The newly set up Mediterranean Maritime Serice will be organising it first trip to Libya on Wednesday and will be offering two weekly services thereon.

The company, made up of the Maltese companies Zammit Group and BH Group and the Turkish company Fergun Shipping will be offering roro services for vehicles and passengers.

The trip to Tripoli is 14 hours and will be organised at night.

The t rips will be on board the six star Azzurra, which can take up to 700 passengers and 170 cars. It is 99.8 metres long and has 38 cabins. During the conflict in Libya it was used to evacuate people from Libyan ports to Tunisia, Eygpt and Syria.

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