Third Dieppe crossing starts in new year
31 December 2007
A Third daily crossing between Newhaven and Dieppe will begin on Monday.

Veolia sells ferry to SeaFrance at undisclosed price
31 December 2007
Veolia unit Veolia Transport has sold a ferry it bought last year for 112 mln eur to SeaFrance, a unit of state railway SNCF, for an undisclosed amount, the daily Les Echos reported, citing SeaFrance for news of the sale and unnamed sources for last year's purchase price.

Services disrupted by ferry shunt
28 December 2007
All SpeedFerries sailings from Dover to Boulogne have been suspended after the service's only vessel collided with a pier at the Kent port.

Calais defies Paris with new 'Sangatte' centre
26 December 2007
The town council in Calais has defied President Nicolas Sarkozy's government by opening a Sangatte-style welcome centre for asylum seekers heading to Britain from France.

Over two million will be on move in run up to Christmas
22 December 2007
Close to two million people will be on the move between today and Christmas Eve as the festive season rush got into full swing yesterday.

A third sailing to Dieppe
21 December 2007
From the 7th January a third sailing across the Channel will be available from Newhaven to Dieppe.

Protesters blockade immigration depots
18 December 2007
Protesters against the forced removal of asylum seekers staged a countrywide blockade of immigration offices and depots today to highlight what they say is a "morally unacceptable" practice.

Holyhead ferry boom
12 December 2007
Ferry sailings are booming and latest statistics from Stena Line show leisure travel growth of more than 15% year on year (based on car volumes) on the Irish Sea in November 2007.

Stena Line Offering Dutch Christmas Market Experience
10 December 2007
Leading ferry operator Stena Line is offering families the chance to experience a Dutch Christmas this festive period, by combining a dose of European culture with the Christmas shopping in one stress-free family weekend.

Grimaldi Ferries
06 December 2007
The Grimaldi Group (Naples), founded in 1945, is today a specialist in the roll on/roll off method of shipment and currently owns one of the largest fleets of ro/ro multipurpose and car carrier vessels in the world.

Ferries: Spirits are revived after loss of duty-free sales
05 December 2007
North Sea ferry operators have shown that there is life after the end of duty-free sales.

Stack follows Channel disruption
05 December 2007
An operation which sees the M20 motorway in Kent turned into a lorry park had to be implemented because of cross-Channel ferry delays.

P&O Ferries hires domain management firm
04 December 2007
P&O Ferries has signed an agreement with web domain name management firm NetNames for it to control its use and acquisition of URLs.

Irish Ferries New Ireland to France Cruise Ferry 'OSCAR WILDE' Begins Scheduled Services
03 December 2007
Ex Color Line ferry sets sail on the anniversary of the death of the famous writer she is named after.

Harbour turbine scheme dropped
28 November 2007
Holyhead port owner Stena Line is to abandon plans for a series of huge wind turbines intended to pay for vital repairs to a breakwater.

Biggest and fastest
28 November 2007
The largest and fastest freight ship on the Channel has started operating out of Poole Harbour.

EWS launches new European freight services to increase Channel Tunnel volumes
22 November 2007
English, Welsh and Scottish Railways (EWS), the UK Freight operator recently taken over by Deutsche Bahn, is launching new European intermodal services which will increase the amount of goods carried through the Channel Tunnel.

Stena Line makes £5m ship upgrade
21 November 2007
Irish Sea ferry company Stena Line is to invest more than £5m on board one of its ships sailing regularly out of Holyhead port.

Carpenter's driving ban for ferry drinks
19 November 2007
A carpenter has been hit with a motoring ban after he was caught drink-driving following a boozy Channel crossing from France.

Now passengers need ID to travel within Britain
18 November 2007
Passengers on domestic flights and ferries between mainland Britain and Northern Ireland will be required to carry identity papers for the first time from next year.

Stena Line wins - best ferry company - for fifteenth year
15 November 2007
Leading ferry company Stena Line has clinched the title of Ferry Company of the Year at the Northern Ireland Travel News Awards for a record fifteenth time.

SeaFrance considers new ferry options
13 November 2007
SeaFrance plans to increase capacity with a new ferry on the Dover-Calais route.

