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No more than a 30-minute wait for a Staten Island Ferry, ever? City Council ...
SILive.com
Staten Island's City Council delegation is set to introduce a bill next month that would mandate nobody ever wait more than 30 minutes for the Staten Island Ferry -- be it in the middle of the night during the week or early in the morning on a holiday ...

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/05/post_515.html

More Bell Island Ferry Woes
VOCM
Transportation Minister Paul Davis says the Beaumont Hamel, which is undergoing refit, could be back in service by next week, but it will then be sent to the Fogo-Change Islands run to replace the Captain Earl W. Winsor, which will be out for refit.

http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=34229&latest=1

Replacing overnight Staten Island Ferry service with buses is a bad idea
SILive.com
In a report just issued, the IBO proposed, among other things, eliminating Staten Island Ferryservice during late-night and early-morning hours and replacing it with cheaper bus service between Whitehall and St. George. The financial watchdog said ...

http://www.silive.com/opinion/editorials/index.ssf/2013/05/no_staten_island_ferry_service.html

FARQUHAR: Irresponsible for Feds to let Island ferry idle 0
The Sudbury Star
I'm not sure people who live off-Island have any idea what the idling of the ferry means to us. That's hundreds of people out of seasonal work. Many businesses rely on the tourist season to survive the whole year and almost every business on the Island ...

http://www.thesudburystar.com/2013/05/06/farquhar-irresponsible-for-feds-to-let-island-ferry-idle

Sinking of BC ferry 'honest mistake,' not criminal action: defence
CTV News
VANCOUVER - The defence lawyer for the crew member charged in the sinking of a passenger ferry off the B.C. coast says the disaster was the result of "honest mistakes," not criminal action. Karl Lilgert's lawyer is also using his closing arguments 

http://bc.ctvnews.ca/sinking-of-b-c-ferry-honest-mistake-not-criminal-action-defence-1.1264115

Orkney ferry breakdown: Serco NorthLink says it is looking for other vessel
BBC News
The operator of an Orkney ferry which could be out of action for a month has said it is trying to find a temporary alternative vessel for the route. The Hamnavoe service to Scrabster has suffered engine problems and Serco NorthLink say there are no ...

Prudence Island ferry service to end in December
Boston.com
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (AP) — The operator of the ferry between Bristol and Prudence Island has told local officials that the service will cease operations in December, leaving island residents with notransportation to the mainland. The Newport Daily News ...

http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode-island/2013/04/26/prudence-island-ferry-service-end-december/lhtZuzGriPpyS6rXEzCSnJ/story.html

Alaska Ferries Lose Nature Experts to Budget Cuts
ABC News
Alaska's state-owned ferries — which shuttle residents and tourists between remote towns on the coasts of Washington state, Canada and Alaska — are scaling back costs by getting rid of the naturalist program on all but one of the 11-ship fleet this year.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/alaska-marine-highway-naturalist-program-flounders-19061636#.UX642KLvvX4

Condor Ferries confirms return to Weymouth in July
BBC News
Condor Ferries has confirmed that its services from Weymouth in Dorset to the Channel Islands and St Malo in France will resume as planned in July. Fast ferryservices were transferred to Poole in February 2012 because of safety concerns after part of ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-22111938

'Catastrophic dereliction' of duty in ferry sinking: expert mariner
CTV News
VANCOUVER -- The crew at the helm of an ill-fated B.C. ferry missed at least 12 minutes worth of crucial checks, something an expert mariner told a criminal negligence causing death trial was a "catastrophic dereliction" of duty. Andrew Flotre has 23 ...

http://bc.ctvnews.ca/catastrophic-dereliction-of-duty-in-ferry-sinking-expert-mariner-1.1234538

Woman rescued after falling from BC ferry near Tsawwassen
Vancouver Sun
METRO VANCOUVER - BC Ferries has cancelled a couple of sailings after a woman fell off a ferry and was rescued from the water this morning near the Tsawwassen ferryterminal. The 11 a.m. sailing from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen and the 1 p.m. sailing ..

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/metro/Several+sailings+cancelled+after+woman+rescued+after+falling/8201070/story.html

Big toll on NC wallets: Ferry fees set, being fought
The Virginian-Pilot
Hatteras-Ocracoke and Currituck-Knotts Island ferries will remain free. On the Swan Quarter-Ocracoke and Cedar Island-Ocracoke ferries, one-way fares would go up to $27 per vehicle and $5 per person.

http://hamptonroads.com/2013/04/big-toll-nc-wallets-ferry-fees-set-being-fought

Island ferry plan will cost taxpayers
Port Huron Times Herald
The Times Herald's Sunday opinion suggested the conversion of a privately run Harsens Island ferryservice to a government run and/or assisted operation would be good for ferry customers. That is true. It was near the end of the article, however, when ...

http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20130327/OPINION/303270023/Island-ferry-plan-will-cost-taxpayers?nclick_check=1

Yarmouth opposition kills island ferry legislation
Bangor Daily News
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Steve Moriarty, D-Cumberland, said he withdrew the bill after hearing neighbors of the ferry dock on Cousins Island speak out against the bill at a March 11 special Town Council meeting. Cousins residents believed the bill ...

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/03/27/news/portland/yarmouth-opposition-kills-island-ferry-legislation/?ref=latest

Ferries to France: Great escapes across the Channel
Telegraph.co.uk
The link to Calais (whether by ferry from Dover or Eurotunnel from Folkestone) remains the quickest and cheapest way to get to France. Unless you live within much easier reach of one of the other UK Channel ports, and speed is your priority, it will be ..

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/france/9902272/Ferries-to-France-Great-escapes-across-the-Channel.html

Build new two Taku ferries instead
Juneau Empire
In the debate over the functionality of the new Day Boat Alaska Class Ferry design, one fact should not get lost. The governor announced it at a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Ketchikan, with the objective to build whatever size ferry could be built ...

http://juneauempire.com/letters/2013-03-03/build-new-two-taku-ferries-instead

Fewer riders, canceled trips plague ferries
Whidbey News-Times
Already under fire over a slew of cost and design concerns, Washington's newest ferries are earning fresh criticism from one state lawmaker as operational statistics reveal new questions about the vessels' performance. A review of state Department of ...

http://www.whidbeynewstimes.com/news/192601271.html

Double Savings Offer with Brittany Ferries
Afloat
#FrenchFerry- Cork-Rosscoff is the shortest route to France and Brittany Ferries will open the 2013 season in a month's time with sailings served by the luxury cruiseferry Pont-Aven. Connections to Cork have improved with M7 and M8 motorways, with ..

http://afloat.ie/port-news/ferry-news/item/21003-springtime-double-saving-offer-with-brittany-ferries

Fare revision on the cards for ferries
The Hindu
A fare hike is on the anvil for passenger ferries operated across the State by the State Water Transport Department (SWTD). Ferry fares fixed in 2001 were not revised during the past 12 years. Commuters now travel up to 3 km by paying a minimum fare of ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/fare-revision-on-the-cards-for-ferries/article4425593.ece

EVERETT: State to fix ferries, stop them from listing
The Olympian
Washington transportation officials are making adjustments to three ferries to stop them from tilting to one side when the boats are empty. Advertisement. Assistant Transportation Secretary David Moseley said the listing doesn't create a long-term ...

http://www.theolympian.com/2013/02/17/2426892/everett-state-to-fix-ferries-stop.html