Iolkos (ship)
 Iolkos laid up in Volos | |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry | Piraeus,  Greece |
| Route | Volos ↔ Skiathos – Skopelos – Alonissos |
| Builder |
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| Yard number | 1 |
| Laid down | 30 September 1992 |
| Launched | 1996 |
| Completed | 1 June 1996 |
| Acquired | April 2024 |
| Maiden voyage | June 1996 |
| In service | 1996 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Ro-Pax Ferry |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 77.85 m (255 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 22.00 m (72 ft 2 in) |
| Draft | 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in) |
| Ramps | Stern vehicle loading ramp |
| Installed power | 2 × Mirrlees 16MB275 diesel engines (total 8,973 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 × controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed | 19.0 knots (35.2 km/h; 21.9 mph) (service) / 21.0 knots (38.9 km/h; 24.2 mph) (max) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 36 |
Iolkos is a ferry belonging to the Greek shipping company Seajets. Built between 1995 and 1996 by Vernicos Shipyard in Greece, it has been sailing mainly on the Volos - Sporades route.
Service
[edit]The ferry, delivered in June 1996 to the Greek company Valtetsi Shipping Corp. with the name Haroula, was however immediately renamed Supercat Haroula , later taking service in the same year on the routes between Piraeus and the Greek islands of the Aegean Sea under the banner of Goutos Lines[1].
On 12 November 1999 she was sold to Minoan Flying Dolphins Maritime SA and, renamed Express Haroula in 2000, she began service on the routes between Volos,Skiathos, Skopelos and Alonissos.
On 11 April 2005, with the acquisition of the shipping company by Hellenic Seaways, it was renamed Express Skiathos. On 30 September 2023 it collided with the quay during mooring maneuvers in Skiathos, suffering minor damage to the stern on the starboard side. On 1 April 2024 it was sold for approximately nine million euros to the Greek company 4Naver Shipholding Ltd[2][3] and, renamed Iolkos , returned on 1 May to operate on its route under the banner of the new shipping company, Seajets.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "M/S HAROULA (1996)". www.faktaomfartyg.se. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
- ↑ "inforMARE mobile". www.informare.it. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
- ↑ "Attica Group sells EXPRESS SKIATHOS to Seajets". Shippax. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
- ↑ sandra (2024-04-26). "Back in service: the former Express Skiathos of Seajets". Ferry Shipping News. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
