Cruise news (ferries-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Construction Begins on New Viking LNG-Fuelled Cruise Ship
Viking Line announced that building of its new passenger cruise ship had commenced at Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co Ltd shipyard (China). The LNG...
September 6, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Enters European Luxury Ferry Market
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) enters the luxury European cruiseferry market as part of the restructuring of company's shipbuilding business...
September 5, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Greek Ferry Crews End Strike
Greek ferry crews ended a strike that left tens of thousands of islanders and travelers stranded for over a day. PNO, Greece's main seamen's union...
September 4, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Fincantieri and China State Shipbuilding Corporation Extend Cooperation
Fincantieri and CSSC (China State Shipbuilding Corporation) signed a memorandum of understanding in Beijing, extending the industrial co-operation...
September 4, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Ferry Crew Strike Leaves Thousands Stranded on Greek Islands
Greek ferry crews on Monday, September 3, decided to extend for at least 1 more day a strike which left tens of thousands of travelers stranded on...
September 3, 2018 - Accidents
Fire Hits Ferry with 124 People Aboard
A ferry ship carrying 124 people (97 passengers plus 27 crew) caught fire on Sunday, September 2, close to the Port Taloot, Argao, Cebu. PCG...
September 2, 2018 - Accidents
BC Ferries Workers Injured During a Rescue Drill
BC Ferries cancelled 4 cruises between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay after a couple of ferry workers were injured during rescue drill early Friday...
September 1, 2018 - Cruise Industry
BC Ferries Boasts Highest Traffic Levels
The vehicle numbers of the Canadian state-owned ferry company BC Ferries hit a record. Passenger figures during the first 3 months of...
August 30, 2018 - Accidents
Fire on Greek Ferry Forces 1000 Passengers to Abandon the Ship
A fire broke out on a Greek passenger ferry carrying 1016 people onboard. The ferry sailed back to port Piraeus (Athens) after the fire broke out...
August 29, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Mumbai-Goa Ferry Service Delayed Again
Following long delay, the maiden sail of India's first luxury cruiseferry line service between Mumbai and Goa will start on October 1, 2018 Union...
August 28, 2018 - Accidents
Engine Fire on Wightlink Ferry
More than 100 ferry passengers have been evacuated from a passenger ship last evening, August 26 (Sunday), after a fire broke out onboard. Wightlink...
August 27, 2018 - Accidents
Fire Breaks Out in Ferry Outside of Stavanger
A fire broke out in a ferry over Lysefjord outside Port Stavanger (Norway), with rescue services evacuating 54 passengers and crew. The 65-metre Eid...
August 18, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Keel Laid for Brittany Ferries' LNG-Powered Honfleur
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has begun to assemble the hull of Honfleur, Brittany Ferries’ first LNG-powered vessel, at its...
August 17, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Ferry Line to Be Opened from Crimea to Turkey
Ferries will connect Crimea and Turkey by 2018 fall. The ferry line will link a number of ports on Crimea Peninsula (the largest of which are...
August 17, 2018 - Cruise Industry
First-Ever Ferry Service Launched Between Bronx and Manhattan
NYC Ferry’s expansion continued with the launch of company's latest route - the long-promised link between Soundview (South Bronx) and several...
August 16, 2018