Tirrenia di Navigazione
Encyclopedia
Tirrenia di Navigazione is a shipping company owned by Fintecna, which operates a fleet of 23 vessels on internal Italian
routes and to Albania
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, to the mainland. In the 1970s ships were gradually replaced by ferries, and since the end of 1980s the company has been upgrading its older units with faster ones capable of reaching 35-40 knots. However, most of these were unpractical or too epensive to operate and are now planned for sale or scrap. The Italian Governament attempted to privatize Tirrenia in 2010.
, Grandi Navi Veloci, Grimaldi Lines, Moby Lines
, Ustica Lines, Corsica Ferries
and Mediterranea Holding (including Regione Sicilia and Alexis Tomasos). The latter ends up alone when al the other bidders quit. On 28 July 2010, Mediterranea Holding won the bidding for Tirrenia and Siremar
. On 4 August, Fintecna announces that the sale will not happen, since Mediterranea Holding did not show up for signing. On 12 August, the company officially entered receivership, as requested by commissioner Giancarlo D'Andrea.
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Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
routes and to Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
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History
Tirrenia was founded in 1936, resulting from the nationalization of many private-owned Italian lines. After World War II, the few ships surviving the conflict were used to connect Italian islands, mainly SardiniaSardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
, to the mainland. In the 1970s ships were gradually replaced by ferries, and since the end of 1980s the company has been upgrading its older units with faster ones capable of reaching 35-40 knots. However, most of these were unpractical or too epensive to operate and are now planned for sale or scrap. The Italian Governament attempted to privatize Tirrenia in 2010.
The company today
On 23 December 2009, Tirrenia was put on the market. Sixteen companies join the bidding, including SNAVSNAV
SNAV is an Italian company that operates ferry services from Italy to Sardinia, Croatia and Sicily.- Routes :SNAV operates a large network of routes across the Mediterranean and Adriatic....
, Grandi Navi Veloci, Grimaldi Lines, Moby Lines
Moby Lines
Moby Lines is an Italian shipping company that operates ferries and cruiseferries between the Italian or French mainland and the islands of Elba, Sardinia and Corsica. The company was founded in 1959 under the name Navigazione Arcipelago Maddalenino .In 2006 Moby Lines purchased Lloyd Sardegna...
, Ustica Lines, Corsica Ferries
Corsica Ferries
Corsica Ferries and Sardinia Ferries are marketing names used by Corsica Ferries, a France-based ferry company that operates traffic to and from the islands of Corsica and Sardinia...
and Mediterranea Holding (including Regione Sicilia and Alexis Tomasos). The latter ends up alone when al the other bidders quit. On 28 July 2010, Mediterranea Holding won the bidding for Tirrenia and Siremar
Siremar
thumb|260px|Giorgione hydrofoilthumb|260px|MS Pietro Novelli to Milazzo harbour.Siremar is an Italian shipping company, a subdivision of state-owned Tirrenia di Navigazione, which operates in routes from Sicily to Aeolian Islands, Aegadian Islands, Ustica, Pantelleria, Linosa and Lampedusa...
. On 4 August, Fintecna announces that the sale will not happen, since Mediterranea Holding did not show up for signing. On 12 August, the company officially entered receivership, as requested by commissioner Giancarlo D'Andrea.
Tirrenia Group
Tirrenia Group included until 2010 the following company:- SiremarSiremarthumb|260px|Giorgione hydrofoilthumb|260px|MS Pietro Novelli to Milazzo harbour.Siremar is an Italian shipping company, a subdivision of state-owned Tirrenia di Navigazione, which operates in routes from Sicily to Aeolian Islands, Aegadian Islands, Ustica, Pantelleria, Linosa and Lampedusa...
(Sicilia Regionale Marittima). Connects Sicily with the Aeolian IslandsAeolian IslandsThe Aeolian Islands or Lipari Islands are a volcanic archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily, named after the demigod of the winds Aeolus. The locals residing on the islands are known as Eolians . The Aeolian Islands are a popular tourist destination in the summer, and attract up to...
