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The Company was established in Piraeus, Greece as “General Company of Commerce and Industry of Greece”. It specialised in the production and trading of flour for a few decades under a new name “Attica Flour Mills S.A.”.
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| 1924: |
Listing on the Athens Stock Exchange.
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| 1992: |
Change of ownership and renaming to Attica Enterprises S.A., subsequently changed to Attica Enterprises Holding S.A.
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| 1993: |
A new management team, chaired by Pericles S. Panagopulos, created the shipping subsidiary Attica Maritime S.A., later renamed to Superfast Ferries Maritime S.A. Order of the first two Superfast car-passenger ferries, Superfast I and Superfast II, at Schichau Seebeckwerft AG in Bremen, Germany.
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| 1995: |
April and June: Delivery and employment of Superfast I and Superfast II in the Patras-Ancona-Patras service. The two ferries revolutionise ravel by cutting the crossing time between Patras and Ancona by up to 40%.
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| 1996: |
July: Order of two new Superfast car-passenger ferries, Superfast III and Superfast IV, at Kvaerner Masa-Yards in Turku, Finland.
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| 1998: |
April: Delivery of Superfast III and Superfast IV which are deployed on the Patras-Ancona-Patras route, while Superfast I and Superfast II launch a new route linking Patras and Igoumenitsa with Bari in southern Italy.
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July: Order of four new Superfast car-passenger ferries at Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft AG with an option for two more units, confirmed in March 1999. The first pair (Superfast V and Superfast VI) to join Superfast I, Superfast II, Superfast III and Superfast IV in the Greece-Italy routes. The other four ships (Superfast VII, Superfast VIII, Superfast IX and Superfast X) to trade in the Baltic Sea.
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| 1999: |
August: Agreement with shareholders of Athens-listed Strintzis Lines Shipping S.A. for the acquisition of 38.8% of the shares of the latter, eventually reaching
a 48.8% stake in the company. Rebranded to Blue Star Ferries, Strintzis Lines owns today a fleet of 10 ferries operating in the Greek coastal routes and between Greece and Italy.
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December: Establishment of a new wholly owned subsidiary, Attica Premium S.A., which undertakes the General Sales Representation of the Group’s vessels in the greater Athens area and in the Aegean Sea, Central and Northern Greece and in various countries of the European Union
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| 2000: |
March: Order of two new Superfast car-passenger ferries at Flender Werft AG scheduled for delivery in March and May, 2002.
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May: Delivery of the first new generation vessel for Blue Star Ferries, car-passenger ferry Blue Star Ithaki from Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd. Shipyards in Korea. The ship is deployed in the domestic Cycladic Islands’ routes and becomes the market’s best-seller.
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June και July: Delivery of Blue Star 1 and Blue Star 2 from Van der Giessen de Noord N.V. Ship yards in the Netherlands, for Blue Star Ferries. Both ships are deployed in the Adriatic Sea routes.
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September: Superfast Ferries selected by Scottish Enterprise as the preferred bidder among 42 companies to run a direct ferry service from Rosyth in Fife, Scotland to continental Europe.
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| 2001: |
February και April: Delivery of Superfast VI and Superfast V from Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft AG in Kiel, Germany. Both ships are deployed in the Adriatic Sea routes.
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May: Superfast VII commences operations between the ports of Rostock, Germany and Hanko, Finland, marking the inauguration of Superfast Ferries’ Baltic operations and is joined on the same route by sister vessel Superfast VIII in July.
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June: The port of Zeebrugge in Belgium is selected by Superfast Ferries as the corresponding port on the new North Sea service out of Rosyth due to be launched in May, 2002.
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September: Attica Enterprises S.A., following shareholder approval, issues a fully underwritten, three-year, Euro 45 million convertible bond.
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November: Attica Enterprises and Costa Crociere, the leading Italian and European cruise company, sign a letter of intent to create two joint ventures in cruise and ferry operations.
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| 2002: |
January και February: Delivery of Superfast IX and Superfast X from Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft AG in Kiel, Germany.
March:
Attica Enterprises enters into an agreement with the Government of Tasmania (Australia) and TT-Line Pty Ltd. of Tasmania for the sale of Superfast III and Superfast IV for service in the Bass Straight.
April: Blue Star Ferries takes delivery of newly built Blue Star Paros from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd Shipyards in Korea which is deployed in the Cycladic Islands' routes following up on the success of Blue Star Ithaki.
May:
Superfast Ferries emerges as front runner in another international tender for the operation of a ferry route between Great Yarmouth in the United Kingdom and continental Europe.
Launch of the new Superfast Ferries service between Rosyth, Scotland and Zeebrugge, Belgium
. Newly built Superfast IX and Superfast X operate the route, the first direct ferry route between Scotland and the European continent.
June: Blue Star Ferries takes delivery of newly built Blue Star Naxos from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd Shipyards in Korea which is deployed in the Cycladic Islands' routes.
July:
Delivery of ultramodern car-passenger ferry Superfast XI, built at Flender Werft AG in Lubeck, Germany and deployment in the Adriatic Sea routes between the ports of Patras, Igoumenitsa and Ancona.
