Cruise news (ferries-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Right to forced use for up to 2 years of Havila Capella granted to Havila Kystruten
Hordaland District Court has granted Havila Kystruten (parent company of Havila Voyages) arrest in Havila Capella (2021-built cruiseferry), and...
June 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
First Cyprus-Greece car & passenger ferry in 22 years starts Limassol-Piraeus Athens service
The first Ro-Pax vessel (car and passenger ferry) in 22 years linking Cyprus and Greece departed on its first voyage on Sunday, June 19, setting sail...
June 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Direct Scotland-Europe ferry service restarts in 2023
A direct ferry link between Scotland and mainland Europe is scheduled to restart in early 2023. The ship is expected to sail from Rosyth (Edinburgh...
June 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Havila Kystruten taking legal action to become the owner of Havila Capella ferry
Havila Kystruten took legal action to become the owner of the Havila Capella ferry and to secure its interest in the vessels under construction...
June 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC to acquire cruise port operator Global Ports Holding?
GPH-Global Ports Holding - the world's largest cruise port operator, which also manages under concession several container ship terminals, confirmed...
June 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Havila Kystruten became the first to operate emissions-free cruises in Geirangerfjord (Norway)
The Norwegian cruiseferry company Havila Voyages made history on June 2, 2022, becoming the first to operate 100% emissions-free while navigating in...
June 6, 2022 - Accidents
Britain cancels contract with P&O Ferries "with immediate effect"
Britain canceled a contract with P&O Ferries "with immediate effect." It was the UK's latest action against the DP World (Dubai)-owned ferry...
June 2, 2022 - Accidents
Ferry sinks in Indonesia: 26 people are missing
26 people are missing after a ferry boat ran out of fuel and sank in bad weather off the coast of Indonesia, officials announced. The search and...
May 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
3rd P&O UK channel ferry cleared to restart sailings by inspectors
A 3rd ship of P&O Ferries UK deployed on the English Channel crossing route was given safety clearance to restart operations. Pride of...
May 27, 2022 - Accidents
Havila Voyages cancels another Havila Capella's roundtrip cruise from Bergen
Another roundtrip voyage with Havila Capella cruiseferry has been canceled. Havila Kystruten was forced to cancel the upcoming voyage as no solution...
May 26, 2022 - Accidents
8 dead, 7 missing after fire on Philippine passenger ferry
8 people have died after a high-speed passenger ferry in the Philippines, carrying 134 people, caught fire on Monday, May 23, with 7 passengers still...
May 23, 2022 - Accidents
Indonesian ferry carrying 800+ people runs aground in East Nusa Tenggara province
An Indonesian ferry carrying 800+ people that had run aground was dislodged on Thursday, May 19, and taken safely to dock at the nearby port...
May 20, 2022 - Accidents
Havila Kystruten cancels Havila Capella's roundtrip from Bergen on May 15
In a decision made by Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 26th, it became known they had granted Havila Voyages an exemption from the...
May 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Havila Kystruten takes delivery of its 2nd eco-friendly hybrid-powered ship Havila Castor
Norwegian shipping company Havila Kystruten took delivery of its 2nd eco-friendly hybrid-powered ferry Havila Castor at Tersan shipyard (Turkey...
May 4, 2022 - Accidents
P&O Ferries forced to reverse an attempt to pay its cheaper seafarers less
P&O Ferries was forced to reverse an attempt to pay its cheaper seafarers less. It comes after the RMT Union had received reports of agency...
April 25, 2022