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Ajaccio

Ajaccio is a city on the island of Corsica, France, north of Sardinia, Italy in the Western Mediterranean. It is the capital of the department of Corse-du-Sud.

EU Commission investigates state aid to Corsica ferries

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 27, 2024 – The European Commission has opened an investigation to assess whether state funds granted...

Port of Ajaccio shows signs of recovery

Ajaccio, Corsica, France (Ports Europe) January 31, 2022 – In 2021, the Port of Ajaccio handled 269,000 passengers on regular lines (ferries), an...

GRRinPORT – Activities February 2020

Press Release – GRRinPORT – Activities February 2020 GRRinPORT22 MONTHS OF ACTIVITY FOR SUSTAINABLE WASTE AND WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT IN PORTS The...

Corsica ports’ ferry traffic to Italy, mainland France declines in 2018

Bastia, France (Ports Europe) May 2, 2019 – Corsican ports handled a total of 1.37 million ferry passengers on services to Italy in 2018, down 1.5%,...

La Méridionale experiments LNG electrical supply for its ships at Corsican ports

Ajaccio, Corsica, France (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – Marseille-based La Méridionale SA, a French passenger and freight shipping company, is...

Toulon meeting discusses telematization of Sardinian ports

Toulon, France (Ports Europe) April 19, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Di Sardegna (AdSP – Sardinian Sea Port Authority) is...

IGY Marinas adds Marina di Porto Cervo, Sardinia, to portfolio

Ajaccio, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 22, 2018 –  International marina operator and developer, Island Global Yachting (IGY Marinas), has...

Corsica Linea to use onshore power supply in Marseille port

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Corsica Linea (Corsica Lines ferry company) has announced that three ships in its fleet will use a...

Corsica Linea predicts excellent year

Ajaccio, Corsica, France (PortSEurope) December 20, 2017 – Pascal Trojani, head of Corsica Linea, has said that he expects excellent results for the...

Port community of southern Corsica met at the Ajaccio ferry terminal

Ajaccio, Corsica, France (PortSEurope) December 20, 2017 – Shipping companies, agents, material handlers, ships services, harbor authorities met last...

Corsica’s Propriano port looks to increase visitors

Propriano, Corsica (Ports Europe) September 14, 2017 – Four times a week in summer, the Kalliste ferry, owned la Méridionale, dominates the port of...

Cruise ship pollution continues in the Mediterranean

Ajaccio, Corsica (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – The evidence is seen in the form of black streaks on the facades of the buildings and illnesses caused...

Corsica to compensate carriers who distribute traffic across ports

Ajaccio, Corsica, France (PortSEurope) July 14, 2017 – Office des Transports de la Corse (Transport Office of Corsica), in partnership with the...

Corsica to create a regional shipping company

Ajaccio, Corsica, France (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – Corsica is in the process of creating a regional shipping company, which will provide ferry services...

Corsica Linea prospers with Marseille connections

Ajaccio, Corsica, France (PortSEurope) June 25, 2017 – Twelve months ago, Corsica Linea took up the challenge of crossing the Mediterranean with precise...

Bastia sees reduced passenger traffic in 2016

Bastia, Corsica, France (Ports Europe) April 4, 2017 – The number of passengers passing through the four airports on the island rose in February to...

France – Ajaccio: Ground investigation work

France-Ajaccio: Ground investigation work 2017/S 067-125637 Contract notice Works Directive 2014/24/EU Section I: Contracting authority I.1)Name and addresses...

OTC presents Propriano port plans

Propriano, Corsica, France  (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – Ean-Félix Acquaviva, the president of l’Office des transports de la Corse (the...

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