Cruise news (ferries-tagged)
- Cruise Industry Electric boat manufacturer Candela secures $20M investment to put P-12 Shuttle 'flying ferry' into...Swedish electric boat manufacturer Candela secured a major GBP16 million (US$20 million) investment that will allow it to put the electric P-12... March 22, 2023
- Accidents Death toll in Gabon ferryboat accident rises to 21Search teams in Gabon recovered the dead bodies of 15 passengers of the ferry that sank off the West African country's coast last week, thus bringing... March 15, 2023
- Cruise Industry First zero-emissions fuel cell ferry in the USA arrives in San Francisco CAA 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 CanariaZona 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 IndustrySidney BC-Anacortes WA ferry service terminated until 2030A 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 routeDover-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 docksP&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 yearThe 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 lowBC 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 WAA 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 haltFerry 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