Mano Maritime

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Mano Maritime Ltd
TypeShipping
IndustryMaritime transport
Cruises
FounderMoshe Mano
Headquarters
Haifa
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Area served
Worldwide
ServicesShipping operations
OwnerMoshe Mano
ParentMano Holdings Group
SubsidiariesMano Holidays
Mano Logistics
Websitemano.co.il

Mano Maritime (Hebrew: מנו ספנות, Mano Sapanut) is a shipping company founded by Moshe Mano and is a subsidiary of the Mano Holdings Group. It operates cargo ships, passenger ships and undertakes other maritime services. The company was ranked in Dun’s top companies in Israel: number 5 in the transportation services [1] and number 31 in the services companies. [2] The company also includes in BDI Code of leading companies in Israel: number 36 in the services companies, [3] number 8 in the transportations companies. [4] and number 187 in the general list [5] Mano is the owner, chairman, and president of the company.

History[]

In the 1930s, Moshe’s father, Mordechai Mano (born in Thessaloniki, Greece), immigrated to Israel with his family. His son, Moshe Mano was born in 1955 in Haifa and received education in the field of shipping. In his thirties, he established a shipping company, named Mano Maritime which became an independent company, active both in cruise and cargo shipping. Over the years the company diversified its activities as part of the Mano Holdings Group and has interests in other areas including real estate, hotels and technology.

Cargo Ships and Fleet[]

Cape Friendship, Bulk carrier, 185,000 DWT

Mano Maritime is involved in various fields of the shipping business as owner, operator, and manager of cargo ships. It also offers services in international maritime transport and serves as representative and general agent in Israel for the Japanese shipping company "K" Line and Neptune Line shipping company. Furthermore, it acts as the local agent for various shipping lines based in Spain, Russia, Ukraine, Greece, and Germany. Mano Maritime also transports coal to the Israel Electric Corporation’s power plants in Israel.

Mano Maritime owns 50% of the shares of Crown Shipping, the remaining 50% are owned by the Borchard family of England. Crown Shipping is the representative and general agent in Israel of Ocean Network Express Corporation- “ONE”.[6]

Cruise Ship[]

196,000 DWT - Meters 300 LOA.

MS Crown Iris has been managed by the company since 2018. [7] During the cruise season in Israel, which usually lasts from March through November, the ship cruises along the coasts of the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and to various destinations in Europe.

Current fleet[]

Ship Flag Built Last Refurbished In service Gross Tonnage Photo
MS Crown Iris  Panama 1992 2018-2019 2019–Present 40,876 GRT Thomson Majesty.jpg
MS Golden Iris  Panama 1975 2010–Present 17,496 GRT MS Golden Iris.jpg

Former ship[]

Ship Flag Built In service Gross Tonnage Status Photo
Silver star 1964 1998-2003 6,092 Capsized 2006
The Iris 1982 2001-2010 12,907 In service as Ocean Endeavour for Adventure Canada.
2015-09-18 MS OCEAN ENDEAVOUR - IMO 7625811, at Qeqertarsuaq Island (Karrat Fjord), Greenland.jpg
The Jasmine 1981 2001-2006 9,878 Scrapped in 2014
MS Royal Iris  Panama 1970 2005-2014.

Sold to Black Sea Cruises in 2017

14,717 GRT In service as Knyaz Vladimir for Black Sea Cruises Royal Iris.JPG

See also[]

  • Transportation in Israel

References[]

  1. ^ largest transportation services companies in Israel, Dun & Bradstreet
  2. ^ largest services companies in Israel, Dun & Bradstreet
  3. ^ Leading services companies in Israel
  4. ^ Leading transportations companies in Israel
  5. ^ The leading companies in Israel
  6. ^ "The Japanese shipping corporation ONE will be represented in Israel by Mano Shipping and Lucy Borchard". Port 2 Port (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  7. ^ Cruise Liners – Mano Cruises Crown Iris, Malta Ship News

External links[]

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