Unionised French workers have blocked a ferry aiming to compete with the newly privatised SNCM on services to Corsica.

French reports said the CGT union targeted the 21,200-gt ro-pax Stena Carrier (built 2004) on Tuesday in a bid to disrupt the start-up Corsica Linea.

This company has been formed by Baja Ferries with a consortium of 150 Corsican businesses after the Mexican group lost out in the bidding for formerly state-owned SNCM in November.

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