Maritime Company of Lesvos

Maritime Company of Lesvos S.A.

Founded	1972
Fate	defunct 2015
Successor	Blue Star Ferries Hellenic Seaways

NEL LINES (Greek: Ναυτιλιακή Εταιρία Λέσβου, Naftiliaki Eteria Lesvou) was established in 1972, as a company of popular base with shareholders the residents of Lesvos island and primary aim the purchase of a liner vessel for the Mitilini-Chios-Piraeus route. Since then, the company has expanded, serving most of the Aegean sea destinations.

More specifically, with high-speed and conventional passenger-ferry boats executes intra-Cyladic itineraries connecting Syra and Lavrion with Eastern, Central and Western Cyclades, Lavrion with Psara and Mesta of Chios, Heraklion and Rethimno with Santorini and Thessaloniki and Volos with the Sporades complex.

With passenger-ferry boats NEL LINES also executes itineraries between Piraeus, Chios and Mitilini and connects the islands of Northern Aegean with Thessaloniki, Kavala and Lavrion.

In 2015 Nel lines declared bankruptcy and ceased operations, citing the financial crises and losing subsidized routes rival to rival operators.

Fleet

RO/RO Passenger Ships

Ship name	Flag	Year	IMO	GRT	Length	Width	Passengers	Vessels	Speed(m/s)	Routes
Taxiarchis	Togo	1976	7431090	5.088 GT	135,8 m	20,6 m	750	392	18	Laid up in Perama Greece Out of Service
Aiolos Kenteris II	Togo	2001	9234757	5.364 GT	112,2 m	15,7 m	854	190	36