ANEK Lines
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ANEK Lines is a shipping company in Greece. It was founded in 1967 by numerous shareholders who were inhabitants of Crete
. It operates passenger ferries, mainly on Piraeus-Crete and Adriatic Sea lines.
The company is listed on the Athens Stock Exchange and 32,5% owned by Cyprus based SEA STAR CAPITAL PLC (also owner of 25,4% of Hellenic Seaways)
capsized due a series of safety regulations violations. The ship sank on her way from Chania to Piraeus on 8. December 1966, resulting in the death of more than 200 people.
In the aftermath a few hundreds of Cretans (traders, free-lancers, pensioners, farmers) following a proposal by the Association of Economists of the Chania Prefecture and the generous support of the Metropolitan of Kissamos and Selinos, Irineos Galanakis, implement their bold idea to found the first multi-shareholder shipping company worldwide with modern, comfortable and decent ships.
Therefore on
Exploitation, the Directorate of Technical Services and the Piraeus main agency
east Aegean and specifically the Piraeus-Syros-Mykonos-Ikaria-Fourni–Samos route and in September this new company undertook the Heraklion route which it is servicing by chartering Parent Company’s vessels
These chartered ships operate on government subsidized domestic lines of Southern Aegean Sea.
create a joint venture in Piraeus
-Heraklion
and Patra
-Igoumenitsa
-Ancona
routes with two RO-PAX ships in the first one (the ANEK-owned "Olympic Champion" and the Superfast-owned "Superfast XII") and three in the second one (the ANEK-owned "Hellenic Spirit" and the Superfast-owned "Superfast VI" and "Superfast XI").
ANEK Group:
Former affiliates and investments:
RETHYMNIAKI (took over and finally merged into ANEK LINES in 1999)
ANEN 19,36%
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
. It operates passenger ferries, mainly on Piraeus-Crete and Adriatic Sea lines.
The company is listed on the Athens Stock Exchange and 32,5% owned by Cyprus based SEA STAR CAPITAL PLC (also owner of 25,4% of Hellenic Seaways)
History
In Crete protests broke out after the Typaldos Lines car ferry SS HeraklionSS Heraklion
The SS Heraklion was a car ferry operating the lines Piraeus - Chania and Piraeus - Irakleio between 1965 and 1966. The ship capsized and sank on 8 December 1966 in the Aegean Sea, resulting in the death of over 200 people.-Background:...
capsized due a series of safety regulations violations. The ship sank on her way from Chania to Piraeus on 8. December 1966, resulting in the death of more than 200 people.
In the aftermath a few hundreds of Cretans (traders, free-lancers, pensioners, farmers) following a proposal by the Association of Economists of the Chania Prefecture and the generous support of the Metropolitan of Kissamos and Selinos, Irineos Galanakis, implement their bold idea to found the first multi-shareholder shipping company worldwide with modern, comfortable and decent ships.
Therefore on
- 1967 April 10, ANEK LINES was founded with its head offices located at Chania
- at the beginning only born Cretans could hold stocks in ANEK
- 1970 The company's first F/B vessels KYDON started servicing the route Piraeus-Chania
- 1973 The F/B's CANDIA and RETHYMO started servicing the route Piraeus-Iraklion
- 1978 The F/B KRITI started daily servicing the route Piraeus-Chania
- 1987 The F/B "APTERA" started servicing the route Piraeus-Chania
- New route Crete-Thessaloniki started (route closed then suddenly)
- 1989 The F/B's LATO & LISSOS started servicing the route Patras-Corfu/Igoumenitsa-Ancona
- New blue-yellow corporate identity introduced
- The F/B KYDON was sold.
- 1992 ANEK´s new flagship the F/B EL. VENIZELOS started servicing the route Greece-Italy.
- F/B TALOS started servicing the route Patras-Trieste
- 1994 New route opened, Patras-Igoumenitsa-Bari, but already ceased the following year
- 1997 The F/B's KRITI I & KRITI II started new nonstop Patras-Ancona service
- 1998 Share-capital increase and Initial public offering (IPO) for the company's stocks in the Athens Stock ExchangeAthens Stock ExchangeThe Athens Stock Exchange or ASE or ATHEX is a stock exchange located in Athens, Greece.-History:The Athens Stock Exchange started trading in 1876. The Athens Stock Exchange is a subsidiary of Hellenic Exchanges S.A., whose shares are listed in ATHEX...
