A motion in the Scottish Parliament calling for the reinstatement of the passenger service on the Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry has received cross-party support.
Posted: 31 August 2010Dover MP Charlie Elphicke has outlined his alternative plans for a “people’s port” to buy the UK south east ro-ro hub after management embarked on a controversail privatisation process opposed by the ferry companies and local people.
Posted: 27 August 2010An estimated 40% overcapacity on the Dover Strait has seen passenger ticket prices plummet.
Posted: 25 August 2010Irish Ferries has lopped 40% off their fares on Ferries from Ireland to France.
Posted: 24 August 2010Take the ferry from Toulon to Livorno with Moby Lines and swap the boring road alternative with a wonderful onboard experience.
Posted: 23 August 2010French ferry operator LD Lines is to cease its passenger service from Dover to Boulogne on September 5 - but will look at the possibility of maintaining a freight-only link.
Posted: 23 August 2010Italian ferry giant Moby Lines now bring you year round ferry services to the Italian island of Elba with the addition of a new service from Piombino to Cavo.
Posted: 23 August 2010DFDS Group have announced that due to continuing losses the Rosyth Zeebrugge passenger ferry service will cease from the beginning of next year.
Posted: 20 August 2010If you are looking for the cheapest cross channel ferries from Dover to Dunkerque then you should follow our simple guide.
Posted: 20 August 2010LD Lines have announced plans to transfer one of their two Dover Boulogne Ferries to their new ferry service between France and Spain.
Posted: 19 August 2010Brittany Ferries have released their winter/spring sailing schedule and opened bookings for ferry crossings up to April 2011.
Posted: 19 August 2010Irish Ferries are one of the most well known ferry companies, but do you know how to get their cheapest ferry tickets?
Posted: 18 August 2010Swansea Cork Ferry operator Fastnet Line are allowing customers to travel for a discount if Sunday is the chosen departure date.
Posted: 18 August 2010Ferry traffic from the Tyne is riding the crest of a wave – thanks to ash clouds and airline strikes.
Posted: 17 August 2010Condor Ferries engineers have repaired the pistons on Condor Vitesse following a failure of the lube oil system and she has now resumed operations on all four engines. Later today Condor Vitesse will travel North from St Malo, returning to Poole to serve the routes between the UK and Channel Islands.
Posted: 17 August 2010Darts gods Keith Deller and Eric Bristow will step up to the oche with P&O Ferries to re-kindle a rivalry that saw the former World champions dominate darts for more than a decade.
Posted: 17 August 2010Ferries.co.uk have added to their vast network of ferry services with the addition of Trans Russia Express.
Posted: 14 August 2010Hundreds of thousands of passengers face the prospect of travel disruption during one of the busiest holiday periods of the year, after staff at UK airports yesterday voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action following what unions described as a "measly" 1% pay offer.
Posted: 13 August 2010The Italian government has reiterated its commitment to privatising state-owned ferry company Tirrenia di Navigazione in one piece, rather than splitting it up.
Posted: 13 August 2010Louis Dreyfus Armateurs group (LD Lines)and its Italian partner (Grimaldi Lines have announced through their jointly-owned subsidiary, GLD Atlantique, the forthcoming opening of the first Franco-Spanish motorway of the sea, linking the port of Nantes Saint-Nazaire to Gijón. This follows the signing of a joint declaration on projects for two motorways of the sea between France and Spain by Dominique Bussereau, the French Minister of State responsible for Transport, and his Spanish counterpart Magdalena Alvarez, back in February 2009.
Posted: 10 August 2010