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Delivery of Blue Star Delos
18th October, 2011
The Board of Directors of Attica Group wishes to announce the delivery of the new-built Ro-Pax vessel Blue
Star Delos which was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd, of Korea. Blue Star
Delos is the first of two vessels ordered in June 2009 and has overall length 145.50 meters, a speed of 26
knots and the capacity to carry 2,400 passengers and 450 private vehicles or 50 freight units and 150
private vehicles.
Blue Star Delos is expected to arrive at the Port of Piraeus at the beginning of November, 2011 and will be
deployed in the Piraeus-Paros-Naxos-Ios-Thira (Santorini) route.
The total acquisition cost of Blue Star Delos exceeds Euro 70 million, of which Euro 32 million come from
Attica’s Own Funds and the balance from bank financing.
Speaking of Attica’s new investment, Mr. Petros Vettas, CEO of Attica said: “In the current challenging times
of our country, Attica’s scope to provide first class sea transportation services with modern, new and fast
ships for the benefit of tourism and the islands’ inhabitants and visitors, is further enhanced with the addition
to our fleet of Blue Star Delos today”.
The Board of Directors
Attica Group press release
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