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Corsica Sardinia Ferries has acquired the ship ro-pax Silja Festival
By July half Livorno-Gulf will be employed on the line Oranges
May 4, 2015
Corsica Sardinia Ferries has carried to term the acquisition of the ship ro-pax Silja Festival of the Finnish company Silja Lines. The unit, that Andrea will be renamed Mega, is the binoculars of Mega the Smeralda, flagship of the company, and in substitution of the Sardinia Vera and placing side by side Mega the Express Three on the connections for the Sardinia.
"After seven years from the mass in service of the binoculars Mega Smeralda - it has emphasized Maritime the general manager of the group Lota - Corsica Sardinia Elba Ferries, Pierre Mattei - the company recommences to invest in the fleet, in the optical of the renewal and the widening of the offer". "With Mega Andrea - it has added the commercial director of Corsica Sardinia Elba Ferries, Raoul Zanelli Bono - the quality on the lines of the Sardinia reaches highest levels. The new ship will be capacity to the standards of service of Corsica Sardinia Ferries and this, joined to the great availability of cabins, will afford us to satisfy every type of customers. We are happy of this great step that affords us to look to the future with renewed optimism".
With Mega Andrea the consistency of the fleet of the company employed in the services with the Corsica, the Sardinia and the Island of Elba salt to 13 ships. The last one arrived is long 171 meters, wide 28 meters, has 540 cabins and a speed of 21 knots. Mega Andrea has an ability to 2.000 passengers and 550 motors vehicle.
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