Jadrolinija
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]
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| Type | Public (ZSE: JRLN) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipping |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Headquarters | Rijeka, Croatia |
Area served | Adriatic Sea |
Key people | David Sopta (Chairman of the Board) |
| Services | Ferry |
| Owner | Croatian Government |
Number of employees | 1,807 |
| Website | www |
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 catamarans and four conventional ships. The fleet's total carrying capacity is 4,504 vehicles and 30,310 passengers.[2]
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 2021, its ships carried 10,525,510 passengers and 3,153,416 vehicles.[4]
Current ships and routes
List of ships update on: 1 January 2022 [5][6][7]
Ferries
| Ship | Built | Entered service | Route | LOA (m) |
Beam (m) |
Draught (m) |
Max speed (knot) |
Passenger capacity |
Capacity of cars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF Bartol Kašić | 1989 | 1989 | Vela Luka - Ubli | 64.8 | 13.8 | 3.2 | 13.0 | 500 | 44 |
| MF Biokovo | 2009 | 2009 | Split - Rogač | 87.6 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 13.0 | 1,200 | 138 |
| MF Bol | 2005 | 2008 | Brestova - Porozina | 95.4 | 20.0 | 2.3 | 11.5 | 600 | 176 |
| MF Brač | 2014 | 2014 | Zadar - Brbinj | 99.8 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 12.5 | 616 | 145 |
| MF Brestova | 1985 | 1999 | Mali Lošinj | 57.6 | 16.8 | 3.1 | 12.5 | 338 | 70 |
| MF Cres | 2005 | 2005 | Kraljevica | 87.6 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 11.5 | 600 | 100 |
| MF Dubrovnik | 1979 | 1996 | Dubrovnik - Bari; Bar - Bari | 122.0 | 18.8 | 4.8 | 20.0 | 1,300 | 300 |
| MF Faros | 2010 | 2020 | 105.0 | 17.5 | 2.7 | 14.0 | 650 | 170 | |
| MF Hanibal Lucić | 1993 | 1994 | Dubrovnik - Lopud - Šipan - Suđurađ | 49.9 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 12.5 | 360 | 35 |
| MF Hrvat | 2007 | 2007 | Split - Supetar | 87.6 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 13.0 | 1,200 | 138 |
| MF Ilovik | 2006 | 2007 | Valbiska - Merag | 95.8 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 12.0 | 500 | 170 |
| MF Jadran | 2010 | 2010 | Zadar - Preko | 87.6 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 13.0 | 1,200 | 138 |
| MF Juraj Dalmatinac | 2007 | 2007 | Split - Stari Grad/Split - Supetar | 87.6 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 13.0 | 1,200 | 138 |
| MF Kijevo | 1997 | 1997 | Biograd - Tkon | 41.2 | 16.0 | 2.4 | 9.5 | 150 | 36 |
| MF Korčula | 2007 | 2008 | Split - Vela Luka - Ubli | 101.4 | 17.3 | 3.5 | 16.0 | 685 | 150 |
| MF Laslovo | 1997 | 1997 | Drvenik - Sućuraj | 41.2 | 16.0 | 2.4 | 9.5 | 150 | 36 |
| MF Kornati | 2014 | 2014 | Valbiska - Merag | 99.8 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 12.5 | 616 | 145 |
| MF Krk | 2014 | 2014 | Valbiska - Merag | 99.8 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 12.5 | 616 | 145 |
| MF Lastovo | 1969 | 1978 | Zadar - Ist - Olib - Silba - Premuda - Mali Lošinj | 72.7 | 13.7 | 3.7 | 14.0 | 482 | 60 |
| MF Lošinj | 2010 | 2020 | Lopar - Valbiska | 97.9 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 600 | 140 | |
| MF Lošinjanka | 1969 | 1969 | Šibenik - Zlarin - Kaprije - Žirje | 48.0 | 10.8 | 1.8 | 10.8 | 200 | 30 |
| MF Lubenice | 1989 | 1998 | Prapratno - Sobra | 58.5 | 16.7 | 3.5 | 13.0 | 350 | 60 |
| MF Marjan | 2005 | 2005 | Split - Supetar | 87.6 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 12.3 | 1,200 | 130 |
| MF Marko Polo | 1973 | 1988 | Split - Ancona | 128.1 | 19.6 | 5.7 | 19.5 | 1,100 | 270 |
| MF Mate Balota | 1988 | 1988 | Zadar - Iž - Rava - Mala Rava | 64.7 | 13.4 | 2.9 | 11.0 | 440 | 50 |
