένη ακτοπλοϊκή σύνδεση Θεσσαλονίκης - Σμύρνης". in.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-06-14.
    3. "Fior di Levante". levanteferries. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
    4. "Mare di Levante". levanteferries. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
    5. "Kefalonia". levanteferries. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
    6. "Andreas Kalvos". levanteferries. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
    7. "Fior di Levante". levanteferries.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
    8. "Κυλλήνη: Μπαίνει στην… πρίζα το πρώτο ηλεκτρικό πλοίο". patrisnews.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
    9. "Mare di Levante". levanteferries.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
    10. "Και το ΑΝΔΡΕΑΣ ΚΑΛΒΟΣ στον «κίτρινο» στόλο ιδιοκτησίας της Levante Ferries και του Γιώργου Θεοδόση!". kefaloniapress.gr. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
    11. "Η Levante Ferries καλωσορίζει στον στόλο της το «Νήσος Κεφαλονιά»". zantepress24.gr. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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