Comarit is a Moroccan

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 ferry operator. The company operates ferries connecting Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 with Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 and France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

.

History

Comarit was formed in 1984.

In June 2008, Ganger Rolf

Ganger Rolf ASA

Ganger Rolf ASA is a Norwegian holding company for the Olsen family. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has ownership positions in numerous companies primarily within the energy and shipping sectors, but also other areas such as real estate and mass media. All investments are...

 and Bonheur

Bonheur

For the artist, see Rosa BonheurBonheur is a Norwegian holding company for the Olsen family. The company is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange and has ownership in numerous companies within energy, shipping and other sectors. The Bonheur company controls the Ganger Rolf company which has a 19.51%...

 sold their 55% stake to their Moroccan partner for MAD

Moroccan dirham

The dirham is the currency of Morocco. The plural form is pronounced darahim, although in French and English "dirhams" is commonly used. Its ISO 4217 code is "MAD". It is subdivided into 100 santimat . The dirham is issued by the Bank Al-Maghrib, the central bank of Morocco...

 700 million (approximately NOK

Norwegian krone

The krone is the currency of Norway and its dependent territories. The plural form is kroner . It is subdivided into 100 øre. The ISO 4217 code is NOK, although the common local abbreviation is kr. The name translates into English as "crown"...

 490 million).

Routes

Comarit operates five routes between Spain, France and Morocco.

• Algeciras
  Algeciras
  Algeciras is a port city in the south of Spain, and is the largest city on the Bay of Gibraltar . Port of Algeciras is one of the largest ports in Europe and in the world in three categories: container,...
  
   - Tangier
  Tangier
  Tangier, also Tangiers is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel...
  
  
• Tarifa
  Tarifa
  Tarifa is a small town in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, on the southernmost coast of Spain. The town is located on the Costa de la Luz and across the Straits of Gibraltar facing Morocco. The municipality includes Punta de Tarifa, the southernmost point in continental Europe. There are five...
  
   - Tangier
  Tangier
  Tangier, also Tangiers is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel...
  
  
• Genoa
  Genoa
  Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
  
   - Tangier
  Tangier
  Tangier, also Tangiers is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel...
  
  
• Sète
  Sète
  Sète is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Sétois....
  
   - Tangier
  Tangier
  Tangier, also Tangiers is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel...
  
  
• Nador
  Nador
  Nador is a city located in the northeastern Rif region of Morocco. The city is a Mediterranean port on the Bḥar Ameẓẓyan lagoon , and it is the major trading center in the region for fish, fruit, and livestock...
  
   - Almería
  Almería
  Almería is a city in Andalusia, Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the province of the same name.-Toponym:Tradition says that the name Almería stems from the Arabic المرية Al-Mariyya: "The Mirror", comparing it to "The Mirror of the Sea"...
  
  

Fleet

Comarit currently operates a fleet of eight vessels.

Name	Built	Entered service	Tonnage	Note
MS Oleander MS Pride of Free Enterprise Oleander is one of a class of three roll-on/roll-off ferries built for Townsend Thoresen at the end of the 1970s. Her two sister ships were the and the infamous . She currently operates as the MV Oleander for Transeuropa Ferries-History:...	1980	2010	13,728 GRT	Chartered from Transeuropa Ferries Transeuropa Ferries TransEuropa Ferries operates a ferry service between Ramsgate, Kent, UK and Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. TransEuropa Ferries n.v. is the cross channel satellite arm of TransEuropa Shipping Lines d.o.o. of Slovenia....
MS Banasa	1975	1996	11,907 GRT
MS Berkane	1976	2002	20,079 GRT
MS Biladi	1980	2002	10,776 GRT
MS Boughaz	1974	1988	5,286 GRT
MS East Express	1984	2010	9,071 GRT	Chartered from Express Shipping
HSC Boraq	2000	2010	2,377 GRT
HSC Bissat	2000	2010	2,869 GRT

Former fleet

Ships that have been owned or chartered by Comarit:

Name (construtcion year)

M/F Badis (1973)

M/F Bismillah (1971)

HSC Highspeed 2 (2000)

MV Primrose

MV Primrose

The M/F Primrose was a freight and passenger ferry and operated by Transeuropa Ferries.. In 2010 she was sold to Blu Navy; in 2011 she was renamed to M/F Elegant I to make her last journey to India for breaking up.-History:...

(1975)

M/F Rostock (1981)

M/F Sara I (1974)