Cruise news (ferries-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Taiwan to restart limited ferry services to mainland China
Taiwan is taking steps to restart its “mini” transport links to mainland China. Ferry services are the first to be restored in stages...
December 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Stena RoRo takes delivery of MS Santona (9th E-Flexer cruiseferry)
China Merchants Jingling Shipyard (Weihai) delivered the 9th E-Flexer RoRo ship, Santona, to its owner Stena RoRo. The online delivery ceremony was...
December 23, 2022 - Accidents
VIDEO: 5 people injured in Staten Island Ferry engine fire
Hundreds of passengers were evacuated off a Staten Island Ferry boat after a fire broke out in the engine room. The FDNY/New York City Fire...
December 23, 2022 - Accidents
Havila Kystruten delays the delivery of its 3rd cruise ship Havila Polaris
Havila Voyages (subsidiary of the Norwegian shipping company Havila Kystruten/part of Havila Shipping ASA) has been forced to delay the delivery of...
December 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
India and Sri Lanka to start a passenger ferry service in January 2023
India and Sri Lanka will start a passenger ferry service in January 2023 between Kankesanthurai/KKS (Northern Province Sri Lanka's Jaffna district...
December 20, 2022 - Accidents
17 injured after ferry boat explodes in Yangon (Myanmar)
A bomb went off at 6:45 pm on Sunday, December 18th, onboard the “Cherry” ferry transporting commuters between Dala Township and downtown...
December 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Construction of Tallink MySTAR ferry timelapse
Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions/RMC released the timelapse of its 2-year-long construction of the cruiseferry Tallink MySTAR...
December 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Tallink Grupp takes delivery of the newest Baltic cruiseferry MyStar
On December 7th, at the delivery ceremony held at noon at RMC-Rauma Marine Constructions' shipyard (Rauma, Finland), to the shipowner Tallink Grupp...
December 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Stena Line expanding Ireland-France ferry service
Stena Line announced it was increasing the capacity of the Ireland-France route via the addition of an extra ship starting in June 2023. Ahead of...
November 29, 2022 - Accidents
483 migrants rescued south of Crete transferred onto passenger ferry
483 migrants who were rescued south of Crete Island (Greece) on Tuesday, November 22, were transferred onto a passenger ferry. The rescue operation...
November 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Santander (Spain) celebrates 150 years with upgraded facilities
As Port Santander (Spain Cantabria) celebrates 150 years, it looks to the future having invested millions in upgrading/expanding its facilities...
November 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Havila Castor ferry christened at Skansekaia in Alesund (Norway)
6 months after commencing operations along the Norwegian coast, the Havila Castor ferry was officially named in Alesund (Norway) on Monday, November...
November 21, 2022 - Accidents
VIDEO: Indonesian ferry Mutiara Timur I with 271 people onboard catches fire near Bali
A passenger ferry with 271 people onboard caught fire on Wednesday, November 16, off Indonesia’s resort island of Bali. There were no...
November 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Balearia to build and operate new cruiseferry passenger terminal in Valencia (Spain)
Port Valencia awarded the ferry company Balearia Eurolineas Maritimas the construction and operation rights of the new passenger terminal in Port...
November 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Havila Capella ferry officially named in Fosnavag (Norway)
Just under a year after the vessel was put into operation along the historic coastal route between Bergen and Kirkenes, the Havila Capella ferry was...
November 10, 2022