Corsica Ferries - Sardinia Ferries
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Industry | Shipping, Transport |
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Founded | 1967 |
Headquarters | Bastia, Vado Ligure, (France Italy) |
Parent | Lozali S.A |
Website | www.corsicaferries.com |
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Corsica Ferries - Sardinia Ferries (Corsica Ferries France SAS) – (Forship SpA), is a France-Italy based ferry company[1] that operates traffic to and from the islands of Corsica, Sardinia and Elba.
Corsica Sardinia Ferries is a ferry company which started services in 1967 under the name of Corsica Line with the ferry Corsica Express. Since the company’s humble beginnings it has grown into what is today the market leader to Corsica and Sardinia. Corsica Sardinia Ferries is the premier ferry operator on the Western Mediterranean Sea transporting more than 1 million passengers annually aboard their ferries running to and from France and Italy to Corsica, Sardinia and Elba.
Corsica Sardinia Ferries operate 2 return routes from Italy to Sardinia and 10 return routes from France and Italy to Corsica, with a total of up to 13 crossings daily.
The fleet currently consists of 14 vessels. Thanks to its no-frills economical model, the company represents today 60% of the maritime traffic to Corsica.
In 2005, Forship Spa, a subsidiary of Corsica Sardinia Ferries, has been condemned to pay 490 000 euros by the Tribunal of Marseille for having "voluntary discharged at sea" offshore of the Cap Corse on May 12, 2004.[2]
Current fleet
Ship | Flag | Built | Entered Service | Gross tonnage | Length | Width | Passengers | Vessels | Knots | Photos |
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MS Corsica Marina Seconda | ![]() | 1974 | 1986 | 12,053 GT | 121 m | 19 m | 1,500 | 550 | 19 | |
MS Sardinia Vera | ![]() | 1975 | 1987 | 12,107 GT | 121 m | 19 m | 1,500 | 550 | 19 | |
MS Corsica Victoria | ![]() | 1973 | 1989 | 13,085 GT | 146 m | 21 m | 1,700 | 480 | 19 | |
MS Sardinia Regina | ![]() | 1972 | 1996 | 13,004 GT | 146 m | 21 m | 1,700 | 480 | 19 | |
MS Corsica Express Three | ![]() | 1996 | 1996 | 3,530 GT | 103 m | 14.5 m | 535 | 150 | 37 | |
MS Mega Express | ![]() | 2001 | 2001 | 26,400 GT | 173 m | 24.5 m | 1,756 | 550 | 29 | |
MS Mega Express Two | ![]() | 2001 | 2001 | 26,400 GT | 173 m | 24.5 m | 1,756 | 550 | 29 | |
MS Mega Express Three | ![]() | 2001 | 2004 | 29,637 GT | 212 m | 25 m | 2,100 | 650 | 30,5 | |
MS Mega Express Four | ![]() | 1995 | 2006 | 24,186 GT | 174 m | 24 m | 2,000 | 650 | 27 | |
MS Mega Express Five | ![]() | 1993 | 2009 | 27,711 GT | 170 m | 25 m | 1,800 | 600 | 26 | |
MS Mega Smeralda | ![]() | 1985 | 2008 | 34,694 GT | 171.5 m | 27.6 m | 2,000 | 550 | 22 | |
MS Mega Andrea | ![]() | 1986 | 2015 | 34,694 GT | 171.5 m | 27.6 m | 2,000 | 550 | 22 |
Routes
- Corsica
- Nice - Ajaccio
- Nice - Bastia
- Nice - Calvi
- Nice - L'Île-Rousse
- Toulon - Ajaccio
- Toulon - Bastia
- Toulon - L'Île-Rousse
- Vado Ligure - Bastia
- Vado Ligure - Calvi
- Livorno - Bastia
- Sardinia
- Elba
Former ships
- Corsica Ferry (1972–1976)
- Corsica Star (1973–1980)
- Corsica Serena (1975–1981)
- Corsica Nova (1976–1988)
- Corsica Marina (1977–1990)
- A. Regina (1979–1985)
- Corsica Viva (1980–1985)
- Sardinia Nova (1982–2006)
- Corsica Viva I (1988–1993)
- Elba Nova (1992–1998)
- Elba Express (1995–1998)
- Corsica Serena II / Corsica Serena Seconda (1983–2011)
- Sardinia Express (1996–2012)
References
- ↑ http://www.corsica-ferries.it/compagnia-marittima/sardegna.html
- ↑ « Forship Spa, filiale de Corsica Ferries condamnée pour dégazage au large du Cap Corse », Actu-Environnement.com, 10 juin 2005.
Further reading
- Seville, Richard (2009). Mediterranean Ferries. Ramsey, Isle of Man: Ferry Publications. ISBN 9781871947984.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corsica Ferries. |
- Corsica Ferries official website
- (Swedish) Fakta om Fartyg: Corsica Ferries Sardinia Ferries
- The Yellow Lines
- Simplon Postcards: Corsica Ferries
- Corsica Ferries - The Ferry Site
- Corsica Sardinia Ferries - info from the web
- (Italian) Press release about Mega Smeralda
- Ferries to Corsica Detailed technical specifications of the various ferry vessels, history, deckplans. (Italian)