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Prospects for the Conventional Passenger/Car Ferry in the Aegean

In: Overcoming Isolation

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  • H. N. Psaraftis

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A major category of ships operating in the Greek shortsea shipping system today is the fleet of conventional ferries for the transport of passengers, private cars, buses, motorcycles and freight-carrying trucks. These ships operate on a network of routes set up and approved by the Ministry of Merchant Marine. They have virtually displaced the traditional passenger-only coastal ships that provided service to the islands in the 50’s and 60’s. The latter ships still exist, but their numbers are steadily declining. Having lost a significant share of their market to ferries on long-haul routes, these ships seem to be losing the battle on shorter routes too (their main theater of operation today), this time to high-speed vessels, such as hydrofoils, catamarans, surface effect ships, etc.

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  • H. N. Psaraftis, 1995. "Prospects for the Conventional Passenger/Car Ferry in the Aegean," Advances in Spatial Science, in: Harry Coccossis & Peter Nijkamp (ed.), Overcoming Isolation, chapter 13, pages 195-204, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:adspcp:978-3-642-79827-6_13
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-79827-6_13
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