Cruise news (Ferries-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
First zero-emissions fuel cell ferry in the USA arrives in San Francisco CA
A new zero-emissions ferryboat powered by hydrogen fuel cells arrived in San Francisco CA USA, where it will undergo sea trials/preparations to...
March 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Ferry line to service Larnaca/Limassol (Cyprus) to Port Piraeus (Athens Greece)
Good news for travelers opting for sea rather than air transport: a ferry will service Cyprus' ports Larnaca and Limassol to Piraeus/Athens (Greece...
March 10, 2023 - Accidents
At least 2 dead, 28 missing after ferry sinks off Port-Gentil (Gabon)
At least 2 people were killed while 28 others are missing after a ferry sank off Gabon's western coast on Thursday, March 9th. After having earlier...
March 10, 2023 - Accidents
Irish Ferries' Isle of Innisfree ship adrift after an engine room fire accident in the middle of...
French and British authorities on March 3rd received a report that an Irish Ferries-operated ship in the middle of the English Channel had been...
March 7, 2023 - Accidents
Ferry passenger with 90 blocks of hashish caught in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Zona Canarias' Guardia Civil detained a ferry passenger in Puerto de la Luz (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria), who was traveling from Lanzarote (Arrecife...
March 5, 2023 - Accidents
Fire breaks out on Irish Ferries' ship Isle of Innisfree (Dover-Calais route)
3 lifeboats from Kent along with a French salvage tug were launched after a fire broke out on a Dover-Calais ferry in the English Channel. The...
March 4, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Sidney BC-Anacortes WA ferry service terminated until 2030
A ferry connecting a Vancouver Island (BC Canada) town to a city in Washington USA will not return until at least 2030, due to a shipping shortage...
March 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
P&O Ferries takes delivery of the first of 2 new “fusion class” ferries for its Dover-Calais route
Dover-based ferry company P&O Ferries took delivery of the first of 2 new “fusion class” ships for its Dover (England UK)-Calais...
March 2, 2023 - Cruise Industry
P&O Ferries' new hybrid ships cannot charge at Dover/Calais docks
P&O Ferries UK came under criticism for its purchase of 2 new hybrid electric cruiseferries despite a lack of suitable shore-power/in-port...
March 1, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Cyprus-Greece ferry link resumes for a 2nd consecutive year
The Cyprus-Greece ferry route is expected to resume for a second consecutive year in 2023-Q2 with a new schedule to be announced soon. Scandro...
February 27, 2023 - Cruise Industry
BC Ferries Canada receives $500M cash injection to keep ferry fares low
BC Ferries will receive a CAD 500 million cash injection to be used to keep fares below the rate of inflation and partly electrify their fleet. This...
February 27, 2023 - Accidents
63-year-old woman rescued after falling/jumping from ferry into Elliott Bay WA
A 63-year-old woman was rescued by WSDOT-Washington State Department of Transportation ferry crews after they said she had fallen or jumped into...
February 26, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Korea-Japan ferry services between Busan and Tsushima Island restart after a 3-year COVID halt
Ferry services between Busan (South Korea) and Tsushima Island (Japan) resumed on Saturday, February 25th, after a 3-year suspension due to the COVID...
February 25, 2023 - Accidents
545 passengers and crew of an inter-island ferry evacuated after it runs aground in Malaysia’s...
Maritime authorities safely evacuated the 545 passengers and crew members of an inter-island ferryboat after it ran aground in Malaysia’s...
February 25, 2023 - Accidents
Interislander ferry turns back to Wellington NZ due to medical emergency on board
An Interislander ferry had to turn back to Wellington (New Zealand) shortly after setting sail on Monday after a passenger suffered a medical...
February 20, 2023