Strike at the SNCM

In spite of two days of strike at the SNCM, the Corsican assembly refused on Friday April 28 a global invitation to tender for its cruises with Marseille. So it almost entirely ended the SNCM monopole since 1976. It was the same thing at the beginning of the year with the flying company CCM, competition will be opened over sea links from January 01st 2002. The invitation to tender will be only dedicated to the basic traffic by cargos from Marseille. Links by car-ferries or the NGV will be opened for competition. As in flying transport, money will be given according to the number of passengers. The battle with Corsica Ferries will certainly be hard at the beginning of the summer.