Bastia
Bastia is a port-city in the Haute-Corse department of France located on the island of Corsica. It is the capital of the department and the second largest city on the island. The city is located on the eastern coast of Corsica and is an important port and commercial centre.
AdSP proceeds with innovative environmental sustainability projects at port of La Spezia
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 28, 2021 – Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port...
Corsica Linea gets contract to operate services linking mainland France to Corsica
Bastia, Corsica, France (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – Corsica’s government has assigned to the shipping company Corsica Linea the contract to ensure...
Corsican port workers strike blocks Bastia harbour on June 23
Bastia, Corsica, France (PortSEurope) June 24, 2019 – A strike of Corsican port workers paralysed the port of Bastia for the whole day on June 23. 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%,...
Moby Lines to halt Bastia-Nice line
Nice, France (PortSEurope) November 29, 2018 – Italian shipping company Moby Lines plans to cease the service between the ports of Nice and Bastia at the...
Bastia hosts European BlueConnect project meeting
Bastia, Corsica, France (PortSEurope) October 26, 2018 – A forum took place this week within the framework of the European BlueConnect project...
La Méridionale experiments LNG electrical supply for its ships at Corsican ports
Ajaccio, Corsica, France (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 РMarseille-based La M̩ridionale 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...
Bastia hosts Go SMarT Med event
Bastia, Corsica, France (Ports Europe) February 24, 2018 – The French Corsican port of Bastia is seeking to promote itself via participation in the...
Corsica Linea to use onshore power supply in Marseille port
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 –Â Corsica Linea (Corsica Lines ferry company) has announced that three ships in its fleet will use a...
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 Ferries sees increased traffic
Bastia, Corsica (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – For two years, Corsica Ferries has been offering routes from Nice, Toulon, or from Italy and arriving in...
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 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 –Â The number of passengers passing through the four airports on the island rose in February to...
Corsica Ferries executives to acquire Lota family’s stake
Bastia, Corsica, France (Ports Europe) April 14, 2017 – The executives of French ferry company Corsica Ferries plan to acquire the shareholding of the Lota...
Bastia evaluates port pollution levels
Bastia, Corsica, France (Ports Europe) March 5, 2017 – In order to address local concerns about pollution generated by activities at the port of...
Ship circles for 24 hours off Bastia port due to poor weather conditions
Bastia, France (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – A total of 163 passengers were stranded in a ship off Bastia, Corsica, for 24 hours. The Mega Smeralda...