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.[1] 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.

Virtu Ferries
Founded1988
HeadquartersMarsa, Malta
Area served
Malta Channel
Adriatic Sea
ServicesPassenger and vehicle transportation
OwnerVirtu Holdings
SubsidiariesVenezia Lines
Websitewww.virtuferries.com/

List of catamarans

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Image Ship Length Passengers Route Notes
  Saint John Paul II 110m 900 Valletta - Pozzallo (Incat Hull 089) Flagship entered into service in March 2019 on the Valletta - Pozzallo route
  Jean de La Valette 106.5m 800 Valletta - Pozzallo Malta - Sicily route
  Maria Dolores 68.4m 600 Tarifa - Tangiers On charter to Inter Shipping
  San Frangisk 35.25m 317 Valletta - Mġarr, Gozo Operated for Virtu Ferries Gozo
  San Pawl 35.25m 317 Venice - Rovinj Operated for Venezia Lines
  HSC Gozo Express 42.2m 322 Valletta - Mġarr, Gozo Operated for Virtu Ferries Gozo
Newly built catamaran for virtu ferries[citation needed]

Venezia Lines

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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

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  1. ^ "Virtu Ferries Limited – Virtu Holdings". Virtu Holdings. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.