2023 Newsletter week 46

Owner of La Méridionale orders two high-end Ro-Pax vessels for Corsica

CMA CGM Group acquired La Méridionale earlier this year and did not wait too long to order new ships. Indeed, the mighty container group has ordered two Ro-Pax units scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2027. They are needed to fulfil the public service mission between the mainland and...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/owner-of-la-meridionale-orders-two-high-end-ro-pax-vessels-for-corsica/

Italy’s Ferry Sector Rides High with Strong Summer Traffic Growth in 2023

Italy experienced robust growth in ferry traffic during the summer of 2023, according to official data from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. The ferry sector witnessed a noteworthy surge in the number of passengers transported, as revealed by the statistics for the July-August 2023...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/italys-ferry-sector-rides-high-with-strong-summer-traffic-growth-in-2023/

RFI Has Officially Cancelled the Public Tender for Constructing of up to Three High-Speed Ferries

Launched last year, the initiative by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana sought shipyards interested in building dual-fuel fast ferries for deployment on the Strait of Messina. With no participants in the initial round, a second attempt was considered, but it has now been definitively called off. The...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/rfi-has-officially-cancelled-the-public-tender-for-constructing-of-up-to-three-high-speed-ferries/