passenger vessels


Monday, July 28, 2014
Teen Survivors Testify At Sewol Ferry Trial
Shipping News

Teen Survivors Testify At Sewol Ferry Trial

Six teenagers who survived South Korea's worst maritime disaster in 44 years told on Monday how classmates helped them float free as water flooded their cabins

July 28, 2014
Total Views: 60

Friday, July 25, 2014
Shipping News

Kenyan Police Kill Two Men Suspected of Plotting Ferry Attack

Kenyan police said on Friday they shot and killed two armed men suspected of planning an attack on a ferry in the port city of Mombasa after one of them tried

July 25, 2014
Total Views: 108

Monday, June 30, 2014
News

Boiler Room Fire Forces Cruise Ship Back to Port

A boiler room fire aboard a Holland America cruise ship carrying nearly 2,900 people prompted the vessel to return to port in Seattle but caused no significant

June 30, 2014
Total Views: 81

Friday, June 27, 2014
News

Antitrust Regulator Gives Eurotunnel’s Ferry Service Six Months

Britain's competition regulator has told Groupe Eurotunnel, the operator of the undersea rail link between Britain and France, it will have to stop operating

June 27, 2014
Total Views: 11

Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Shipping News

Caribbean Competition Drags Down Carnival’s Profit Forecast

Carnival Corp, the world's largest cruise operator, forecast an adjusted profit below market estimates for the current quarter, blaming increased competition

June 24, 2014
Total Views: 16

Monday, June 23, 2014
News

Veolia Strategy at Sea Over SNCM Stalemate

Veolia Environnement, a global leader in water and waste management, has a little local difficulty: an ailing France-Corsica ferry operator that weighs on its

June 23, 2014
Total Views: 38

Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Shipping News

Mexican Ferry Firm Hopes to Buy France’s SNCM

Mexican ferry company Baja Ferries said on Tuesday it hopes to close a deal to buy troubled French ferry operator SNCM before November or

June 17, 2014
Total Views: 10

Thursday, June 5, 2014
News

27 Injured After Ferry Slams Into Pier in Germany

A total of 27 people were injured on Wednesday after a ferry carrying hundreds of passengers rammed into a pier in northern Germany.

June 5, 2014
Total Views: 20

Shipbuilding

Vigor Delivers First Olympic-Class Ferry to Washington State

Vigor Fab has delivered the first of three planned Olympic-class, 144-car ferries to Washington State

June 5, 2014
Total Views: 69

Tuesday, May 27, 2014
News

SeaRoad Orders LNG-Powered RoRo for Bass Strait Run

Flensburger-Shiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) signed a contract today with Australian shipping company SeaRoad for a new LNG-powered 181-meter RoRo ferry. This marks

May 27, 2014
Total Views: 81

Friday, May 16, 2014
Incidents

Bangladesh Official Declares “No Hope of Further Survivors” WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE

By Serajul Quadir DHAKA, May 16 (Reuters) – A Bangladeshi official said on Friday there was no chance of finding further survivors of a ferry that sank

May 16, 2014
Total Views: 272

Sunday, April 27, 2014
Spanish Ferry Forced Back to Port After Fire
Incidents

Spanish Ferry Forced Back to Port After Fire

A fire aboard the Volcan de Taburiente, a RoPax ferry owned by Spanish operator, Naviera Armas forced the vessel to return to port on Friday according. The

April 27, 2014
Total Views: 51

Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Interesting

Four Dead, Scores Rescued, Many More Still Missing From South Korean Ferry

UPDATE: Six have no been confirmed killed and between 277 and 290 are still missing. By Narae Kim JINDO, South Korea, April 16 (Reuters) – More than 280

April 16, 2014
Total Views: 63

Thursday, April 3, 2014
News

Marine Atlantic Ferry Beset in Ice Off Canada [UPDATE]

Update, via Marine Atlantic: “With ice-breaking assistance from the MV Atlantic Vision currently en route to Port aux Basques, the MV Blue Puttees is

April 3, 2014
Total Views: 52

Friday, March 21, 2014
News

Washington States’ First Olympic-Class Ferry Christened at Vigor

Washington State Ferries' first 144-car Olympic Class vessel, the M/V Tokitae, was christened Thursday during a ceremony at Vigor's Seattle shipyard where the

March 21, 2014
Total Views: 72

Friday, March 7, 2014
Shipping News

Struggling Ferry Operator SNCM To Order 4 Ships

Loss-making France-Corsica ferry operator SNCM, which is partly owned by French water and waste group Veolia Environnement, plans to order four new ships, an

March 7, 2014
Total Views: 44

Monday, January 27, 2014
Multimedia

Pride of Calais Ferry Hits Turkish Beach at Full Speed

On 13 November 2013, the 26k gross ton ferry Ostend Spirit (previously Pride of Calais) went out with a prolonged blast of the ship’s whistle as she

January 27, 2014
Total Views: 726

Sunday, December 29, 2013
MS King Seaways ferry
Incidents

British Police Arrest Two Men Over North Sea Ferry Fire

LONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) – British police said on Sunday they had arrested two men after a suspected arson attack on a ferry in the North Sea carrying

December 29, 2013
Total Views: 51

Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Thirteen Injured After Passenger Ferry Runs Aground in North Carolina
News

Thirteen Injured After Passenger Ferry Runs Aground in North Carolina

The U.S. Coast Guard along with partner agencies responded Tuesday morning to a report of multiple injuries after the Bald Head Island Ferry Adventure ran

December 17, 2013
Total Views: 52

Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Eurotunnel Ferry Arm Wins Appeal Against Ban on Cross-Channel Sailings
News

Eurotunnel Ferry Arm Wins Appeal Against Ban on Cross-Channel Sailings

Eurotunnel Group SA’s ferry arm welcomed a decision by regulators overturning a ruling that would have barred it from operating on the English Channel

December 4, 2013
Total Views: 18