Jadrolinija

Jadrolinija d.d.
Company typePublic (ZSE: JRLN)
IndustryShipping
Founded1947
HeadquartersRijeka, Croatia
Area served
Adriatic Sea
Key people
David Sopta (Chairman of the Board)
ServicesFerry
Increase 166.839 million EUR
Increase 3.947 million EUR
OwnerCroatian Government
Number of employees
1,844
Websitewww.jadrolinija.hr

Jadrolinija is a Croatian 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]

Jadrolinija currently operates a fleet of 54 vessel: it has several large car ferries; Zadar, Dalmacija Marko Polo which are used on international routes mostly to Bari and Ancona in Italy. There are also 38 smaller ferries used for local passenger service, 12 catamarans and four smaller 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 2023, its ships carried 12,411,217 passengers and 3,579,647 vehicles.[4]

  1. ^ The Rough Guide to Croatia. Rough Guides Limited. 1 March 2016. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-241-27047-9.
  2. ^ "Profil Jadrolinije" [Jadrolinija's profile]. Jadrolinija (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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  4. ^ "Izvješće poslovodstva i financijski izvještaji za 2023 godinu s izvješćem neovisnog revizora" [Management report and financial statements for the year 2023 with independent auditor's report]. Jadrolinija (in Croatian). Rijeka. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.