Tag: ferries

A study commissioned by trade association Interferry has revealed startling statistics on the far-reaching extent of the global ferry industry’s value to the world economy. Research into the latest pre-Covid full-year figures found that, in 2019, ferries carried 4.27 billion passengers – on a par with aviation – and 373 million vehicles across a worldwide fleet of 15,400 vessels. Among other findings, the industry provided 1.1 million jobs, contributed $60 billion to the world GDP and represented approximately 20% of shipping’s economic value to the European Union. The study was carried out by UK-based consultancy Oxford Economics, a world leader in economic impact assessment. It quantified three core channels through which the ferry industry drives economic activity and employment – direct support generated by the industry, indirect support generated within its supply chain, and induced support from ferry and supply-side personnel spending their pay on goods and services. Data was collected from a range of third-party sources and among Interferry’s membership of 260 operators and suppliers in 40 countries. Interferry CEO Mike Corrigan comments: ‘We already knew that the ferry segment punches well above its weight – it comprises only 3-5% of the total shipping industry – but the scale ...

IMO released a video highlighting the importance of safety standards on domestic passenger ferries and the development of model regulations.

Stena Line, Frederikshavn Municipality, Port of Frederikshavn signed an agreement to make Gothenburg-Frederikshavn world's first fossil fuel free ferry line of its kind.

University of Kent is leading a research and innovation project to investigate steps towards decarbonisation of the cross-channel ferry fleet.

Orkney is to be the setting for a seven-month project demonstrating technologies to enable maritime decarbonisation.

Incat Crowther announced the launch of Sea Change, the world’s first zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric-drive high speed passenger ferry. 

Another passenger ship is heading towards the shipbreaking beaches of South Asia, says the NGO Shipbreaking platform, in clear violation of European rules that aim to prevent the trade of toxic waste from the EU to non-OECD countries.

At least 21 people were killed and dozens remain missing as a boat packed with passengers and a sand-laden cargo ship collided on Friday 27th Aug, in a lake in eastern Bangladesh.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore recently held its annual ferry rescue exercise (FEREX) to test Singapore’s operational readiness and responsiveness in the event of a ferry mishap.

Operational trials have begun for the zero-emission, electric passenger ferry 'Sea Change', the first hydrogen fuel cell vessel in the US that will operate in the California Bay Area, representing a monumental step in the US maritime industry’s transition to a sustainable future.