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Apr 29
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Liberty Lines ordered 9 (+9) hybrid fast ferries in Spain

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The shipping company Liberty Lines has signed a contract with the Spanish shipyard Armon for the construction of 9 hybrid high speed crafts to be delivered between 2023 and 2026.

The contract includes an option for the construction of 9 more vessels to be delivered between 2027 and 2030.

The innovative characteristics represent the result of an intense cooperation between the technical offices of Liberty Lines, Armon shipyard, Rolls-Royce, RINA and the Australian designers Incat Crowther.

Malta Shipbrokers International Ltd acted as a broker for the deal.

These newbuildings will be the first to obtain Rina Green Plus classification.

They will be equipped with an integrated propulsion system including MTU Series 4000 engines by Rolls-Royce, that will be supplying both traditional and electric propulsion.

This will allow to enter and exit the harbours producing zero emissions as the ships can navigate at a speed of 8 knots using full electric mode and 30 knots in cruise mode.

The batteries will be charged during the cruise by using the two main engines. In case of long period of stop over, the ship will use cold ironing to recharge the batteries and maintain active all the on board services.

Mar 24
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Cypriot authorities will announce the ferry operator for the Piraeus-Cyprus line by the end of the month

By | 2022 Newsletter week 12 | No Comments

By the end of March, the Cypriot Evaluation Committee will announce the ferry operator for the subsidized Piraeus-Larnaca or Limassol line.

  • The specific ferry connection concerns 22 sailings without a stopover.
  • Itineraries will start in April or May and will end in September or October.
  • The one-way passenger ticket will cost 50 euros, while the 2-way ticket will be set at 80 euros.
  • Cars will be only accompanied and the price for the 2-way ticket will be 150 euros, while motorcycles will pay 100 euros. These prices are the highest that the shipowner can set, while based on the subsidy he has the right if he wants to reduce them in order to make the line more competitive.
  • The aim of the specific ferry connection is to provide alternative connectivity between Greece and Cyprus as at the moment it is served only by plane. It is worth noting that the last time there was a Cyprus-Greece ferry connection was 21 years ago.
Mar 24
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Liberty Lines to restart a high-speed ferry line between Italy and Croatia

By | 2022 Newsletter week 12 | No Comments

The Sicilian ferry company Liberty Lines controlled by the Morace family announced that from the end of May (Saturday 28/5) it will operate a new maritime connection from Trieste to Istria and Mali Lošinj, thus saving tourists the usual queues to cross the borders between Italy, Slovenia and Croatia.

Regular daily services (with the exception of Tuesdays) will be guaranteed until September 25th with departures from the Pier IV in Trieste. On the route will be deployed the modern monohull fast ferry MARCO M.

For the Morace controlled company this represents a comeback since in the past, with the brand Trieste Lines, the group already operated a line from Trieste to Pula, Rovinj and Piran.

Mar 03
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Liberty Lines to be awarded the high-speed maritime transport services in the Strait of Messina

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The Trapani-based ferry company Liberty Lines, controlled by the Morace family, is the only player which submitted an offer for the tender launched by Invitalia, on behalf of the Italian transport ministry. It was aimed at finding an operator for the regular high-speed ferry link between the ports of Reggio Calabria (Italy mainland) and Messina (Sicily region).

Public subsidies are worth almost EUR 37 million for five years.

Liberty Lines will have to offer regular shuttle services (up to 16 round trips from Monday to Friday) between Reggio Calabria and Messina taking half an hour on each direction to cover 18.1 miles distance with hydrofoils or high-speed crafts.

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

Jan 30
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Liberty Lines Expected to Reopen the Otranto – Corfù Line Next Summer

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Liberty Lines will again offer a fast-ferry line between Otranto and Corfu during next summer, according to local media. The regular maritime link will be served with the high-speed craft AMMARI built by Liberty Shipyard in 2015.

Transit time will be 2 hours and 45 minutes.

The line will be active from 27 June to 6 September, with five weekly connections, except for the high season period from 27 July to 30 August when departures will be six a week in both directions.

From the Greek island, there will be connections to Paxos and Saranda, Albania, offered respectively by Joy Cruises and Ionian Seaways.

The Otranto – Corfu route was first offered by Liberty Lines in the summer of 2017 but was suspended the following year.

Jan 16
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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK

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Newbuilt Hydrofoil CARMINE Enters Service for Liberty Lines

The high-speed craft CARMINE M –built by Liberty Shipyard in Trapani– has been delivered to Liberty Lines. It is ready to enter service on the routes to and from the Aeolian islands.

This is the fourth unit of the Admiral 250 series built in Sicily and follows the sister ships CARLO MORACE, AMMARÌ and CARMEN M.

This high-speed vessel has a capacity for 250 passengers, is 31.7 metres long, beam is 6.8 metres, draft 4.2 metres and can reach a maximum speed of 36 knots.

May 30
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SHORT NEWS

By | 2019 Newsletter week 22 | No Comments

Liberty Lines Received Another High-Speed Craft from Liberty Shipyard

A new high-speed craft called CARMINE has just been delivered to the Sicilian ferry company Liberty Lines from Liberty Shipyard (formerly known as HSC Shipyard) based in the port of Trapani.

The unit in question is part of the Admiral 250 series and is a sister ship of the hydrofoils renamed AMMARÌ, CARLO MORACE and CARMEN M.

This high-speed vessel has a capacity for 250 passengers.

Mar 14
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FERRY SHIPPING

By | 2019 Newsletter week 11 | No Comments

According to local media (Giornale di Sicilia) the UK-based investment fund Taconic Capital will make an offer to buy Liberty Lines, the ferry company owned by the Morace family and still under the administration of an external commissioner following the court case renamed “Mare monstrum” which happened in 2017.

The company founded in 1993 by Vittorio Morace operates short sea links from Sicily to the Aeolian islands, to the Egadi islands and Pelagie islands, has a fleet of 32 hydrofoils and also controls a shipyard building hi-speed crafts in Trapani.

Also, the other big player active on the ferry routes in Sicily, the Messina-based Caronte&Tourist, recently welcomed as a new minority shareholder (with a 30% stake) the investment fund Basalt Infrastructure Partners.

Nov 30
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Marnavi Decided Not To Buy Sicilian Ferry Company Liberty Lines

By | 2018 Newsletter week 48 | No Comments

Naples-based Marnavi shipping group decided not to proceed with a takeover of the Sicilian ferry company Liberty Lines, after giving the investigation its due diligence.

The company founded in 1993 by Vittorio Morace has a fleet of 32 hydrofoils, making it one the largest high-speed maritime passenger transport company in the world, and it has also a shipyard in Trapani.

In 2016 Liberty Lines acquired Siremar and 50.9% of the share capital of Traghetti delle Isole, the shipping company operating between the smaller islands of western Sicily. As of today the company offers regular maritime connections from Sicily to the Aeolian islands, to the Egadi islands and Pelagie islands.

The company is still under the administration of an external commissioner following the court case renamed “Mare monstrum” which happened in 2017.