Iscomar (Compania Iscomar S.A.) was a company which operated a single ferry service between Alcudia on the Balearic island of Mallorca and Ciutadella on the Balearic island of Menorca. It used to operate ferry services from the Balearic's to the Spanish mainland. After 2009, Iscomar stopped operating all of its routes except its Alcudia - Ciutadella service. In September 2016, Iscomar closed down after operating for 37 years.
History
Iscomar began operations in 1979 with a small fleet of container ships. In 1998 Iscomar commenced a passenger service between
Alcudia and
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Ciutadella de Menorca
* Ciutadella de Menorca, a municipality on Menorca
** Ciutadella de Menorca Cathedral
** Ciutadella Lighthouse
** Atlètic de Ciutadella, the city's ...
using the
Japan
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ese built MS Nura Nova. A fast ferry was acquired in 2005 to operate between
Ibiza Town and
Formentera
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. In 2008, Isabel del Mar joined the feel, but as of June 2012, she was laid up in Barcelona. In October 2009, the insolvent state of the company led to it being banned from operating into or out of the port of Barcelona.
On 26 August 2016, Iscomar announced that it would close its only route between Alcudia and Ciutadella and would subsequently close down for good. The Nura Nova sailed the route, for Iscomar, for the last time on 11 September 2016. This marked the end of Iscomar after operating around the Balearic islands for over 30 years. Iscomar blamed the route closure on too much competition on an already crowded route. At the time of closure,
Balearia operated three ships on the route and
Trasmediterranea operated one ship on the route.
Routes
The company operated the following route:
* Alcudia - Ciutadella
Fleet
Iscomar operated the sole vessel 'Nura Nova.'
References
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1979 establishments in the Balearic Islands
2016 disestablishments in the Balearic Islands
Ferry companies of Spain
Transport companies established in 1979
Transport companies disestablished in 2016