Cruise news (ferries-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Costa Rica-El Salvador Ferry Stuck Due to Complicated Procedures
Early in July El Salvador and Costa Rica announced that both countries were ready for Central American Ferry to start operations, establishing urgent...
August 6, 2018 - Accidents
Hundreds Rescued from Flooded Ferry in India
Indian Coast Guard rescued 343 people from a passenger ship on Thursday, August 2. The ferry reported severe flooding onboard while it was docked off...
August 2, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Balearia Converts 5 Ferries to LNG
The Mediterranean ferry company Balearia announced it will invest EUR 60 million (USD 70.2 million) over the next two years to retrofit 5 ferries to...
August 1, 2018 - Accidents
VIDEO: Ferry Crashes into Port of Rafina
Greek catamaran passenger ferry with 215 people onboard crashed into port of Rafina, eastern Attica, on Monday, July 30, according to reports. No...
July 31, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Ferry Rides Offered During Mackinac Bridge Walk
As changes are currently being made to annual Mackinac Bridge walk for 2018, area businesses are offering a new option to get guests back to their...
July 29, 2018 - Accidents
Cargo Ship Collides with Japanese Ferry
Aggregate carrier Daiei Maru N.10 has collided with Nagato Marine KK-owned Ishitegawa ferry, carrying 40 passengers onboard, at around 7 am (Tokyo...
July 26, 2018 - Accidents
Spirit of British Columbia Returns to Dock Due to Medical Emergency
A BC Ferries ship bound for Vancouver BC returned to dock Tuesday morning, July 24, after a cruise passenger took a fall. Deborah Marshall...
July 25, 2018 - Accidents
Five Athenians Rescued by Greek Ferry
At least 5 people were rescued by a ferry as it was approaching port Rafina, northeast of Athens (Piraeus). The captain of the ferry revealed that...
July 24, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Petition Launched to Resume Ferry Service Connecting Greece with Cyprus
An online campaign calling for reinstatement of regularly scheduled service by ferries connecting Piraeus (Athens) Greece with Limassol Cyprus has...
July 19, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Mumbai-Goa Ferry Service Starts August 1
India's Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said the first Mumbai-Goa cruise ferry (capacity of 500 passengers) would start from the beginning of...
July 14, 2018 
Ferry Runs Aground in Singapore, All 45 Aboard Rescued
All 45 crew and passengers onboard an Indonesia-flagged ferry which ran aground in Singapore waters late Monday night were rescued by Police Coast...
July 11, 2018- Cruise Industry
Ulysses Ferry out of Service Longer Than Expected
Irish Ferries owner ICG announced that its Ulysses ferry would be out of service for longer than it had been expected. The cruise ferry, which...
July 10, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Minoan Lines to Serve Piraeus-Chania Ferry Route
The Greek coastal ferry company Minoan Lines will be handling Piraeus–Chania ferry route over the summer months, Coastal Shipping Transport...
July 8, 2018 
VIDEO: IMO to Improve Ferry Safety in Asia-Pacific
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) produced a new video to help improve safety of crew and passengers aboard domestic ferries in Asia...
July 8, 2018
VIDEO: Boblo Ferry in Flames at Detroit Marina
One of the most famous ferries of Boblo Island and part of Detroit-Windsor history caught fire on Friday, July 6. Detroit news outlets started...
July 6, 2018