Cruise news (ferries-tagged)
- Accidents
Interislander ferry Aratere breaks down in Cook Strait NZ
An Interislander ferry broke down in the Cook Strait Sunday evening, February 12th, and drifted while en route to Picton from Wellington (New Zealand...
February 13, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Cruiseferry line Libya-Tunisia launched for the first time in 11+ years
A cruise line serving the Libya-Tunisia route was launched for the first time in 11+ years. In a statement on Sunday, Libya's Ministry of Transport...
February 13, 2023 - Accidents
Engine fire breaks out on Stena Europe ferry carrying ~150 passengers
Emergency services were called in order to respond after a fire broke out on a ferry traveling between Ireland and Pembrokeshire on Saturday...
February 12, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Wartsila confirms contract for new Balearia's LNG-powered ferry
Finland’s Wartsila secured a contract to supply dual-fuel engines/other equipment for Balearia’s second LNG-powered high-speed ferry...
February 7, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Swedish researchers develop induction technology for wireless charging ferries
Researchers from the Chalmers University of Technology (Goteborg) developed an induction technology to wirelessly charge batteries in electric...
February 6, 2023 - Accidents
Further delays to the £70m Liverpool ferry terminal of the Manx government
Further delays to the GBP 70 million ferry port scheme of the Manx government in Liverpool UK are likely due to recent poor weather, according to the...
February 1, 2023 - Cruise Industry
USA's administration grants US$380M to decarbonize ferry transportation
The US Department of Transportation’s FTA (Federal Transit Administration) announced US$384.4 million in federal funding by the Biden-Harris...
January 30, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Incat Tasmania plans to deliver the world's first large, lightweight electric ferry
Incat Tasmania (Australian high-speed catamaran shipbuilder) revealed it was in discussion with South American operator Buquebus for the delivery of...
January 28, 2023 - Accidents
Auckland NZ ferry services disrupted due to mooring line failure on HAL's ship ms Noordam
Auckland ferry services were disrupted for an hour on Friday, January 27th, after a mooring line problem on the HAL-Holland America's cruise ship ms...
January 28, 2023 - Cruise Industry
World’s first methanol ferry Stena Germanica completes ship-to-ship bunkering at Port Gothenburg...
On January 23rd, the first methanol ferry in the world, Stena Germanica, was the first non-tanker to complete STS-ship-to-ship methanol bunkering at...
January 26, 2023 - Accidents
Dover-Calais ferry services suspended due to strike in France
Ferry services to/from Calais (France) were suspended due to a national strike in France. P&O Ferries said it had produced an optimized sailing...
January 20, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Japan’s first LNG-fueled ferry Sunflower Kurenai is already in operation
MOL-Mitsui OSK Lines' first dual-fuel ferry in Japan is already in operation. It is Sunflower Kurenai, presented to the world at the beginning of...
January 17, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Stena Line's newest cruiseferry Stena Ebba to boost capacity on the Karlskrona-Gdynia/Sweden-Poland...
Stena Ebba ferry was named during an official ceremony where godmother Ulrica Messing, governor of Sweden's Blekinge region, smashed a bottle of...
January 16, 2023 - Accidents
~200 evacuated after fire ignites on GNV La Superba ferry in Palermo (Italy)
GNV La Superba ferry was badly damaged after a fire on Saturday, January 14th. The damage on the vessel of the Italian shipowner Grandi Navi Veloci...
January 16, 2023 - Cruise Industry
130+ passengers arrive in Macau in first ferry from Hong Kong in 3 years
The first cruiseferry linking Hong Kong and Macau in ~ 3 years left Hong Kong Island’s Sheung Wan terminal at 7:30 am on Sunday, January 8th...
January 8, 2023