Cruise news (ferries-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Ferry Service Stoppage Impacts Southeast Alaska Communities
Alaskan ferries (Alaska Marine Highway System) serving dozens of coastal communities which lack outside road access, was shut down for a 2nd straight...
July 26, 2019 - Accidents
Ferry service from Macau to Hong Kong suspended over riots
Passenger ferry shipping services between Hong Kong Sheung Wan and Macau was closed between midnight and early Monday morning, as the Marine and...
July 22, 2019 - Accidents
French Court Rejects Compensation Claim Over Estonian Ferry Disaster
A Paris City court has rejected a compensation claim on Friday, July 19, related to the 1994 sinking of the cruiseferry MS Estonia (launched in 1980...
July 20, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Havila Kystruten’s Newbuilds to Contribute to Energy Efficiency
Two of Havila Kystruten’s newbuilds - Havila Castor and Havila Capella’s compressors are expected to contribute to energy efficiency...
July 18, 2019 - Cruise Industry
GBP 38 Million Funding Approved for Isle of Man Ferry Terminal
Manx government funding was approved for a GBP 38 million passenger ferry terminal in Liverpool despite costs growing by over 1/5. The project, that...
July 17, 2019 - Cruise Industry
New Ferry to Increase Visitor Numbers to Robben Island
Robben Island (in Table Bay, located west of Cape Town's Bloubergstrand suburb) is expected to increase passenger shipping traffic by 270 via new...
July 17, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Ferry Link Between Cyprus and Greece to Launch Next Summer
A passenger ferry service between Cyprus Island and mainland Greece is due to open by 2020's summer, MPs heard on Tuesday, July 9. According to...
July 10, 2019 - Cruise Industry
No Deal Brexit Ferry Contracts Cost Taxpayers GBP 85 Million
The rushed procurement of passenger ferry services for no-deal Brexit cost the taxpayers nearly GBP 85 million and could be repeated unless Whitehall...
July 10, 2019 - Cruise Industry
EIB Grants 70 Million Euros for Ferry Connection Between Sweden and Finland
The European Investment Bank (EIB) revealed it had granted a EUR 70 million loan for the building of Kvarken Link Oy which is a special purpose...
July 9, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Ferry Service Officially Launched Between Izmir, Turkey and Lesbos Island, Greece
Ferry services between Izmir province (western Turkey) and Mytilene (Lesbos Island, Greece) have officially started as the first tourist group...
July 4, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Greek Ferry Battles Waves in the Aegean
A Greek ferryboat was filmed as it battled with the waves on Sunday, June 30, while approaching Port Naxos (Naxos Island, Greece), as fresh gale...
July 2, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: New Ferry Service Connects Greece with Turkey
Ferry passenger shipping services between Izmir (Smyrna’s Cesme district) and Port Lavrion (close to Athens) started on Sunday, June 30, with a...
July 1, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Motorhome Flies Through Air and Smashes into Ferry
A man died after his motorhome careered down the hill and off the raised loading ramp at the Tadoussac ferry port (Canada), before flying through the...
June 28, 2019 - Cruise Industry
First-Ever Ferry Services Launched Between Bulgaria and Turkey
The first sea bus transportation between Bulgaria and Turkey was started on Tuesday, June 18, as a ferry carried passengers from the Bulgarian port...
June 19, 2019 - Accidents
At Least 18 Dead After a Ferry Sinks Near the Indonesian Island of Java
The death toll from a sinking Indonesian ferryboat rose to 18, authorities said on Tuesday, June 18, the latest maritime tragedy to hit the...
June 18, 2019