, Aegadian IslandsAegadian IslandsThe Aegadian Islands , are a group of small mountainous islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the northwest coast of Sicily, Italy, near the city of Trapani, with a total area of ....
, UsticaUsticaUstica is the name of a small island, about 9 km across, situated 52 km north of Capo Gallo, Italy in the Tyrrhenian Sea...
, LampedusaLampedusaLampedusa is the largest island of the Italian Pelagie Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The comune of Lampedusa e Linosa is part of the Sicilian province of Agrigento which also includes the smaller islands of Linosa and Lampione. It is the southernmost part of Italy. Tunisia, which is about ...
and PantelleriaPantelleriaPantelleria , the ancient Cossyra, is an Italian island in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, southwest of Sicily and just east of the Tunisian coast. Administratively Pantelleria is a comune belonging to the Sicilian province of Trapani...
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Fleet
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length m | Tonnage | Passengers | Car capacity / l.m. | Speed Knots | Type | Shipbuilder | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuraghes / Sharden | 214 | 39,780 | 3,000 | 1,085/1,900 | 29 | Fast Cruise-Ferry | 2004/2005 Fincantieri Fincantieri Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. is a shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. It was formed in 1959 and is the largest shipbuilder in the Mediterranean, and one of the largest in Europe... , Italy |
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| Bithia / Janas / Athara | 214 | 35,736 | 2,700 | 900/915 | 29 | Fast Cruise-Ferry | 2001/2002/2003 Fincantieri, Italy | |
| Vincenzo Florio / Raffaele Rubattino | 180 | 30,700 | 1,470 | 625/2,000 | 23 | Cruise-Ferry | 1998/1999 Cant.Nav.Orlando,Italy | |
| Aurelia / Clodia / Nomentana | 148 | 21,520 | 2,280 | 650/1,020 | 17 | Cruise-Ferry | 1980 Italcantieri Fincantieri Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. is a shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. It was formed in 1959 and is the largest shipbuilder in the Mediterranean, and one of the largest in Europe... , Italy |
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| Flaminia | 148 | 19,000 | 2,000 | 630/1,020 | 18,5 | Cruise-Ferry | 1981 Italcantieri, Italy | Adriatica division |
| Toscana | 166 | 13,885 | 600 | 300/1,700 | 18.5 | Ro-Ro Pax | 1994 Cant.Visentini, Italy | |
| Isola di Capraia | 69 | 1,925 | 544 | 57/150 | 28 | Fast ferry | 1999 Rodriquez, Italy | Adriatica division |
| Espresso Catania / Lazio / Puglia | 150 | 14,400 | 100 | 300/1,750 | 19.5 | Ro-Ro | 1993/1994/1995 Fincantieri, Italy | |
| Via Adriatico / Espresso Ravenna | 150 | 14,400 | 100 | 300/1,750 | 19.5 | Ro-Ro | 1992/1993 Van der Giessen-de Nord,Holland |
Historical fleet
- Type Regione
- Sicilia (1952–1988)
- Calabria (1952–1988)
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- Type Città
- Citta Di Napoli (1961–1987)
- Città di Nuoro (1962–1988)
- Type Regional
- La Maddalena (1966–1988)
- Arbatax (1966–1988)
- Carloforte (1976–1986)
- Limbara (1978–1988)
- Isola Di Caprera (1986–1988)
- Ichnusa (1986–1988)
- Type Poeta
- Boccaccio (1970–1999)
- Carducci (1970–1999)
- Leopardi (1971–1994)
- Manzoni (1971–1999)
- Petrarca (1971–1999)
- Pascoli (1971–1999)
- Deledda (1978–1994)
- Verga (1978–1997)
- Type Valletta
- La Valletta (1971–1976)
- Type Staffetta (Ro-Ro)
- Staffetta Jonica (1973–1978)
- Staffetta Adriatica (1973–1992)
- Staffetta Tirrenica (1973–1993)
- Type Espresso
- Malta Express (1976–1988)
- Type Tutto Merci (Ro-Ro)
- Staffetta Ligure (1979–1988)
- Staffetta Mediterranea (1979–1988)
- Type Strada
