News log 2012 week 33
Submitted by pvannini on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 18:33
Alarm bells after ferry fright at sea
Times of India
MUMBAI: For ferry operators at Gateway of India, Diwali is the peak season where thousands of tourists from around the country line up for a boat ride to Elephanta caves and Alibaug. Official estimates indicate that the 88 ferries under the Ferry ...
Times of India
MUMBAI: For ferry operators at Gateway of India, Diwali is the peak season where thousands of tourists from around the country line up for a boat ride to Elephanta caves and Alibaug. Official estimates indicate that the 88 ferries under the Ferry ...
Ferries ponders fuel switch
Victoria Times Colonist
By Carla Wilson And Rob Shaw, Times Colonist October 26, 2011 Converting vessels from diesel fuel to liquefied natural gas could save BC Ferries at least $25 million a year, says chief executive David Hahn. "I don't think it's a question of if you'll ...
Victoria Times Colonist
By Carla Wilson And Rob Shaw, Times Colonist October 26, 2011 Converting vessels from diesel fuel to liquefied natural gas could save BC Ferries at least $25 million a year, says chief executive David Hahn. "I don't think it's a question of if you'll ...
Protest over Aran ferry levy
Irish Times
Aran islanders travelled in force into Galway yesterday to voice their opposition to a new levy on ferry travel. A reduced form of the levy was voted through by councillors last night, after a heated debate – during which one Fianna Fáíl councillor ...
Irish Times
Aran islanders travelled in force into Galway yesterday to voice their opposition to a new levy on ferry travel. A reduced form of the levy was voted through by councillors last night, after a heated debate – during which one Fianna Fáíl councillor ...
Greek seamen's union blocks ferry departures
Monsters and Critics.com
Athens - Tensions escalated in the Greek port of Piraeus near Athens on Tuesday, as members of the Panhellenic Seamen's Union continued to block ferry departures, despite calling off a week-long strike against the government's austerity drive. ...
Monsters and Critics.com
Athens - Tensions escalated in the Greek port of Piraeus near Athens on Tuesday, as members of the Panhellenic Seamen's Union continued to block ferry departures, despite calling off a week-long strike against the government's austerity drive. ...
City endorses second ferry option to Wolfe Island
EMC Kingston
While endorsing the MTO report, councillors also requested the City of Kingston be a participant in "future studies or next steps" that flow from the Wolfe Island Transportation Study. The year-long study identified the need for a second 75-car ferry ...
EMC Kingston
While endorsing the MTO report, councillors also requested the City of Kingston be a participant in "future studies or next steps" that flow from the Wolfe Island Transportation Study. The year-long study identified the need for a second 75-car ferry ...
Friendships flourish among a group of commuters catching the ferry to work ...
SILive.com
By Elise G. McIntosh Advance File PhotoMany commuters strike up conversations with other riders they meet on the 25-minute ferry ride from Staten Island to Manhattan. STATEN ISLAND, NY — The Staten Island Ferry isn't just a means of transportation
SILive.com
By Elise G. McIntosh Advance File PhotoMany commuters strike up conversations with other riders they meet on the 25-minute ferry ride from Staten Island to Manhattan. STATEN ISLAND, NY — The Staten Island Ferry isn't just a means of transportation
FACT CHECK — Lingle: 'Nothing Was Done Wrong with Superferry'
Honolulu Civil Beat
The measure permitted “a large capacity inter-island ferry” to immediately resume operations, court documents show. Environmental groups again appealed to the Hawaii Supreme Court, which ruled in their favor in May 2009. The Superferry filed for ...
Honolulu Civil Beat
The measure permitted “a large capacity inter-island ferry” to immediately resume operations, court documents show. Environmental groups again appealed to the Hawaii Supreme Court, which ruled in their favor in May 2009. The Superferry filed for ...
