The Naples-based ferry company Navigazione Libera del Golfo, controlled by the Aponte family and run by Maurizio Aponte as a CEO, is opening a new high-speed ferry line linking the ports of Santa Teresa di Gallura in Sardinia and Bonifacio in Corsica. On the same routes both Blu Navy and Moby are...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/a-new-high-speed-ferry-link-between-sardinia-and-corsica/
The standstill agreement (with a with a group of bondholders under the €300 million bond due 2023 issued by Onorato Armatori Spa) announced one month ago by Moby, expired on 28 February. The Milan-based ferry company also said to be engaged in discussions with the banks (Unicredit, Intesa Sanpaolo,...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/standstill-agreement-between-moby-and-creditors-expired-what-now/
The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation to determine whether the public service delegation contracts for maritime services to Corsica awarded in June 2019 are in line with EU State aid rules. Maritime services between Corsica and mainland France run between three mainland...
In 2017, the Administrative Court of Bastia condemned the Collectivity of Corsica to pay €84.3 million to Corsica Ferries. It is a compensation for the so-called “complementary service”. This was an illegal financial system which was given to SNCM, as compensation for the extra passengers in high...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/corsica-ferries-versus-collectivity-of-corsica-no-money-yet/
A cargo ship transporting 2,650 tonnes of steel coils and seven crew, ran aground Sunday in a pristine marine reserve in the Strait of Bonaficio off the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, reports Phys.Org.
What happened?A 90-metre (295-foot) cargo ship ran aground Sunday in a pristine marine reserve in the Strait of Bonaficio off the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. No oil appears to have been spilled, maritime police said.
The Rhodanus, transporting 2,650 tonnes of steel coils and...
Based in Ajaccio, the Corsican Assembly (L’Assemblée de Corse) is the unicameral legislative body of the territorial collectivity of Corsica. Last week, on 27 June, it took the decision concerning the attribution of the DSP (delegation of public service) for the five ferry lifelines between...