Cruise news (ferries-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Penang Port Commission offers RFP to turn ferries into tourism attraction
The PPC-Penang Port Commission will open an RFP-Request for Proposal application to the public who are interested in renovating the existing ferries...
January 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
The last ferry to link Flanders and England sets sail on the final voyage of a 46-year-long history
On December 29 was terminated the ferry service linking Flanders (northern Belgium) with England. The last crossing (from Zeebrugge-Bruges Belgium...
January 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
New Ireland-France ferry service by DFDS links Rosslare Europort with Dunkirk
A new ferry service linking Rosslare Europort Ireland to Dunkirk France set sail on Saturday, January 2, with the first vessel making the crossing...
January 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Washington State Ferries opens first terminal in 40+ years
For 63 years, the Mukilteo Terminal (Mukilteo WA USA) has served passengers traveling back and forth to Whidbey Island (Puget Sound WA). The old...
January 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Irish Ferries’ Ulysses is the first ferry to arrive in Dublin under new trade rules
The first ferry arrived at Port Dublin (Ireland) under new trade rules after the end of the Brexit transition period. Irish Ferries’ ship...
January 1, 2021 - Accidents
Ferry passengers detained at Newhaven Port on New Year’s Eve
A number of ferry passengers have been detained at a UK port after trying to leave the ship. Border Force and police had been called to Newhaven...
January 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
UK Ferries banned from sailing to the Netherlands
Ferry shipping companies that transport UK passengers across the North Sea to The Netherlands are not permitted from Monday, December 21, as the...
December 21, 2020 - Accidents
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 - Cruise Industry
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 - Accidents
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