Cruise news (ferries-tagged)
- Accidents
70 passengers missing after ferry capsizes in Bangladesh river
A ferry boat carrying ~100 passengers sank in Shitalakkha river in Narayanganj of Bangladesh after it was hit by a cargo ship on Sunday, April 4. At...
April 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Stena Line’s newest ferries to be deployed on the Nynashamn-Ventspils route
Stena Line’s newest ferries will be deployed on the Nynashamn Sweden - Ventspils Latvia route, according to an article by Dan Sten Olsson...
March 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Irish Ferries adds Blue Star 1 ship to Rosslare-Pembroke Dock service
Irish Ferries announced the addition of the Ro-Pax ship Blue Star 1 on the Ireland-Wales route Rosslare Europort-Pembroke Dock. Blue Star 1...
March 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Irish Ferries introduces new Dover to Calais service
Irish Ferries announced the new England-France route Dover-Calais, the company's first foray into Britain to France market. According to Irish...
March 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Irish Ferries charter Blue Star 1 cruiseferry
The Dublin-based shipping company Irish Ferries announced it will charter the Blue Star 1 cruise ship from Blue Star Ferries. The ship (owned by...
March 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Brexit Buster ferry route UK-Morocco bypasses EU checks
Port Poole (Dorset England) confirmed that a new company planned to open a direct link UK-Morocco. The once-per-week crossing from Tanger Med Port...
March 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Pride of Bruges and Pride of York ferries put up for sale
Two deployed in the North Sea cruiseferries have been put up for sale weeks after the UK-Belgium route was closed. The ships Pride of Bruges and...
February 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Irish Ferries started 2021 ship drydocking with Ulysses
Dublin headquartered Irish Ferries started its 2021 drydocking on Tuesday, February 16. Having been released by WB Yeats ferry, Ulysses ferry left...
February 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Brittany Ferries calling for UK officials to allow Covid vaccine travel corridors
Following the news at the weekend that ~15 million people in the UK had received their first COVID vaccine, Brittany Ferries said now was the time...
February 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
France and Ireland bypass UK via new ferry routes
Ferry companies connecting Ireland with France are opening new crossing routes in order to avoid red tape and delays that were caused by Brexit. In...
February 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Irish Sea ferry Stena Mersey leaves Belfast for the last time
Irish Sea ferry Stena Mersey (Stena Baltica) set to sail out of the Mersey River for the last time, heading to the Baltic Sea. At 10.30 am on...
February 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Grimaldi Group adds 2 more ferries to the Greece-Italy route
Coastal shipping sources considered the decision of Grimaldi Group to add 2 more ships to the Greece-Italy line as a "declaration of war." On Friday...
February 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Stena Line to launch two fully-electric cruiseferries by 2030
Stena Line plans to operate two battery-powered ships on the Sweden-Denmark route Goteborg/Gothenburg-Frederikshavn before 2030. Stena's CEO...
February 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Isle of Man Steam Packet Co's new ferry MANXMAN powered by ‘World's Most Efficient Diesel...
Isle of Man UK/Douglas-based Steam Packet Company announced that its newbuild ferry MANXMAN will be powered by the world’s most efficient 4...
February 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Yarmouth-to-Maine ferry crossings 2021 suspended due to COVID-19
The ferry service between Yarmouth (Nova Scotia Canada) and Bar Harbour (Maine USA) was suspended for season 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic. Bay...
February 2, 2021