Blue Star Ferries deploys car-passenger ferry Blue Star 1 on a new route between Piraeus-Patmos-Leros-Kos and Rhodes setting new standards for travel in the Dodecanese.
September: Superfast Ferries and Blue Star Ferries, first Greek passenger ferry companies to receive ISO 14001 certification by ABS Quality Evaluations, a member of the international American Bureau of Shipping group.
October:
Delivery of ultramodern car-passenger ferry Superfast XII, built at Flender Werft AG in Lubeck, Germany. The delivery of Superfast XII marks the completion of the ambitious investment programme for twelve Superfast ferries which began in 1993 with the order of Superfast I and Superfast II.
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| 2003: |
March: Blue Star Ferries focusing its activities ever more in the Greek domestic market employs, inaugurates one more new route that between Piraeus and Chania, Crete. The service is operated by Blue Star 2.
July: Attica Enterprises enters into an agreement with the Government of Tasmania (Australia) and TT-Line Pty Ltd. of Tasmania for the acquisition by the latter of Superfast II for service between Sydney and Tasmania.
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| 2004: |
January: Superfast IX and Superfast X, which operate on the Scotland – Belgium route, are voted as “Best” ferry overall among 15 ferries operating out of the UK by "Holiday Which?" magazine, the publication of the British Consumers' Association.
Attica Enterprises enters into an agreement with Atlantic Navigazione of Grimaldi Group, Napoli, for the acquisition by the latter of Superfast I. The ship is delivered to her new owners at the end of February, 2004. The sale of Superast I concludes the sale of four first-generation vessels of Superfast Ferries. The Superfast Ferries fleet consists now of eight brand new car-passenger Superfast ferries built from 2001 onwards with an average age of less than three years.
February:
Car-passenger ferry Blue Sky, built in 1974, previously serving the Venice route is sold as part of Blue Star Ferries fleet renewal programme
May:
Car-passenger ferry Blue Bridge, built in 1976, previously serving the Brindisi route is sold as part of Blue Star Ferries fleet renewal programme
June: Attica Enterprises S.A., following shareholder approval, is renamed to Attica Group.
November: Attica Group voted ‘Best Passenger Line of the
Year’ in Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards.
Superfast Ferries voted “Best Ferry Operator” by the Scottish
Passenger Agents’ Association (SPAA), the oldest travel trade
association in the world, with 700 travel agents in Scotland
voting for the award.
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| 2005: |
January: Attica Group enters the RoRo market
with the acquisition of Marin and Nordia, two RoRo ships which are
deployed between the ports of Rostock, Germany and Uusikaupunki,
Finland, supplementing the company’s Baltic Sea services in
operation since 2001.
Attica Group acquires a 12.33% interest in Hellas Flying Dolphins,
later renamed Hellenic Seaways, a passenger and freight company
essentially operating in the coastal island trade in the Aegean Sea.
February: Attica Group acquires 10.23% of the share capital
of Minoan Lines S.A. eventually reaching an 11.61 % stake in the
company.
March: Blue Star Ferries suspends the Piraeus-Chania, Crete
route and vessel Blue Star 1 is redeployed on the Patras –
Igoumenitsa – Bari route strengthening Blue Star Ferries’ presence
on the Greece – Italy routes where the company is already active
with one vessel.
July: Superfast Ferries North Sea service between Rosyth,
Scotland and Zeebrugge, Belgium is awarded the highest 4-star
grading by VisitScotland, Scotland’s Tourism Organisation, as an
exceptional example within Scotland’s tourism industry.
September: Blue Star Ferries is voted the “Best Ferry Company
in Greece” by the readers of Voyager magazine. The company received
top votes by the readers of the magazine across the categories of
staff/service, cabins, feeling of security, cleanliness, length of
journey.
Superfast Ferries is voted ‘Best ferry company’ in the 19th
Guardian, Observer and Guardian Unlimited Travel Awards 2005. The
award is chosen by readers of the Guardian and Observer newspapers
as well as the Guardian Unlimited online service and is the
longest-running independent survey of its kind. Superfast won among
27,000 readers voting for the award.
November: In response to market demand and pursuing European
network optimization, Superfast IX, until then on the North Sea
route between Scotland and Belgium, joins Superfast VII and
Superfast VIII in the Baltic Sea on the route between Rostock,
Germany and Hanko, Finland. The Superfast Ferries Scotland-Belgium
service in the North Sea, will be operated with Superfast X.
Superfast Ferries is voted ‘Best Ferry Operator’ by the Scottish
Passenger Agents’ Association for the second consecutive year, with
approximately 700 associated travel agents in Scotland voting for
the award. The Scottish Passenger Agents’ Association is the oldest
travel trade association in the world, established in 1921. |
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February: Attica sells
its 12.33% stake in Hellenic Seaways acquired a year earlier.
Blue Star Ferries receives the ‘Superbrand’ award recognized as a
leading brand in Greece in the ‘Tourism Services’ industry.
