News log 2012 week 6

Florida-Cuba ferry plans stuck in US "black hole"
Sun-Sentinel
By Doreen Hemlock, SunSentinel Nearly two years after applying for a license to run a ferry between Port Everglades and Cuba, a Fort Lauderdale company still awaits government approval. Havana Ferry Partners wonders why it can't get the go-ahead, ...
 
Ferry 'shuffle' after Stornoway-Ullapool boat damaged
BBC News
A ferry that sails between the Scottish mainland and the Western Isles has been damaged following a major engine repair. MV Isle of Lewis was damaged leaving a dry dock in Liverpool. Operator Caledonian MacBrayne said it was having to "shuffle"
 
Mukilteo ferry terminal upgrade eyed
Whidbey News-Times
Islanders riding the ferry to Mukilteo will find better facilities sometime in the future, but exactly what they will look like is yet to be decided. The Mukilteo ferry terminal is described by the ferry system as deteriorating and major repairs are ...
 
New Ferry to Serve Nearby Puerto Rico Islands
ABC News
Traveling by ferry just became easier for tourists visiting the popular Puerto Rico islands of Vieques and Culebra. Officials with the Maritime Transportation Authority say a ferry capable of carrying 600 passengers is now operating to both islands.
 
Branford selectmen give blessing to ferry for Thimble Islanders
New Haven Register
By Alexandra Sanders, Register Staff BRANFORD — The Board of Selectmen has given its blessing to a new ferry service to shuttle Thimble Islands residents and others to the expansive islands. It serves as a solution to islanders' ferry woes.