Cruise news (ferries-tagged)

6 crew with Coronavirus on Stena Line's cruiseferry Stena Edda
322 passengers were stranded overnight in Birkenhead (a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England) after 6 crew tested COVID...
December 19, 2020
Accidents
DFDS names first 2 of 3 new Rosslare-Dunkerque ferries
The first 2 of 3 ferries to be deployed on the new “Brexit Buster” Rosslare (Ireland) - Dunkirk (Dunkerque, France) route of DFDS Seaways...
December 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
Passenger ferry route opens between Morocco and Canary Islands
Morocco is currently looking to create a passenger and freight ferry route to the Canary Islands (Spain) and the Government is seeking proposals from...
December 11, 2020
Cruise Industry
Stena Line takes delivery of Stena Embla
Swedish ferry company Stena Line officially took ownership of its newest cruiseferry - Stena Embla, following the official handover ceremony held at...
December 2, 2020
Cruise Industry
Kazakhstan opens new ferry route with Iran
Kazakhstan opened a new sea ferry route connecting Port Kuryk with Port Anzali (Iran). The first vessel on the new route was MS Sergei Rachmaninov...
November 28, 2020
Cruise Industry
New ferry route Ireland-France (Rosslare-Dunkirk) by DFDS in 2021
A new direct ferry service out of Rosslare Europort Ireland to Dunkirk France is being heralded as an addition to the slate of shipping options to...
November 27, 2020
Cruise Industry
DFDS to operate hydrogen-powered ferry from 2027
The Danish cargo and passenger shipping company DFDS, along with a cross-section of industry stakeholders, applied for EU support for the development...
November 26, 2020
Cruise Industry
Viking Line's Viking Grace ferry runs aground near Port Mariehamn
The Baltic Sea-deployed cruiseferry Viking Grace (carrying 331 passengers and 98 crew) ran aground in heavy storm winds on Saturday, November 21, in...
November 22, 2020
Accidents
Balearia to build new passenger terminal in Port Valencia
The Board of Directors of PAV (Port Authority of Valencia) selected the offer presented by the cruiseferry company BALEARIA for the building and...
November 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Irish ferries to be re-routed from Pembrokeshire, Wales after Brexit
There is a ‘strong likelihood’ Brexit will result in freight and passenger ferries (RoPax ships) re-routed away from Pembrokeshire...
November 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
Public transport authority Skyss to electrify 20 ferries in Western Norway
Public transport authority Skyss will electrify 20 ferries in Western Norway's road network in 2020, allowing the reduction of CO2 emissions by 90...
November 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
Stena Line moves Nynashamn ferry terminal to Stockholm Norvik Port
ferry company Stena Line moved its ferry terminal in Port Nynashamn Sweden to the newly built Stockholm Norvik Port. The new passenger terminal...
November 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
Damen to build 9 green ferries for Aqualiner-Swets
Joint venture Aqualiner-Swets contracted Damen Shipyards to build 9 new passenger ferries, which are due to provide a public transport service...
November 4, 2020
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten cancels remaining 2020-2021 Antarctica cruises
Hurtigruten Norway cancelled its remaining 2020-2021 Antarctica cruise season through 2021-Q1, citing the impact of the pandemic. The company will...
October 27, 2020
Cruise Industry
P&O Pride of Hull ferry with 260 people stranded in the River Humber
A ferry that caught fire on sailing from Port Hull (England UK) to Holland is still stranded with a total of 260 people onboard in the River Humber...
October 22, 2020
Accidents