Mersey the lifeblood of region's economy
07 November 2007
What does the future hold for Peel Ports, following their £771m purchase of MDHC?

Peel Holdings is a company with a reputation for thinking big.

C'est la vie! Get on your bike to Paris
06 November 2007
Cyclists could soon be saying "Bonjour" to fellow bikers across the Channel.

Danish truckers block ports and bridges in protest
05 November 2007
Copenhagen - Danish supermarket chains said Monday consumers need not hoard goods in the wake of a wildcat protest by Danish truck drivers that have blockaded motorways, bridges and ferry terminals at several locations.

UK ports await decision on Norway freight service
05 November 2007
One of three UK ports will be chosen this month to run a freight ferry service to Norway, opening up new trade movements to mainland Europe.

Clothing seized at ferry port
02 November 2007
More than 30,000 items of counterfeit designer clothing have been seized by customs officers at Millbay.

SpeedFerries scoops top travel award
01 November 2007
SpeedFerries has won a major national travel award.

No passport, no go!
31 October 2007
Travellers between Britain and Ireland will need a passport when an electronic borders system comes into force in two years time.

Eurotunnel cuts freight-train tolls in half
30 October 2007
Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel freight has taken drastic measures to turn around its ailing rail Freight business by slashing tolls for trains by 50%.

On guard: Scotland's border patrol at Major Freight Ports
29 October 2007
Hours before the ferry even docks, special branch, customs and immigration have already agreed their "targets".

Aker Yards to build LNG-fueled ferries at French yard
29 October 2007
Aker Yards has signed a contract with Norway's Tide Sjo AS for three LNG-fueled ferries dedicated to operate the link between Oslo and the peninsula of Nesodden.

Licence fee sees jazz cruise cancelled
27 October 2007
A ferry company was singing the blues last night after bureaucrats torpedoed its plans for a jazz cruise around Cork harbour.

Algeria's immigration problems come home advice
26 October 2007
No longer simply a transition country for immigrants travelling from sub-Saharan Africa to Europe, Algeria has begun to see its own citizens risk everything to reach the haven they call Europe.

Passenger ferry scare
25 October 2007
The massive passenger ferry MS Crown of Scandinavia convinced onlookers that it was about to smash ashore in the narrow Drobak Sound near Oslo Thursday morning.

MP 'satisfied' after ferry talks between P&O Ferries and Stena Line
25 October 2007
Talks have been held over the collapse of P&O Ferries and Stena Line plans to expand port facilities in south west Scotland.

Rosyth ferry bid team 'hopeful'
25 October 2007
The team bidding for a new ferry service from Rosyth has said a strong case has now been put to the parent consortium tendering the route.

Port of Cork refused to lend E3m to Swansea-Cork Ferries for new ferry
24 October 2007
The reopening of Swansea-Cork Ferries service hung in the balance last night after it emerged that the Port of Cork had refused to lend the company 3 million Euros towards the cost of a new ferry.

Bid to cash in on Scrabster ferry links
24 October 2007
In the wake of Scrabster's reinstatement this summer as an international passenger port, efforts are under way to maximise the spin-offs to Far North businesses.

Eurotunnel cuts rail freight cost
23 October 2007
Eurotunnel Freight is halving the cost of taking rail Freight through the Channel Tunnel, as it attempts to win more business from the ferry operators.

SpeedFerries to drop ban on motorcycles
23 October 2007
In early 2007 SpeedFerries, the low-cost ferry company, announced a ban on transporting motorcycles on its fast craft service from Dover to Boulogne.

Ferry firms scrap harbour plans
22 October 2007
Ferry companies Stena Line and P&O Ferries have abandoned plans for a new multi-million pounds shared terminal in south west Scotland to serve Irish Sea routes.

Corsica offers treasures
22 October 2007
When travelling to Corsica you have the choice of flying or sailing from Marseille, Nice or Toulon in southern France.

Norfolkline overhauls marketing strategy
22 October 2007
NorfolkLine Ferries is overhauling its database marketing strategy by building a detailed picture of each customer.

