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LOI
8/2/1999Ordered by Strintzis Lines.
Building started as Superferry Myconos.
27/3/2000Keel laid
2000Strintzis Lines was transferred to Attica Group and was renamed Blue Star Ferries.
Ship name was planned to be Blue Star Chios.
2002Due to slow progress of building. Blue Star Ferries cancelled order. Laid up at Salamina.
Launch
20/8/2004Sold to Hellas Flying Dolphins, Greece. New name Nissos Mykonos.
6/8/2005Sea trial
27/8/2005Second sea trial
14/9/2005Delivered to Hellenic Seaways Maritime SA, Piraeus, Greece.
9/2005Piraeus – Chios – Mytilene route.
2007Piraeus – Syros – Mykonos – Ikaria – Samos route.
2009Piraeus – Paros – Naxos – Ikaria – Samos route.
2010Piraeus – Syros – Mykonos – Ikaria – Fournoi – Samos route.
2012Piraeus – Paros – Naxos – Ikaria – Samos route.
2014 Piraeus – Syros – Mykonos – Ikaria – Samos – Chios – Mytilene – Limnos- Kavala route.
2015Piraeus – Paros – Naxos – Ikaria – Fournoi – Samos route.
2016Piraeus – Syros – Mykonos – Ikaria – Fournoi – Samos route.
2017Piraeus – Syros – Mykonos – Ikaria – Samos – Chios – Mytilene – Limnos- Kavala route.
9/2020Back to Blue Star Ferries. New name Blue Star Myconos.
2020Piraeus – Syros – Tinos – Mykonos – Patmos – Ikaria – Fournoi – Samos – Chios – Oinousses-Mytilene – Limnos – Kavala route.
2021Piraeus – Syros – Mykonos – Patmos – Ikaria – Fournoi – Samos – Chios – Oinousses – Mytilene – Limnos – Kavala route.
2021Installed exhaust gas cleaning system.