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Corsica Ferries buys Phoenix Express
French ferry operator Corsica Ferries has again added to its conventional ferry capacity through the acquisition of the 1993-built Phoenix Express from Japanese operator JRTT.
The company said that the vessel, which has capacity for 1,800 passengers and 600 vehicles and a service speed of 26 knots, is comparable to the Spirit of Tasmania III, which it acquired last month from Australia's TT Lines for Eur 65m ($82.5m).
The vessel, to be renamed Mega Express V, is due to be delivered at the end of this month and brought into service early next year after refitting for its new role.
Corsica Ferries said the vessel has not been allocated to a particular line but its acquisition, like that of the Spirit of Tasmania III, was partly to support the company's bid for the subsidised public service ferry concession between the island of Corsica and the French mainland and partly for the general development of its fleet.
The spokesman added that it was likely that the company would shortly add another vessel to its fleet, which currently numbers 13 vessels.
The result of the call for tenders for the Corsica ferry concession, which is due to come into effect for five years from January 1, is due to be announced by the Corsican transport office at the end of next month.
Corsica Ferries, currently leader on the French Corsican ferry market, claims to have increased its share of the passenger market from 53.4% to 54.73% and the French and Italian Corsican ferry markets combined from 56.62% to 56.96% during the three months ended August 31.
It said it has carried 75,000 more passengers during the period to take its Corsica passenger total to 1.26m. Its passenger total overall reached a record 1.9m.
The company said that the vessel, which has capacity for 1,800 passengers and 600 vehicles and a service speed of 26 knots, is comparable to the Spirit of Tasmania III, which it acquired last month from Australia's TT Lines for Eur 65m ($82.5m).
The vessel, to be renamed Mega Express V, is due to be delivered at the end of this month and brought into service early next year after refitting for its new role.
Corsica Ferries said the vessel has not been allocated to a particular line but its acquisition, like that of the Spirit of Tasmania III, was partly to support the company's bid for the subsidised public service ferry concession between the island of Corsica and the French mainland and partly for the general development of its fleet.
The spokesman added that it was likely that the company would shortly add another vessel to its fleet, which currently numbers 13 vessels.
The result of the call for tenders for the Corsica ferry concession, which is due to come into effect for five years from January 1, is due to be announced by the Corsican transport office at the end of next month.
Corsica Ferries, currently leader on the French Corsican ferry market, claims to have increased its share of the passenger market from 53.4% to 54.73% and the French and Italian Corsican ferry markets combined from 56.62% to 56.96% during the three months ended August 31.
It said it has carried 75,000 more passengers during the period to take its Corsica passenger total to 1.26m. Its passenger total overall reached a record 1.9m.
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