- F/B "SOFOKLES V." starts operating the route to Northern Italy (Patras-Trieste)
- Take over some stakes in DANE
- 1999 The company's stocks started trading on the Athens Stock Exchange on 21 January 1999
- ANEK LINES purchases 50% of the share-capital of LANE (Ag. Nikolaos), with the assignment of the F/B TALOS.
- ANEK LINES merge with RETHYMNIAKI and integrate their ships F/B PREVELIS and F/B ARKADI into the fleet
- ANEK LINES ITALIA s.r.l.was founded. ANEK LINES holds 51% of its shares
- ANEK LINES buys 16,5% of NEL Lines
- ANEN was founded. ANEK LINES holds 20% of its shares
- 2000 The F/B Lefka Ori was purchased, fully renovated and started servicing the route Patras-Ancona.
- ANEK LINES increase it´shares to 41,9% of the share-capital of DANE
- ANEK LINES buys 50% of the share-capital of ETANAP
- ANEK LINES buys 62 % of the share-capital of LEFKA ORI A.B.E.E.
- Contract signed with the Norwegian shipyard Fosen Mek Shipyard for the shipbuilding of two newbuildings (first time for ANEK) with delivery dates October 2000 & May 2001 with an option for two more.
- Delivery of the newly constructed Olympic Champion servicing the route Patra - Ancona which completes the route Igoumenitsa - Ancona in 15 hours.
- ANEK LINES increases its share-capital (25% = 9.5 billion drachmas / 27.88 million EUROs)
- The F/B's Candia and Rethymno are sold
- ANEK LINES increases its share-capital in NEL to 19,05%
- 2001 Established online connections to the international booking systems START, MERLIN, AMADEUS and SIGMA
- Delivery of the second newly constructed F/B Hellenic Spirit servicing along with the F/B Olympic Champion the route Patra - Igoumenitsa - Ancona reducing the travelling time from Igoumenitsa - Ancona to 15 hours.
- The former Patras-Ancona operating ships, ´´KRITI I`` & ``KRITI II´´, were deployed then on Patras-Triest and Ravena-Catania (``KRITI I``)
- 2002 The F/B's KRITI I & KRITI II deployed on the Pireus-Heraklion service
- 2003 ANEK LINES set up a ro/ro operations called ANEK CARGO for the routes Piraeus–Heraklion, Patras–Bari and Patras–Venice
- 2005 in May ANEK sold it´s 16,5% shares in NEL Lines to Edgewater Holdings with a €0,5mio profit
- in November the F/B Aptera was sold with a €2,5mio. net profit
- the new Patras-Venice route is added to the route to Northern Italy
- the construction of the company´s building is completed as well as the relocation of administrative services to the company-owned, functional establishment in Chania(Karamanli avenue former Souda avenue)
- 2007 in February the company's latest establishment in Piraeus is inaugurated, housing the Directorate of Commercial
Exploitation, the Directorate of Technical Services and the Piraeus main agency
- 2008 in April the P/S-F/S "Preveli" entered service on the Piraeus-Paros-Naxos-Ios-Santorini line
- in July 2008 the P/S-F/S "LISSOS" entered service between Piraeus and Chios-Mytilini
- in September 2008 the P/S-F/S "ELYROS" entered service between Piraeus and Chania
- in December 2008 ANEK was awarded a prize as "The Best Passenger Line of the Year 2008" during the 5th Greek Shipping Awards ceremony hosted by Lloyd’s List
- 2010 April, ANEK established a new subsidiary AIGAION PELAGOS THALASSIES GRAMMES SHIPPING COMPANY (Chania), to charter and operate the
east Aegean and specifically the Piraeus-Syros-Mykonos-Ikaria-Fourni–Samos route and in September this new company undertook the Heraklion route which it is servicing by chartering Parent Company’s vessels
- 2011 1st June, ANEK LINES started a 3-year joint service agreement with Attica Group (Superfast, Blue Star Ferries) for the route Patras–Igoumenitsa–Ancona and Piraeus–Irakleion under the name ANEK-Superfast. Therefore ANEK deploy it´s ferry ``Olympic Champion`` from the Ancona service (now a joint venture operations with ANEK´s ``Lefka Ori`` and the Superfast VI and XI) to the Irakleio service (now a joint venture operations with ``Superfast XII``).The F/B's Kriti I and Kriti II laid up.
