Cruise news (ferries-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
New Ferry Chartered for the English Channel
Passenger and freight ferry operator DFDS Seaways chartered a new ferry boat for the English Channel, that will be built by the Chinese Avic Weihai...
April 27, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Norway's E-Ports to Receive Automated Mooring System
Engineering company Cavotec will install and maintain an automated mooring system, called MoorMaster, at e-ferry ports in Norway. Following firm's...
April 25, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Stena Line Plans 3-Month Closure of Fishguard Terminal
The ferry terminal in Fishguard could close for up to 3 months according to its operator, Stena Line. The closure would allow for the replacement of...
April 23, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Rotor Sail Installed on Viking Grace
Viking Line installed a Norsepower rotor sail unit on its cruise ferry Viking Grace, making her the only working passenger ship in the world with...
April 23, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Invests in Environmentally-Friendly Propulsion
Norwegian cruiseferry operator Hurtigruten announced a large investment in environmentally-friendly propulsion. The company will repower as...
April 22, 2018 - Accidents
Crew Member Injured in Rescue Boat Drill
Two BC Ferries crew members have accidentally fallen in the water at Swartz Bay terminal, North Saanich Wednesday afternoon, April 18. According to...
April 20, 2018 - Cruise Industry
New Ferry Route to Link All Ionian Islands
A new ferry route will link all the Ionian islands for the first time. It will be inaugurated on May 1, 2018 and run through October 31, 2018...
April 16, 2018 - Accidents
Ferry Crashes into Port of Agistri
Ferry passengers traveling in Greece's Saronic Gulf on Friday, April 13, got a shock when their vessel crashed into the island port where it...
April 16, 2018 - Cruise Industry
CMAL delivers the new Brodick Ferry Terminal (Arran Island)
On April 12, 2018 was officially opened the new Brodick Ferry Terminal - a GBP 30 million Isle of Arran port development and infrastructure upgrade...
April 14, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Mumbai-Goa Ferry to Sail Only in September?
The ferry services to Goa from Mumbai which were to start in a few weeks, may now begin in September. The trip was originally slated to begin in...
April 13, 2018 - Accidents
Container Ship Collides with Ferry in Hainan Strait
Container ship Hong Yang has collided with Jian Feng Ling ferry ship in Hainan Strait at 03:50 Beijing time on April 5. From the description of the...
April 9, 2018 - Accidents
Ferry Passenger Found Dead in Columbia River
A Coast Guard spokesperson confirmed that a woman had died after falling off a ferry into Columbia River Friday night, April 6. According to the...
April 8, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Mumbai-Goa Ferry Service Starts Mid-April
The much-awaited Mumbai-Goa ferry service is due to start in the middle of April, Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) officials confirmed. The voyage is...
April 8, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Balearia’s First LNG-Powered Ferry Floated Out
Hypatia de Alejandria - the first of two LNG (liquefied natural gas) newbuild ferries owned by Spanish shipping company Balearia - was floated out at...
April 5, 2018 - Accidents
176 Ferry Passengers Rescued in Fiji
176 people are safe after they had been rescued from inter-island ferry stuck on Cakaudavui Reef, situated off Dawasamu, Tailevu, Monday afternoon...
April 3, 2018