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| Founded | 1988 |
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| Headquarters | Marsa, Malta |
| Area served | Malta Channel Adriatic Sea |
| Services | Passenger and vehicle transportation |
| Owner | Virtu Holdings |
| Subsidiaries | Venezia Lines |
| Website | www.virtuferries.com/ |
Virtu Ferries is a Maltese company founded in 1988 that operates ferry services from Malta to Sicily by catamaran. The company is part of the Virtu Holdings. It has a subsidiary Venezia Lines which runs seasonal services from Venice. It carries over 250,000 passengers and 25,000 vehicles annually. In 2010 the MV Jean de La Valette replaced the Maria Dolores as the flagship, and it carries about 800 passengers and 200 vehicles. It operates the Valletta - Pozzallo route across the Malta Channel, almost daily all-year round. Virtu Ferries currently operates exclusively catamarans. All vessels fly the Maltese flag.
List of catamarans
| Image | Ship | Length | Passengers | Route | Notes |
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Saint John Paul II | 110m | 900 | Valletta - Pozzallo | (Incat Hull 089) Flagship entered into service in March 2019 on the Valletta - Pozzallo route |
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Jean de La Valette | 106.5m | 800 | Valletta - Pozzallo | Malta - Sicily route |
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Maria Dolores | 68.4m | 600 | Tarifa - Tangiers | On charter to Inter Shipping |
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San Frangisk | 35.25m | 317 | Valletta - Mġarr, Gozo | Operated for Virtu Ferries Gozo |
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San Pawl | 35.25m | 317 | Venice - Rovinj | Operated for Venezia Lines |
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HSC Gozo Express | 42.2m | 322 | Valletta - Mġarr, Gozo | Operated for Virtu Ferries Gozo Newly built catamaran for virtu ferries |
Venezia Lines
Venezia Lines is a subsidiary which operates various services in the Adriatic Sea. It was founded in 2001 and ran its first service in May 2003. It runs a six-month seasonal service between April and October on the following routes in the North Adriatic:
References
- "Virtu Ferries Limited – Virtu Holdings". Virtu Holdings. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.