Fleet
| Ship name | Flag | Year | IMO | callsign | tonnage | passengers | photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1998 | 9178599 | SVOM | 28000 | 1874 | ||
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1984 | 7907673 | SWWZ | 38260 | 2500 | ||
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2000 | 9216028 | SYWD | 32670 | 1850 | ||
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2001 | 9216030 | SYOA | 32670 | 1850 | ||
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1992 | 9035876 | SWDA | 29430 | 1500 | |
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1991 | 8916607 | SWBZ | 29430 | 1500 | ||
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1979 | 7814046 | SZRD | 30000 | 1494 | ||
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1979 | 7814058 | SZQW | 30000 | 1494 | ||
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1975 | 7394759 | SZOJ | 15400 | 1790 | ||
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1980 | 8020927 | SYDL | 15350 | 991 | ||
- ``El Venizelos``: from 2002 onward operates in summer occasionally for the tunisian COTUNAV on lease base
- Also ANEK Lines operate the following passenger ships which are owned by other, sister companies:
- F/B Ariadne (IMO: 9135262), on charter from Hellenic SeawaysHellenic SeawaysHellenic Seaways is a Greek shipping company operating passenger and freight ferry services in the Aegean and Adriatic Seas. The company is owned by Cyprus based Sea Star Capital Plc.-History:...
. - F/B Artemis (IMO: 8966951), on charter from Hellenic SeawaysHellenic SeawaysHellenic Seaways is a Greek shipping company operating passenger and freight ferry services in the Aegean and Adriatic Seas. The company is owned by Cyprus based Sea Star Capital Plc.-History:...
. - F/B Ierapetra L. (IMO: 7429669), on charter from LANE Sea Line.
These chartered ships operate on government subsidized domestic lines of Southern Aegean Sea.
ANEK-Superfast
On June 8, 2011 ANEK Lines and Superfast FerriesSuperfast Ferries
Superfast Ferries is a Greece-based ferry company founded in 1993 by Pericles Panagopulos and Alexander Panagopulos. Superfast Ferries is a member of Attica Group and operates 5 ultra-modern car-passenger ferries, offering daily connections between Ancona and Bari and Patras and Igoumenitsa...
create a joint venture in Piraeus
Piraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
-Heraklion
Heraklion
Heraklion, or Heraclion is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete, Greece. It is the 4th largest city in Greece....
and Patra
Patra
Patra may refer to:* Patras, a port city in western Greece* Patra , a dish from Gujarat, India* Patra , a female Reggae artist* Patra, a surname from Orissa, India...
-Igoumenitsa
Igoumenitsa
Igoumenitsa , is a coastal city in northwestern Greece. It is the capital of the regional unit Thesprotia. Its original ancient name used to be Titani....
-Ancona
Ancona
Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy, with a population of 101,909 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region....
routes with two RO-PAX ships in the first one (the ANEK-owned "Olympic Champion" and the Superfast-owned "Superfast XII") and three in the second one (the ANEK-owned "Hellenic Spirit" and the Superfast-owned "Superfast VI" and "Superfast XI").
Routes
- Greece domestic
- PiraeusPiraeusPiraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
- ChaniaChaniaChaniá , , also transliterated Chania, Hania, and Xania, older form Chanea and Venetian Canea, Ottoman Turkish خانيه Hanya) is the second largest city of Crete and the capital of the Chania peripheral unit...
(F/B Elyros - F/B Kriti I) - PiraeusPiraeusPiraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
- Heraklio (F/B Olympic Champion ) - PiraeusPiraeusPiraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
–IosIos (Island)Ios is a Greek island in the Cyclades group in the Aegean Sea. Ios is a hilly island with cliffs down to the sea on most sides, situated halfway between Naxos and Santorini. It is about 18 km long and 10 km wide, with an area of about 109 km² . Population was 1,838 in 2001...
–SantoriniSantoriniSantorini , officially Thira , is an island located in the southern Aegean Sea, about southeast from Greece's mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago which bears the same name and is the remnant of a volcanic caldera...
–KasosKasosKasos is a Greek island municipality in the Dodecanese. It is the southernmost island in the Aegean Sea, and is part of the Karpathos peripheral unit. As of 2001, its population was 990. The island has been called in , .-Geography:...
–KarpathosKarpathosKarpathos is the second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Together with the neighboring smaller Saria Island it forms the municipality Karpathos, which is part of the Karpathos peripheral unit. From its remote position Karpathos has preserved many...
-Xalki-RhodesRhodesRhodes is an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007, and also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within...
