Cruise news (Ferries-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Ferry service between Japan and South Korea restarts after halt due to COVID
A ferry service connecting Fukuoka (southwest Japan) with Busan (South Korea) restarted today, November 4, becoming the first regular international...
November 4, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Keel laid for car and passenger ferry Spirit of Tasmania IV at Rauma shipyard
On Friday, October 28, Rauma shipyard (Finland) celebrated the keel-laying of Spirit of Tasmania IV, a cruiseferry being built for TT-Line Tasmania...
October 31, 2022 - Accidents
Passenger overboard from Stena Line's cruiseferry in Belfast (Northern Ireland)
A major search & rescue operation was launched in the Belfast Lough area (Northern Ireland) late on Saturday night, October 29. Multiple...
October 31, 2022 - Accidents
Langkawi ferry runs aground with 500+ passengers and crew onboard
500+ passengers and crew were stranded after a Langkawi ferry ran aground on a mud bank in Malaysia's Kuala Kedah estuary at low tide on Sunday...
October 24, 2022 - Accidents
2 dead, child missing in passenger ship crash on the Wadden Sea near Terschelling
Two people died after a collision between a fast ferryboat and water taxi on the Wadden Sea close to Terschelling (Netherlands), the Friesland...
October 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Hamburg (Germany) to boast new hydrogen fuel cell ready hybrid ferries
Hamburg (Germany) will soon boast new hydrogen fuel cell ready hybrid ferries. The 3 new ships are on order for the ferry operator for the city...
October 21, 2022 - Accidents
Commodore Clipper cruiseferry damaged in dry dock
The schedules of ferries to/from UK's Channel Islands were adjusted after a freight ship was damaged during drydock. The propeller and driveshaft of...
October 21, 2022 - Accidents
VIDEO: Ferry capsizes at the pier in Kalimantan, Indonesia
A Ro-Pax ferry capsized while unloading its cargo of vehicles at the port of Kalimantan on the Indonesian side of Borneo Island on Wednesday...
October 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Cross-Bay Ferry begins its 6th season sailing between Saint Petersburg and Tampa Florida
The Cross-Bay Ferry begins its 6tth season sailing across Tampa Bay at 4:45 pm on Wednesday, October 19. The service, linking the downtowns of Tampa...
October 18, 2022 - Accidents
At least 9 students killed after ferry capsizes in Cambodia
At least 9 students drowned in southern Cambodia after the ferry they were onboard capsized as it crossed a river. 4 people, 2 students, and 2 of...
October 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Lloyd’s Register approves NAPA Stability management software for passenger ships
NAPA’s new stability management software for passenger ships, NAPA Stability, has been approved by the classification society LR-Lloyd’s...
October 13, 2022 - Accidents
100+ rescued after Super Shuttle Ferry 21 runs aground in Southern Philippines
The Philippine Coast Guard announced it had successfully rescued all 103 passengers and crew of a cruiseferry after it had run aground off southern...
October 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Greece-Turkey ferry service launched between Thessaloniki and Izmir
The 2011-initiated project for cruiseferry services between Turkey and Greece (İzmir and Thessaloniki) was finally completed...
October 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL Norwegian deal with NYC for cruise ship charter/migrant housing unlikely
NYC's Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to house migrants at an NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship docked off Staten Island fizzled because it was too...
October 10, 2022 - Accidents
Ferry service set up to bypass damaged Kerch Strait bridge in Crimea
Russia's Ministry of Transport set up a ferry service across the Kerch Strait in order to take over vehicle traffic, offsetting the impact of the...
October 10, 2022