Oleg Butkovic, the Minister of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, said at the actual session of Croatian Sabor that Jadrolinja plans on acquiring more boats that will run on “green” fuel. Also, some of them will be co-financed through the National plan for recovery and resilience. He further elaborated on this by saying that: “COVID-19 made […]
The Jadrolinija catamaran on the line from Mali Lošinj and smaller ports across Cres to Rijeka will be connected to the newly built port in Cres from 1 February. Along with the new pier, there will be a new ticket kiosk. The new kiosk will be located in the mezzanine of Željezara shop which is […]
With the new year come new plans and ambitions. The main ambition for Losinj’s Tourist Board in 2022 is to reach 88% of 2019’s tourist traffic. This plan was discussed at the Tourist Board’s Assembly in December 2021. The Assembly was held in the new conference hall of Punta hotel in Veli Losinj. The plan […]
After his visit to the Pelješac bridge construction site, Croatian PM Andrej Plenkovic said that the bridge will be completed around the end of January. The access roads are also nearing the end of construction. The PM also added that the third and fourth stages are well on their way to completion. The third stage […]
According to the last available data from Mali Losinj Tourist Board, approximately 1807 tourists spent New Year’s Eve on Losinj island.That’s a little bit over half of the tourists from 2 years ago. Last year, when the control of international travel was very rigorous due to COVID-19, just 207 people stayed on Losinj island. During […]
It’s official. The city of Zadar is left without its international ferry line, Zadar-Ancona. Jadrolinija did not include this line in the sailing schedule for 2022. Under the motto “connecting the Italian and Croatian coasts in 2022”, the state shipping passenger company announced sales only on the international lines Dubrovnik – Bari, from April to […]
In December, the first phase of underwater archaeological research of the Hvar island seabed was completed, during which a number of valuable archaeological finds were found. This confirmed the importance and continuity of the existence and functioning of Hvar ports and settlements over a period of almost 3,000 years. The earliest archeological artifacts date from […]
According to Mayor of Bol on island Brač Katarina Marčić, the director of the Bol Tourist Board, Markito Marinković, said that about 428,000 overnight stays and 73,000 arrivals had been made in 2021, which is about 68 percent of the tourist traffic in 2019. Next year, up to 90 percent of the traffic from 2019 […]
The Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds has approved the project “Starting the energy transition on the Zadar islands”.The project is led by the Samotvorac Association along with the Tarabuži Iž Youth Association and the Island Movement association. The project is worth 45.426,88 Kuna, while MRRFEU is co-funding 45.016,52 Kuna. The Samotvorac Association is […]
In April 2021, the US Embassy in Croatia approved funding for the Island Movement‘s project “Exploiting the Energy Potentials of Croatian Islands” with the purpose of research into the energy potentials of island Korčula. Funds were obtained from the US Embassy’s call for small loans called “Energizing the Balkans”. The Island Movement focused on Korcula. […]