(F/B Prevelis) - PiraeusPiraeusPiraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
- MilosMilosMilos , is a volcanic Greek island in the Aegean Sea, just north of the Sea of Crete...
–SantoriniSantoriniSantorini , officially Thira , is an island located in the southern Aegean Sea, about southeast from Greece's mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago which bears the same name and is the remnant of a volcanic caldera...
–Heraklio–SitiaSitiaSitia refers both to the port town, with 8,900 inhabitants and to the municipality with 19,209 inhabitants in Lasithi, Crete . It lies to the east of Agios Nikolaos and to the northeast of Ierapetra. Sitia port is on the Sea of Crete, which is a part of the Aegean Sea and is one of the economic...
–KasosKasosKasos is a Greek island municipality in the Dodecanese. It is the southernmost island in the Aegean Sea, and is part of the Karpathos peripheral unit. As of 2001, its population was 990. The island has been called in , .-Geography:...
–KarpathosKarpathosKarpathos is the second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Together with the neighboring smaller Saria Island it forms the municipality Karpathos, which is part of the Karpathos peripheral unit. From its remote position Karpathos has preserved many...
–RhodesRhodesRhodes is an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007, and also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within...
(F/B Prevelis) - Lavrio - KeaKeaThe Kea is a large species of parrot found in forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand. About long, it is mostly olive-green with a brilliant orange under its wings and has a large narrow curved grey-brown upper beak. The Kea is the world's only alpine parrot...
–KythnosKythnosKythnos is a Greek island and municipality in the Western Cyclades between Kea and Serifos. It is from the harbor of Piraeus. Kythnos is in area and has a coastline of about . It has more than 70 beaches, many of which are still inaccessible by road...
–SyrosSyrosSyros , or Siros or Syra is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. It is located south-east of Athens. The area of the island is . The largest towns are Ermoupoli, Ano Syros, and Vari. Ermoupoli is the capital of the island and the Cyclades...
, SyrosSyrosSyros , or Siros or Syra is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. It is located south-east of Athens. The area of the island is . The largest towns are Ermoupoli, Ano Syros, and Vari. Ermoupoli is the capital of the island and the Cyclades...
–ParosParosParos is an island of Greece in the central Aegean Sea. One of the Cyclades island group, it lies to the west of Naxos, from which it is separated by a channel about wide. It lies approximately south-east of Piraeus. The Municipality of Paros includes numerous uninhabited offshore islets...
–Naxos–Donousa–AmorgosAmorgosAmorgos is the easternmost island of the Greek Cyclades island group, and the nearest island to the neighboring Dodecanese island group. Along with several neighboring islets, the largest of which is Nikouria Island, it comprises the municipality of Amorgos, which has a land area of...
–KoufonisiKoufonisiKoufonisia is a former community in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Naxos and Lesser Cyclades, of which it is a municipal unit. It consists of three main islands.-History:...
-Iraklia-Schinousa, SyrosSyrosSyros , or Siros or Syra is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. It is located south-east of Athens. The area of the island is . The largest towns are Ermoupoli, Ano Syros, and Vari. Ermoupoli is the capital of the island and the Cyclades...
–TinosTinosTinos is a Greek island situated in the Aegean Sea. It is located in the Cyclades archipelago. In antiquity, Tinos was also known as Ophiussa and Hydroessa . The closest islands are Andros, Delos, and Mykonos...
–AndrosAndrosAndros, or Andro is the northernmost island of the Greek Cyclades archipelago, approximately south east of Euboea, and about north of Tinos. It is nearly long, and its greatest breadth is . Its surface is for the most part mountainous, with many fruitful and well-watered valleys. The area is...
, SyrosSyrosSyros , or Siros or Syra is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. It is located south-east of Athens. The area of the island is . The largest towns are Ermoupoli, Ano Syros, and Vari. Ermoupoli is the capital of the island and the Cyclades...
–ParosParosParos is an island of Greece in the central Aegean Sea. One of the Cyclades island group, it lies to the west of Naxos, from which it is separated by a channel about wide. It lies approximately south-east of Piraeus. The Municipality of Paros includes numerous uninhabited offshore islets...
–Naxos–FolegandrosFolegandrosFolegandros is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea which, together with Sikinos, Ios, Anafi and Santorini, forms the southern part of the Cyclades. Its surface area is about and it has 667 inhabitants....
