Cruise news (ferries-tagged)
- 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 - Accidents
Death toll rises to 61 after overcrowded passenger ferryboat capsizes in Bangladesh
The death toll from the sinking of the overcrowded ferry carrying Hindu devotees in northern Bangladesh rose to 61 on Tuesday, September 27...
September 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VODEO: Artemis Technologies to launch fully electric passenger ferry
Artemis Technologies Ltd (maritime design and applied technologies company) unveiled the design of its 100% electric EF-24 Passenger ship, targeting...
September 27, 2022 - Accidents
32 killed, dozens missing after overcrowded passenger ferryboat capsizes in Bangladesh
On Sunday, September 25th, at least 32 people died after a ferryboat carrying ~50 passengers capsized in a river in Bangladesh. Dozens are still...
September 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Pakistan and Iraq start ferry service between Basra-Karachi
Iraq and Pakistan agreed to start a ferry service between Basra-Karachi to help Pakistani pilgrims (zaireen) visit Iraq. The agreement was reached...
September 23, 2022 - Accidents
Ferry NANASHIMA with 45 passengers runs onto breakwater of Nakajima Port (Japan)
MS NANASHIMA (2018-built ferryboat/IMO 9832365) with 45 passengers onboard ran onto the breakwater of Port Nakajima (Nakajima island/Japan Sea) at...
September 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Havila signs with lenders for refinancing of its cruise fleet
Havila Kystruten (parent company of Havila Voyages) signed term sheets with lenders for the cruise fleet's refinancing and set dates for the start of...
September 16, 2022 - Accidents
97 ferry services on 11 routes around Taiwan canceled due to Typhoon Muifa
97 ferry services on a total of 11 routes around Taiwan and the outlying islands were canceled on Monday, September 12, as Typhoon Muifa approaches...
September 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Stornoway’s Deep Water Terminal (Scotland) to commence operations in 2024
Port Stornoway’s (Isle of Lewis and Harris, Scotland) Deep Water Terminal is expected to be ready ahead of the 2024 cruise season. Work on the...
September 12, 2022 - Accidents
Ferry companies DFDS and P&O apologize for long waits at UK border controls
Ferry operators DFDS and P&O Ferries apologized for the long waits at UK border controls on Saturday, August 3. Travelers heading to the United...
September 4, 2022