Acciona Trasmediterránea
Encyclopedia
Acciona Trasmediterránea is part of the Acciona
group. It operates passengers and cargo ferries between mainland Spain and the Canary Islands
, the Balearic Islands
, and northern Africa
.
, Joaquín Tintoré and Enrique García, though it didn't start operating until January 1 of following year. It was hearquartered in Barcelona
and had a fleet of 45 ships.
During the Spanish Civil War
, its ships were used as auxiliar navy ships by both sides of the conflict.
In 1978, it became a state-owned company, until it was privatized by the PP
government in 2002. The SEPI
sold the company to a consortium that consisted of Acciona Logística (60%), Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo, Compañía de Remolcadores Ibaizábal, Agrupación Hotelera Dóliga, Suministros Ibiza and Naviera Armas. Later, the company changed its name to Acciona-Trasmediterranea. Currently it operates a fleet of 25 ships and its headquarters are in Madrid
.
From 1921 to 1998, when the sector was liberalized, it had the monopoly
on the lines that linked the mainland Spain with the islands and northern Africa. Today, even as it has lost its monopoly and has competition, Trasmediterránea its still leader in its sector.
Trasmediterránea has its own maritime stations in Barcelona, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Valencia.
monohull
s and 3 high speed catamaran
s.
Acciona
Acciona, S.A., is a Spanish conglomerate group dedicated to civil engineering, construction and infrastructure.The company was founded in 1997 through the merger of Entrecanales y Tavora and Cubiertas y MZOV. The company's headquarters is in Alcobendas, Community of Madrid, Spain. The company's U.S...
group. It operates passengers and cargo ferries between mainland Spain and the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
, the Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital...
, and northern Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
.
History
The Trasmediterránea ("cross-mediterranean") company was constituted on November 26, 1916 with the fusion of the companies of shipowners José Juan Dómine, Vicente FerrerVicente Ferrer
Vicente Ferrer may refer to:*Vicente Ferrer Moncho , Spanish former jesuit missionary* Vicente Ferrer Roselló , deputy and former senator in the Spanish parliament* Vincent Ferrer , saint...
, Joaquín Tintoré and Enrique García, though it didn't start operating until January 1 of following year. It was hearquartered in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
and had a fleet of 45 ships.
During the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
, its ships were used as auxiliar navy ships by both sides of the conflict.
In 1978, it became a state-owned company, until it was privatized by the PP
People's Party (Spain)
The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...
government in 2002. The SEPI
SEPI
Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales is a large state-owned Spanish industrial holding company. It is the successor of Instituto Nacional de Industria. The company controls all stocks owned by the Spanish State...
sold the company to a consortium that consisted of Acciona Logística (60%), Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo, Compañía de Remolcadores Ibaizábal, Agrupación Hotelera Dóliga, Suministros Ibiza and Naviera Armas. Later, the company changed its name to Acciona-Trasmediterranea. Currently it operates a fleet of 25 ships and its headquarters are in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
.
From 1921 to 1998, when the sector was liberalized, it had the monopoly
Monopoly
A monopoly exists when a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity...
on the lines that linked the mainland Spain with the islands and northern Africa. Today, even as it has lost its monopoly and has competition, Trasmediterránea its still leader in its sector.
Company activity
The company's activity is structured in four zones:- MediterraneanMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
: regular lines, in both directions, from:- BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
to Palma de MallorcaPalma de MallorcaPalma is the major city and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. The names Ciutat de Mallorca and Ciutat were used before the War of the Spanish Succession and are still used by people in Majorca. However, the official name...
, IbizaIbiza TownIbiza Town is a city and municipality located on the southeast coast of the island of Ibiza in the Balearic Islands autonomous community. Although called Ibiza in English and Spanish, the official name is in Catalan Eivissa and its inhabitants call it Vila d'Eivissa or simply Vila...
and MahónMahonMahón is a municipality and the capital city of the Balearic Island of Minorca , located in the eastern part of the island. Mahon has the second deepest natural harbor in the world: 5 km long and up to 900m. wide...