Stena Line Announce it is Back to Business on the North Sea
21 October 2007
Ferry operator Stena Line offers business travellers a smarter way to travel with the Harwich to Hook of holland ferry service.

60,000 head to Paris for rugby cup final
19 October 2007
It has never been done before, a national rugby side winning successive World Cup tournaments.

Eurostar services cut back due to French strike
18 October 2007
International train operator Eurostar has cancelled ten services in order to minimise disruption over the strike by public sector workers in France today and tomorrow.

Rugby World Cup boosts Eurotunnel
18 October 2007
Increased passenger numbers on Eurostar thanks to the Rugby World Cup helped to push up the third-quarter earnings of Groupe Eurotunnel, the Channel Tunnel operator, in a boost to the recently-restructured group.

Awards for ferries
17 October 2007
Irish Ferries has won two top British travel awards for their sea services between Ireland and Britain.

Fire put out on Stena Line Irish Sea ferry
16 October 2007
An alarm was sparked after a fire broke out on a Stranraer to Belfast ferry carrying about 600 passengers and crew.

DFDS Seaways scoops top travel award
15 October 2007
Cruise ferry operator DFDS Seaways has sailed away with a prestigious award from the travel industry's annual `Oscars.

Fight breaks out on Channel ferry
15 October 2007
A fight on a cross-Channel ferry returning to Newhaven from Dieppe led to four people being arrested for affray.

Rush begins to get to final
14 October 2007
The rush has begun for tickets to next weekend's Rugby World Cup final in France , with fans clamouring to cross the Channel by plane, train and automobile.

Town could be left with no ferry route
13 October 2007
A Hampshire ferry service used by thousands of passengers every year is unlikely to be replaced if WightLink pulls out, the Daily Echo can reveal.

Scrabster weathering the storm
12 October 2007
Scrabster port operators are continuing to weather the ongoing downturn in the white fish industry.

Winter link for Mersey
11 October 2007
A new winter weekend ferry service between Birkenhead and the Isle of Man has been confirmed.

Supplier fears as ship refitter goes bust
11 October 2007
A Hampshire ship refitter has collapsed with debts of £3.

Big scrum on the Channel rugby run
11 October 2007
Trains, boats and planes making the journey across the Channel are set to be packed this weekend as rugby union fans snap up the last available travel places to Paris for the France-England World Cup semi-final.

Marfin acquires stake in Attica
04 October 2007
Marfin Investment Group has announced its acquisition of a controlling stake in Attica Holdings the Greek ferry operator confirming Marfins intentions to expand outside of its core banking business.

Freight Ferry Update
03 October 2007
UK hauliers have to face many challenges to make their business work in the 21st century, but a shortage of routes out of the country is not one of them.

Transmanche: Lets stop the sillyness from before the local elections
03 October 2007
The members of the Port Development Committee met last week to draw up their report after nine months of management by the Syndicat Mixte of the port of Dieppe.

Clear skies ahead for LD Lines
01 October 2007
Pierre Géhanne, president of the Louis-Dreyfus Lines group explains the healthy state of the Portsmouth-Le Havre route and reveals plans for future projects.

Lost in France: the Iraqis seeking a new life in Britain
01 October 2007
In a makeshift tent on wasteland behind a French lycée, a former peshmerga soldier from Iraq's Kurdistan sat huddled in a sleeping bag, cleaning his ears with a cotton bud.

The Seven Sisters to dry dock at Gdansk in October
28 September 2007
The twelve month warranty from Spanish naval boatyard Barreras expires at the end of October and the Seven Sisters is due for a major technical overhaul.

Blue Planet Ibiza
28 September 2007
The seas round Ibiza will soon be full of David Attenborough wannabees all thanks to local ferry company Balearia.

Crackdown on stowaways nets 150 migrants a night
27 September 2007
Roit police launched a crackdown last night on migrants in Cherbourg - which has become the front line in Britain's war on illegal immigration.

New procedures after ferry crash
27 September 2007
New safety procedures have been ordered following a collision between a ferry carrying 274 passengers and a cargo vessel on the River Mersey.

Cross-channel rivals square up
25 September 2007
A spat has developed between the bosses of two rival ferry companies over a subsidy provided for one route.

