Ponte Ferries rules out catamaran for Gozo fast ferry service
23 December 2020
Ponte Ferries, the company to start offering a new Malta-Sicily fast ferry connection, has ruled out any possibility of also making its catamaran available for the long-awaited Malta-Gozo fast ferry service.
The Shift revealed last week that Ponte Ferries Ltd, a new company registered just a few weeks ago, would be offering a new catamaran service between the two islands, challenging Virtu Ferries.
Following The Shift’s report, the company issued a statement confirming the launch of the service. Ponte Ferries said a 21-year old catamaran, the Bonanza Express, was bought by the company and renamed HSC Artemis.
EXCLUSIVE: Fast ferry ‘war’ to move from Gozo to Sicily route
Zammit Tabona-Magro plan to launch catamaran service challenging Virtu Ferries.
16 December 2020
The Shift can exclusively reveal a looming commercial war on the Malta-Sicily route as a new fast ferry company is expected to challenge the status quo and start offering a new catamaran service between the two islands, challenging Virtu Ferries.
Ponte Ferries Limited, a new company registered just a few weeks ago, has already chartered a 21-year-old catamaran, currently operating in the Canary Islands, to use for the new Malta-Sicily crossing. It is not yet known when the service will start operating as plans by Ponte Ferries are still kept under wraps.