Naviera Armas

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Naviera Armas
legal form Corporation
founding 1941
Seat Las Palmas de Gran Canaria , Spain
Branch shipping
Website www.navieraarmas.com

The Naviera Armas is a Spanish shipping company based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria . It operates several routes between the Canary Islands with its own ships . There is also a ferry connection on Cape Verde between Mindelo and Porto Novo .

history

The shipping company was founded in 1941 by Antonio Armas Curbelo for the transport of goods, with salt transports playing an important role at the time. His son, Antonio Armas Fernandez succeeded him as managing director. It all started with wooden sailing ships , which were later also motorized. Passengers were later also carried. At the beginning of 2019, Naviera Armas had 13  RoPax ferries with capacities for cars, trucks and passengers.

Until 2012 there was also a connection from the Canary Islands to Madeira. Further former connections led to Portimão in Portugal , to Morocco (2008) and from Gran Canaria to the western Saharan city of El Aaiún (2010).

Incidents

On April 30, 2008, the Ropax ferry Assalama , built in 1967 and carrying 113 passengers, ran aground off the coast of Morocco. All passengers and crew could be saved.

On April 22, 2017, the Volcan de Tamasite ferry , which was on its way from Tenerife to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, rammed the Las Palmas pier. 13 people were slightly injured on the ship and a fuel line in the pier was damaged, causing about 60,000 liters of diesel to leak. The ship was then brought to the port by tugs, where the passengers could disembark. The cause of the accident appears to have been a power failure on the ship, which led to the inability to maneuver.

fleet

Current ships

Ferry company's fleet (as of November 2014)
Volcán del Teide Volcán de Tinamar Volcán de Tijarafe Volcán de Tamadaba Volcán de Taburiente Volcán de Timanfaya
IMO number 9506289 9506291 9398890 9360506 9348558 9281334
In service 2011 2011 February 2007 February 2007 June 2006 October 2004
capacity 1500 passengers, 300 cars 1500 passengers, 300 cars 1000 passengers, 300 cars 1000 passengers, 300 cars 1500 passengers, 300 cars 1000 passengers, 300 cars
length 175 m 175 m 154 m 154 m 132 m 143 m
width 28.1 m 28.1 m 25.6 m 25.6 m 21.5 m 24.2 m
Draft 6.3 m 6.3 m 5.7 m 5.7 m 5.7 m 5.7 m
power 4 × 12,000 hp 4 × 12,000 hp 2 × 14,000 hp 2 × 14,000 hp 4 × 6,000 hp 2 × 11,250 hp
speed 26 knots 26 knots 24.5 knots 24.5 knots 24.5 knots 23 knots
Volcán de Tamasite Volcán de Tindaya Volcán de Tauce
IMO number 9281322 9268411 9081588
In service October 2004 2003 1994
capacity 1500 passengers, 300 cars 700 passengers, 120 cars 450 passengers, 96 trailers
length 143 m 78 m 120 m
width 24.2 m 15.5 m 19.5 m
height k. A. 9.8 m 12 m
Draft 5.7 m k. A. 5.3 m
power 2 × 11,250 hp 2 × 7,072 hp 2 × 4,620 hp
speed 23 knots 17 knots 18 knots

Previous ships

  • Volcán de Tejeda : sold to a Jordanian company in November 2012; new name is Sinaa ; Application area: Red Sea

Web links

Commons : Naviera Armas  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Flota. In: navieraarmas.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019 ; Retrieved on March 23, 2019 (Spanish, original page not persistent; information based on archive version).
  2. ↑ Ferry no longer operates. In: madeira-zeitung.de. February 29, 2012, accessed April 6, 2018 .
  3. ↑ MV Assalama (+2008). In: wrecksite.eu. Retrieved October 12, 2018 .
  4. ↑ RMAS ferry rams harbor wall , Canaries News from April 22, 2017
  5. ^ Accident: Arma's ferry “Volcan de Tamasite” crashes into the harbor wall , ships and cruises on April 22, 2017
  6. ↑ Naviera Armas sells the ferry "Volcán de Tejeda"