| MF Mljet | 2014 | 2014 | Ploče - Trpanj | 99.8 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 12.5 | 616 | 145 |
| MF Otok Pašman | 2003 | 2021 | Zadar - Tkon | 42.0 | 15.3 | 250 | 35 | ||
| MF Pelješčanka | 1971 | 1971 | Makarska - Sumartin | 48.0 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 11.5 | 209 | 30 |
| MF Petar Hektorović | 1989 | 1999 | Split - Vis | 91.8 | 18.0 | 3.8 | 15.5 | 1,080 | 120 |
| MF Prizna | 1970 | 1991 | Prizna - Žigljen | 54.0 | 13.7 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 300 | 60 |
| MF Sis | 1974 | 1997 | Zadar - Preko | 73.8 | 16.4 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 700 | 70 |
| MF Ston | 1997 | 1997 | Drvenik - Sućuraj | 41.2 | 16.0 | 2.4 | 9.5 | 150 | 31 |
| MF Supetar | 2004 | 2004 | Prizna - Žigljen | 87.6 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 11.5 | 594 | 100 |
| MF Sveti Juraj | 1980 | 1991 | Zadar - Rivanj - Sestrunj - Zverinac - Molat | 49.9 | 12.8 | 3.2 | 11.0 | 300 | 45 |
| MF Sveti Krševan | 2004 | 2004 | Orebić - Dominče | 87.6 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 11.5 | 600 | 100 |
| MF Šoltanka | 1971 | 1971 | Trogir - Seget Donji - Drvenik Mali - Drvenik Veli - Split | 48.0 | 10.8 | 2.4 | 11.5 | 200 | 30 |
| MF Tin Ujević | 2002 | 2003 | Split - Stari Grad / Split - Supetar | 98.3 | 17.0 | 2.7 | 14.0 | 1,000 | 200 |
| MF Ugljan | 2011 | 2020 | Zadar - Preko | 102.2 | 18.0 | 2.7 | 11.0 | 650 | 114 |
| MF Valun | 1983 | 1998 | Split - Supetar | 81.2 | 15.1 | 3.4 | 13.0 | 730 | 60 |
| MF Vladimir Nazor | 1986 | 1986 | Zadar - Ist - Olib - Silba - Premuda | 87.5 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 12.5 | 450 | 70 |
| MF Zadar | 1993 | 2004 | Zadar - Ancona | 116.0 | 18.9 | 5.2 | 17.5 | 1,053 | 280 |
Catamarans
| Ship | Built | Entered service |
Route | LOA (m) |
Beam (m) |
Draught (m) |
Max speed (knot) |
Passenger capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSC Adriana | 1990 | 1998 | Rijeka - Rab - Novalja | 40.0 | 10.1 | 1.3 | 36.0 | 356 |
| HSC Dora | 1985 | 2015 | Zadar - Preko | 41.9 | 7.6 | 28.0 | 350 | |
| HSC Dubravka | 1991 | 2001 | Mali Lošinj - Ilovik- Susak - Unije - Martinšćica - Cres - Rijeka | 41.6 | 11.0 | 1.4 | 32.0 | 306 |
| HSC Jelena | 2018 | 2018 | Mali Lošinj - Susak - Unije - Martinšćica - Cres - Rijeka | 42.2 | 11.6 | 1.6 | 40.0 | 403 |
| HSC Judita | 1990 | 2001 | Korčula - (Prigradica) - Hvar - Split | 41.6 | 11.0 | 1.4 | 32.0 | 316 |
| HSC Karolina | 1989 | 2004 | Split - Bol - Jelsa | 41.6 | 11.0 | 1.2 | 34.0 | 316 |
| HSC Novalja | 1991 | 2004 | Rijeka - Rab - Novalja | 41.6 | 11.0 | 1.2 | 34.0 | 316 |
| HSC Olea | 1981 | 1991 | Zadar - Brbinj | 29.0 | 9.0 | 1.3 | 26.0 | 218 |
| HSC Silba | 1990 | 1998 | Zadar - Molat - Porat - Ist | 36.5 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 36.0 | 310 |
| HSC Vida | 2011 | 2016 | 38.5 | 10.2 | 304 |
Conventional ships
| Ship | Built | Entered service |
Route | LOA (m) |
Beam (m) |
Draught (m) |
Max speed (knot) |
Passenger capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Lara | 1988 | 1991 | Šibenik - Zlarin - Prvić - Šepurine - Vodice | 37.6 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 12.0 | 250 |
| MS Postira | 1963 | 1963 | Dubrovnik - Koločep - Lopud - Suđurađ - Šipanska Luka | 44.6 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 14.0 | 380 |
| MS Premuda | 1957 | 1957 | Mali Lošinj - Vele Srakane - Unije - Ilovik - Susak - Mali Lošinj | 44.7 | 8.2 | 2.8 | 13.0 | 450 |
| MS Tijat | 1955 | 1955 | Šibenik - Zlarin - Prvić - Šepurine - Vodice | 37.6 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 12.0 | 300 |
Future projects
In January 2022, Minister Oleg Butković announced the procurement of six new ships, three passenger ships, two of which are hybrid-powered up to 45 meters in length and three catamarans. It is expected that two will be built in 2023. One of the ships should replaced MS Postira.[8]