March: Blue Star Ferries’ passenger-only catamaran SeaJet 2
is sold. The sale of the vessel is part of the Company’s policy to
focus on the operation of fast, modern conventional car-passenger
vessels.
April: Superfast VII, Superfast VIII and Superfast IX,
serving on the Rostock, Germany – Hanko, Finland route in the Baltic
Sea are sold to to AS Tallink Grupp. The sold vessels will retain
their names and continue sailing under the Superfast livery until
the end of 2007 at the latest, following an agreement with AS
Tallink Grupp.
Attica Group maintains its presence in the Baltic Sea with the
operation of its two RoRo vessels, which trade between Rostock,
Germany and Uusikaupunki, Finland.
July: Attica’s subsidiary, Blue Star Maritime S.A. acquires
the total assets of DANE Sea Line for a total of Euro 19.9mln. The
assets included car-passenger ferry Diagoras which is deployed to
the Dodecanese Islands’ market in August.
August: Attica enters into an agreement to sell to Veolia Transport its
ice-class vessel Superfast X trading between Scotland and Belgium
for a total cash consideration of Euro 112mln. The delivery of
Superfast X and final payment is to take place at the beginning of
2007.
November: Attica enters into an agreement with Fret Cetam of France for
the chartering of RoRo Nordia until October 2008. RoRo Nordia was
deployed on the Uusikaupunki, Finland – Rostock, Germany route
together with RoRo Marin. As of the beginning of 2007, RoRo Marin is
to be redeployed from the Baltic Sea to serve the needs of the Group
in the Greece-Italy routes in the Adriatic Sea and in the domestic
market.
Blue Star Ferries is voted “Passenger Line of the
Year” at Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards.
December: Attica Group announces the deployment of Blue Star 1 of its
subsidiary Blue Star Ferries to the Scotland-Belgium service as of
the end of January 2007. Blue Star 1 is to replace Superfast X which
was sold earlier in the year, and is to be delivered to her new
owners in February 2007. |
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February:
Attica Group increases its stake in Minoan Lines to 22.25%
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June: Attica sells its total participation in Minoan Lines S.A. |
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August: Attica proceeded in the assignment of new offices and new responsibilities to its Board Members.
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On behalf of its subsidiaries Superfast Ferries and
Blue Star Ferries, Attica Group donated the amount of Euro 150,000
to the Special Relief Fund for the benefit of the victims of the
recent fires in Greece. |
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September: Attica Group announces the
purchase of two RoRo ships, built in 1998 and 1999. |
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October: Restructure of the Board of Directors. |
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Attica Group announces the delivery of two RoRo vessels the Shield (built in 1999) and the Challenge (built in 1998). Under the new ownership the two vessels will remain time-charter between the UK and Ireland. |
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January: Attica Group announces that it has contracted to sell its RoRo vessel Marin, built 1991, trading between Greece and Italy. The delivery of the vessel and final payment will take place in February 2008.
Attica Group announces that it has contracted to sell its RoRo vessels Shield and Challenge. The delivery of the vessels and final payment will take place in February 2008. The two RoRos, built in 1998 and 1999 are time chartered and trade between UK and Ireland.
February: Attica Group announces that it has concluded the sale and delivery of its ice-class RoRo vessel Marine to Compagnie Maritime Marfret.
Attica Group announces that it has concluded the sale and delivery of its RoRo vessel Challenge to Challenge Shipping Co. Ltd. controlled by Clipper Denmark A/S.
Composition of new Board of Directors.
Attica Group announces that it has concluded the sale and delivery of its RoRo vessel Shield to Shield Shipping Co. Ltd. Controlled by Clipper Denmark A/S.
Attica Group announces, its decision, taken at the meeting of 26th February, 2008, to merge by absorption the Athens Exchange listed company Blue Star Maritime S.A. by Attica Group, as per provisions of article 69-77a of Common Law 2190/20, of articles 1 to 5 of Law 2166/1993 and other provisions of commercial law as applicable. It was also decided that the Transformation Balance Sheet date will be no later than 30th June, 2008.
March: Attica Group announces that it has contracted to sell its RoRo vessel Nordia, built 1991, to Compagnie Maritime Marfret of Marseilles. The delivery of the vessel and final payment will take place in April 2008.
Attica Group announces that Attica’s stock will cease trading on 14th March in order for the total number of shares of the company (104,173,680 shares) to be converted from bearer to nominal shares and will recommence on 20th March, 2008.
April: Attica Group announces that it has concluded the sale and delivery of its ice-class RoRo vessel Nordia to Compagnie Maritime Marfret, Marseilles.
June: Attica Group announces the agreement to acquire from Grimaldi Holding S.p.A., of Genoa, Italy two RoPax vessels currently under construction at Nuovi Cantieri Apuania, Italy. The first newbuilding will be delivered in autumn 2008 and the second in the summer/autumn 2009. Attica Group plans to deploy the vessels in routes where the Group’s vessels are presently operating.
September: Attica Group announces that as of 15th September, 2008 the Company’s new offices address will be the following: 123-125, Syngrou Avenue, & 3, Torva Street, 11745 Athens, Greece. |
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