Cruise news (ferries-tagged)

Silja Europa Enters Dry Dock for Renovation
The Tallink Grupp-owned cruiseferry Silja Europa entered drydock at Turku Repair Yard (Naantali, Finland) for scheduled renovations and general...
January 29, 2020
Cruise Industry
Hong Kong Ceases Ferry and Rail Links with China
Hong Kong announced it is suspending cross border high-speed train and ferry services as well as limiting flights to mainland China due to the...
January 28, 2020
Cruise Industry
Dip in Ferry Bookings Due to Brexit Uncertainty
Uncertainty over UK's Brexit led to a decreased number of passengers booking travel to EU countries. With the UK's withdrawal from the EU just a week...
January 26, 2020
Cruise Industry
Port of Limassol to Service More Cruise Ships
According to Cyprus' Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos, more cruise ships would be serviced daily at Port Limassol after the port's operator (DP...
January 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Stena Estrid Sets Sail from Dublin
STENA LINE's newest cruiseferry started regular crossings on the Dublin-Holyhead route (Irish Sea) on Monday morning, January 13. The 215-m (705...
January 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
Blue Horizon Ferry Smashes on Iraklio Port Wharf
The cruiseferry Blue Horizon smashed on the wharf at Port Heraklion (Crete), while attempting to moor, authorities announced on Thursday, January 2...
January 2, 2020
Accidents
Ferry Services Disrupted Due to Strong Winds
Passenger ferries remained docked in most Greek ports on Thursday, January 2, due to strong northerly winds reaching up to 9 on the Beaufort scale...
January 2, 2020
Accidents
First Hybrid Electric Ferries of BC Arrive in January
The first hybrid electrical vessels of BC Ferries officially entered the waters of the Pacific and will be arriving to Victoria BC in January. ...
December 29, 2019
Cruise Industry
Mitsubishi to Build Japan's First LNG-Fueled Ferries
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding (subsidiary of MHI-Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) signed a contract with MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) to build two LNG-powered...
December 28, 2019
Cruise Industry
Cruise Industry Is Back to Cyprus
The political turbulence in the Eastern Mediterranean dealt a severe blow to the cruise industry in Cyprus. Since 2010, the country has lost about 85...
December 25, 2019
Cruise Industry
Two New BC Ferries Arrive at Panama Canal
Two new BC Ferries scheduled to start operations in 2020-Q2 reached Panama Canal. With building cost USD 86,5 million (per unit), the newbuild...
December 24, 2019
Cruise Industry
Cote D'Albatre Ferry Collides with the Pier at Newhaven Harbour
A ferry operated by ferry company DFDS has collided with the pier at Newhaven Harbour on Saturday, December 14. Cote D’Albatre ferry is said to...
December 15, 2019
Accidents
Passenger Port of St. Petersburg Sums Up the 2019 Navigation
Port Saint Petersburg Russia announced it had finished the 2019 navigation on October 21, with the departure of the German liner AIDAaura. During the...
December 8, 2019
Cruise Industry
Three Ferries Collide in Sunda Strait
Three passenger ferries (Indonesian-flagged) that were anchored at the southern anchorage of Port Bakauheni (Sumatra Island, Indonesia, in Sunda...
December 4, 2019
Accidents
NY Waterway Ferries Suspended Over Safety Issues
Nearly 2-dozen passenger ferries operated by NY Waterway have been taken out of service and "flagged for safety issues" — an impact that led to...
November 25, 2019
Accidents