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LOI
8/2/1999Ordered by Strintzis Lines.
Building started as Superferry Chios.
21/3/2006Keel laid
2000Strintzis Lines was transferred to Attica Group and was renamed Blue Star Ferries.
2002Due to slow progress of building. Blue Star Ferries cancelled order. Laid up at Salamina.
15/11/2006Launch
20/8/2004Sold to Hellas Flying Dolphins, Greece.
14/6/2007Sea trial
Second sea trial
18/7/2007Delivered to Hellenic Seaways Maritime SA, Piraeus, Greece.
20/7/2007Piraeus – Chania route.
25/9/2007Piraeus – Chios – Mytilene route.
1/11/2008Piraeus – Syros – Mykonos – Chios – Mytilene route.
7/10/2009Piraeus – Paros – Naxos – Ikaria – Samos route.
6/11/2009Piraeus – Syros – Mykonos – Chios – Mytilene route.
8/2/2010Piraeus – Paros – Naxos – Ikaria – Samos route.
12/2/2010Piraeus – Syros – Mykonos – Chios – Mytilene route.
17/5/2010Piraeus – Chios – Mytilene route.
16/6/2012Ran aground near Chios.
27/7/2012Piraeus – Chios – Mytilene route after repairing completed.
19/6/2013Piraeus – Syros – Mykonos – Evdilos – Ikaria – Karlovasi route.
16/7/2013Piraeus – Syros – Mykonos – Patmos – Ikaria – Fournoi – Samos – Chios – Oinousses – Mytilene – Limnos – Kavala route.
22/4/2014Charter to Balearia. Algeciras – Tanger Med. and Ceuta – Tanger Med. routes.
6/10/2014Denia – Palma de Mallorca – Ibiza route.
2016Valencia – Mostaganem route.
2017Almería – Málaga – Melilla route.
2017End of charter. Refurbished.
2018Piraeus – Paros – Naxos – Ikaria – Fournoi – Astypalaia – Patmos -Leipsoi – Leros – Kalymnos – Kos – Nisyros – Tilos – Symi – Rhodes – Karpathos – Castellorizon and Piraeus – Chios – Mytilene routes.
2019Piraeus – Ikaria – Fournoi – Astypalaia – Patmos – Leipsoi – Leros – Kalymnos – Kos – Nisyros – Tilos – Symi – Rhodes – Kasos – Karpathos – Castellorizon and Piraeus – Chios-Sigri routes.
2020 Back to Blue Star Ferries service. New name Blue Star Chios.
2020Piraeus – Ikaria – Fournoi – Astypalaia – Patmos – Leipsoi – Leros – Kalymnos – Kos – Nisyros – Tilos – Symi – Rhodes – Kasos – Karpathos – Castellorizon and Piraeus – Mykonos – Chios – Sigri routes.
2/2023Charter to Africa Morocco Lines.
10/2/2023Algeciras – Tanger Med route.
3/2023Back to Blue Star Ferries.
2023Piraeus – Santorini – Anafi – Heralion – Siteia – Kasos – Karpathos – Chalki – Rhodes route.