- Emilia (1979–2006)
- Domiziana (1979-2011)
- Type Sociale
- Arborea (1987–2004)
- Caralis (1988–2000)
- Torres (1988–2004)
- Type Capo
- Capo Spartivento (1987–2001)
- Capo Sandalo (1988–2000)
- Capo Carbonara (1988–2004)
- Type Campania (Ro-Ro)
- Campania (1988–2001)
- Type Tutto merci (Ro-Ro)
- Sardegna (1988–2006)
- Calabria (1989–2006)
- Sicilia (1990–2006)
- Type Via (Ro-Ro)
- Via Tirreno (1996–2001)
- Type Aquastrada (HSC)
- Guizzo (1993–2001)
- Scatto (1994–2002)
- Type Jupiter (HSC)
- Aries (1997–2011)
- Taurus (1997–2011)
- Scorpio (1998–2011)
- Capricorn (1998–2011)
Sardinia
- GenoaGenoaGenoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
↔Porto TorresPorto TorresPorto Torres is a comune and city in northern Sardinia, in the Province of Sassari.It is situated on the north coast about 25 km east of the Gorditanian promontory , and on the spacious bay of the Gulf of Asinara.-History:... - Genoa↔OlbiaOlbiaOlbia is a town and comune of 56,231 inhabitants in northeastern Sardinia , in the Gallura sub-region. Called Olbia in the Roman age, Civita in the Middle Ages and Terranova Pausania before the 1940s, Olbia was again the official name of the town after the period of Fascism.-Geography:It is the...
- Genoa↔ArbataxArbataxArbatax is the greatest hamlet of Tortolì, Sardinia, in Italy. With almost 5,000 inhabitants, it is also the third town in its province by population, after Lanusei municipality and Tortolì proper .- History :...
- LivornoLivornoLivorno , traditionally Leghorn , is a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of approximately 160,000 residents in 2009.- History :...
↔CagliariCagliariCagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castle. It has about 156,000 inhabitants, or about 480,000 including the outlying townships : Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu...
(Cargo only) - CivitavecchiaCivitavecchiaCivitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located 80 kilometers west-north-west of Rome, across the Mignone river. The harbor is formed by two piers and a breakwater, on which is a lighthouse...
↔Olbia - Civitavecchia↔Arbatax
- Civitavecchia↔CagliariCagliariCagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castle. It has about 156,000 inhabitants, or about 480,000 including the outlying townships : Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu...
- NaplesNaplesNaples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
↔Cagliari
Sicily
- Naples↔PalermoPalermoPalermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...
- Cagliari↔Palermo
- Cagliari↔TrapaniTrapaniTrapani is a city and comune on the west coast of Sicily in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an important fishing port and the main gateway to the nearby Egadi Islands.-History:...
- RavennaRavennaRavenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and the second largest comune in Italy by land area, although, at , it is little more than half the size of the largest comune, Rome...
↔CataniaCataniaCatania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the homonymous province, and with 298,957 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.Catania is known to have a seismic history and...
(Cargo only)
Tremiti Islands
- TermoliTermoliTermoli is a town and comune on the Adriatic coast of Italy, in the province of Campobasso, region of Molise. It has a population of around 32,000, having expanded quickly after World War II, and it is a local resort town known for its beaches and old fortifications...
↔Tremiti IslandsTremiti IslandsThe Isole Tremiti are an archipelago in the Adriatic Sea, north of the Gargano Peninsula. They constitute a comune of Italy's Province of Foggia and form part of the Gargano national park...