. - ValenciaValencia (city in Spain)Valencia or València is the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third largest city in Spain, with a population of 809,267 in 2010. It is the 15th-most populous municipality in the European Union...
to Palma de Mallorca, Ibiza and Mahón.
- Barcelona
- South-StraitStrait of GibraltarThe Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Spain in Europe from Morocco in Africa. The name comes from Gibraltar, which in turn originates from the Arabic Jebel Tariq , albeit the Arab name for the Strait is Bab el-Zakat or...
: regular lines, in both directions, from:- AlgecirasAlgecirasAlgeciras is a port city in the south of Spain, and is the largest city on the Bay of Gibraltar . Port of Algeciras is one of the largest ports in Europe and in the world in three categories: container,...
to CeutaCeutaCeuta is an autonomous city of Spain and an exclave located on the north coast of North Africa surrounded by Morocco. Separated from the Iberian peninsula by the Strait of Gibraltar, Ceuta lies on the border of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta along with the other Spanish...
and Tánger (MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
) - AlicanteAlicanteAlicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
to OranOranOran is a major city on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Algeria, and the second largest city of the country.It is the capital of the Oran Province . The city has a population of 759,645 , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000, making it the second largest...
(AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
). - AlmeríaAlmeríaAlmería is a city in Andalusia, Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the province of the same name.-Toponym:Tradition says that the name Almería stems from the Arabic المرية Al-Mariyya: "The Mirror", comparing it to "The Mirror of the Sea"...
to Ghazaouet (Algeria), MelillaMelillaMelilla is a autonomous city of Spain and an exclave on the north coast of Morocco. Melilla, along with the Spanish exclave Ceuta, is one of the two Spanish territories located in mainland Africa...
and NadorNadorNador is a city located in the northeastern Rif region of Morocco. The city is a Mediterranean port on the Bḥar Ameẓẓyan lagoon , and it is the major trading center in the region for fish, fruit, and livestock...
(Morocco). - MálagaMálagaMálaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...
to Melilla.
- Algeciras
- CanariasCanariasCanarias may mean:* The Spanish Canary Islands * The Canarias class cruiser* The Spanish cruiser Canarias...
: regular lines, in both directions, from:- CádizCádizCadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
to Santa Cruz de TenerifeSanta Cruz de TenerifeSanta Cruz de Tenerife is the capital , second-most populous city of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the 21st largest city in Spain, with a population of 222,417 in 2009...
, Las Palmas, Santa Cruz de la PalmaSanta Cruz de La PalmaSanta Cruz de la Palma is located on the eastern part of the island of La Palma in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. Santa Cruz de la Palma is the second largest city and is the capital of the island...
and ArrecifeArrecifeArrecife is a city in the Canary Islands situated in the centre-east of the island of Lanzarote of which it has been the capital since 1852. The city owes its name to the rock reef which covers the beach located in the city...
. - Arrecife to Cádiz, Las Palmas and Puerto del RosarioPuerto del RosarioPuerto del Rosario is a Canarian municipality in the northern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. Puerto del Rosario is also the capital of the island of Fuerteventura since 1835. The population is 28,357 , with a density of 39.43/km² which is...
. - Las Palmas to Arrecife, Morrojable, Puerto del Rosario, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Santa Cruz de la Palma.
- Santa Cruz de la Palma to Arrecife, Cádiz, Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Arrecife, Cádiz, Las Palmas, Morrojable and Santa Cruz de la Palma.
- Cádiz
Trasmediterránea has its own maritime stations in Barcelona, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Valencia.
- United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
: Previously operated regular lines, in both directions from:- BilbaoBilbaoBilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...
to PortsmouthPortsmouthPortsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
(service now discontinued).