–SikinosSikinosSikinos is a Greek island and municipality in the Cyclades. It is located midway between the islands of Ios and Folegandros. Sikinos is part of the Santorini peripheral unit....
–IosIos (Island)Ios is a Greek island in the Cyclades group in the Aegean Sea. Ios is a hilly island with cliffs down to the sea on most sides, situated halfway between Naxos and Santorini. It is about 18 km long and 10 km wide, with an area of about 109 km² . Population was 1,838 in 2001...
–Thirasia–SantoriniSantoriniSantorini , officially Thira , is an island located in the southern Aegean Sea, about southeast from Greece's mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago which bears the same name and is the remnant of a volcanic caldera...
–AnafiAnafiAnafi is a Greek island community in the Cyclades. In 2001, it had a population of 273 inhabitants. Its land area is 40.370 km². It lies east of the island of Thíra...
, SyrosSyrosSyros , or Siros or Syra is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. It is located south-east of Athens. The area of the island is . The largest towns are Ermoupoli, Ano Syros, and Vari. Ermoupoli is the capital of the island and the Cyclades...
–Naxos–IosIos (Island)Ios is a Greek island in the Cyclades group in the Aegean Sea. Ios is a hilly island with cliffs down to the sea on most sides, situated halfway between Naxos and Santorini. It is about 18 km long and 10 km wide, with an area of about 109 km² . Population was 1,838 in 2001...
–SantoriniSantoriniSantorini , officially Thira , is an island located in the southern Aegean Sea, about southeast from Greece's mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago which bears the same name and is the remnant of a volcanic caldera...
–SikinosSikinosSikinos is a Greek island and municipality in the Cyclades. It is located midway between the islands of Ios and Folegandros. Sikinos is part of the Santorini peripheral unit....
–FolegandrosFolegandrosFolegandros is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea which, together with Sikinos, Ios, Anafi and Santorini, forms the southern part of the Cyclades. Its surface area is about and it has 667 inhabitants....
–KimolosKimolosKimolos is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, belonging to the islands group of Cyclades, located on the SW tip of them, near the bigger island of Milos. It is considered as a middle class, rural island, not included in the tourist hotspots, thus, ferry connection is sometimes of bad quality...
–MilosMilosMilos , is a volcanic Greek island in the Aegean Sea, just north of the Sea of Crete...
(F/B Artemis)
- Piraeus
- Greece- Italy
- PatrasPatrasPatras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
- IgoumenitsaIgoumenitsaIgoumenitsa , is a coastal city in northwestern Greece. It is the capital of the regional unit Thesprotia. Its original ancient name used to be Titani....
- AnconaAnconaAncona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy, with a population of 101,909 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region....
(F/B Hellenic Spirit) - PatrasPatrasPatras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
- CorfuCorfuCorfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The...
- IgoumenitsaIgoumenitsaIgoumenitsa , is a coastal city in northwestern Greece. It is the capital of the regional unit Thesprotia. Its original ancient name used to be Titani....
- VeniceVeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
(F/B Levka Ori - F/B Sofokles V.)
- Patras
Affiliates
Companies that are affiliates of ANEK Lines (larger than 10%) are outlined below.ANEK Group:
- ANEK HOLDINGS S.A. (Greece, Crete - Chania): 99,5% Tourism- participation in other companies- consulting, etc.
- ΑΝΕΚ LINES ITALIA srl (Italy, Ancona): 49%, Factoring and representation of shipping companies
- LANE S.A. (Lane Lines, Greece, Crete - Ag. Nikolaos):50,11%, Passenger ferry shipping
- AIGAION PELAGOS - THALASSIES GRAMMES SHIPPING COMPANY (Crete,Chania): 99,90%, Sailing company under Law 959/79
- T.C. SAILING (Greece, Crete - Chania): 97,5% Sailing company under Law 959/79
- ETANAP S.A. (Greece, Crete - Chania/Stylos): 50%, Production and distribution of bottled water
- LEFKA ORI S.A. (Greece, Crete - Chania/Stylos): 62%, Production and trade of plastic bottles and packaging products
- CHAMPION FERRIES L.T.D. (Marshal Island): 70%, Shipping
- Cooperative Bank of Chania: 0.01%
Former affiliates and investments:
- NEL Lines 16,5% (shares sold 2005 to Edgewater Holdings)
- DANE Sea Lines 41,87% (stop operations in August 2004 after financial difficulties)
RETHYMNIAKI (took over and finally merged into ANEK LINES in 1999)
ANEN 19,36%