Cruise news (Ferries-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
P&O Ferries prepare to restart Dover-Calais route
P&O Ferries is preparing to get its boats Spirit of Britain and Pride of Kent back in service on the England-France route Dover-Calais "by...
April 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Havila Voyages' Havila Capella ferry receives the Next Generation Ship Award
At the Nor-Shipping event held recently in Oslo (Norway), Havila Capella ferry - the world’s most environmentally friendly coastal ship...
April 7, 2022 - Accidents
Criminal investigations opened into P&O Ferries UK after it sacked 786 employees
The UK government's business misconduct watchdog launched criminal & civil probes into P&O Ferries. The move comes a couple of weeks after P...
April 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Britain forces ferry companies to pay the minimum wage
Britain said on Monday, March 28, it would force ferry companies docking in its ports to pay the minimum wage as the UK stepped up pressure on P&...
March 28, 2022 - Accidents
P&O Ferries UK lays off hundreds of workers
The British company P&O Ferries laid off 800 people with immediate effect on Thursday, March 17, many of them over video, leading to travel...
March 20, 2022 - Accidents
Coastguard helicopter not able to airlift casualty from NorthLink's Hjaltland ferry
A UK coastguard helicopter had to airlift a casualty from NorthLink's Hjaltland ferry but high winds prevented the medevac from taking place...
March 13, 2022 - Accidents
After 20 days Euroferry Olympia is still burning, 3 are missing
Almost 3 weeks after the Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia cruiseferry caught fire off the coast of Greece, firefighters are still battling local...
March 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port of Turku (Finland) renews infrastructure and quays
Port Turku (Finland) started a multimillion development project that is co-funded by CEF (Connecting Europe Facility/a EU-European Union fund) and...
March 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Russia launches first dual-fuel ice-strengthened ferry Marshal Rokossovsky
Russia welcomed a new dual-fuel ferry in an official flag-raising ceremony that took place in the seaport of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region on...
March 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding launches Japan’s first LNG-fueled ferry
The naming and launching ceremony for Japan’s first LNG-fueled cruiseferry - Sunflower Kurenai, took place at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries...
March 5, 2022 - Accidents
8 bodies found on burned-out Euroferry Olympia off Greece
Fire Service rescuers in western Greece discovered 6 more bodies on Euroferry Olympia which was severely damaged by a fire en route to Italy last...
February 27, 2022 - Accidents
BC Ferries cancels Vancouver Island-Lower Mainland sailings due to mechanical breakdown
A mechanical breakdown on a BC Ferries ship forced the cancellation of 2 sailings between Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland on Tuesday, February 22...
February 23, 2022 - Accidents
Search for 10 missing passengers on Euroferry Olympia resumes at Astakos port
The burning Euroferry Olympia approached Port Astakos (Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece) where the search is due to continue for the 10 missing...
February 23, 2022 - Accidents
Hopes fading for 10 missing in Greece after fire on Euroferry Olympia
Hopes are fading for the 10 people who are still missing 5 days after a fire scorched a cruiseferry sailing from Greece to Italy. Firefighters are...
February 22, 2022 - Accidents
11 missing after fire on Greece-Italy Euroferry Olympia
Rescuers on Friday, February 18, boarded the burning ferry off of Greece and freed two truck drivers stranded inside the ship for 15+ hours, but hope...
February 19, 2022