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

Virtu Ferries is a Maltese company founded in 1988 that operates ferry services from Malta to Sicily by catamaran. 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.

List of catamarans

ImageShipLengthPassengersRouteNotes
Saint John Paul II110m900Valletta - Pozzallo(Incat Hull 089) Flagship entered into service in March 2019 on the Valletta - Pozzallo route
Jean de La Valette106.5m800Valletta - PozzalloMalta - Sicily route
Maria Dolores68.4m600Tarifa - TangiersOn charter to Inter Shipping
San Frangisk35.25m317Valletta - Mġarr, GozoOperated for Virtu Ferries Gozo
San Pawl35.25m317Venice - RovinjOperated for Venezia Lines
HSC Gozo Express42.2m322Valletta - Mġarr, GozoOperated for Virtu Ferries Gozo
Newly built catamaran for virtu ferries

Venezia Lines

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:

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