Cruise news (ferries-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
World’s first autonomous passenger ferry begins commercial service in Japan
In western Japan, the passenger ferry Olympia Dream Seto, which provides scheduled service between Shin-Okayama port (Okayama Prefecture) and Tonosho...
December 11, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Havila Polaris ship begins coastal ferry cruise with first biogas bunkering
The coastal cruise ferry Havila Polaris has completed its first major intake of liquefied biogas, receiving 200 cubic metres of fuel from Barents...
December 1, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Moby Zazà ferry sold and relaunched as WORLD LEGACY
The 1982-built RoPax ship/ferry originally known as MOBY ZAZA was sold in March to a Marshall Islands-based company, and shortly thereafter acquired...
November 24, 2025 - Accidents
Two arrested following ferry grounding off South Korean coast
Two individuals have been arrested and the vessel’s captain is under official scrutiny following the grounding of the ferry Queen Jenuvia II...
November 20, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Gotland Alandia Cruises adds Gdansk (Poland) voyage for Birka Gotland ship in 2026
Gotland Alandia Cruises has announced that its ship, MS Birka Gotland, will include Gdańsk (Poland) as a call port in summer 2026, with roundtrip...
November 12, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian ZEM AS collaborates on Philippines’ first electric-hybrid ferry prototype
Norwegian company ZEM AS (Zero Emission Maritime Solutions) has entered into a partnership with the Philippine Association of Coastal and Inland...
November 8, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Black Sea ferry route reestablished between Turkey and Russia
Black Sea ferry operations between Trabzon (Turkey) and Sochi (Russia) are planned to restart after a hiatus of more than a decade. Reports indicate...
November 6, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Stena Line adds Wasaline's Vaasa-Umea route served by Aurora Botnia
Stena Line, based in Gothenburg, has announced the acquisition of NLC Ferry Ab Oy, operator of the Wasaline brand, marking its entry into the ferry...
November 5, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Stena Line names its new methanol-ready hybrid vessel Stena Connecta
Swedish ferry operator Stena Line held the naming ceremony for its newest NewMax hybrid Ro-Ro vessel, Stena Connecta, at the China Merchants Jinling...
October 20, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Historic Solent ferry company Red Funnel acquired by private equity
Red Funnel, a ferry operator whose roots trace back to 1820, has been acquired by UK investment firm Njord Partners as of late September 2025...
October 4, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Stena Line adds sustainable hybrid vessels to freight fleet on Irish Sea route
The newly built Stena Futura has entered service on the Belfast to Heysham freight route, providing additional capacity on one of the Irish Sea&rsquo...
September 23, 2025 - Cruise Industry
P&O Ferries' Pride of Hull adopts biofuel on the North Sea corridor
P&O Ferries has introduced biofuel on its North Sea service, with the Pride of Hull becoming the first vessel on the Hull–Rotterdam route...
September 23, 2025 - Accidents
Ferry-cargo collision on the Bosporus injures dozen
A ferry operating the Beşiktaş-Üsküdar route in Istanbul’s Bosporus collided with the Panama-flagged cargo vessel Artvin (IMO 8917869...
September 20, 2025 - Accidents
Ferry sailings altered near Isle of Man due to strong winds
Ferry services between the Isle of Man and north-western England have been disrupted as a result of strong winds, according to the Isle of Man Steam...
September 15, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Stena Line secures long-term contract at Port Gdynia (Poland)
The Port of Gdynia Authority (Poland) has completed its tender process for operators at the Public Ferry Terminal, first launched in June 2025. Stena...
September 8, 2025