Moby Lines

Moby Lines SpA is an Italian cruise line, which starts with its ferries from Italy to Sardinia, Corsica and Elba, also from mainland France Corsica. The company is based in Naples.

History

The company was founded in 1959 as " Navigazione Archipelago Maddalenino " ( NAV.AR.MA ). On April 10, 1991, a serious accident with the Moby Prince, whose cause was never fully clarified happened outside the port of Livorno. Shortly thereafter, the company was renamed Moby Lines.

In 2007, the shipping company Linea dei golfi Moby Lines was bought, and it went five ro-pax ships in the possession of Moby Lines. Four Ro-Pax vessels were integrated into the fleet, a Ro-Pax vessel was sold to Grimaldi Lines.

2009, the attempt by Moby Lines to open the first all - French line ↔ Nice Bastia. The reason was that was to find a suitable ship for the narrow harbor of Nice. Then the new ship Moby Corse Brittany Ferries was acquired to serve the new route Toulon Bastia can ↔ 2010. In addition, 20 weekly departures can be achieved on the route Bastia Livorno ↔ with the new ship.

2010 Moby Lines announced an early launch a part of the Fährverkehres in the port of Golfo Aranci. The aim was to make the port of Golfo Aranci ( ~ 20 km from Olbia ) more attractive, while protecting the port of Olbia.

In May 2011 Moby Lines won a tender of the Tuscany region to privatize the Tuscan island traffic and took over in October 2011, the previous state line and direct rival in Elba traffic Toremar with the obligation to rejuvenate the fleet and to perceive the public transport operations in the future, for which the Tuscany region a price of € 160 million for 12 years paid.

Routes

  • Genoa - Bastia
  • Livorno - Bastia
  • Bonifacio -St. Teresa di Gallura

Fleet

2013, the company has the following ships and ferries:

  • Fast Cruise Ferries ( FCF): Moby Aki, Moby Wonder, Moby Drea, Moby Otta, Moby Tommy
  • Cruise Ferries ( CF): Moby Fantasy, Moby Vincent, Moby Corse
  • Ferries ( F): Moby Love, Moby Ale, Moby Lally, Moby Baby, Moby Bastia, Moby Giraglia
  • RO -PAX ferries ( Cargo Service Sardinia): Luigi Pa, Giuseppe Sat, Eliana M., Massimo M. ( routes: Livorno - Olbia, Olbia Piombino, Livorno - Olbia- Cagliari)
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