1986 – 2006

The greek RO/PAX ferries

Actually the dominating ferry type in Greek waters and between Italy – Greece is the ro/pax. This name is not very significant, even if it’s used to describe ferries with a high-cargo capacity and passenger facilities, with various comfort – standards. In my opinion, any ferry with two or more trailer-deck are part of this category, and you’ll find these ferries, for every year, including the service performed, the IMO number ant the category of the ferry; in the second column you’ll find the displaced ferries, with IMO number and their final destination. You’ll also find in bold letters the “ro-pax” which, due to their internal high standars, could be defined as “cruise ro-pax”; in black you’ll find the ferries already in service. Following, the ro-pax classification.

Categoria	Descrizione
1 – Pre-Superfast	Ro-pax of any dimension with speed lower than 24 knots.
2 – First fast ro/paxes	Ro-paxes with cruise and/or maximum speed of 24/25/26 knots, generally under 180 metres of lenght.
3 – Second generation fast ro/paxes	Ro-paxes with cruise and/or maximum speed of 27/28/29 knots
4 – Third generation fast ro/paxes	Ro-paxes with cruise and/or maximum speed exceeding 29 knots

1986

IN			OUT
Name/Company	IMO	Line	Name/Company	IMO	Why
Athens Express (Ventouris Ferries)	6909624	Bari - Patras

1987

IN			OUT
Name/Company	IMO	Line	Name/Company	IMO	Why
Athens Express (Ventouris Ferries)	6909624	Bari – Patras

1988

IN			OUT
Name/Company	IMO	Line	Name/Company	IMO	Why
Athens Express (Ventouris Ferries)	6909624	Bari – Patras

1989

IN			OUT
Name/Company	IMO	Line	Name/Company	IMO	Why
Athens Express (Ventouris Ferries)	6909624	Bari - Patras
Lato (Anek Lines)	7394759	Ancona – Corfu – Igoumenitsa - Patras
Valentino (Mediterranean Lines)	7119587	Brindisi – Igoumenitsa - Patras

1990

IN			OUT
Name/Company	IMO	Line	Name/Company	IMO	Why
Athens Express (Ventouris Ferries)	6909624	Bari – Corfu – Igoumenitsa - Patras
Duchess M (Marlines)	7006819	Ancona – Igoumenitsa – Patras – Heraklion - Izmir
Lady Terry (Poseidon Lines)	7425558	Bari – Igoumenitsa - Patras
Lato (Anek Lines)	7394759	Ancona – Corfu – Igoumenitsa - Patras
Raffaello (Mediterranean Lines)	6824202	Brindisi – Igoumenitsa - Patras
Saturnus (Ventouris Ferries)	7368944	Bari – Igoumenitsa – Patras
Valentino (Mediterranean Lines)	7119587	Brindisi – Igoumenitsa - Patras
Vega (Ventouris Ferries)	7382940	Bari – Igoumenitsa – Patras
Venus (Ventouris Ferries)	7358743	Bari – Corfu – Igoumenitsa - Patras

1991

IN			OUT
Name/Company	IMO	Line	Name/Company	IMO	Why
Athens Express (Ventouris Ferries)	6909624	Bari – Corfu – Igoumenitsa - Patras	Duchess M (Marlines)	7006819	Service change