MV Biokovo
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 Biokovo is a ro-ro vehicle and passenger ferry owned and operated by Jadrolinija
Jadrolinija
Jadrolinija is a Croatian sea shipping company. It is a state-owned company and its main mission is connecting Croatian islands to the mainland by operating regular passenger and cargo transport services...

, the Croatia
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n state-owned ferry company. She was built in July 2009 by the Brodosplit shipyard in Split
Split (city)
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, Croatia
Croatia
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. As of June 2010 she serves on the Split—Supetar
Supetar
Supetar is a town on the northern side of the Dalmatian island of Brač,in the Splitsko-Dalmatiska County, in Croatia. It became the island's official centre in 1827...

 route.

MV Biokovo is a Hull 515 class ferry, along with her twin, the MV Jadran
MV Jadran
MF Jadran is a ro-ro vehicle and passenger ferry owned and operated by Jadrolinija, the Croatian state-owned ferry company. She was built in 2010 by the Brodosplit shipyard in Split, Croatia. As of June 2010 she serves on the Split—Stari Grad route....

, which was also built at Brodosplit in May 2010. These two ferries were commissioned as part of Jadrolinija's fleet renewal program, which (as of June 2010) include a total of eight newly built ships since 2004. These including two other Hull 515 class ferries, the MV Hrvat and MV Juraj Dalmatinac which had been built by the Kraljevica shipyard and delivered in 2007.

External links

  • MV Biokovo at the Jadrolinija
    Jadrolinija
    Jadrolinija is a Croatian sea shipping company. It is a state-owned company and its main mission is connecting Croatian islands to the mainland by operating regular passenger and cargo transport services...

    official website
  • Zaplovio trajekt Jadran at Agencija-ZOLPP.hr
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