On 1963 Mr. Jaime Yllera and Mr. Eduardo Bages, with some others partners, established Naviera Marasia which priority was the transport of jute to Spain from Bengala Gulf (India and East Pakistan).

    The new shipping company started its operations with vessels chartered to Empresa Nacional Elcano; "Pedro de Alvarado" and "Alonso de Ojeda" with 7,571 DWT, and "La Rioja" and "La Mancha" with 3,809 DWT.

    On 1964 Naviera Marasia bought two ships: "La Rioja" and "Rio Umia", which became its first two owned vessels. These ships were later renamed as "Antartico" and "Indico" respectively.

    The third owned vessel was "Pedro de Alvarado", bought on 1972 and later renamed "Pacífico".

    In addition to these three owned vessels Marasia chartered for six years, later renovated, the vessels "Vega" and "Auriga", with Yugoslav owner and crew.

    Marasia had normally many other short time chartered ships, among them some Spanish as "Juan Claudio" and "Alfonso Perez" owned by Naviera Asón, from Santander.

    During those years Marasia expanded its activities opening regular lines between Europa and West Coast South America, West and East Africa, Asia and Australia.

    On 1975 bought two relatively modern ships, the German "Tabora" and "Luise Bornhoffen" renamed as "Artico" and "Atlantico".

    On 1978 y 1979 were built "Maresme" and "Emporda", the only new vessels ordered by the company. These two ships remained in the comapany till the end of its activities.

    On the '70s the most of the shares were bought by Banca Catalana. When this bank had financial problems, which lead to the intervention of Banco de España and later to its purchasing by Banco Vizcaya, the Naviera Marasia was taken over by Fondo de Garantía de Depósitos. On the first quarter of 1987 Marasia was sold to Naviera García Miñaur, but after that its life was very short.

    On 1987 summer both ships were seized by the Banco de Crédito Industrial what handed over them to the Sociedad de Gestión de Buques for their management.