Conferry (Consolidada de Ferrys C.A.) is a Venezuelan shipping company operating passenger and freight services to the islands of

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and Coche, and serves the ports of

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, Punta de Piedras,

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, and the international port of Guamache. The main office of Conferry is in

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, in central

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. In 2011, ''Conferry'' was expropriated by

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and rebranded as ''Nuevo Conferry''.

Routes

Conferry operate routes across the

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. * Punta de Piedras -

* Punta de Piedras - Guanta * Punta de Piedras -

* Punta de Piedras -

Fleet

Conferry operated a fleet of nine ships, consisting of six high speed ferries and four ROPAX ferries/freight ships. All but 1 of these ships have either sunk, been scrapped, or are otherwise unknown. The current fleet is unknown.

References

{{reflist Transport companies of Venezuela Transport companies established in 1970 Venezuelan companies established in 1970