Cruise news (ferries-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Viking Line and Gotlandsbolaget launch joint venture: Birka Gotland to debut in Spring 2024
In August 2023, Viking Line and Gotlandsbolaget/Destination Gotland (1998-founded, headquartered in Visby, Gotland Island, Sweden), both...
January 4, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Balearia expands fleet with acquisition of electric-powered ferry Rusadir/Honfleur
Spanish ferry operator Balearia has acquired the electric-powered ferry Rusadir (2022-built as Honfleur), which has been serving the company's Malaga...
December 26, 2023 - Accidents
Night ferry to Koh Tao sinks amidst high waves, all passengers safely evacuated
In the early hours of Friday morning, December 22, elevated waves led to the sinking of a night ferry en route to Koh Tao, a Gulf of Thailand resort...
December 22, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Estonia initiates tender for EUR40M zero-emissions hydrogen ferry
Estonia has launched a tender for a cutting-edge EUR 40 million ferry designed to operate entirely on hydrogen fuel, heralding a zero-emissions era...
December 20, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Spain's Port Santander prioritizes cruise shipping traffic with improved passenger terminal and...
On October 26th, Cesar Diaz officially became the new chairman at Port Santander. A few weeks later, on November 17th, Fred Olsen's ship Bolette made...
December 2, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Biden Administration allocates $200M in grants to modernize and expand US ferry systems
The Biden administration has announced a disbursement of US$200 million in grants for modernizing the ferry systems across the USA. The grant...
December 1, 2023 - Cruise Industry
San Francisco (California, USA) starts zero-emissions ferry-building program
San Francisco's Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) is charting a course towards a greener maritime future through its Rapid...
November 30, 2023 - Accidents
Hellenic Spirit ferry strikes Superfast II and Aegean Tiffany during arrival at Port Patras (Greece)
The Greek ferry Hellenic Spirit collided with the Superfast II ferry and Aegean Tiffany (2004-built oil tanker/IMO 9314478) during its arrival at...
November 29, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Grupo ETE delivers Portugal's inaugural zero-emission electric ferry
Grupo ETE has delivered Portugal's first zero-emission electric ferry - Salicornia (identification/MMSI 244100056), following a christening ceremony...
November 26, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Italy's Port Genoa to boast new shoreside power facilities
On October 30th, started construction works in Port Genoa for installing new shoreside power facilities. These enhancements aim to allow passenger...
November 21, 2023 - Cruise Industry
World's first electric hydrofoiling passenger ship Candela P-12 moving into mass production
The Swedish electric boat manufacturer Candela has successfully concluded tests for its latest innovation - Candela P-12, touted as the world's first...
November 19, 2023 - Accidents
Russian ferry Slavyanin collides with another vessel off Cape Shabla, Bulgaria
The ferry Slavyanin encountered a collision with another vessel east of Cape Shabla on Wednesday, November 8, and had to navigate towards Varna...
November 9, 2023 - Accidents
26-yo Australian tries to smuggle $5M of drugs on Spirit of Tasmania ferry
In one of Tasmania's most substantial drug apprehensions, law enforcement authorities intercepted a 26-year-old man from Queensland Australia who...
November 7, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Irish Ferries enters into charter agreement for P&O to operate the Holyhead-Cherbourg routes
Irish Ferries has chartered the vessel Norbay to replace Epsilon on its Dublin to Holyhead and Cherbourg routes after P&O Ferries withdrew it...
November 5, 2023 - Accidents
Grounded TT-Line's Marco Polo ferry successfully refloated
The grounded ferry Marco Polo (15,955 gross tons) was refloated on Wednesday, November 1, with minimal additional environmental impact. The salvage...
November 2, 2023