Stowaway found on ferry from Germany seeks asylum
24 September 2007
A stowaway was discovered aboard a ferry from Germany in Helsinki's West Harbour early on Friday morning.

Eurostar smashes speed record on Brussels trip
20 September 2007
Eurostar has set a new speed record with its inaugural St Pancras-Brussels service reaching the Belgian city in well under two hours.

CalMac ferry contract confirmed
20 September 2007
Ministers have confirmed that ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne has been awarded the contract to run the Clyde and Hebrides services.

New drive for Sunday ferry service to Lewis
19 September 2007
A NEW campaign is being mounted to press Caledonian MacBrayne, the ferry operator, to introduce a seven-day service to Lewis, The Scotsman has learned.

Oscar Wilde' joins Irish Ferries fleet
14 September 2007
IRISH Ferries has just taken delivery of its new ?45m Ireland/France cruise ferry, Oscar Wilde.

New Color Line cruise-ferry set to sail
11 September 2007
Oslo-based Color Line has taken delivery of a new cruise ferry that will start running between Oslo and Kiel, Germany next week.

Norfolkline Freight vessel is 'ok'
10 September 2007
Cross channel freight operator Norfolkline has moved swiftly to reassure hauliers that there are no problems over its vessels' safety after it locked the bow doors on one of its ferries.

Dublin Port reports 17% jump in ferry passengers
10 September 2007
Dublin Ferry Port has reported a significant jump in the number of tourists using the ferry as a means of travel.

Fears over Port Alert
06 September 2007
Poole could become a hotspot for illegal immigrants entering the country, it is feared.

Anger at port's live animal exports
05 September 2007
Animal welfare campaigners are planning to protest outside a Suffolk port tonight after learning it will be shipping livestock to mainland Europe.

Stena's £1.4bn ferry investment
04 September 2007
Ferry operator Stena Line says road congestion and rising fuel prices are behind its decision to invest £1.

NorthLink seeks worthy causes
04 September 2007
NorthLink Ferries is now seeking applications for £50,000 of free travel and discounted fares as part of its annual sponsorship for islanders.

RECORD SET ON THE UK'S FIRST HIGH SPEED LINE INTO EUROSTAR'S NEW LONDON TERMINAL AT ST PANCRAS INTERNATIONAL
04 September 2007
High Speed 1, the UK's first high speed railway line, today gave Eurostar, the high-speed train operator that links the UK with the Continent, the opportunity to achieve the fastest ever journey time between the French and British capitals, with a record-breaking run of just 2 hours and 3 minutes.

24 hours in Dunkerque
30 August 2007
There's more to Dunkerque than wartime memorabilia - the town is an easy hop across the Channel from Dover, and as the gateway to French Flanders, it makes a good choice for a short getaway.

Tall ships race
25 August 2007
HARTLEPOOL is the finish port for the 2010 Tall Ships Race.

Heading for the beach? Glorious Bank Holiday weather predicted
24 August 2007
Washed-out Brits are set to enjoy a rare respite from the miserable summer with sunshine and cloudless skies expected for the bank holiday weekend.

Irish eye up a 21-mile bridge ... to Scotland
23 August 2007
STRETCHING for 21 miles, it would span one of the last major expanses of water separating European states and allow rail passengers to travel from Glasgow to Dublin in about 90 minutes.

Oakdene's £30m coup
22 August 2007
OAKDENE HOMES has bought the Port of Newhaven in Sussex from French cross-channel ferry operator Transmanche Ferries in an estimated £30million deal.

French families to visit Margate
20 August 2007
Thousands of people from deprived French families, who would not otherwise get a holiday, are to have a day out in Kent.

There's a peace to the place
18 August 2007
Hidden behind the seafront in Dieppe stands a little square called Place du Petit Enfer.

Airport problems boost ferry numbers
17 August 2007
Security scares and luggage problems at UK airports are giving ferry operators - including Stena Line operating from Harwich - a bumper summer it was confirmed today.

Aberdeen Harbour enjoys African boost
16 August 2007
Exports of oilfield equipment from Aberdeen Harbour to numerous locations in West Africa increased by 45% in the first half of 2007, compared to the same period last year.

