passenger vessels


Sunday, August 16, 2015
Hundreds Evacuated After Fire Torches Passenger Vessel in Philippines
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Hundreds Evacuated After Fire Torches Passenger Vessel in Philippines

  A large fire engulfed the passenger ship MV Wonderful Stars while docked at the port in Ormoc city, central Philippines on Saturday, causing the frantic

August 16, 2015
Total Views: 50

Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Meyer Turku Starts Construction On LNG-Powered Fast Ferry for Tallink
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Meyer Turku Starts Construction On LNG-Powered Fast Ferry for Tallink

  The start of production has kicked off on a new generation LNG-powered fast ferry for the Estonian ferry company Tallink at the Meyer Turku Shipyard in

August 5, 2015
Total Views: 224

Monday, July 20, 2015
WATCH: Launch of First LNG-Powered Ferry Built in North America
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WATCH: Launch of First LNG-Powered Ferry Built in North America

  Last week we heard about the commissioning of the first LNG-powered ferry in North America, the F.-A.-Gauthier. Today we have time-lapse video of the

July 20, 2015
Total Views: 97

Friday, July 17, 2015
Spanish Ferry Company Wins Licenses for U.S.-Cuba Service
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Spanish Ferry Company Wins Licenses for U.S.-Cuba Service

  MADRID, July 17 (Reuters) – Spanish ferry company Balearia said on Friday it has been granted U.S. licenses to operate a passenger service between

July 17, 2015
Total Views: 27

Wednesday, July 15, 2015
North America’s First LNG-Powered Ferry Enters Service
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North America’s First LNG-Powered Ferry Enters Service

  The first ferry in North America to run on liquified natural gas has officially been commissioned in Quebec, Canada. The ferry F.-A.-Gauthier, is owned

July 15, 2015
Total Views: 68

Tuesday, May 19, 2015
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Ship Photos of the Day – World’s First All-Electric Ferry

Today’s ship photos are of the ferry Ampere, the world’s first all-electric battery powered ferry car and passenger ferry. The electrically-powered

May 19, 2015
Total Views: 438

Friday, May 15, 2015
Court Rules MyFerryLink Can Continue Service
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Court Rules MyFerryLink Can Continue Service

Ferries owned by Groupe Eurotunnel and run under the MyFerryLink brand can continue to run between Britain and France after a British court upheld an appeal

May 15, 2015
Total Views: 20

Wednesday, April 22, 2015
South Korea Sets Plans to Raise Sewol Ferry
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South Korea Sets Plans to Raise Sewol Ferry

South Korea said on Wednesday it will raise the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago, killing more than 300 people, most of them children, yielding to pressure

April 22, 2015
Total Views: 79

Monday, April 20, 2015
Turkish Ferry Aground in Aegean Sea
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Turkish Ferry Aground in Aegean Sea

More than 180 passengers have been evacuated from a ro-pax ferry which had ran aground in a storm off the coast of Turkey this weekend. They ferry, the

April 20, 2015
Total Views: 68

Wednesday, April 15, 2015
South Korea Response to Ferry Disaster Has Been a Tragedy – View
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South Korea Response to Ferry Disaster Has Been a Tragedy – View

(Bloomberg View) — On April 16, 2014, more than 300 people died when a passenger ferry carrying mostly high-school students sank off the coast of South

April 15, 2015
Total Views: 93

Monday, April 13, 2015
A Year After Sewol Ferry Disaster, Safety Concerns Persist in South Korea
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A Year After Sewol Ferry Disaster, Safety Concerns Persist in South Korea

By Ju-min Park and Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – Nearly a year after her 16-year-old daughter was among 304 people killed when an overloaded ferry capsized,

April 13, 2015
Total Views: 57

Monday, February 16, 2015
Captain Sentenced to Eight Years In Jail Over 2012 Hong Kong Ferry Disaster
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Captain Sentenced to Eight Years In Jail Over 2012 Hong Kong Ferry Disaster

The captain of a passenger ferry has been convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to eight years in jail for his role in the fatal 2012 Lamma ferry disaster

February 16, 2015
Total Views: 44

Friday, February 13, 2015
Long-Lost Video First to Show 1915 ‘Eastland’ Disaster in Chicago
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Long-Lost Video First to Show 1915 ‘Eastland’ Disaster in Chicago

Some newly discovered video has emerged showing the only known video footage of the tragic 1915 sinking of the passenger vessel SS Eastland on the Chicago

February 13, 2015
Total Views: 615

Friday, February 6, 2015
Chilean Navy Rescues 120 from Grounded Cruise Ship [PHOTOS]
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Chilean Navy Rescues 120 from Grounded Cruise Ship [PHOTOS]

The Chilean Navy on Thursday assisted in the rescue of 120 people from a grounded cruise ship near the port city of Puerto Montt in southern

February 6, 2015
Total Views: 142

Thursday, February 5, 2015
Stena Line Ferry Gets Tossed Entering Fishguard Harbour [PHOTOS]
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Stena Line Ferry Gets Tossed Entering Fishguard Harbour [PHOTOS]

Here are some photos sent into us of Stena Line's ferry Stena Europe getting tossed by waves as it entered Fishguard Harbour, Wales on January

February 5, 2015
Total Views: 1002

Tuesday, January 13, 2015
New Alaska State Ferries to Feature Rolls-Royce Propulsion Systems
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New Alaska State Ferries to Feature Rolls-Royce Propulsion Systems

Rolls-Royce says it has been selected by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and Vigor Alaska to provide the propulsion systems for

January 13, 2015
Total Views: 94

Friday, January 9, 2015
Eurotunnel’s ‘MyFerryLink’ Service Up for Sale After Ban Upheld
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Eurotunnel’s ‘MyFerryLink’ Service Up for Sale After Ban Upheld

Groupe Eurotunnel, which runs the undersea rail link between Britain and France, is putting its ferry service between the two countries up for sale after a ban

January 9, 2015
Total Views: 30

Thursday, November 20, 2014
Stena Line Ferry Converts to Green Methanol Fuel
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Stena Line Ferry Converts to Green Methanol Fuel

Stena Line is taking Stena Germanica out of service for 6 weeks in early January for conversion to clean and green methanol fuel. Here's the video from

November 20, 2014
Total Views: 65

Thursday, November 13, 2014
Sewol Crew File for Appeal
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Sewol Crew File for Appeal

Eight of the 15 surviving crew members of a South Korean ferry that capsized in April have filed for appeal against their convictions on negligence charges in

November 13, 2014
Total Views: 43

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
ITF Condemns Sewol Ferry Sentences
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ITF Condemns Sewol Ferry Sentences

The International Transport Workers’ Federation’s seafarers’ section chair, David Heindel, has condemned South Korea’s sentencing of the

November 12, 2014
Total Views: 85