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Dec 13
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New RoPax Ferry PIETRO MONDELLO Delivered by Sefine Shipyard to Caronte & Tourist

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Sefine Shipyard has just delivered the brand-new RoPax ship PIETRO MONDELLO to the Italian ferry company Caronte & Tourist.

  • The vessel was designed by the naval architects at LMG Marin AS.
  • The double-ended ferry represents a fine-tuned version of ELIO (2018), featuring numerous unseen improvements. The most notable innovation is the integration of a large 2 MWh battery pack to peak-shave ferry operations and reduce fuel consumption.
  • The project aligns with the IMO Decarbonisation targets, combining LNG hybrid technology, dual-fuel generator sets, and battery packs. These provide consistent power to the electrically driven azimuth propulsion system and independent 360-degree thruster systems, including dynamic positioning capabilities.
  • The vessel is expected to begin operations on the maritime link across the Strait of Messina in 2025.
Jun 09
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Caronte & Tourist trying again to enter the Croatian ferry market

By | 2023 Newsletter week 23 | No Comments

Four years after the last attempt, the Italian ferry company Caronte & Tourist is trying to enter the local Croatian cabotage market again.

Local media report that the newcomer has been already authorized to operate a line between the ports of Zadar and Preko by the Short Sea Maritime Agency.

The vessel to be deployed on the line should be the 1978-built and double ended ferry ULISSE.

But Caronte & Tourist will have to face the opposition expressed by the Municipality of Preko.

Nov 11
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Steel cutting for the second Caronte & Tourist ferry at Sefine shipyard

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  • Turkish shipbuilder Sefine (Yalova) and Bluestone Group celebrated the steel cutting ceremony for a new double-ender ferry ordered by Caronte & Tourist.
  • Expected to be delivered in H1, 2024.
  • LNG-ready engines, batteries, and solar panels.
  • Will be deployed on the Strait of Messina, between the Italian ports of Messina and Villa San Giovanni.
  • Capacity for 1,500 passengers, 602 of which can be accommodated in sheltered seating areas.
  • She will be the second newbuild supervised on behalf of Caronte & Tourist by Bluestone, a provider of technical services for the maritime industry which has been awarded a contract for plan approval and construction supervision.
Jun 09
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Liberty Lines and Caronte & Tourist the only bidders for the subsidized routes in Sicily

By | 2022 Newsletter week 23 | No Comments

Regione Siciliana received two offers following the public tender launched for the ferry links to and from the smaller islands surrounding Sicily. The contract is worth EUR 360 million for five years and it’s divided in two: EUR 210 million for highspeed maritime links and EUR 152 million for services operated with ropax units.

As for the highspeed routes, Liberty Lines emerged as the only participants, while Caronte & Tourist was the only company interested in the subsidised links to the Eolie, Egadi, Lampedusa and Linosa islands.

The last concession awarded saw Ustica Lines (former Liberty Lines), Caronte & Tourist and Siremar as the companies with the highest number of lines granted.

Jun 02
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Ropax EPSILON delivered to EuroAfrica by Caronte & Tourist

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Ropax EPSILON, owned by Caronte & Tourist, but operated since several years in a bareboat charter by Irish Ferries, has been handed over this week to the new owner.

The Messina-based company, with the support of Ferrando & Massone acting as broker, sold the vessel to EuroAfrica of Poland for a price exceeding EUR 50 million.

At least until the end of the current year the EPSILON will remain in bare boat charter to Irish Ferries serving the maritime link between Ireland and the UK.

This ropax unit was built by Cantieri Visentini shipyard in 2011, can transport roughly 2,900 lane metres of roro and accommodate some 500 passengers.

Jan 27
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ANTONELLO DA MESSINA chartered by BluNavy

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The ferry company BluNavy has just welcomed in its fleet the ropax unit ANTONELLO DA MESSINA chartered in from Siremar (jointly controlled by Caronte & Tourist and Liberty Lines).

After some tests the ship started covering the Piombino – Porto Ferraio route offering 4 roundtrips per day and operates ‘in combination’ with the ferry VESTA.

ANTONELLO DA MESSINA has been chartered to replace the ferry ACCIARELLO which is expected to be refitted.

740 pax | 70 cars | 16 knots speed | 71m | Built 1989 Shipyard Nuovi Cantieri Apuania

Photo: Mattia Montanelli

Mar 11
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Italian Short Sea Ferry Fleet Renovation (update) Caronte & Tourist Order First Ferry, More To Come

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Caronte & Tourist has signed the order for a new 8,300 GT ferry at Sefine in Yalova.

This order is entirely financed by Caronte & Tourist and is part of a wider fleet renovation plan. Four more ships will be commissioned to be deployed on the Strait of Messina and the short sea routes to Sicily.

The newly commissioned ferry will, as expected, be built on a project by the Trieste-based company Naos Design (see link) and will be ready for delivery within two years.

Dimensions: 110m long, 20m wide, 800 passengers, 420 lane metres.

Route: port of Milazzo – Aeolian Islands.

Dual-fuel LNG hybrid.

See the Naos design
May 14
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Caronte & Tourist’s Fleet Of Ferries Will Be Covid-Free With The Help Of Rina

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Following the announcement from Baleària last week, the Italian ferry company Caronte & Tourist is working with Rina Consulting towards being the first operator ‘Covid-free’ in Italy, to obtain the correct instructions for transporting passengers safely next summer.

Before the end of June, Caronte & Tourist will have to implement specific procedures, cleaning plans, organisational and personal protective measures to prevent Covid-19., under the supervision of Rina.

Vincenzo Franza, CEO of the Messina-based ferry company, said that “to be compliant with the new rules, passenger capacity will be reduced 50%, in order to guarantee the necessary social distance. There will also be new procedures and one-way corridors”.

For the very short routes the company will also ask the possibility for the passengers to stay in their cars during the crossing.

Jul 11
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FERRY SHIPPING

By | 2019 Newsletter week 28 | No Comments

Italian Company Caronte & Tourist To Debut In Croatia With A New Regular Link

The Messina-based company Caronte & Tourist is expected to open a new maritime link in Croatia from mid-July with the ferry GIUSEPPE FRANZA which is now moored in Rijeka after a first refusal from the authorities to enter the port.

Local media report that Caronte & Tourist Isole Minori has filed a request with Croatia’s Agency for Coastal Passenger Traffic to establish a ferry line between Rijeka and Porozina, on the Cres island.

The new service should be operated from 15 July to 15 September.

The Italian company, however, has still not collected most of the required permits and documents, said Paola Vidovic, director of Croatia’s Agency for Coastal Passenger Traffic, as quoted by business news portal SeeBiz.eu.
Before and in order to sign the contract, Caronte & Tourist will have to collect all the required documents requested before starting the new maritime link.

The first stage of ferry market liberalization in Croatia started in 2018 and is taking this summer with some services’ concession to be granted to foreign companies.