SuperRunner Jet II
Greek owned HSC
SuperRunner Jet II at Syros
History
Name
  • Gotland (1999–2003)
  • HSC Gotlandia (2003–2006)
  • Gotlandia (2006–2023)
  • SuperRunner Jet II (2023–present)
Owner
Operator
Port of registryCyprus Limassol, Cyprus
BuilderAlstom Leroux Naval, France
Yard number822
Launched1999
Completed1999
Identification
  • IMO: 9171163
  • MMSI: 210423000
  • Call sign: 5BEM6
StatusIn service
General characteristics
TypeHSC monohull ferry
Tonnage5,632 GT
Length112.1 m (367 ft 9 in)
Beam16.1 m (52 ft 10 in)
Draft2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Propulsion4 × Ruston 20RK270 diesel engines
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) (max)
Capacity
  • 700 passengers
  • 140 cars

SuperRunner Jet II is a ferry belonging to the Greek shipping company Seajets.

Service

The fast ferry, the first ordered by Rederi AB Gotland, was built at the Chantiers Alstom Leroux Nava shipyard in Saint-Malo, France, under the name Gotland and delivered on 21 February 1999 to the subsidiary Destination Gotland in the port of Visby. On 1 April it then began service on the connections between the Gotlandic port and Nynäshamn, operating also between the island and Oskarshamn in the summer period. Over the years, the ferry continued to regularly serve the two routes, but began to operate exclusively in the summer period from 2003, following the entry into service of the new Visby. Finally, on 7 October 2003, with the delivery of the new Gotland, which took place the following day, it was renamed Gotlandia.[1]

On 6 July 2006, with the entry into service of the new Gotlandia II, Gotlandia was placed in reserve, returning to service only during the high season or as a replacement for other units of the fleet during their maintenance periods. However, on 15 January 2007, during a lay-up period in Fårösund, the ferry suffered serious structural damage during a storm, including a hole in the hull, which was later repaired in the Falkenberg shipyards, where she remained until 18 April. A few weeks later, on 20 June, the ferry was then put on the new connections between Visby and Grankullavik, Finland, active only in the summer period, continuing however to operate occasionally as a replacement or support for Gotlandia II. In the 2017 and 2018 summer seasons she operated instead on the connections between Visby and Västervik,[2] in competition with Viking FSTR.

On 21 June 2018, with the cancellation of the connection between the island of Gotland and Finland,[3] the ferry was laid up in Visby and put up for sale, remaining there for the following four years, interrupted only by a stopover between April and April 2018 in Västervik. However, after almost five years of layup, on 25 February 2023 it was purchased by Seajets,[4][5][6] from which it was taken over on 8 March and renamed SuperRunner Jet II/.[7][8][9][10][11][12]  Following this, on 3 April the ferry left Sweden for the shipyards of Chalkida, where it underwent major renovation and refitting works, after which on 13 July it initially started service on the routes between Piraeus, Mykonos, Paros, and Naxos,[13] being transferred shortly afterwards to the routes between Lavrion, Ceos, Kythnos, Syros, Tinos, Andros, Paros, Naxos, Ios, Sikinos, Folegandros, Kimolos, Milos, Sifnos, and Seriphos, replacing Sporades Star, which was under repair following its grounding at Syros.

In 2024 the ferry was transferred to the connections between Piraeus, Milos, and Chania, before being moved again to the Cyclades in 2025, between Piraeus, Kythnos, Serifos, Sifnos, and Milos.[14]

References

  1. ^ "HSC GOTLAND (1999)". faktaomfartyg.se. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  2. ^ "Destination Gotland to continue the Västervik route for the summer 2018". Shippax. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  3. ^ Bendelin, Simon (2018-09-21). "DG tror på fortsatt trafik till Västervik". www.helagotland.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  4. ^ "Gotlandsbolaget's GOTLANDIA sold to Seajets". Shippax. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  5. ^ Ακτοπλοϊα, Ελληνική (2023-02-25). "Στην αγορά του HSC GOTLANDIA προχώρησε η SEAJETS - Ελληνική Ακτοπλοϊα" (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  6. ^ Lorenzo, Juan Carlos Diaz (2023-03-02). "Seajets compra el fast ferry monocasco sueco "Gotlandia" » Puente de Mando, por Juan Carlos Díaz Lorenzo". Puente de Mando, por Juan Carlos Díaz Lorenzo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  7. ^ Simone (2023-03-08). "Gotlandia cambia nome in Superrunner Jet 2 e issa bandiera cipriota". Pianeta Navi (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  8. ^ sandra (2023-03-10). "Gotlandia delivered to Seajets". Ferry Shipping News. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  9. ^ "BTJ :: Gotlandia - sold outside the Baltic". baltictransportjournal.com. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  10. ^ Ακτοπλοϊα, Ελληνική (2023-03-08). "Παραδόθηκε σήμερα το SUPERRUNNER JET 2 (ex.GOTLANDIA) στην SEAJETS - Ελληνική Ακτοπλοϊα" (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  11. ^ Codingest (2023-02-25). "Ferry Routes: Η Sea Jets ολοκλήρωσε την αγορά του εντυπωσιακού ταχύπλοου HSC GOTLANDIA, χωρητικότητας 140 αυτοκινήτων!!". Mykonos Ticker (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  12. ^ Αγγελική (2023-03-08). "Παραδόθηκε σήμερα το SUPERRUNNER JET 2 (ex.GOTLANDIA) στην SEAJETS – KRETENEWS.GR – Ειδήσεις από την Κρήτη – Ρεπορτάζ – Επικαιρότητα" (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  13. ^ sandra (2023-07-21). "Seajets' HSC SUPERRUNNER JET 2 entered service on July 13". Ferry Shipping News. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  14. ^ "Superrunner Jet II". greekpassengerships. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  • MyShipTracking: Superrunner Jet II Live
  • Official Seajets Fleet: Superrunner Jet II
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