Jadrolinija is a

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company. It is a

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and its main mission is connecting Croatian islands to the mainland by operating regular passenger and cargo transport services. The company mainly operates car

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on domestic routes along the Croatian coast, as well as international routes across the

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(to ports at

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and

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). Jadrolinija currently operates a fleet of 55 vessels: it has three large ferries named ''Dubrovnik'', ''Marko Polo'', and ''Zadar'' which are used on long range and international routes, 38 smaller ferries used for local passenger service, ten

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s and four conventional ships. The fleet's total carrying capacity is 4,504 vehicles and 30,310 passengers. Jadrolinija was founded in

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

on 20 January 1947 as a continuation of various smaller shipping companies which had operated along the Croatian coast since 1872. In 2019, its ships carried 12,503,396 passengers and 3,212,165 vehicles.

Current ships and routes

''List of ships update on: 1 January 2022''

Ferries

Catamarans

Conventional ships

Gallery

References

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* {{authority control Ferry companies of Croatia Government-owned transport companies Companies based in Rijeka Transport companies established in 1947 1947 establishments in Croatia Government-owned companies of Croatia Croatian brands