Ferries News


Korea Ferry Disaster Points Up Cronyism

Apr 30, 2014

A culture of cosy personal ties that can blur the lines between businesses and those regulating them, of profit over safety, and soft courts is in focus as South Korea demands answers over the sinking of a ferry with the loss of more than 300 lives…

S. Korea Ferry Founder Has Diverse Interests

Apr 24, 2014

The head of the South Korean family that operated the ferry which sank last week is a billionaire once jailed for fraud, a photographer who has held an exhibition at the Louvre under a pseudonym and the founder of a church which owns the website www…

Nexus: Ferry Tragedy a Fatal Chain of Errors

Apr 23, 2014

Nexus Consulting Maritime Safety expert Captain William Doherty calls the MV Sewol Korean ferry sinking a preventable “fatal chain of errors”Nexus Consulting Group of Alexandria, LLC, a leading provider of private maritime safety and security solutions…

Passenger Ship Liability Treaty Takes Effect

Apr 23, 2014

The Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 2002, which substantially raises the limits of liability for the death of, or personal injury to, a passenger on a ship, enters into force today, April 23…

South Korea's Park: Ferry Crew Conduct Tantamount to Murder

Apr 21, 2014

South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Monday the actions of some crew of a ferry that sank with hundreds feared dead were tantamount to murder, as a four-year-old video transcript showed the captain promoting the safety of the same route…

Crewman Claims Ferry Captain "Rushed Back To Bridge"

Apr 18, 2014

The captain of a South Korean ferry that capsized two days ago rushed back to the bridge after it started listing severely and tried in vain to right the vessel, one of the helmsmen on the ship said on Friday. A junior officer was steering the Sewol ferry when it capsized on Wednesday…

S.Korean Ferry Master Faces Investigation

Apr 17, 2014

The captain of the South Korean ferry that capsized off the southwest coast was facing a criminal investigation on Thursday, an official said, amid unconfirmed reports that he was one of the first people to jump to safety as the vessel began sinking…

300 Missing After Korean Ferry Capsizes

Apr 16, 2014

Almost 300 people were missing after a ferry capsized off South Korea on Wednesday, despite frantic rescue efforts involving coastguard vessels, fishing boats and helicopters, in what could be the country's biggest maritime disaster in over 20 years…

Veolia unit Transdev fails to replace ferry company chairman

Apr 14, 2014

French transport firm Transdev, a joint venture between Veolia Environnement and state-owned bank CDC, has failed to replace the chairman of the board of its ferry unit SNCM, the company and union sources said on Monday.At a board meeting…

NTSB: Seastreak Allision due to loss of vessel control

Apr 09, 2014

The National Transportation Safety Board determined today that the ferry Seastreak Wall Street struck Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan in January 2013, because the captain lost control of the vessel while attempting to dock. Additionally, the procedure…

Capacci Named Washington Ferries Chief

Mar 21, 2014

State Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson today named Capt. George A. Capacci interim assistant secretary in charge of the Ferries Division for the Washington State Department of Transportation. Capacci will lead the ferry system until a permanent assistant secretary is selected…

Peterson Comments on Moseley' Resignation

Mar 19, 2014

Washington Secretary of Transportation Lynn Peterson issued a statement regarding the resignation of Assistant Secretary for Washington State Ferries David Moseley. Peterson's comments are as follows.After six years of service, Assistant…

CMAL Appoints Docherty CEO

Mar 06, 2014

Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd. (CMAL) has announced the appointment of their new Chief Executive Officer, Tom Docherty. Tom, who is a marine engineer, has held a number of senior management positions within the maritime industry and will take over from former CEO…

New Passenger Mustering & Crowd Control Training

Feb 24, 2014

A new program from Videotel highlights the importance of psychology in effective passenger evacuation, a topic which has been the focus of much attention in the industry since the highly charged events off Isola del Giglio in January 2012. Making…

SNAME to Host Energy Efficiency Workshop

Feb 19, 2014

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) will host a workshop on Marine Energy Efficiency for ships, tugs, ferries and OSVs at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) in Linthicum Heights, Maryland…

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