Virtu Ferries has said that it will be deploying the M/V Jean De La Valette on the Malta-Sicily route between Valletta, Augusta and Catania in the first quarter 2021.

The vessel will join the M/V Saint John Paul II which will continue to service the ports of Valletta and Pozzallo. The company said in a statement that this additional scheduled service is in response to the requirements of Maltese and Sicilian importers and exporters.

With a capacity of 800 passengers and a garage for 156 vehicles or 60 vehicles and 20 trailers, the M/V Jean De La Valette will be the second largest high speed RoPax deployed in the Mediterranean, second only to Virtu’s flagship the M/V St John Paul II, the company said

The M/V Jean De La Valette is currently chartered to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago serving as a “bridge” between the sister islands.

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