Tag: coronavirus, Ferry, workers
Ferry operator sacks 950 workers due to coronavirus impact
European ferry operator Stena Line has announced plans to layoff 950 employees due to travel restrictions imposed amid the coronavirus pandemic. The...
Man dies after falling off ferry
A cruise ferry passenger has died after falling overboard Color Line’s ship Color Magic off the Swedish coast. The incident occurred in the waters off...
Coronavirus: Japan prepares ferry to quarantine China returnees
Japan’s Ministry of Defense has prepared a 17,000 GT ferry to provide temporary accommodation for Japanese nationals returning from China amid the coronavirus...
Three dead, over 240 rescued after Philippine ferry blaze
Three people were killed and over 240 plucked to safety in the southern Philippines Wednesday after a fire tore through a crowded ferry, authorities said, as rescuers...
Ferry runs aground off Spain
Almost 400 passengers have been evacuated from a Balearia-operated ferry after the vessel ran aground near the Port of Denia in the late evening hours of August...
Cruise, ferry crews among the unhappiest seafarers in the world
Seafarers working onboard cruise vessels and ferries rank among the unhappiest in the shipping industry, a new report released by the Mission to Seafarers shows. The...
CMA CGM ship collides with ferry off Morocco port
An LNG-powered ferry and a containership belonging to CMA CGM collided in the early morning hours of July 31 near the port of Tangier Med, Morocco. The Balearia-operated...
Ferry with 217 passengers catches fire
A TT-Line ferry with 217 passengers on board caught fire while en route from Trelleborg, Sweden, to Travemünde, Germany. The fire broke out just before the Peter Pan...
Ferry with 217 passengers catches fire
A TT-Line ferry with 217 passengers on board caught fire while en route from Trelleborg, Sweden, to Travemünde, Germany. The fire broke out just before the Peter Pan...
Aurelia ferry stranded off Croatia
The 1980-built ferry Aurelia, carrying almost 350 people aboard, has been stranded off the coast of Split, Croatia. According to local media reports, one of its engines...
Scores injured as Japanese ferry crashes into whale
More than 80 passengers were reported injured, several seriously, after a hydrofoil ferry apparently struck a whale while underway in the Sea of Japan on Saturday. The...
UK cancels Brexit ferry deal with Seaborne Freight
The British government has terminated a contract with Seaborne Freight to provide extra ferries in the event of a no-deal Brexit that would see Britain leave the...
