Euroferrys
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Euroferrys was a Spanish
ferry company that operated a passenger and freight roll-on/roll-off service between Algeciras
and the North African ports of Tangier
and Ceuta
.
Spain
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ferry company that operated a passenger and freight roll-on/roll-off service between Algeciras
Algeciras
Algeciras 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,...
and the North African ports of Tangier
Tangier
Tangier, also Tangiers is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel...
and Ceuta
Ceuta
Ceuta 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...
.
History
- 1998 - Commenced operations.
- 2006 - Acquired by Acciona TrasmediterráneaAcciona TrasmediterráneaAcciona 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.-History:...
. - 2008 - Merged with parent company Acciona Trasmediterránea.
- 2010 - HSC Euroferrys Atlantica repainted in Acciona Trasmediterránea livery.
Fleet
Euroferrys operated 2 fast ferries and 5 conventional vessels during its 10 years in operation.- HSC Euroferrys Atlantica
- HSC Euroferrys Primero
- MS Bahia De Ceuta
- MS Euroferrys Atlantica
- MS Giulia d'AbundoMV QuiberonThe M/V Quiberon was a ferry operated by Brittany Ferries between 1982 and 2002. She then operated on the Mediterranean for Euroferrys under the name Guila D'Abundo.. In 2010, she was renamed D'Abundo and sent to Alang for scrapping...
- MS Punta Europa
- MS Mistral