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...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/steel-cutting-for-the-second-caronte-tourist-ferry-at-sefine-shipyard/
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...
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...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/ropax-epsilon-delivered-to-euroafrica-by-caronte-tourist/
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...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/antonello-da-messina-chartered-by-blunavy/
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has won a contract to provide engines, the fuel storage and supply system, for a new Italian ferry designed to operate on LNG. The post Wärtsilä to provide…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/wartsila-to-provide-engines-for-italian-lng-ferry/
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....
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...