Lutine crew storms Bastille and holds its nerve to enter Fastnet
10 August 2007
Once again the 2007 Lloyd's Yacht Club Lutine crew were in action in the Cowes-Dinard-St Malo race in one of the last opportunities to qualify for the 2007 Fastnet yacht race, which will take place from August 12 to 19.

Ferry protesters fear eco damage
10 August 2007
CAMPAIGNERS fear new cross-Solent ferries will damage the environment because they will be 80 per cent heavier than current vessels.

Portsmouth looks to attract small cruise ships to port
08 August 2007
Portsmouth - City councilors hope that attracting cruise ships to the Port City will boost the economy - much like did the influx of visitors for the four tall ships last month.

Stena Line welcomes new freight ferry
05 August 2007
Stena Line has officially launched its newest freight ferry, the Stena Traveller, on the company's Killingholme to Hook of Holland route.

Ex Channel ferry suffers fire - to be scrapped
05 August 2007
Turkish roro BOZTEPE to be towed back to Turkey and scrapped

A former Dover-Ostend channel ferry suffered a major fire off the Black Sea port of Sochi on Friday.

Eurotunnel back on track after power restored to services
04 August 2007
EuroTunnel services are expected to return to normal today after a power cut left up to 500 passengers stranded in the Channel Tunnel.

Collapsible containers dropped
03 August 2007
NorthLink has dropped plans for collapsible containers for the transport of livestock and has commissioned a more standard design.

Ticket sales on Eurostar 'increase'
03 August 2007
Eurostar has stated that ticket sales for the first half of 2007 have shown an increase, with a new service from St Pancras set to be available from November.

Incat delivers 112 m cat
03 August 2007
Incat has delivered the largest catamaran ever built in Australia, the 112 meter wave piercer Natchan Rera to Japan's Higashi Nihon Ferry.

Sail towards the sun with Agoudimos Lines!
01 August 2007
AFerry.

Bring Fido on the ferry with Stena Line
30 July 2007
Leading ferry operator Stena Line now boasts new and improved kennels for the beloved dog to provide a comfortable place to rest while owners enjoy the new onboard experience on Stena Line's newly lengthened and refurbished Superferries.

One-way traffic
24 July 2007
It is the largest corporate investment that China has made in the outside world - billions of pounds spent on shares in Barclays, rising to billions more should the latter's bid for Holland's ABN Amro be successful.

Irish Ferries announces new name for ferry bought from Color Line
24 July 2007
Continuing the Irish literature theme, she will be called OSCAR WILDE

Irish Ferries has announced that its new Ireland/France cruise ferry, purchased to replace its present vessel 'Normandy' on routes between Rosslare, Cherbourg and Roscoff, will be given the name `Oscar Wilde' before it enters service ahead of the 2008 season.

HD Ferries (Alderney Ferries) - announces NEW route between Jersey - Alderney - Cherbourg
17 July 2007
PRESS RELEASE

HD Ferries, the Channel Islands low cost ferry operator, announces a new passenger, car and freight service from Jersey to Alderney and Cherbourg via Guernsey, starting on 30th July 2007.

More passengers for Dover in 2007
16 July 2007
More passengers, cars, coaches and lorries passed through the Port of Dover in the first six months of 2007 than 2006.

Louis Dreyfus aims to lift Portsmouth-Le Havre ferry passengers to 300,000 a year
13 July 2007
Le Havre, France (Thomson Financial) - Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) said it hopes to raise the number of passengers on the Le Havre to Portsmouth cross-channel ferry route to 300,000 a year in the medium term, compared with the 130,000 it transported in the first half of 2007.

No bother for the hover
13 July 2007
IT SWEPT on to the beach in Edinburgh just 12 minutes after leaving Kirkcaldy, its dramatic arrival heralding a possible new era of cross-Forth travel.

Smyril pulls plug on visits
11 July 2007
THE Smyril Lines ferry Norröna will stop calling into Lerwick from the end of September after the Faroese company announced it was pulling out of Shetland.

No time? No yacht? No problem
10 July 2007
Weekending in Corsica is easy, but only if you know how, says Tania Cagnoni Have you ever tried to organise a weekend in Corsica? It's no easy task.

