A new superferry has been delivered to Dover. The Spirit of Britain is one of a pair of ferries to be placed onto the route between Dover and Calais. The ship arrived in Dover Harbour at the weekend after undergoing sea trials at the Finnish shipyard where it was constructed. As she sailed into port, [...]

A new freight shipping service was launched this week between Scotland and Europe. The route is being managed by DFDS Seaways and will see cargo vessels running four times per week between the ports of Rosyth and Zeebrugge. In December last year, DFDS made the decision to pull the plug on its passenger-freight service because [...]

The ferry Captain of the Tonga Ferry that sunk last week has made provocative comments blaming the incident on authorities. He claims he was pressured to using the boat that sank despite it being widely known to have problems. Captain Maka tuputupu says that the incident on rusted loading ramps that allowed too much water [...]

A man was killed right near the terminal of the Edmonds Ferry Dock this week. His motorcycle went out of control and collided with a minivan. Precise causes as to why his motorcycle may have gone out of control and whether the minivan driver was somewhat to blame for the accident are currently under investigation. [...]

Residents of Riverdale, New York have been expressing their support for ferry service in their area. While, a few residents have expressed concern about environment impact, support for ferries has still been overwhelming. The city is looking at possible locations for ferry docks throughout the Bronx bureau and the rest of the city. It is [...]

A ferry carrying 79 people went down near the pacific island nation of Tonga. It is believed to have sunk 53 miles northeast of the Tongan capital, Nuku’alofa. It put out a mayday call and it had set off its distress beacon, but 26 passengers still remain un-accounted for. The ferry was used for inter-island [...]

Two years ago four steel electric-class ferries were taken out of service in Washington state for safety reasons. This month they will be towed to Mexico and cut up for recycling. The ferries are 82 years old. The first two, named Nisqually and Quinault will towed from Engle Harbor to Ensenada, Mexico this week. Their [...]

Hatton ferries were in danger of being shut down, so people in the community have set to pounding the pavement to raise money to keep them going. So far, they have been surprised by the success they have achieved. There have already been more than 75 donors and about 20-25 percent of the money needed [...]

Two Washington police officers were placed on leave for allegedly doing something that apparently government workers have been doing regularly for many years; clubbing seagulls to death at ferry terminals. The Seattle Times newspaper reported that federal wildlife agents have been routinely killing the birds at the ferry terminal for the past decade. They either [...]

Members of the crew on a New York ferry rescued a man from the Hudson River this week. It was said to be a great day for New York’s ferry staff as this crew got to put their training to good use and save this man in peril. The man had no life and had [...]