Virtu Ferries

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Virtu Ferries is a shipping company based in Ta 'Xbiex in Malta . It offers fast ferry connections between Malta and Italy . The company is 100% Maltese owned and has been operating since 1988. Vehicles have also been transported since 1999. The ships sail under the Maltese flag and are classified by DNV GL .

Routes

Virtu Ferries operated on two connections between Malta and Italy: from the Maltese capital Valletta in one and a half hours to Pozzallo and in three hours to Catania in Sicily . Of this, only the direct connection to Pozzallo remains, Catania is connected by long-distance bus - also by Virtu Ferries - via Pozzallo.

Ships

  • Maria Dolores : 600 passengers, 65 cars. The maximum speed of the high-speed ferry is 35 knots .
  • San Frangisk and San Pawl : 320 passengers.
  • Saint John Paul II : 800 passengers, 167 cars.
  • Jean De La Valette : 1120 passengers, 230 cars.

Others

During the NATO intervention in Libya, the Virtu Ferries ferries chartered by the US government evacuated American citizens when air travel was no longer an option.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Violence in Libya: USA carried out military actions against Gaddafi on Handelsblatt.com on February 27, 2011. Last accessed: February 17, 2013.

Web links

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