In November 2022, Jadrolinija announced a tender for the sale of MF Dubrovnik at a price of 2.85 million euros. The competition lasts until March 2023.[9]
In January 2023, a tender was announced for the procurement of three new electrically powered passenger ships. The ships should sail in the Dubrovnik area, on the line to the Elafites, in the Šibenik area, where they will maintain a connection with Prvić, Zlarin and other islands, and in the Lošinj archipelago, if necessary, use them on other lines as well. The approximate length of the ships should be about 45 to 50 meters, with a transport capacity of about 390 passengers. The planned value of each of the ships, according to unofficial announcements, is around EUR 15 million, with co-financing by EU funds in the amount of 65 percent of their total value. These ships should be built by the end of 2026 at the latest, and by then HEP, together with the competent port authorities, should provide adequate connections for charging their batteries in the ports where they will dock. This year, Jadrolinija intends to start the construction of a new ferry for the Zadar water area.[10]
Gallery
![]() The Jadrolinija ferries MF Dubrovnik, MF Ivan Zajc (former ship) and MF Istra (former ship, scrapped) on dock in Split harbour |
![]() The Jadrolinija ferry MF Zadar in Ancona harbour |
![]() The Jadrolinija ferry MF Supetar in Split harbour
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![]() The Jadrolinija ferry MF Petar Hektorović entering Split harbour |
![]() The Jadrolinija high speed ship HSC Dubravka
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See also
References
- The Rough Guide to Croatia. Rough Guides Limited. 1 March 2016. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-241-27047-9.
- "Profil Jadrolinije" [Jadrolinija's profile]. Jadrolinija (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Jubileji velikih riječkih brodara: Jadroliniji slavlje, Jugoliniji lumin tuge". Novi list (in Croatian). 21 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- "Izvješće poslovodstva i financijski izvještaji za godinu koja je završila 31. prosinca 2021. s izvješćem neovisnog revizora" [Management report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 with independent auditor's report] (PDF). Jadrolinija (in Croatian). Rijeka. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Trajekti" [Ferries]. Jadrolinija (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Katamarani" [Catamarans]. Jadrolinija (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Klasični brodovi" [Conventional ships]. Jadrolinija (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Ciglenečki, Dražen; Glavan, Marinko (19 January 2022). "Stižu trajekti na hibridni pogon! Jadrolinija kreće u novi veliki posao, doznajemo detalje" [Hybrid powered ferries are coming! Jadrolinija is embarking on a new big business, we find out the details]. Novi List (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- "KOJA MU JE SUDBINA? Jadrolinija se rješava broda 'Dubrovnik', hoće li biti prodan ili ide u rezalište?" [WHAT IS HIS FATE? Jadrolinija is getting rid of the ship 'Dubrovnik', will it be sold or will it go to the scrap yard?]. Dubrovački dnevnik (in Croatian). 6 November 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- Glavan, Marinko (23 January 2023). "Oldtimeri dobivaju zamjenu. Ovaj tjedan idu natječaji za gradnju tri električna broda Jadrolinije" [Oldtimers get a replacement. Tenders for the construction of three electric ships of Jadrolinija are open this week]. Novi List (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
Further reading
- Seville, Richard (2009). Mediterranean Ferries. Ramsey, Isle of Man: Ferry Publications. ISBN 9781871947984.







