Cruise news (ferries-tagged)
- 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 - Cruise Industry
7 More Majestic Fast Ferries to Be MTU Powered
Seven 39-meter Incat Crowther designed catamaran fast ferries currently on order for Singapore operator Majestic Fast Ferry Pte Ltd. will be powered...
April 1, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Newcomer Havila Joins Hurtigruten on the Coastal Shipping Route
Norway’s famous coastal shipping route will be shared by 2 operators from 2021, as part of a move by state transport ministry to stimulate...
March 27, 2018 - Accidents
VIDEO: 163 Rescued From a Ferry in South Korea
South Korea's coast guard has rescued all 163 people from a passenger ferry which hit a rock in waters off the southwestern coast of the country on...
March 26, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Southampton Ferry 'Dancing Man' Wins Tourism Award
Following weeks of intense voting, the Isle of Wight dancing man came top of national poll to find 2018 UK Tourism Superstar. Red Funnel’s Jim...
March 25, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Damen to Build Two Ferries with Full Electric Propulsion for Ontario
Damen Shipyards reported the Government of Ontario had accepted its proposal to build 2 ferries featuring full electric propulsion. Damen is...
March 21, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Kagoshima Islands Linked by Ferry
Amami-Oshima and Yakushima, two of the most popular tourist islands in Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture, are already more easily accessible together. In...
March 19, 2018