Corsica Ferries - Sardinia Ferries

Corsica Ferries - Sardinia Ferries (Corsica Ferries France SAS – Forship SpA) is a Franco-Italian ferry company^[1] that operates traffic to and from the islands of Corsica, Sardinia and Elba.

Corsica Ferries Sardinia Ferries

Industry	Shipping, Transport
Predecessor	Corsica Line
Founded	1967
Headquarters	Corsica, Bastia Italy, Vado Ligure
Key people	Andrea Duilio
Owner	Duilio Corporation
Parent	Lozali S.A
Website	www.corsicaferries.co.uk

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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 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 Corsica, Sardinia and Elba.^[2]

Corsica Sardinia Ferries operate two return routes from Italy to Sardinia and 10 return routes from France and Italy 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).^[3]

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 on May 12, 2004.^[4]

Current fleet

Ship	Built	Entered Service	Gross tonnage	Length	Width	Passengers	Vehicles	Knots	Flag	Image
MS Mega Express	2001	2001–	26,400 GT	173 m	24.5 m	1.756	550	29
MS Mega Express Two	2001	2001–	26,400 GT	173 m	24.5 m	1.756	550	29
MS Mega Express Three	2001	2004–	29,637 GT	212 m	25 m	2.100	650	30,5
MS Mega Express Four	1995	2006–	24,186 GT	174 m	24 m	2.000	650	27
MS Mega Smeralda	1985	2008–	34,694 GT	171.5 m	27.6 m	2.000	550	22
MS Mega Express Five	1993	2009–	27,710 GT	170 m	25 m	1.800	600	26
MS Mega Andrea	1986	2015–	34,694 GT	171.5 m	27.6 m	2.000	550	22
MS Pascal Lota	2008	2017–	36,299 GT	177 m	27.6 m	2.080	665	27
MS Mega Regina	1985	2021–	37,860 GT	175.7 m	28.4 m	2.500	665	22
MS Mega Victoria	1988	2022–	34,384 GT	169.4 m	27.6 m	2.420	450	21,5

Former fleet

Ship	Built	In service	Current status
Corsica Express		1968–1975	Scrapped in 1986.
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.
A Regina		1979–1985	Scrapped in 1989.
Corsica Marina		1977–1990	Scrapped in Aliaga, Turkey in 2013.
Corsica Viva		1980–1985	Scrapped in Aliaga, Turkey in 2004.
Sardinia Viva		1980–1994	Scrapped as Derin Deniz in Alang, India in 2004.
Elba Nova		1992–1998	Lady Carmela since 2019.
Sardinia Nova	1966	1982–2006	Scrapped as Atlas Han in Iskenderun, Turkey in 2015.
Corsica Serena Seconda	1974	1983–2011	Moby Niki for Moby Lines since 2017.
Corsica Express Seconda	1995	1996–2015	Paros Jet for Seajets since 2015.
Sardinia Regina	1972	1985–2021	Kevalay Queen since 2021.
Corsica Victoria	1973	1986–2023	Queen Rinas since 2024.
Sardinia Vera	1975	1987–2024	Scrapped in Aliaga, Turkey in 2024.
Corsica Marina Seconda	1974	1986–2024	Al Jabara for Tarco Marine since 2025.
MS Corsica Express Three	1996	1996–2024	Sold to Blu Navy in 2025.

Routes

• Corsica
  • Nice–Bastia
  • Nice–L'Île-Rousse
  • Nice–Porto-Vecchio
  • Toulon–Ajaccio
  • Toulon–Bastia
  • Toulon–L'Île-Rousse
  • Toulon–Porto-Vecchio
  • Livorno–Bastia
  • Savona–Bastia
• Sardinia
  • Livorno–Golfo Aranci
  • Toulon–Porto Torres
• Elba
  • Bastia–Portoferraio
• Balearic Islands
  • Toulon–Alcudia
  • Toulon–Menorca