Made official the cession of the Toremar to the Moby



From today Toremar, the navigation society that took part of the Tirrenia group and that in 2009 it is passed to the Tuscany Region, is of property of the shipowning society Moby, than the contest for the privatization of the company has been adjudicated.

This morning in fact the contract is signed that sanctions the passage from the regional institution to Moby Spa of 100% of the quotas the navigation society, concluding so, first and for the time being only case in Italy - it has emphasized the Region - the process of privatization of one of the former societies Tirrenia. The purchase price is of 10.258.000 euros.

The Region has evidenced moreover that the property passage happens without increase of the rates, indeed with some possible reduction in price in more, adding to the current services the new run between Port Santo Stefano and Giannutri and the engagement to renew the fleet in next the three years.

The regional agency has specified that, even if the property of Toremar will not be more public, the company remains affidataria of a public service and that, with for services stipulates it of Contratto di Servizio of marine cabotage of the Tuscan Archipelago, the marine transport enters rightfully therefore in the system of local public transport of the Tuscany, beside that railway one and on rubber, to guarantee of the right to the territorial continuity for the populations of the islands.

The Toremar new will manage in fact the transport of the people between the islands of next the Tuscan archipelago and the mainland for the twelve years receiving a annual public subsidy of 13.333.000 euros (Vat excluded) with a decrease on the base of auction of 8%.

The Region has explained that, in the within of the service contract, they have been fixed small poles and precise engagements of the company, in particular on the facilities for the residents and the discouragement of the medium age of the ship. The new fixed contract the maximum rates of the services, than will not endure increases, while the free operator does not place some tie for those minims being profitable to propose all the possible promotions and reductions in price, also with various tickets on the same race. For residents, but also for the subscriptions of the pendular ones - it has specified the regional agency - they will continue to being to us facilitated rates and the medium saving on a ticket is of the half. The Pegasus subscription is introduced also, for who ferry or hydrofoil moves in, but also for the part of the way in bus or train. The rates could be magazines annually but, under the contract, the eventual increases decided from the operator will not be able to exceed inflation rate.

For the discouragement of the age of the fleet, the contract previews the reduction of the medium age of the ship used from Toremar. Currently the company has a composed fleet from seven ships and a hydrofoil: the older ship is l'Aegilium of 1979 and most recent it is the Aethalia of 1991, while the Fabricia hydrofoil, of 1987, is relatively young but it demands much maintenance. The new contract of service previews that in the first three years the Fabricia hydrofoil and two ships are replaced by new boats or of inferior age however to ten years.

With the cession of the society they come moreover maintained to their place the 198 workers to indeterminate time of the Toremar.

"The Region - the city council member to the Transports of the Tuscany Region has commented, Luca Ceccobao - is not a shipowner and it was not right that it carried out this role. To we it interests to control the development of the services, the quality and the amount of the race. Through the service contract, in a moment as this, we guarantee through a private one of the investments that will carry to a progressive renewal of the age of the fleet, contained rates for the residents and an appropriate service for the residents of the Tuscan Archipelago".