ANEK LINES (Ανώνυμη Ναυτιλιακή Εταιρεία Κρήτης, Anó̱̱nimi Naftiliakí Etaireía Krítis) is a large shipping company in Greece. It was founded in 1967 by numerous shareholders who were inhabitants of Crete. It operates passenger ferries, mainly on Piraeus-Crete and Adriatic Sea lines.Today the company is listed on the Athens Stock Exchange (Athex: ANEK) and 37,5% owned by Cyprus-based SEA STAR CAPITAL PLC (Yannis S.