"DODEKANISOS SEAWAYS" was founded in 1999 by George and John Spanos and since then has a leading role in the Eastern Aegean. With their newly built speedboats,"Dodekanisos Express" and "Dodekanisos Pride" and the conventional ferry boat "Panagia Skediani", they travel daily from Rhodes, Leros, Patmos, Kalymnos, Kos, Ikaria (Agios Kirikos), Samos (Pythagorio) to Lipsi, Arki (Arkyi), Fourni, Agathonisi, Nisyros, Tilos, Chalki, Symi, Panormitis, Kastellorizo. Large and popular islands but also small and isolated ones - thanks to Dodekanisos Seaways - cover their essential needs in passengers and freight transport. The Company's contribution to communication, tourism, island development and the environment is recognized by all and “Dodekanisos” has been repeatedly awarded by local and European institutions for their services.