Jadrolinija
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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 company mainly operates car ferries on domestic routes along the Croatian coast, as well as international routes across the Adriatic Sea to Italy (to ports at Ancona and Bari).[1]
Company type | Public (ZSE: JRLN) |
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Industry | Shipping |
Founded | 1947 |
Headquarters | Rijeka, Croatia |
Area served | Adriatic Sea |
Key people | David Sopta (Chairman of the Board) |
Services | Ferry |
1,210 million HRK | |
18.846 million HRK | |
Owner | Croatian Government |
Number of employees | 1,787 |
Website | www |
Jadrolinija currently operates a fleet of 54 vessel: it has one large ferry named Marko Polo which is used on long range and international routes, 37 smaller ferries used for local passenger service, 12 catamarans and four conventional ships.[2] The fleet's total carrying capacity is 4,084 vehicles and 29,902 passengers.
Jadrolinija was founded in Rijeka on 20 January 1947 as a continuation of various smaller shipping companies which had operated along the Croatian coast since 1872.[3] In 2022, its ships carried 12,012,489 passengers and 3,434,793 vehicles.[4]