Ferry company enters the art world
09 July 2007
Brittany Ferries is entering the art world.

Yarmouth harbour begins to take shape
06 July 2007
As the first rocks arrived in Yarmouth for work to begin on the port's £80m outer harbour, an operator at a rival East Anglian port yesterday wasted no time in striking the first blow in the coming ferry wars.

Eurotunnel on track to deliver extra equity
05 July 2007
Jacques Gounon, boss of the restructured Groupe EuroTunnel, believes he is already two thirds of the way to delivering shareholders an extra 11pc of the equity in 2011 by exercising warrants.

Family holidays are plain sailing with SeaFrance
05 July 2007
The operator SeaFrance makes your journey pleasant, above all if you are travelling with your children.

Eurotunnel finalises debt rescue
29 June 2007
Channel tunnel operator EuroTunnel said Friday it had completed its financial rescue under a deal with shareholders and banks that reduces its debt by more than half.

Sad sight of a superferry laid up due to soaring jet fuel bills
23 June 2007
This impressive boat has been hauled up in Ulster - because it is too expensive to run.

Ferries in Orkney may be hit by strike
22 June 2007
INDUSTRIAL action could hit lifeline ferry services in Orkney within a week because of a pay dispute.

Scrabster looking to build on North Atlantic links
20 June 2007
The operators of the newly-restored North Atlantic ferry service into Scrabster are confident the route will prove popular in both directions.

It is safe to go back on the water
16 June 2007
I went on a ferry the other day, crossing from Newhaven to Le Havre and then returning a few days later from Dieppe to Newhaven.

Trasmediterranea ceases Denia-Ibiza crossings
15 June 2007
A leading ferry company has announced its intention to pull out of the port of Denia after just a season in the town.

Doubts over costly bridge to link Germany to Denmark
15 June 2007
Berlin - After 15 years of planning, hopes are dwindling that a prestigious 20-kilometre-long bridge linking Germany with Denmark will be built.

Freight Ferry stopped after two months
14 June 2007
The new Swansea to Cork freight ferry service has been suspended just two months after going into service.

Alderney needs a ferry-tale ending
14 June 2007
ALDERNEY'S tourism chiefs face a nervous wait today as experts decide whether to allow a new ferry service to run to the island.

Rolling Stones' ferry furore
12 June 2007
The Rolling Stones infuriated revellers at the Isle of Wight Festival by hijacking their ferry home.

Is it time for a no frills, low fare Solent ferry service?
10 June 2007
It is good business by anybody's standards.

Eurostar launches ebbsfleet international
08 June 2007
Eurostar launches ebbsfleet international and goes head-to-head with south east airports Services begin on Monday 19 November - the fastest way to Europe

--- Airline passengers can now switch to greener travel

--- Eurostar travellers offered free connecting journeys on Southeastern train services

--- Ebbsfleet United is first football club sponsored by a train operator

Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train operator that links the UK with the Continent, today announced that Ebbsfleet International station will open to travellers on Monday 19 November.

Ferry passenger numbers buoyant
07 June 2007
The new owners of a cross-Channel ferry route said the number of people travelling to and from the Continent had soared since it took over the service three months ago.

Action lifted on Irish ferries in France
06 June 2007
Industrial action has been lifted in the Cherbourg ferry port in France with an ultimatum from unions to ferry companies Irish Ferries and Celtic Link Ferries.

Eurotunnel surge comes to a halt as French slam on brakes
01 June 2007
A staggering two-day rally in EuroTunnel's share price was brought to an abrupt halt yesterday after the French stock market regulator gave warning that the share price movement was "atypical".

Major harbour plans get go-ahead
01 June 2007
A multi-million pound extension to the Cairnryan ferry terminal has been given the green light.

Dublin ferry safe - for now
31 May 2007
Stena Line is telling passengers it has no plans to axe its fast ferry crossings from the port of Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire in Ireland because of escalating fuel costs.

Voyage of discovery: Island hopping off the Greek mainland
21 May 2007
Greece's islands each have something special to offer tourists - from great beaches to old-world charm.

