Yesterday, the President of Sardinia Region, Ugo Cappellacci, with regional councilor for Transport, Christian Solis, presented the new lines of Saremar, a company owned 100% of the regional Sardinian, which will be established with the objective of ensuring citizens and businesses of Sardinia and tourists visiting the island maritime links economic and competitive with those operated by private lines. "Our freedom of movement and freedom of our business - in fact denounced Cappellacci again - can not be compressed by the unacceptable conduct of the shipping companies, which violates the normal rules of the market."
The new trade policy and operational Saremar initially expected to start on 15 June, two new lines that will connect with Civitavecchia Golfo Aranci, with two trips a day, and Vado Ligure Porto Torres, with a race day.Two ships will be used: it is - said the commissioner Solinas - two ferries with two years of life, built by Italian shipyard and launched in 2009, which was given the name and Dimonios Scintu. Each ship can accommodate 836 passengers and offers 432 seats in the cabin with bathroom and is also able to load 320 cars and 2,250 linear meters of cargo. The nominal speed of 24 knots will make the sea leg Civitavecchia - Golfo Aranci in six hours.
The region of Sardinia and Saremar are considering the creation of two additional lines linking the ports of Olbia and the ports of Livorno and Cagliari and Civitavecchia.
The commissioner has made known then charges that from June 15 - underlined - are made of a single rate for residents of Sardinia and for non-residents, do not include other costs such as taxes and duties and are on average 50% lower than rates usually charged by other companies. The price of a deck will be 21 euro, one for a first class seats of 34 €. The place inside cabin will cost € 40 and € 45 outside cabin. The first group of cars, ie cars, will pay € 45, while the second group of cars 50 €.Caravans and camper the cost will be € 13 per meter and bus of 16.5 € per meter. The rate for freight vehicles, the only one not including port charges, will be 17 euro per meter.
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