Baleària

Baleària
Founded1998
HeadquartersDénia, Spain
Area served
Balearic Islands, Spain, Morocco, Grand Bahama, Florida (USA)
Key people
Adolfo Utor, CEO
ServicesPassenger transportation, Freight transportation
Revenue652,000,000 Euro (2023) Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
2,500 (2023) Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.balearia.com
Martin i Soler
Jaume I

Baleària is the trading name for the Spanish shipping company Baleària Eurolíneas Marítimas S.A. The company operates passenger ferry services in the Mediterranean and Caribbean.

Routes

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In the Mediterranean region, Baleària operates domestic services within Spain to the Balearic Islands from Dénia, Valencia and Barcelona. The company also operates service across the Strait of Gibraltar from Algeciras to Ceuta and Tangier.

In North America, Baleària operates regular international ferry service between the port of Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the United States and Freeport, Grand Bahama Island and Bimini in the Bahamas. They operate in the US under the name Baleària Caribbean.

Fleet

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Current vessels

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Baleària currently (September 2019) operates a fleet of thirty vessels.

Name Built Enterered service Notes
Eleanor Roosevelt 2021 2021
Margarita Salas 2023 2024
Cap de Barbaria 2023 2023
Abel Matutes 2010 2010 after politician Abel Matutes
Avemar Dos 1997 2008
Bahama Mama 2010 2010 ex. SF Alhucemas
Cecilia Payne 1999 2018 after astronomer Cecilia Payne
Dénia Ciutat Creativa 1992 2016
Eco Aire 2018 2018
Eco Aqua 2018 2018
Eco Lux 2018 2018
Eco Terra 2018 2018
Formentera Direct 1987 2014
Hedy Lamarr 2010 2011 after actress/inventor Hedy Lamarr
Hypatia de Alejandría 2019 2019 after scientist Hypatia
Jaume I 1994 2005 after king James I of Majorca
Jaume II 1996 2006 after king James II of Majorca
Jaume III 1996 2007 after king James III of Majorca
Martín i Soler 2008 2008 after composer Martín y Soler
Nixe 2004 2004
Nápoles 2002 2015
Passió Per Formentera 2009 2009
Poeta López Anglada 1984 2012
Tom Sawyer 2001 2023
Visborg 2000 2023
Ramón Llull 2003 2003 after humanist Ramon Llull
Rusadir 2018 2023[1]
Sicilia 2002 2015
Virot 1973 2016
Wasa Express 1981 2022

Past vessels

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  • HSC Al Sabini
  • MS Bahia de Malaga - Sold to Kada Denizcilik Turism, renamed Med Dream
  • MS Bahia de Ceuta - Sold to Nova Ferries, renamed Ilha Azul
  • MS Borja
  • MS Borja Dos
  • MS Breant
  • MS Clipper Racer
  • MS Espalmador
  • HSC Federico Garía Lorca - Sold to Conferry, renamed San Francisco de Asís
  • MS Guido
  • MS Hoburgen
  • MS Isla de Botafoc - Sold to Ventouris Ferries, renamed Bari
  • MS Isla de Ibiza
  • MS Meloodia
  • HSC Nixe 2 - Sold to Excalibur International Marine, renamed Ocean Lala
  • MS Pau Casals
  • MS Posidonia - Sold to Caremar, renamed "Nereide"
  • MS Rólon Sur
  • MS Sonia
  • HSC Maverick Dos
  • HSC Pinar del Rio - crashed in Denia in August 2019, scrapped.
  • MS Posidonia sold to Medmar in 2023

Incidents

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On 16 February 2012 the high speed ferry Maverick Dos ran aground whilst on passage from Ibiza Town to Formentera. The vessel was carrying 21 passengers and 6 crew at the time of the incident. There was one injury, but all passengers and crew were safely evacuated.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Brittany Ferries' cancelled Honfleur as Baleària's Rusadir". niferry.co.uk - News and Information Ferry Site. 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  2. ^ Hancock, Paul. "Maverick Dos - Shipwreck Log". Shipwreck Log. shipwrecklog.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.

Further reading

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  • Seville, Richard (2009). Mediterranean Ferries. Ramsey, Isle of Man: Ferry Publications. ISBN 9781871947984.