Stena Hollandica returns to the North Sea
21 May 2007
Stena Line have announced the return of Stena Hollandica to service on the Stena Line Harwich to Hook van Holland route following her lengthening and refurbishment at Lloyd Werft ship building yard in Germany.

Isle of Man Steam Packet Company airs first TV ads
18 May 2007
The Isle of Man ferry operator, the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, is making its TV debut this month, with its first ever TV advertising airing in Northern Ireland and Eire.

Ferry link to Norway hits rough water
16 May 2007
Scotland faces losing out on a proposed ferry link to Norway because officials are not doing enough to beat competition from their English counterparts, it has been claimed.

New link to bring Gallic boost to south
07 May 2007
Tens of thousands of French tourists are expected to visit Sussex using a new ferry link with the continent.

Take a cruise across the Channel
07 May 2007
Cross-Channel ferries once conjured up images of seasickness.

A marriage happily at sea
07 May 2007
My husband Guillaume and I have an unconventional living arrangement - I live in London and he lives on his family's farm in Normandy - thus each conjugal visit involves two solo Channel crossings.

Delight at boost to ferry port numbers
04 May 2007
Portsmouth Continental Ferry Port is on its way back.

NorthLink sponsor travelling folk
02 May 2007
NorthLink Ferries are handing out £50,000 in free travel and discounted fares to sponsor charities, events, athletes and artists in Shetland and Orkney over the next six months.

Brittany Ferries cuts prices
01 May 2007
The chances of finding a cheap ferry crossing to France have increased this summer as Brittany Ferries has announced it is cutting its summer fares by around 30 per cent today.

New ferry service on the English
30 April 2007
LD Lines is pleased to announce the launch of a new daily, summer ferry service on the English "central" Channel between Newhaven and Le Havre.

Latest ferry from Polish shipyard arrives on the Clyde
29 April 2007
Sister to the mv BUTE delivered last year, the latest new ferry built for Caledonian MacBrayne, the mv ARGYLE, arrived on a day soaked, not with April showers, but with April sunshine this morning, 29th April 2007.

Earth tremor felt near EuroTunnel
28 April 2007
PARTS of Kent were hit by an earth tremor today.

5 trips daily between Ibiza and Denia with Balearia
28 April 2007
The Company Balearia will increase their operations between Ibiza and Denia during the high season, reaching 5 trips every day.

Aberdeen Harbour upbeat over shipping traffic
27 April 2007
Aberdeen Harbour 's role as an international port has been highlighted in recent days with shipments to-or-from North and South America, Scandinavia, mainland Europe, Central and Eastern Asia, and West Africa .

Plain sailing on the ferry
19 April 2007
No overcrowded terminals or draconian security checks.

Stena Line doubles its profit
18 April 2007
2006 provides the strongest increase in profits for Stena Line, Europe's leading ferry company, since the mid-1990s.

Dover reports huge traffic increases in 2006
17 April 2007
Tourism should not be overlooked as ferry travel gains popularity.

Ferry firm sale would net owners millions
15 April 2007
OWNERS of cross-Solent ferry Red Funnel could be in line for a cash bonanza worth tens of millions from the sale of the historic firm.

DFDS changes tonnage on Newcastle ferry routes
14 April 2007
Due to commercial trends and operational considerations DFDS Seaways is altering the tonnage operating on its routes from Newcastle upon Tyne.

Easter Holiday boom for Dover
11 April 2007
Dover port report increase in traffic over weekend.

Brittany speeds Channel service
10 April 2007
Brittany Ferries plans to introduce a 2,200-lane metre vessel between the UK and Cherbourg by early November.

Stretched Ferry becomes world's largest
05 April 2007
Europe's largest ferry operator Stena Line has earned itself a place in the record books by extending the length of its ship Stena Hollandica by more than 30%, making it the largest vessel of its class in the world.

Stena Explorer Returns on the Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire route
25 March 2007
The Stena Line HSS Stena Explorer returns on the Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire route.

EuroTunnel wins Sangatte payout
22 March 2007
EuroTunnel is to be compensated by the UK and French governments for losses it suffered because of the Sangatte refugee camp in northern France.

