Fjord Line takes delivery of remodeled cruise ferry

MAY 30, 2014 — Fjord Line took delivery of its remodeled and upgraded cruise ferry MS Oslofjord on Friday after it was rebuilt by the STX Rauma shipyard in Finland for service

Spanish yard to build dual fuel hybrid ferry

MAY 28, 2014 — Spain’s LaNaval Shipyard  (Construcciones Navales del Norte, S.L.) has signed a contract to design and build a new 1,750 passenger, 350 vehicle ferry for the Dutch company Royal

Cape May – Lewes Ferry to celebrate 50th Anniversary

MAY 21, 2014 — The Cape May – Lewes Ferry is set to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. On July 1, 1964, the very first ferry vessel departed the Lewes, Delaware, terminal at

U.K. shipyard to build two harbor ferries for Malta

MAY 20, 2014 — Exeter,U.K., shipyard Exeter Maritime Services (EMS) located at Gabriel’s Wharf on the Exeter Canal, has won a contract to build two 19 m low wash catamaran ferries for

New cruise ferry debuts in Canada-U.S. service

May 17, 2014—Friday, May 15 marked the initial sailing of the Nova Star, the first ferry to serve the cross border route between Portland, ME, and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, in five years.

CoCo Yachts delivers first of two high speed ferries

MAY 12, 2014 — Peng Xing 15, the first of two CoCo Yachts Coastal Cruiser 200 high speed passenger ferries has been delivered to Peng Xing Shipping Company, Shenzhen, China, by AFAI

Korean prime minister resigns over ferry disaster

APRIL 27, 2014—Saying that the “government took inadequate measures and disappointed the public,” South Korea Prime Minister Chung Hong-won announced his resignation on national television in the wake of the ferry capsizing

Prosecutors widen net as death toll rises in ferry disaster

APRIL 23, 2014 — The death toll in the Korea’s Sewol ferry disaster has passed a grim turning point, with the number of deaths now exceeding the number of those missing. As

Turkish shipyard delivers first two in six ferry order

APRIL 22, 2014 — Turkey’s Ares Shipyard has delivered the first two of eight 51-passenger ferries that will serve Qatar’s new Anantara Doha Island Resort & Spa, 11 km east of Doha.

Korean President slams Sewol captain’s conduct

APRIL 21, 2014 — With her administration under fire for its handling of the response to the Sewol Ropax ferry disaster, South Korean President Park Geun-hye called the conduct of the captain

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