Tirrenia (company)
Tirrenia is a privately-owned Italian shipping company contracted by the Ministry of Transportation to run ferry services between Italy's mainland and its major islands. It currently operates a fleet of seven vessels.[1]
| Company type | Società per azioni |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1936 |
| Headquarters | Naples, Italy |
| Parent | Moby Group |
| Website | tirrenia.it |
History edit
Tirrenia Società Anonima di Navigazione was founded in 1936, resulting from the nationalization of many privately-owned Italian lines. The company gathered a fleet of 55 ships. When World War II broke out, the number of lines were reduced. By 1942, 50 ships were sunk during the armed conflicts in the Mediterranean sea.[2]
After World War II, the few ships surviving the conflict were used to connect Italian islands, mainly Sardinia, to the mainland. The company became public and its name was changed to Tirrenia di Navigazione S.p.A. In 1965, the company launched the production of fully-fledged ferries, the Poet class.[2] In the 1970s, ships were gradually replaced by ferries and the company developed its freight activities. In 1975, Tirrenia bought the Malta Express ferry.[2] Since the end of the 1980s, the company replaced its older units, most of which were obsolete or too expensive to operate and were then scrapped, with faster ones capable of reaching 35–40 knots.
On 23 December 2009, the Italian government, after having subsidised the company for some years, put Tirrenia on the market through its privatisation agency Fintecna. Sixteen companies joined the bidding, including SNAV, Grandi Navi Veloci, Grimaldi Lines, Moby Lines, Ustica Lines, Corsica Ferries and Mediterranea Holding (including Regione Siciliana and Alexis Tomasos). Mediterranea Holding ended up alone when all the other bidders withdrew and on 28 July 2010 were declared the winner of the bidding for Tirrenia and Siremar. On 4 August, Fintecna announced that the sale would not happen, as Mediterranea Holding had not shown up for signing. On 12 August, the company officially entered receivership, as requested by commissioner Giancarlo D'Andrea.[3]
An agreement was then made for Tirrenia to be taken over by Compagnia Italiana di Navigazione (Cin) in 2012. However, in May 2012 the competition authority opened an investigation into whether a dominant position in routes to Sardinia would be created.[4][5] Tirrenia was privatised in 2012.
In 2014, the company moved from its historic Naples headquarters of Rione Sirignano to Calata Porta di Massa, Interno Porto.[2] In 2015, Tirrenia was entirely acquired by Vincenzo Onorato and became part of the Onorato Armatori group. Pietro Manunta was named president and Massimo Mura Managing Director.[6] Vincenzo Onorato also owns the other ferry company of Naples, Moby Lines.[7] In 2019, Tirrenia raised its prices, leading to reactions from the weakened local competition.[8]
Tirrenia group edit
Until 2010[citation needed] the Tirrenia group included Siremar (Sicilia Regionale Marittima), which connected Sicily with the Aeolian Islands, Aegadian Islands, Ustica, Lampedusa and Pantelleria.
Fleet edit
| Ship name | Flag | Built | Route | Tonnage | Length | Width | Passengers | Cars | Lanemeters | Speed Knots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janas | 2002 | Civitavecchia ↔ Olbia | 36.475 GT | 214,6 m | 26,4 m | 2.700 | 900 | 915 | 29 | |
| Athara | 2003 | Civitavecchia ↔ Olbia | 36.475 GT | 214,6 m | 26,4 m | 2.700 | 900 | 915 | 29 |
- Ro-Ro Beniamino Carnevale.
- M/S Athara to Genoa.
- M/S Sharden in Olbia.
- M/S Bithia to Genoa.
- House flag of Tirrenia
Historical fleet edit
- Type Regione (Passenger ship)
- Campania Felix (1953–1972)
- Sardegna (1953– ?)
- Sicilia (1952–1988)
- Calabria (1952–1988)
- Lazio (1953–1979)
- Type Città (Passenger ship)
- Citta Di Napoli (1961–1987)
- Città di Nuoro (1962–1988)
- Type Regionale (Ro-Pax)
- La Maddalena (1966–1988)
- Arbatax (1966–1988)
- Carloforte (1976–1986)
- Limbara (1978–1988)
- Isola Di Caprera (1986–1988)
- Ichnusa (1986–1988)
- Type Poeta (Ro-Pax)
- 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 (Ro-Pax)
- La Valletta (1971–1976)
- Type Staffetta (Ro-Ro)
- Staffetta Jonica (1973–1978)
- Staffetta Adriatica (1973–1992)
- Staffetta Tirrenica (1973–1993)
- Type Espresso (Ro-Pax)
- Malta Express (1976–1988)
- Type Tutto Merci (Ro-Ro)
- Staffetta Ligure (1979–1988)
- Staffetta Mediterranea (1979–1988)
- Type Strada (Ro-Pax)
- Emilia (1979–2006)
- Domiziana (1979–2011)
- Flaminia (1980–2012)
- Type Strada Trasformata (Ro-Pax)
- Aurelia (1980–2012)
- Nomentana (1979–2012)
- Clodia (1979–2012)
- Type Sociale (Ro-Pax)
- Arborea (1987–2004)
- Caralis (1988–2000)
- Torres (1988–2004)
- Type Capo (Ro-Pax)
- 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 Viamare (Ro-Ro)
- Via Tirreno (1996–2001)
- Lazio (2000–2012)
- Type Toscana (Ro-Pax)
- Toscana (1994–2012)
- Type Aquastrada (HSC)
- Guizzo (1993–2001)
- Scatto (1994–2002)
- Type Jupiter (Ro-Pax HSC)
- Aries (1997–2011)
- Taurus (1997–2011)
- Scorpio (1998–2011)
- Capricorn (1998–2011)
- Isola di Capraia(2007–2021)
- Type Nuraghes (Ro-Pax)
- Nuraghes (2004–2023)
- Sharden (2005–2024)
- Type Bithia (Ro-Pax)
- Bithia (2001–2023)
- Type Vincenzo Florio (Ro-Pax)
- Vincenzo Florio (1999–2024)
- Raffaele Rubattino (2000–2024)
Routes edit
Sardinia edit
- Genoa↔Porto Torres
- Livorno↔Cagliari (Cargo only)
- Civitavecchia↔Olbia
- Naples↔Cagliari (Cargo only)
Tunisia edit
- Genoa↔Tunis (in Code Sharing with Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ . Tirrenia. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d History, Tirrenia.it
- ^ "Il tribunale di Roma dichiara lo stato di insolvenza per Tirrenia" (in Italian). il Sole 24 Ore. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ^ "Tirrenia, Antitrust apre istruttoria su vendita a Cin" (in Italian). Reuters. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013.
- ^ The heart of the dispute with a Genuan competitor was the interpretation of the European pro-competitive rules on the abuse of a dominant position: if the public subsidies to Tirrenia had been lawfully given and/or used: Buonomo, Giampiero (2013). . L'Ago e Il Filo Edizione Online. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ (In Italian) Traghetti, Onorato chiude l’affare Tirrenia: è al 100 per cento. Informata l’Antitrust, Ilfattoquotidiano.it, 7 July 2015
- ^ (In Italian) Cercasi giudice a bordo a 10mila euro, Adnkronos.com, 19 May 2019
- ^ (In Italian) Tirrenia, Onorato attacca Toninelli: "Solo demagogia", Adnkronos.com, 17 January 2019
External links edit
- Official Website