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

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- Italian

ferry A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...

company that operates traffic to and from the islands of

Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...

, Sardinia and Elba. 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

and Sardinia. 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 France and Italy to

, Sardinia and Elba. Corsica Sardinia Ferries operate two return routes from Italy to Sardinia and 10 return routes from France and Italy to

, 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 Marseille for having "voluntary discharged at sea" offshore of the

Cap Corse Cap Corse (; co, Capicorsu, ; it, Capo Corso, ), a geographical area of Corsica, is a long peninsula located at the northern tip of the island. At the base of it is the second largest city in Corsica, Bastia. Cap Corse is also a Communauté ...

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, Turkey in 2011. * ''Corsica Star'' (1973–1980) Sank as ''Jassim'' in Wingate Reef in 2003. * ''Corsica Serena'' (1975–1981) Scrapped in Gadani Beach, Pakistan in 2003. * ''Corsica Nova'' (1976–1988) Scrapped in Aliaga, Turkey in 2011. * ''Corsica Marina'' (1977–1990) Scrapped in Aliaga, Turkey in 2013. * ''A. Regina'' (1979–1985) Scrapped in 1989. * ''Corsica Viva'' (1980–1985) Scrapped in Aliaga, Turkey in 2004. * ''Sardinia Nova'' (1982–2006) Scrapped as ''Atlas Han'' in Iskenderun, Turkey 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 Alang, India in 2004. * ''Corsica Express'' (1995–1997) as ''New Mikasa'' since 2021. * ''Corsica Express Seconda'' (1996–2015) as ''Paros Jet'' for

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since 2015. * ''Corsica Serena Seconda'' (1999–2011) as ''Moby Niki'' for Moby Lines since 2017.

Routes

*Corsica ** Nice -

Ajaccio Ajaccio (, , ; French: ; it, Aiaccio or ; co, Aiacciu , locally: ; la, Adiacium) is a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the ''Collectivité territoriale de Corse'' (capital city of Corsica). ...

** Nice - Bastia ** Nice - L'Île-Rousse ** Nice - Porto-Vecchio ** Toulon -

** Toulon - Bastia ** Toulon - L'Île-Rousse ** Toulon - Porto-Vecchio ** Vado Ligure - Bastia ** Vado Ligure - Calvi **

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

- Bastia *Sardinia **

Golfo Aranci Golfo Aranci (Gallurese: ''Figari'', sc, Figari) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about northeast of Olbia. History The town's name ("Gulf of the Ora ...

- Nice **

- Toulon **

- Piombino **

- Porto Vecchio ** Porto Torres - Porto Vecchio ** Porto Torres - Toulon *Elba ** Piombino - Portoferraio ** Bastia - Portoferraio *Sicily ** Toulon - Trapani ** Nice - Trapani *Balearic Islands ** Toulon - 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

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Further reading

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