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339:(owned by Siturjorense, SA) in Omastrand (1983), the two-hul catamaran began operating in the Azores in August 2001. By December 2001, it was in the Transmaçor fleet securing links between the islands of Faial, Pico and São Jorge, the
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241:"rationalize the system, evolving into an integrated management of Atlânticoline and Transmaçor, by fusion, that permitted the desired economies of scale and a better optimization of operational results"
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