The ferry company Blue Star Ferries was founded in 1992 and operates ferry itineraries from Patra to Igoumenitsa, Corfu (during summer months) and Bari in Italy as well as from Piraeus Port in Athens to Patmos, Leros, Kos, Rhodes, Syros, Amorgos (Katapola port and Aigiali port), Kalymnos, Astypalea, Nisyros, Tilos, Paros, Naxos, Kastellorizo, Ios, Santorini, Heraklia, Schinoussa, Koufonissi, Donoussa, Tinos and Mykonos. Ferries of Blue Star Ferries also depart from Rafina port to Andros, Tinos and Mykonos. The ferry company Blue Star Ferries has an ISO 9001 certification of quality.