Private company

Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation

Tunisian shipping line

The Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation (CTN or COTUNAV) is a Tunisian shipping line, providing regular passenger ferry connections between Tunisia and the ports of Marseille and Genoa, as well as freight transport to Barcelona and Livorno. It is fully owned by the Tunisian state and under the supervision of the Ministry of Transport. Founded on 7 March 1959, it initially concentrated on the development of regular shipping links between Tunisia and its principal trading partners, essentially serving only Marseille and Rouen.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1959Founded1
Cotunav ferry MF Amilcar & MSC Esha
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation (CTN or COTUNAV) is a Tunisian shipping line, providing regular passenger ferry connections between Tunisia and the ports of Marseille and Genoa, as well as freight transport to Barcelona and Livorno. It is fully owned by the Tunisian state and under the supervision of the Ministry of Transport.2

Products and brands

CTN operates a fleet of six vessels consisting of four RORO and two ROPAX ferries. In addition to its fleet, CTN currently charters two RORO vessels.

From Wikipedia’s article on Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1959Founded Founded1