Cruise news (ferries-tagged)
- Accidents
VIDEO: Ferry Hits Bridge in Brazil Sending Two Cars into River
A ferryboat has collided with a bridge pillar in the Amazon region of Brazil on Saturday, April 6, causing the span’s central roadway to plunge...
April 7, 2019 - Accidents
Fire Onboard P&O Ferry Causes Evacuation
A vessel of P&O Ferries that was caught up in a major accident in December 2018 was at the centre of a fire emergency in the Port Larne...
April 2, 2019 - Accidents
Mosul Ferry Owners Arrested After Deadly Disaster
The owners of the ferryboat that capsized in Mosul murdering 100 people were arrested along with engineers who had certified the vessel, Iraq's...
April 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Brittany Ferries Launches No-Deal Brexit Ferry Crossings
The first of 20 new weekly cross-Channel ferry crossings began on Friday as part of a GBP 46.6 million taxpayer-funded no-deal Brexit contract. The...
March 31, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: BC Ferry Strikes Dock at Langdale Terminal
Crossings were canceled until 5:30 pm on Tuesday, March 26, between Horseshoe Bay (West Vancouver, BC) and Langdale (Sunshine Coast, BC) after...
March 27, 2019 - Accidents
At Least 71 Killed After Ferry Overturns in Iraq
A rescue operation is underway after a ferryboat overturned in Iraq. Overloading and the rise of the water table in Tigris River due to unleashed...
March 21, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Ferry Contracts Could Cost Millions More If Brexit Is Delayed
The UK government will have to spend tens of millions more than it already has to maintain all passenger ferry contracts it currently has in...
March 16, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Ferryboat Services to Connect Turkey’s Izmir and Greece's Athens
Ferryboat services between Cesme district in Izmir province, western Turkey and the coastal town of Lavrion close to Athens in Greece will...
March 16, 2019 - Accidents
87 Injured After Japanese Ferry Hits Whale
A ferryboat collided with what apparently was a marine animal (most probably a whale) off a Japanese island on Saturday, March 9, injuring at least...
March 10, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Port of Kiel to Welcome Over 2.2 Million Cruise Passengers in 2019
More than 2.2 million cruise passengers are expected to visit Port Kiel Germany in 2019, forecasting record numbers including 600,000 travelers and 1...
March 10, 2019 - Accidents
More Than 100 Migrants Storm the Port of Calais
Dozens of migrants who were hoping to reach Britain have scrambled aboard a cross-Channel cruiseferry in northern France, sparking a 12-hour manhunt...
March 3, 2019 - Accidents
Ferry Runs Aground Close to Batam
A Singapore-flagged ferryboat ran aground at Karang Galang reef, off Batam's coast, Saturday afternoon (March 2), the Maritime and Port...
March 3, 2019 - Accidents
Ferry Catches Fire in Malaysia
A ferry boat with a total of 58 passengers caught fire minutes after departing from a Malaysian resort island on Monday, February 25, but all were...
February 26, 2019 - Cruise Industry
BC Ferries Adds 2,700 Trips on 10 Routes Cut Back in 2014
More support for the shipbuilding industry of Canada's British Columbia state, the addition of spare ferry boats to the fleet, a commitment to...
February 26, 2019 - Cruise Industry
DP World Re-Acquires P&O Ferries
Global ports operator DP World, Dubai, has re-acquired UK-based transport and logistics company P&O Ferries for GBP 322 million (Dh 1,5 billion...
February 21, 2019