Virtu Ferries

Virtu Ferries
Founded 1988
Headquarters Marsa, Malta
Area served
 Malta Channel
Adriatic Sea
Services Passenger transportation
Subsidiaries Venezia Lines
Website www.virtuferries.com/

Virtu Ferries is a Maltese company founded in 1988 that operates ferry services from Malta to Sicily by catamaran. It has a subsidiary Venezia Lines which runs a six-month seasonal service between Venice and various Adriatic ports, and between Bari and Durrës.

Jean De La Valette

Virtu Ferries was founded in 1988. It carries over 250,000 passengers and 25,000 vehicles annually. In 2010 the Jean De La Valette replaced the Maria Dolores as the flagship, and it carries about 800 passengers and 200 vehicles.

It operates the Valletta - Pozzallo route across the Malta Channel, almost daily all-year round.

Virtu Ferries currently operates exclusively catamarans. All vessels fly the Maltese flag.[1]

ShipLengthPassengersRouteNotes
Saint John Paul II110m1134TBC(Incat Hull 089) Under Construction.[2][3]
Jean De La Valette106.5m800Valletta - PozzalloFlagship
Maria Dolores68.4m600Tarifa - TangiersOn charter to Inter Shipping
San Ġwann51m427Miami - BiminiOn charter to FRS Caribbean[4]
San Franġisk35.25m317Venezia Lines routesOperated for Venezia Lines
San Pawl35.25m317Venezia Lines routesOperated for Venezia Lines

Venezia Lines

San Frangisk

Venezia Lines is a subsidiary which operates various services in the Adriatic Sea. It was founded in 2001 and ran its first service in May 2003. It runs a six-month seasonal service between April and October on the following routes in the North Adriatic:

In the South Adriatic it operates one route between April and September, and between December and January:

References

  1. ↑ http://www.virtuferries.com/?page_id=42
  2. ↑ http://www.virtuferries.com/?p=8394
  3. ↑ http://www.incat.com.au/domino/incat/incatweb.nsf/v-print-friendly/4E240E9BD3358213CA258045000A5369?OpenDocument
  4. ↑ https://www.frs-caribbean.com/ferry-fleet
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