On June 22, 2023, Kerkyra Lines’ IONIAN EXPRESS (ex- ASAKAZE No 5) arrived in Greece.
The ship left the port of Hakodate (Japan) on May 23.
She was purchased from Seikan Ferry in January 2023 and delivered to Kerkyra Lines on March 26, 2023.
She has been serving on the Aomori – Hakodate line since 1998.
The ship was sent to Atsalakis Shipyards for necessary repairs and upgrades.
Photo: Voyager (Christos Chatzaras)
According to data from the ferry operators in 2022 there was:
These percentages concern both routes in the domestic and International services.
Kerkyra Lines’ ferry EVDOKIA (300gt/1995) performed her first sailing from Corfu to the Diapontia Islands on March 2, 2021.
EVDOKIA was built in Japan (1995) and her carrying capacity is for 300 passengers and 20 cars.
On 12 January, Kerkyra Lines’ EVDOKIA arrived in Amaliapolis (Volos) from Japan and anchored at Kouris Shipyard for conversion.
The small ferry (ex- FERRY MISHIMA) was purchased last September by the Japanese Sakido Kisen Co and began her long voyage – from Nagasaki to Greece – on 7 December 2019.
According to her company, she is not destined for the main Corfu – Igoumenitsa line. She will probably serve the Corfu – Othonoi line.
[Link: MarineTraffic]
