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The port said the increase in services will create further frequency and capacity

Second vessel to be added to Rosslare-Zeebrugge route

Another increase in freight capacity is about to be launched from Rosslare Europort with Finnlines adding a second vessel to its schedule to continental Europe.

Business • 15 Feb 23

RoRo traffic between Rosslare and Great Britain was up 4%

18% increase in RoRo ferry traffic in first quarter

Roll-on-Roll-off (RoRo) ferry traffic increased by 18% in the first three months of the year compared to the same period in 2021, new figures from the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) show.

Business • 19 Jul 22

The passengers were heading from the capital Honiara to West Are'are, more than 120 kilometres away

Solomons ferry passengers swept overboard during storm

At least 28 ferry passengers were swept overboard in a powerful storm off the Solomon Islands, reports said, with the captain unaware he had lost anyone until the boat docked.

World • 04 Apr 20

The Stena Estrid ferry will make two daily return trips on the Dublin-Holyhead route

Stena's Estrid ferry makes debut on the Irish Sea

Stena Line's newest ferry Stena Estrid started service this week on the Irish Sea, operating services from Holyhead to Dublin.

Business • 16 Jan 20

P&O currently has six UK-registered ships operating on the English Channel route to France

P&O changes flag of UK ships to Cyprus ahead of Brexit

UK ferry and shipping freight operator P&O said it will shift the registration of its UK vessels to Cyprus ahead of Britain's departure from the European Union, in part to keep its tax arrangements in the bloc.

Business • 22 Jan 19

Irish Continental Group owns Irish Ferries

ICG sells 'Jonathan Swift' ferry for €15.5m

Irish Continental Group has agreed a deal to sell its high speed ferry "Jonathan Swift" to Balearia Eurolineas Maritimas for a sum of €15.5m.

Business • 30 Jan 18

New contract will run until November 2022

Residents welcome daily ferry services to Aran Islands

Residents on the Aran Islands have welcomed a new five-year contract, that will guarantee daily ferry services to each of the three islands.

Connacht • 01 Dec 17

Ferry services from Ros a Mhíl to Inis Mór are set to continue

Inis Mór ferry services set to continue

Island Ferries has said it will continue to provide a ferry service to and from the Aran Islands after agreement was reached in a dispute with Galway County Council.

ferry • 22 Dec 16

Irish Ferries owner ICG reports 10% rise in third quarter revenues

ICG reports strong summer trading

Irish Continental Group said that group revenue in its seasonally most significant quarter rose by 10.4% to €105.5m.

Business • 12 Nov 15

An increase in revenue, coupled with cheaper fuel and currency movements, boosted Irish Continental Group's profits

ICG boosted by cheaper fuel, higher car volumes

Increased freight and car volumes boosted Irish Continental Group's performance in the first half of the year, with the ferry company's revenue rising 9.5% to €143.1m.

Business • 27 Aug 15

The HSS Stena Explorer entering Dun Laoghaire Harbour (Pic: John Fahy)

Dun Laoghaire-Holyhead ferry ends after 204 years

Stena Line will not be resuming its seasonal service on the Dun Laoghaire-Holyhead route.

News • 04 Feb 15

Stena Line to drop Dun Laoghaire-Holyhead route

Stena Line confirms end of Dun Laoghaire service

Stena Line has confirmed that Stena HSS will not be returning to the Dun Laoghaire-Holyhead route.

Business • 04 Feb 15

Some of those rescued from the Norman Atlantic were not on the ship's passenger list

More bodies expected to be found on fire-hit ferry

The Italian prosecutor investigating the Norman Atlantic ferry disaster has said he assumes more bodies will be found on the ship.

News • 30 Dec 14

Survivors and relatives are reunited after arriving at the port of Igoumenitsa in northern Greece

Death toll rises to ten after fire on ferry

The captain of the blaze-hit ferry Norman Atlantic has left his ship as the death toll rises to ten, with 427 people rescued.

News • 29 Dec 14

ICG's operating profits increase to €23.8m compared to €22.3m in the third quarter of 2013

ICG's revenues rise over 10% in third quarter

Irish Continental Group has reported a 10.3% rise in revenue for the three months to the end of September, its seasonally most significant quarter of the year.

Business • 17 Nov 14

The Sewol sank on 16 April with the loss of more than 300 lives

Body found six months after Korean ferry disaster

South Korean divers have discovered another body inside the sunken Sewol ferry six months after it capsized.

News • 28 Oct 14

The ferry capsized on Monday southwest of the capital Dhaka

Bangladesh ferry owner charged with murder

Authorities in Bangladesh investigating the sinking of a ferry with nearly 250 people on board have lodged murder charges against the owner and five others, including the captain.

News • 06 Aug 14

More than 300 people died after the ferry Sewol capsized on a routine trip on 16 April

Teenage South Korea ferry survivors criticise crew

Six teenagers who survived South Korea's worst maritime disaster in 44 years have told how classmates helped them float free as water flooded their cabins.

News • 28 Jul 14

Prosecution claim that overloading was a direct cause of the disaster

Head of South Korean ferry company on trial

The head of the operator of the South Korean ferry that sank in April with the loss of nearly 300 lives has gone on trial on charges of criminal negligence.

News • 20 Jun 14

The ferry capsized and sank with 476 passengers and crew on board

South Korea to break up coast guard

South Korean President Park Geun-hye formally apologised today for a ferry disaster last month that killed about 300 passengers, mostly school children.

News • 19 May 14

Rescue teams are still searching for bodies in the ferry

Bangladesh rules out finding more ferry survivors

Police in Bangladesh have said there is no chance of finding further survivors of a ferry that capsized in a storm, with about 200 people on board.

News • 16 May 14

Family members demanded that those responsible be punished

Families of South Korea ferry victims stage vigil

Family members of hundreds of children who drowned when a ferry sank last month staged a vigil outside the presidential palace in South Korea today demanding those responsible be punished.

News • 09 May 14

The death of a recovery diver has fueled debate on how long the recovery operation should continue

South Korean ferry company has licence revoked

South Korea has said it will revoke the licence of the company that owns the ferry that sank with the loss of around 300 lives last month, as prosecutors prepare manslaughter charges against its chief executive.

News • 08 May 14

A woman weeps at a group memorial altar for victims of the sunken ferry

Korean president apologises over ferry disaster

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye has apologised for her government's failure to prevent a ferry disaster that left around 300 people dead or missing.

News • 29 Apr 14

Prosecutors took material from the offices of Chonghaejin Marine

Coast guard offices raided in Korea ferry inquiry

South Korean prosecutors have carried out a series of raids, including on a coast guard office, as part of their widening investigation into a ferry disaster that left 300 dead or missing.

News • 28 Apr 14

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