- Bilbao
Fleet
Acciona Trasmediterránea currently (August 2010) operate a large fleet of vessels, comprising 16 roro ferries, 3 high speedHigh-speed craft
A high-speed craft is a high speed water vessel for civilian use, also called a fastcraft or fast ferry.The first high-speed craft were often hydrofoils or hovercraft, but in the 1990s catamaran and even monohull designs have become popular.Most high-speed craft serve as passenger ferries, but the...
monohull
Monohull
rightA monohull is a type of boat having only one hull, unlike multihulled boats which can have two or more individual hulls connected to one another.-Fundamental concept:...
s and 3 high speed catamaran
Catamaran
A catamaran is a type of multihulled boat or ship consisting of two hulls, or vakas, joined by some structure, the most basic being a frame, formed of akas...
s.
| Shipsname | route(s) | Built | Passengers | Cars | Dimensions (LxB) | Gross Tonnage | Source (date: 02082010) Most sources provides pics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV Aegean Heaven | ? | 1999/2008 | 12 | 1950 lanemeters | 199,5 x 24,5 | 12.520 | |
| MV Albayzin | Barcelona - Tanger | 2004 | 1000 | 190 | 186,0 x 25,6 | 26.400 | |
| MV Alborán | Algeciras - Ceuta | 1999 | 900 | 240 | 96,0 x 26,0 | 6.346 | |
| MV Alcantara | Algericas - Tanger | 1995 | 590 | 76 | 96,2 x 14,6 | 3.265 | |
| HSC Alcantara Dos | Algericas - Tanger | 1995 | 550 | 150 | 79,95 x 23,0 | 4.859 | |
| HSC Almudaina Dos HSC Almudaina Dos HSC Almudaina Dos is one of four high speed monohull ferries built by Fincantieri for Sea Containers. She is currently owned and operated by Acciona Trasmediterránea.... |
Barcelona - Ibiza Barcelona - Mahón |
1997 | 700 | 148 | 100,0 x 17,1 | 4.662 | |
| MV Audacia | Valencia - Palma de Mallorca | 2007 | 500 | 600 | 199,14 x 26,6 | 25.058 | |
| MV Ciudad de Malaga | Algericas - Tanger | 1998 | 1600 1242 |
450 | 139,7 x 18,4 | 8.845 | |
| MV Fortuny | several routes to/from Balearen |
2001 | 1000 | 330 | 172,0 x 26,2 | 26.912 | |
| MV Juan J. Sister | ? | 1993 | 550 | 150 | 151,1 x 26,0 | 22.409 | |
| MV Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | ? | 1993/1996 | 374 800 |
260 | 116,79 x 20,72 | 10.473 | |
| HSC Milenium Dos | Several routes Ibiza Palma,Valencia Barcelona |
2003 | 900 | 267 | 97,22 x 26,6 | 6.554 | |
| HSC Milenium Tres | unknown | 2006 | 900 | 267 | 97,22 x 26,6 | 6.554 | |
| MV Murillo | Barcelone-Ibiza,Mahon,Palma Valencia-Palma |
2002 | 546 | 90 | 180,0 x 24,3 | 25.028 | |
| MV Regina Baltica | Almeria-Nador | 1980 | 1500 | 510 286 |
145,2 x 25,2 | 18.345 | |
| MV Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Almeria - Melila | 1993 1997 |
378 800 |
280 | 116,79 x 20,7 | 10.473 | |
| MV Sorolla | several Balearen | 2001 | 1000 | 330 | 172,0 x 26,2 | 26.916 | |
| MV Super Fast Galicia | Barcelona - Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca - Mahón |
2003 | 120 | 225 | 159,7 x 23,2 | 16.686 | |
| MV Super-Fast Andalucia | ? | 1987 2001 |
12 | ? | 185,0 x 25,2 | 20.198 | |
| MV Super-Fast Canarias | ? | 1998 2001 |
12 | ? | 185,0 x 25,2 | 20.198 | |
| MV Superfast Levante | Cadiz- Kanarische Eilanden | 2001 | 12 | 117 | 158,0x 25,2 | 17.391 | |
| MV Zurbaran | Palma-Valencia-Mahon | 2000 | 300 | ? | 179,95 x 25,0 | 24.046 | |
| Cuidad de Salamanca | 1982 | 1300 | 750 |