- Corsica Ferries
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Corsica Ferries Sardinia Ferries 
Industry Shipping, Transport Founded 1967 Headquarters Bastia, Corsica Parent Tourship Website www.corsicaferries.com 
MS Mega Express in the port of Bastia
Corsica Ferries MS Mega Express Two in the port of port Toulon.Corsica Ferries and Sardinia Ferries are marketing names used by Corsica Ferries, a France-based ferry company that operates traffic to and from the islands of Corsica and Sardinia
Corsica Ferries are 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 its has grown into what is today the market leader to Corsica and Sardinia as Corsica Ferries Sardinia Ferries. Corsica Ferries are 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 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 Ferries, has been condemned to pay 490 000 € by the Tribunal of Marseille for having "voluntary discharged at sea" offshore of the Cap Corse on May 12, 2004.[1]
Current fleet
- Kallisti Ferries (Greece)
- Greece)
- edit] References
- ^ « Forship Spa, filiale de Corsica Ferries condamnée pour dégazage au large du Cap Corse », Actu-Environnement.com, 10 juin 2005.
External links
Categories:- Ferry companies of Italy
- Shipping companies of Italy
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