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Passenger ship and ferry news – RoPax orders, fast ferry operations, safety mandates, domestic route launches, and commuter ferry service expansion.

Thursday, May 3, 2018
Azamara Quest Photo
Accidents

Pilot, Master Miscommunication Led to Cruise Ship Grounding in New Zealand

On January 27, 2016, the Maltese-flagged passenger ship Azamara Quest, with a pilon on board, was en route to the port of Picton in New Zealand’s Marlborough

May 3, 2018
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Greek Ferry Crews Strike
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Greek Ferry Crews Strike

ATHENS, April 18 (Reuters) – Greek ferries remained docked at the country’s ports on Wednesday as seamen, marine engineers and ship cooks walked

April 18, 2018
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Thursday, March 29, 2018
Sarfaq Ittuk stuck in ice greenland
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Greenland Ferry Finally Free After Several Days Beset By Ice

An Arctic Umiaq Line ferry has finally freed itself from an ice flow off Greenland’s southwest coast after spending several days beset by ice. The

March 29, 2018
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Friday, January 5, 2018
vard Fully electrical battery-powered car- and passenger ferry
Shipping News

VARD to Build All-Electric Ferry for Norway’s Boreal

Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has won a contract for the construction of an all-electric car and passenger ferry for Boreal in Norway. The RoPax ferry is

January 5, 2018
Total Views: 240

Monday, July 3, 2017
Tirrenia Nuraghes super-hero cruise ship ferries
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SPOTD – Larger Than Life DC Superheroes At Sea

Tirrenia Nuraghes’s Superhero themed Ferries. Image via Palumbo Shipyard, Italy Super Heroes take-over the high seas after Palumbo shipyards in

July 3, 2017
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Monday, May 22, 2017
The first NYC Ferry
News

First NYC Ferry Takes to Water in Big Apple

The first new ferry in NYC Ferry’s fleet has been christened Lunch Box and has commenced service connecting Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx

May 22, 2017
Total Views: 112

Thursday, January 19, 2017
Ferry Evacuated After Fire in the Solent
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Ferry Evacuated After Fire in the Solent

All passengers are safe after a fire broke out in the bridge wing of a car and passenger ferry operating in the Solent between the Isle of Wight and

January 19, 2017
Total Views: 48

Tuesday, January 3, 2017
WATCH: SUV Rolls Off Ferry in Australia
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WATCH: SUV Rolls Off Ferry in Australia

Check out this video posted to Facebook showing a New Year’s Eve incident in Australia involving an SUV that rolled right off the ramp of

January 3, 2017
Total Views: 118

Indonesian Tourist Boat Captain to be Prosecuted Over Deadly Fire
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Indonesian Tourist Boat Captain to be Prosecuted Over Deadly Fire

JAKARTA, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Indonesia plans to prosecute the captain of a tourist boat for negligence after a fire ripped through the vessel on New

January 3, 2017
Total Views: 112

Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Yard Selected to Convert World’s Largest Fully-Electric Ferries
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Yard Selected to Convert World’s Largest Fully-Electric Ferries

The project to convert two passenger ferries into the world’s largest emission-free ferries is gaining pace after Öresund Dry Docks of Sweden was selected

December 14, 2016
Total Views: 82

Tuesday, December 13, 2016
13 Crew Fail Random Drug Test Aboard P&O Ferry
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13 Crew Fail Random Drug Test Aboard P&O Ferry

Over ten percent of crew members aboard the P&O Ferries car and passenger ferry Pride of Canterbury have been suspended and may end up getting fired

December 13, 2016
Total Views: 178

Sunday, September 11, 2016
Video: Packed Tour Boat Slams Into River Thames Pier in Downtown London
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Video: Packed Tour Boat Slams Into River Thames Pier in Downtown London

An out of control tour boat filled with passengers slammed into a pier on the River Thames Sunday afternoon after fire broke out in the engine room of the

September 11, 2016
Total Views: 59

Monday, August 29, 2016
Passenger Vessel Carrying 447 Smashes Pier in Baltimore
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Passenger Vessel Carrying 447 Smashes Pier in Baltimore

A passenger vessel carrying nearly 450 people struck a pier in Baltimore on Sunday, causing damage but no serious injuries among passengers or crew. The U.S.

August 29, 2016
Total Views: 50

Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Seized Greek Ferry Listing at Piraeus Port
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Seized Greek Ferry Listing at Piraeus Port

A greek car and passenger ferry began taking on water and listing heavily early Tuesday morning at Piraeus Port in Greece. Photos and video of the

April 26, 2016
Total Views: 128

Friday, April 1, 2016
WATCH: San Diego Harbor Cruise Plows Into Pier Right in Front of Tourists
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WATCH: San Diego Harbor Cruise Plows Into Pier Right in Front of Tourists

A scary moment captured on video Thursday as a harbor cruise ship slammed into a crowded pier in San Diego, sending waiting tourists scrambling to get out of

April 1, 2016
Total Views: 118

Thursday, March 24, 2016
American Queen. Photo credit: Benroethig/Creative Commons
News

What Does the Rhine Have That the Mississippi Doesn’t? Passengers

By Justin Bachman (Bloomberg) — Take a European riverboat cruise and you get a 13th-century cathedral, vineyards lining the Douro, steaming mulled wine

March 24, 2016
Total Views: 51

Sunday, November 29, 2015
Singapore-Bound Ferry Runs Into Trouble, 97 Rescued
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Singapore-Bound Ferry Runs Into Trouble, 97 Rescued

SINGAPORE, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Almost 100 people were rescued when a ferry sailing towards Singapore from the Indonesian island of Batam hit a floating

November 29, 2015
Total Views: 76

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Leviathan II Sinking: Passengers Were Crowded On One Side of Top Deck When Wave Hit, TSB Says
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Leviathan II Sinking: Passengers Were Crowded On One Side of Top Deck When Wave Hit, TSB Says

Passenger crowding and a broadside wave may have capsized a whale watching off Tofino, British Columbia on Sunday leading to the death of six people, the

October 28, 2015
Total Views: 121

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
This Greek Island Ferry’s Mooring Maneuver is a Thing of Beauty – Drone View
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This Greek Island Ferry’s Mooring Maneuver is a Thing of Beauty – Drone View

The Hellenic Seaways Ro-Ro Nissos Rodos moors stern to in the port of Chios, a Greek island located in the Aegean Sea. See Also: Speaking of Amazing Ship

September 16, 2015
Total Views: 432

Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Baltic Ferry Operator Tallink Looks Past China Turmoil With Bet on Asian Tourists
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Baltic Ferry Operator Tallink Looks Past China Turmoil With Bet on Asian Tourists

  By Ott Ummelas (Bloomberg) — Baltic ferry operator Tallink Grupp AS is benefiting from growing numbers of Asian travelers to Nordic capitals as

September 9, 2015
Total Views: 43