Ferry

Istanbul Municipality's subsidiary, City Lines, is planning to introduce mini ferries designed to accommodate a limited number of passengers into public service starting July 15.

The crew of a ferry rescued a 40-year-old shipwrecked man on a lifeboat in the sea area between Tinos and Mykonos on Monday.

According to reports, the rescue was carried out by the Super Express ferry, which was on a route from the island of Mykonos to the port of Rafina.

The 40-year-old was the sole occupant of a private boat that sunk. 

Attica Group announced on Friday its agreement with the Stena shipping company and China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) for the construction of up to four very large environmentally friendly passenger ships, the value of which may exceed 800 million euros.

The increased operational and salary costs are keeping ferry ticket prices high, out of reach for many Greeks who want to travel to the islands.

Rugged and serene, Serifos is only two and a half hours by fast ferry from Athens

For security reasons, electric and hybrid cars cannot travel on ferries with a charge of more than 40% and can never go unaccompanied, while those that consume gas fuel cannot have their tanks more than 50% full, thereby making travel more difficult for users of alternative types of fuel.

A total of 18 ferries were scheduled to depart from the port of Piraeus on full capacity for the Aegean islands and 32 for the islands of the Argosaronic Gulf on Friday, as the last of Easter travelers depart from Athens. 

Another 14 ferries are scheduled to depart from the port of Rafina and 10 from the port of Lavrio for the Aegean islands.

Easter holiday travellers are at their peak, queues at toll stations – Ferries departing fully booked

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Ferries will depart on Thursday and Friday with a 100% occupancy rate, to serve the Easter travelers, while there are very few airline seats that remain available on the Aegean Airlines network for trips either in Greece or abroad.