Conferry
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Conferry is a Venezuelan shipping company operating passenger and freight services to the islands of Margarita
and Coche.
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, two conventional ferries and four freight ships.
Isla Margarita
Margarita Island is the largest island of the state of Nueva Esparta in Venezuela, situated in the Caribbean Sea, off the northeastern coast of the country. The state also contains two other smaller islands: Coche and Cubagua. The capital city of Nueva Esparta is La Asunción, located in a river...
and Coche.
Routes
Conferry operate two routes across the Caribbean SeaCaribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
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- Punta de Piedras - Puerto la CruzPuerto la CruzPuerto la Cruz is a port city located in Anzoátegui State, in Venezuela. It is the seat of the Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality. The city has road connections to the state capital, Barcelona, to Lecheria and to Guanta, and has the potential to become the largest and most important metropolitan...
- Punta de Piedras - Coche Island
Fleet
Conferry operate a fleet of nine ships, consisting of three high speed ferriesHigh-speed craft
A high-speed craft is a high speed water vessel for civilian use, also called a fastcraft or fast ferry.The first high-speed craft were often hydrofoils or hovercraft, but in the 1990s catamaran and even monohull designs have become popular.Most high-speed craft serve as passenger ferries, but the...
, two conventional ferries and four freight ships.
| Name | Built | Entered service | Tonnage | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSC Tallink AutoExpress 2 | 1997 | 2009 | 5,419 GRT | |
| HSC Lilia Concepion | 1999 | 2002 | 5,992 GRT | |
| HSC Carmen Ernestina | 1999 | 1999 | 5,992 GRT | |
| MS Rosa Eugenia MV Coutances The M/V Rosa Eugenia, formerly the Coutances and Outances is a freight ferry owned by Conferry and previously operated by Brittany Ferries. It was built at Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre shipyard in France for Truckline Ferries and entered service in 1977... |
1978 | 2008 | 6,507 GRT | |
| MS Doña Juana | 1970 | 1997 | 3,575 GRT | |
| MS La Goleta | 1973 | 1991 | 498 GRT | |
| MS Maria Rosario | 1978 | 2006 | 2,736 GRT | |
| MS Cacica Isabel | 1979 | 1979 | 2,640 GRT | |
| MS Concepcion Marino | 1978 | 1978 | 2,635 GRT |