Corsica Ferries - Sardinia Ferries (Corsica Ferries France SAS – Forship SpA) is a

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ferry company that operates traffic to and from the islands of Corsica,

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...

and

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. The ferry company was founded in 1967 by the Corsican Pascal Lota under the name of ''Corsica Line'' with one ferry, the ''Corsica Express''. Since the company’s humble beginnings it has continuously grown and is today the market leader to Corsica and

. Corsica Sardinia Ferries is the premier ferry operator on the Western Mediterranean Sea transporting more than 2.8 million passengers annually aboard their ferries running to and from

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and

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to Corsica,

and

. Corsica Sardinia Ferries operate two return routes from

and 10 return routes from

and

to Corsica, with a total of up to 13 crossings daily. The fleet currently consists of 14 vessels. Thanks to its no-frills economical model, the company today holds a market share of 68,7% of the maritime traffic to Corsica (2017). In 2005, Forship Spa, a subsidiary of Corsica Sardinia Ferries, has been condemned to pay 490 000 euros by the Tribunal of

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for having "voluntary discharged at sea" offshore of the Cap Corse on May 12, 2004.« Forship Spa, filiale de Corsica Ferries condamnée pour dégazage au large du Cap Corse »
''Actu-Environnement.com'', 10 juin 2005.

Current fleet

Former fleet

* ''Corsica Ferry'' (1972–1976) Scrapped as ''Azzura II'' in Aliaga,

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in 2011. * ''Corsica Star'' (1973–1980) Sank as ''Jassim'' in Wingate Reef in 2003. * ''Corsica Serena'' (1975–1981) Scrapped in

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in 2003. * ''Corsica Nova'' (1976–1988) Scrapped in Aliaga,

in 2011. * ''Corsica Marina'' (1977–1990) Scrapped in Aliaga,

in 2013. * ''A. Regina'' (1979–1985) Scrapped in 1989. * ''Corsica Viva'' (1980–1985) Scrapped in Aliaga,

in 2004. * ''Sardinia Nova'' (1982–2006) Scrapped as ''Atlas Han'' in Iskenderun,

in 2015. * ''Corsica Regina'' (1989–2021) as ''Kevalay Queen'' since 2021. * ''Elba Nova'' (1992–1998) as ''Lady Carmela'' since 2019. * ''Sardinia Viva'' (1980–1994) Scrapped as ''Derin Deniz'' in

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in 2004. * ''Corsica Express'' (1995–1997) as ''New Mikasa'' since 2021. * ''Corsica Express Seconda'' (1996–2015) as ''Paros Jet'' for Seajets since 2015. * ''Corsica Serena Seconda'' (1999–2011) as ''Moby Niki'' for Moby Lines since 2017.

Routes

*Corsica **

Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard dialect, Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department in France. The Nice urban unit, agg ...

- Ajaccio **

Bastia Bastia (, , , ; co, Bastìa ) is a commune in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It also has the second-highest population of any commune on the is ...

- L'Île-Rousse **

Porto-Vecchio Porto-Vecchio (, ; it, Porto Vecchio or ; co, Portivechju or ) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica. Porto-Vecchio is a medium-sized port city placed on a good harbor, the southernmost of the mars ...

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- Ajaccio **

- L'Île-Rousse **

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- Calvi ** Livorno -

*Sardinia ** Golfo Aranci - Livorno ** Golfo Aranci -

** Golfo Aranci -

** Golfo Aranci - Piombino ** Golfo Aranci -

Porto Vecchio Porto-Vecchio (, ; it, Porto Vecchio or ; co, Portivechju or ) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica. Porto-Vecchio is a medium-sized port city placed on a good harbor, the southernmost of the mar ...

Porto Torres Porto Torres ( sdc, Posthudorra, sc, Portu Turre) is a comune and a city of the Province of Sassari in north-west of Sardinia, Italy. Founded during the 1st century BC as ''Colonia Iulia Turris Libisonis'', it was the first Roman colony of the ...

*Elba ** Piombino -

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*Sicily **

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*Balearic Islands **

- Alcudia ** Alcudia - Mahon

References

External links

Corsica Ferries official website
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The Yellow Lines

Corsica Ferries - The Ferry Site

Corsica Sardinia Ferries - info from the web
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Press release about Mega SmeraldaFerries to Corsica
Detailed technical specifications of the various ferry vessels, history, deckplans. {{Corsica Ferries - Sardinia Ferries ships Ferry companies of Italy Shipping companies of Italy Transport in Sardinia

Current fleet

Former fleet

Routes

References

Further reading

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