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
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 … Business • 19 Jul 22
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 … World • 04 Apr 20
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 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 … Business • 22 Jan 19
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
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
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 … ferry • 22 Dec 16
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
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 … Business • 27 Aug 15
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 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
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
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 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 … Business • 17 Nov 14
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
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, … News • 06 Aug 14
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
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 … News • 20 Jun 14
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
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 … News • 16 May 14
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 … News • 09 May 14
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 … News • 08 May 14
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
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 … News • 28 Apr 14
