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-== NEL LINES ==
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-'''Nel Lines''' is a publicly-owned passenger shipping company based in [[Mytilene]], [[Lesbos]]. Nel Lines was founded in [[1970]] with the objective of linking Lesvos, [[Chios]] and [[Limnos]] with the Greek mainland. Nel stands for Naftiliaki Eteria Lesvou (Shipping Company of Lesvos). Services started in [[1973]] with F/B [[Sappho]]. The ship originally operated the route [[Piraeus|Pireas]]-Chios-Mitylene thrice weekly.
-The following year, the route Mitilini-Limnos-[[Thessaloniki]] was inaugurated. A few years later a second ship was added, "Homerus". Homerus inaugurated the Mitilini-Limnos-[[Kavala]] route in [[1978]].
-During the [[1980s]], Nel purchased more ships.These were:"Alkeos", which has operated the Pireas-Mitilini direct route, the [[Lavrio]]-[[Agios Efstratios]]-Limnos-Kavala route, the Mitilini-Limnos-[[Alexandroupoli]] route, among others. The "Arion", which served the Pireas-[[Cyprus]]-Israel route and was torpedoed in Haifa. The "Odysseas Elitis" became the first and last ship owned by Nel to link [[Greece]] with Italy. The "Agios Rafael" was a primarily vehicle-carrying ship. Due to its low ceilings and steep staircases through the years it gained a dreadful reputation, along with the Alkeos.
-[[Category:Companies of Greece]]