On Monday, August 8, the routes begin Late Saronic three new Catamaran Attica Group that will replace their fleet flying dolphins her. Three modern and environmentally friendly speedboats arrived the day before yesterday in Piraeus. They were delivered from the Norwegian shipyard Brodrene Aa, loaded onto a special vessel and dropped into Greek waters for the first time on Tuesday. Aero Highspeedas they are called, were built as part of a $21 million investment financed by the shipping company’s own capital and bank loans.

These Argosaronic lines are estimated to serve over 3 million passengers. The replacement of Flying Dolphins, fast ships designed and built in Norway, has more seats, in particular 150 compared to 130 for Flying Dolphins, and their launch will increase the available transport capacity for saronic destinations, the company explains. Also, because the Aero Highspeed is made entirely of carbon fiber, it is more environmentally friendly. It should be noted that they also have photovoltaic units on the ceilings, which cover the needs of hotel services for lighting and electricity. Eros has a maximum speed of 32.2 knots when fully loaded, an overall length of 36 meters, a beam of 9.7 meters, and their interior layout and overall design are designed to offer much more comfort and better service.

Starting Monday, Attica Group speed boats depart for Argosaronikos.

Until today, a subsidiary of Attica, Hellenic Seaways (HSW) which operates a fleet of Russian hydrofoils known as “flying dolphins”, operated three such vessels, with a fourth always kept in reserve in case they fail. Dolphin will remain in this service in the future. The first routes with dolphins began in the 60s and expanded in the late 70s on the Ceres liner, representing the interests of the Lebanese group. The oldest leaders of Greek shipping will remember how shipowner Giorgos Livanos bought two derelict Soviet-made hydrofoils in Elefsina and gradually turned the Ceres fleet into a dominant force based at the Zea wharf.

The company in question was later taken over, among other things, by Hellenic Seaways, which in turn was acquired by the Attica Group. The flying dolphins, built mainly in Russia, take advantage of their design to achieve zero friction on the water and develop high speeds with relatively low consumption. Thus, they were the lifeblood of tourism in the Argosaronic Islands. Some of these flying dolphins from other coastal ships will continue their routes in the Argosaronic Sea and beyond.

Upon receiving the first Aero 1 Highspeed in Norway a few weeks ago, Attica Group CEO and President of the Passenger Shipping Companies Association (SEEN) Spyros Paschalis emphasized that “during a challenging economic period, investment in the new, innovative Aero Catamaran supports Attica’s ongoing efforts to provide high speed transport services. level using modern, new, faster, more environmentally friendly ships, and to contribute through tourism to the development of our islands for the benefit of their inhabitants and visitors.”