Methanol Fuel Cell Powered Passenger Ferry Sets Sail

The MS innogy, the first vessel in Germany to be powered by methanol fuel cells, was named on Friday. The passenger ferry, which will sail on Lake Baldeneysee, Essen, features a fuel cell system manufactured by the Danish fuel cell manufacture SerEnergy.

CalMac Sees over Five Million Passengers in 2016

Scottish ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) has reported that its annual passenger carrying figures exceeded five million for first time in 20 years.

Search Ends for Missing Royal Caribbean Passenger

The United States Coast Guard has suspended the search for a passenger whofell overboard from the Independence of the Seas cruise ship on December 22.

Marseille Fos Sees Recovery in Passenger Numbers

A mixed first-half at French port Marseille Fos saw continued growth in general cargo and a recovery in passenger numbers, while total cargo throughput dropped by 3% during the first half of 2016, finishing at 39.13 million tonnes.

Futuristic Traffic Sensors Help Streamline Europe’s Busiest Passenger Port

The Port of Dover is turning to a raft of futuristic traffic sensors to keep billions of pounds of trade and millions of passengers on the move.

IMO Studies Asian Passenger Vessel Safety

IMO conducted a hazard identification (HAZID) exercise for non-SOLAS passenger ships in the Philippines last week. The aim is to develop a template for the use of the HAZID by other IMO member states, as a way of enhancing the safety of domestic passenger

IMO sec-gen Sekimizu calls for action on passenger ferry safety

IMO secretary-general Koji Sekimizu says action must be taken to improve the safety standards on passenger ferries following the fatal fire on the Norman Atlantic. ...