In December 2023, it absorbed 100% of ANEK Lines, rendering the operator number two in the volume of passengers commuted in Europe.
Blue Star Ferries receives the 'Superbrand' award recognized as a leading brand in Greece in the ‘Tourism Services’ industry.
The sold vessels will retain their names and continue sailing under the Superfast livery until the end of 2007 at the latest, following an agreement with AS Tallink Grupp.
Attica Group maintains its presence in the Baltic Sea with the operation of its two RoRo vessels, which trade between Rostock, Germany and Uusikaupunki, Finland.
The assets included car-passenger ferry Diagoras which is deployed to the Dodecanese Islands’ routes in August.
August: Attica enters into an agreement to sell to Veolia Transport its ice-class vessel Superfast X trading between Scotland and Belgium for a total cash consideration of Euro 112mln.
November: Attica enters into an agreement with Fret Cetam of France for the chartering of RoRo Nordia until October 2008.
Blue Star Ferries is voted "Passenger Line of the Year" at Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards.
[7] In May 2018, Attica Group secured a 50.3% controlling interest in Hellenic Seaways, increasing its stake in the company to 98.83% by June.
Despite his intentions to board, ferry workers denied him access and pushed him off the loading ramp, causing him to fall into the sea, where he drowned.
Four crew members of the Blue Horizon ferry, including the deck officer and the master, were promptly arrested.
A Greek prosecutor filed criminal charges just one day after the tragic event, targeting the ferry captain and three of his crew members in connection with the 36-year-old man's death.