Malta-Sicily catamaran company Ponte Ferries announced that it will be pausing its operations for winter by the end of September.

Ponte Ferries was originally meant to kick off its Malta-Sicily catamaran service in August 2021, although it was forced to push back its start date to November 2021 after a competing operator lodged a last-minute objection to its use of the Augusta Port in Sicily.

Despite these obstacles, the company said, it has managed to carry “more than 32,000 passengers and over 6,000 vehicles between the ports of Valletta and Augusta in Sicily, following the award of a maritime concession to operate on this route.”

“We are proud to have successfully achieved this milestone. People have responded positively to the introduction of competition between Malta and Sicily. We would like to wholeheartedly thank all those who used our services, also those travellers whose travelling plans were somehow changed due to the isolated operational stop we had last week,” a company spokesperson said.

“We are proud that our team has intervened and provided immediate alternatives to those affected. In general, Ponte has received very good, positively constructive feedback from those travelling with us – be them holiday makers or cargo operators,” the spokesperson added.

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