Cruise news (ferries-tagged)
- Accidents
Coastal Celebration ferry again taken out of service due to oil leakage
On Monday, July 17th, 2 sailings on the busy route between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island/Victoria BC had to be called off due to a recurring...
July 18, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Stena Line signs with Finland's Wartsila to convert its ferries to methanol
The Sweden-based ferry company Stena Line has taken the initiative to convert some of its ships to run on methanol as fuel. The task of making these...
July 2, 2023 - Accidents
Passenger overboard from Stena Line's ferry in Loch Ryan (Scotland)
On Saturday evening, July 1st, a rescue mission was undertaken to save a male passenger who fell into the water from the Stena Superfast VIII ferry...
July 2, 2023 - Accidents
Mother and child overboard from Sweden-Poland ferry Stena Spirit
A major search and rescue operation was initiated on Thursday, June 27th, following an overboard of a mother and her child from a Stena Line...
June 30, 2023 - Accidents
One dead in PortMiami boat accident, cruise ships delayed
An boat incident that occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning, June 25th, at PortMiami (Florida USA) caused delays in the arrivals of both...
June 25, 2023 - Accidents
Philippine ferry with 120 people on board catches fire
The Philippines' Coast Guard officials reported that a passenger ferry carrying 120 people caught fire at sea on Sunday, June 18th. In response, the...
June 18, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Stena Vision ferry departs shipyard in Gdansk (Poland) after refurbishment
Stena Vision, the most recent addition to Stena Line's expanding fleet of Irish Sea ferries, departed the shipyard in Gdansk (Poland) where she...
June 17, 2023 - Cruise Industry
First-in-the-world self-driving electric passenger ferry begins service in Stockholm (Sweden)
Earlier this week was the launch of the world's first-ever self-driving passenger ferry. Created by Norwegian company Torghatten ASA (Bronnoysund...
June 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
P&O Pioneer ferry to debut with freight-only sailing Dover-Calais
According to the timetables of P&O Ferries, the company's newest ship in the Dover Strait - P&O Pioneer, will soon start revenue operations...
June 12, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Italian police seizes Caronte & Tourist ferries on charges of public corruption
Earlier this week, Italian authorities took action against the ferry company Caronte & Tourist (serving domestic routes to/from Italy's Sicily...
June 9, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Havila Voyages launches its first sustainability and human rights report
Havila Voyages Norway confirmed the ambition for emission-free coastal sailings by 2030 via its current ships. The company launched its first...
June 7, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Japan launches its largest coastal RoPax/cruiseferry company MOL Sunflower
Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced that it will merge its two ferry and coastal RoRo vessel operating companies (MOL...
June 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
SeaFjord Energy pioneers new ship type for delivering electrical energy
Swedish company SeaFjord Energy has introduced the world's first e-bunker vessel, a groundbreaking ship type that has the potential to make the sea...
June 5, 2023 - Accidents
Ferryboat drifts for hours with 389 passengers onboard due to engine failure
On Saturday (June 3rd), the Taima Star (2015-built Ro-Pax ferry, IMO 9684938) experienced engine trouble near Matsu Islands (Taiwan's Lienchiang...
June 4, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Irish Ferries launches Irish Sea’s fastest cruise ferry Oscar Wilde
The debut of Oscar Wilde cruiseferry - the newest and largest vessel deployed in the Irish Sea, was celebrated by Irish Ferries, which is part of the...
June 1, 2023