Balearia

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The first fast ferry of the Balearia, the F. García Lorca , in the port of Dénia, in the summer of 2007
The Abel Matutes car ferry in the port of Palma

The company Balearia (original spelling: "Baleària") is one of the operators of the ferry routes between the Spanish mainland and the Balearic Islands . The company is based in Dénia in the Valencian Community .

particularities

The company operates several conventional ferries that work on the principle of the displacement ship , as well as car ferries and several high-speed ferries and, among other things, some catamarans of the English type SeaCat .

The 200-kilometer crossing from Dénia to Mallorca takes around 5 hours with one of the high-speed ferries and around 8 hours with a displacement ferry. The crossing from Dénia to Ibiza takes around 2 hours with the fast ferry and around 5 hours with the displacement ferry. The journey from Barcelona to Mallorca around 7 hours and the journey from Barcelona to Ibiza around 8 to 9 hours with the regular ferry. Depending on the season, there are six to twelve ferries a week to the two destinations. The fast ferry is around 50 percent faster in each case (as of March 2012).

Lines

Balearia operates the following ferry lines, among others:

more details

All ships of the company Balearia are registered in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - probably because of the tax advantage, since the Canary Islands are not part of the customs territory of the EU .

In February 2012, the Baleària and five other transport and ferry companies were sentenced by the independent Spanish competition authority ( CNC ) to a fine of 15.9 million euros for illegal price fixing.

In 2017, two new buildings were ordered from Cantieri Navali Visentini . The ships are powered by LNG . The first ship is called Hypatia de Alejandría and has been in ferry service since February 2019. The second ship, the Marie Curie , has been in service since July 2019.

Web links

Commons : Balearia  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Number of ferry connections per week to Mallorca and Ibiza from Barcelona. Retrieved November 4, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Barcos a las Islas Baleares (Spanish) - Page at Balearia.com (accessed on: March 22, 2012)
  3. ↑ Competencia multa con 54 millones a las navieras que conectan con Baleares , El País , February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  4. ^ Baleària Orders Two Dual Fuel Ferries in Italy , World Maritime News, February 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ Baleària's 'Hypatia de Alejandría', the first LNG-propelled ferry on the Mediterranean, has begun sailing , Hellenic Shipping News, February 1, 2019.
  6. ↑ Balearia sends new LNG ferry on its way , Hansa - International Maritime Journal, July 25, 2019.