Alicante Launches Ferry Service To Algeria

On Friday, July 25, nan Port of Alicante inaugurated a caller ferry work connecting nan metropolis pinch Algeria. This marks nan presence of Estonian shipping institution Tallink Grupp successful nan Spanish market. Chartered by nan Algerian authorities institution Madar Maritime Company (MMC), nan ferry Romantika has started operations linking Alicante pinch nan larboard of Béjaïa, a awesome commercialized hub successful nan Kabylia region.

The Romantika will sail doubly a week, departing from Alicante each Monday and Friday. Arrivals from Algeria are scheduled for 8am connected some days, and return departures to Algeria time off astatine 1pm connected Mondays and 12pm connected Fridays. The long of nan voyage is astir 18 hours.

A ample ferry measuring 192.5 metres and weighing complete 40,000 gross tonnes, nan Romantika was built successful 2002 and has 2,172 cabins. With nan capacity to transportation up to 2,500 passengers, 300 vehicles, and 1,000 metres of rolling cargo, nan ferry’s presence amplifies Alicante’s logistics and connectivity.

This caller way bolsters Alicante’s position arsenic a cardinal gateway betwixt Europe and North Africa. As nan larboard has seen accrued maritime activity complete nan past 2 years, this work is expected to support tourism, trade, and business links betwixt Spain and Algeria – creating caller and promising opportunities for collaboration crossed nan Mediterranean.