The Italian shipping company Adria Ferries has just announced a new RoPax link starting from 9th July, which will operate twice per week between the two sides of the Adriatic Sea. AF MIA is the vessel to be deployed on the line linking the port of Ancona in Italy with Bar in Montenegro. Some safety...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/new-italy-montenegro-maritime-link-to-be-operated-by-adria-ferries/
The Ancona-based ferry company Adria Ferries is considering launching a new maritime link between Italy and Montenegro. News agency ANSA reported that, during a meeting between Alberto Rossi (owner of Adria Ferries) and Milojko Spajic (Montenegro’s prime minister) held in Podgorica, the possibility...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/adria-ferries-studying-a-new-italy-montenegro-ferry-link/
Italy’s Adria Ferries recently acquired a vessel, renaming it AF MIA (formerly CRUISE SMERALDA). The company has relocated the ship to Croatia’s Viktor Lenac shipyard for technical enhancements and a makeover to incorporate the company’s branding and colours. According to Alberto Rossi, the leader...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/strategic-changes-within-adria-ferries-fleet/
Tallink Grupp recently conducted technical maintenance on the passenger ferry BALTIC QUEEN in Naantali. The maintenance included various works on the hull and interior, along with technological and environmentally friendly upgrades. One significant upgrade involved replacing the propeller blades...
The 1997-built ro-pax ferry CRUISE SMERALDA seems to be close to become a ship part of the Ancona-based Adria ferries fleet. Market rumours, not confirmed but neither denied by the interested parties, say that Grimaldi Group is to sell the vessel currently deployed for Finnlines on the Malmö –...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/grimaldis-cruise-smeralda-to-adria-ferries/
Ancona-based Adria Ferries has welcomed Eurizon as new shareholder. Stake is 33.3%, with and an option to grow to 43.3% before 31 December 2023. Formally, the new minority shareholders of the company founded and controlled by Alberto Rossi, will be two investment funds: Eurizon Iter and Eurizon...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/adria-ferries-welcomes-eurizon-as-new-minority-shareholders/
Ancona-based company Adria ferries, part of the Frittelli Maritime Group controlled by Alberto Rossi, has just sold the 1979-built ship AF FRANCESCA (ex DOMIZIANA). Some sources revealed to Ferry Shipping News that the vessel was assumed to be bound for ship recycling while at the end it was sold...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/adria-ferries-sold-the-aged-ferry-af-francesca-to-libyan-buyers/
The Ancona-based company Adria Ferries has presented the last entry in its fleet: the ropax AF CLAUDIA bought one year ago from Baja Ferries. She was operating as CALIFORNIA STAR in the Sea of Cortez. During summer she was chartered to Grimaldi Lines. Here below some of the technical details of the...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/adria-ferries-welcomes-ropax-af-claudia-in-its-fleet/
The state government’s failure to step-in to ensure the on-time delivery of two new Spirit of Tasmania ships has been criticised as TT-Line is set to meet with the troubled Flensburg-based shipbuilder this week. Source:
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/governments-hands-off-approach-to-tt-line-ship-deal-criticised/