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Calais DFDS Ferries to Restart Tuesday; Talks to Reconvene

Jul 27, 2015

DFDS Seaways Calais-Dover ferry service, suspended by a workers' blockade of Calais port during the weekend, will resume on Tuesday morning, Transport Minister Alain Vidalies said after talks with the parties involved. Ferry workers, industry executives…

Damen Launches Ice Class RoPax Ferry

Jul 23, 2015

The second of two 80-meter ice class Ro-Pax ferries - the MV Legionnaire - has been launched at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania. The naming was performed by Lori Anne Companion, Deputy Minister at the Department of Transportation and Works of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador…

Eurostar Breaks Passenger Growth Record, Despite Calais Strike

Jul 22, 2015

Channel Tunnel rail operator Eurostar has reported record quarterly passenger numbers despite the disruption caused by strikes in Calais. Around 2.8 million passengers travelled on the high-speed service in the second quarter of this year…

WSDOT Ferry Fleet Banks on Back-up Vessels

Jul 17, 2015

In order to meet demand and keep the system moving, all available back-up Washington State Ferries vessels will be called into service while two larger ferries are out for emergency repairs between Monday, July 20, and Wednesday, July 22…

South Korea Chooses Shanghai Salvage-led consortium to Lift Sewol Ferry

Jul 16, 2015

South Korea has chosen a consortium led by China’s state-run Shanghai Salvage Co. as the preferred bidder to raise the Sewol passenger ferry which sank off Jindo Island on April 16, 2014, the country’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) said in a statement…

First LNG-fuelled Ferry in North America Commissioned

Jul 15, 2015

Gaz Métro, a large LNG distributor, has commissioned the first ferry in North America to run on LNG, the NM F.-A.-Gauthier, through its subsidiary, Gaz Métro LNG L.P.  The vessel was commissioned in Québec, Canada. It is also the first ship of any kind to run on LNG in Canada…

Egyptian Vessel Sinks

Jul 06, 2015

Taba, an Egyptian ferry, carrying passengers, cargo and trucks, sank in the Red Sea early on Sunday, according to state-owned news agency MENA. The 6,600-gt Taba (built 1985) had capsized because the trucks on board the ship were parked mainly on one side…

Fund Targets Mols-Linien

Jul 06, 2015

The Danish equity fund Polaris makes a tender offer on all shares of the ferry operator Mols-Linien, which sails on routes Odden-Ebeltoft and Odden-Aarhus.  Polaris offered to pay 34 Danish crowns a share, valuing the ferry operator at 482 million Danish crowns ($71…

Passenger Ferry Capsizes in the Philippines, Nearly 40 Dead

Jul 03, 2015

MBCA Kim Nirvana, a passenger boat carrying 189 people has capsized in the central Philippines, minutes after leaving port, the Philippine Red Cross and coast guard spokesman Cmdr. Armand Balilo said. There were 173 passengers and 16 crew members on board…

Striking Ferry Workers to Ease Blockade of Calais Port

Jul 01, 2015

Striking ferry workers blocking access to Calais port in northern France agreed on Wednesday to let some boats through, partly lifting a blockade in its third day. Workers at ferry service MyFerryLink are trying to prevent job cuts after…

Ferry Services at Calais Shut Again

Jun 30, 2015

Britons faced chaos in Calais last night after striking French sailors blocked the port for the second time in a week. Ferry services between Dover and Calais were cancelled again on Tuesday as MyFerryLink workers blockaded the French port…

Ferry Workers Block Calais Port Again in Dispute

Jun 29, 2015

Employees of a ferry service recently sold by Eurotunnel renewed a blockade of the northern French port of Calais on Monday after a court rejected their bid to extend the service's charter contract with Eurotunnel. Access to the boats on the docks was not possible in the afternoon…

Scottish Ferry Workers on Strike

Jun 26, 2015

Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members at the ferry operator CalMac go on strike over the future of services of Scotland’s west coast as two thirds of CalMac routes have been suspended. CalMac will operate a third of its Clyde and Hebrides ferry services…

French Port Strike Brings Travel Chaos

Jun 23, 2015

A strike by French ferry workers is causing travel chaos in the south of England and Eurostar services from London are experiencing long delays. Calais strike is over - but motorists still face lengthy delays. Sailings have been resumed…

Striking French Ferry Workers Blockade Calais

Jun 23, 2015

Striking French ferry workers blockaded the port of Calais on Tuesday morning, disrupting maritime traffic and Eurotunnel's undersea rail link with Britain in protest at restructuring at its MyFerryLink division, port officials said.Shipping halted early in the day…

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