Consumer test: Channel ferries
17 March 2007
With the summer travel season approaching, another ferry service is being introduced across the English Channel, raising the prospect of a price war on the more expensive western routes into France.

Austal celebrates completion of first vehicle-passenger ferry for Turkey
14 March 2007
43 knots on trials delights passengers

Following the launch in December of "Osman Gazi-1", the first of two Auto Express 88 fast car ferries for the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, an Inaugural Voyage for Representatives of the Operating Cities of Turkey was held on Monday 12th March 2007.

Harwich welcomes one of the world's biggest RoPax ships
12 March 2007
STENA BRITANNICA makes inaugural call at ferry port after extension

Harwich International Port has today [12th March 2007] welcomed the inaugural call of the newly-extended STENA BRITANNICA, now one of the world's largest RoPax vessels.

Calmac release details of new Islay ferry
11 March 2007
Ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne will be visiting Islay in a fortnight's time to discuss details of the new vessel which will be constructed for the Kennacraig to Islay route from 2010.

FREE St Malo shuttle bus to/from the TGV train station for HD Ferries customers!
09 March 2007
HD Ferries have announced that customers carrying a valid HD Ferries email ticket will be able to use the new direct shuttle bus between the St Malo ferry terminal and the Train/Bus station.

FREE Wireless Internet onboard for HD Ferries customers
08 March 2007
Onboard communications have now been installed to allow any customer travelling on the HD Ferries, HD1 vessel with a laptop to connect to the Internet at no cost.

HD Ferries FREE Open days (12th - 14th March) Visit the HD1 before she starts
02 March 2007
HD Ferries are offering the public and the locals of Jersey, Guernsey and St Malo a chance to sample the brand new HD1, fast catamaran Channel Island vessel before she begins sailing on the 15th March.

New catamaran ferry for Orkney Isles
28 February 2007
It was a case of out with the very old and in with the very new as FBMA Marine Inc, the Aboitiz Corp owned shipbuilders based in Cebu, Philippines signed a contract on February 19th 2007 with Pentland Ferries to supply a 70m catamaran ferry for operation from Scotland to the Orkney Isles.

HD FERRIES - New catamaran ferry enters the ports of St Malo, Jersey and Guernsey for the first time
20 February 2007
HD Ferries will start operating between Jersey, Guernsey and St Malo on March 15th in competition with Condor Ferries.

Brittany Ferries expands Cherbourg freight service
15 February 2007
Brittany Ferries has announced an expansion of its cross-Channel freight service from Autumn this year.

Caledonian MacBrayne's troubled Gourock - Dunoon service
12 February 2007
Ministers are set to appeal to the European Commission over Caledonian MacBrayne troubled service to negotiate flexibility on subsidy regulations imposed on the service.

Irish Ferries acquires luxury ferry for Ireland - France service
22 January 2007
Irish Ferries has purchased a newer, more luxurious Passenger/Ro-Ro cruise ferry which will replace their present vessel `Normandy' on the Ireland - France routes.

Additional Service - Dublin to Liverpool
09 January 2007
The day has finally arrived.

Ferry connection Swinoujscie-Trelleborg to open
05 January 2007
Tomorrow, January 5, two Polish ferries will start sailings on the new ferry service between Swinoujscie in Poland and Trelleborg in Sweden.

Number of daily crossings from Helsinki to Germany growing
03 January 2007
Shipping company Tallink Silja moved its Superfast vessels from the Port of Hanko to Helsinki's West Harbour at the turn of the new year.

HD Ferries launches Channel Islands - France ferry service
03 January 2007
HD Ferries launches Channel Islands - France ferry service Press Release - 3rd January 2007

Following the cessation of the Emeraude Lines ferry service in 2005, the States of Jersey, Guernsey and the French region of Brittany have sought an additional operator to meet the demand for ferry travel between the Channel Islands and France.

CMA CGM wants Comanav
02 January 2007
French liner shipping giant CMA CGM has confirmed it is seriously interested in taking over the soon-to-be-privatised Moroccan shipping company Comanav.

Corsica Ferry deadline extended until April
01 January 2007
The Corsican Assembly has given itself four months to find an operator for the public service concession for ferry services between the French mainland and the island.