Mano Maritime

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, passengers ships and undertakes other maritime services. The company was ranked among Dun’s top 100 companies in Israel.[1] Mano is the owner, chairman and president of the company.

Mano Maritime Ltd
Shipping
IndustryCruise line
Transportation
Tourism
FounderMoshe Mano
Headquarters
Haifa
,
Israel
Area served
Worldwide
ServicesShipping operations
OwnerMoshe Mano
ParentMano Holdings Group
SubsidiariesMano Holidays
Mano Logistics
Websitemano.co.il

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 Lines and Fleet
Capture bulk carrier

Mano Maritime is involved in various fields of the shipping business as owner, operator and manager of cargo liners. 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 the Neptune Line shipping company. Furthermore, it acts as the local agent for various shipping lines based in Spain, Ukraine, Greece, Germany and Russia. 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 exclusive representative and general agent in Israel of Ocean Network Express Corporation- “ONE”.[2]

Cruise Ship
The MS Crown Iris
196,000 DWT - Meters 300 LOA.

MS Crown Iris has been owned by the company 2018. 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
ShipFlagBuilt Last RefurbishedIn serviceGross TonnagePhoto
MS Crown Iris Panama1992 2018-20192019–Present40,876 GRT

Out of Service
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MS Golden Iris Panama19752010–201817,496 GRT

Former ship
ShipFlagBuiltIn serviceGross TonnagePhoto
MS Royal Iris  Panama19702005-2014.

Sold to Black Sea Cruises in 2017

 14,717 GRT
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See also
  • Transportation in Israel

References
  1. Mano Holdings - Services
  2. "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.
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