Inland Cruise & Ferry

A Sao Paulo ferry
Ferry

20-year Sao Paulo ferry concession begins with $453m plan for 45 new vessels

Alan Bosworth
Royal Daffodil Merseytravel main(1).jpg
Ferry

VESSEL REVIEW | Royal Daffodil – Diesel-electric ferry and sightseeing boat for operation on UK's River Mersey

Baird Maritime
Rendering of a 12.5-metre hybrid electric ferry
Ferry

Australian design firm unveils 12.5m hybrid electric river ferry for India’s Kashmir region

Gareth Havelock
Rendering of a Project TFRP700 inland cruise ship
Cruise

Russia's State Transport Leasing Company receives government funding for hybrid inland cruise ship

Gareth Havelock
Boats in the Grand Canal in Venice
Dredging

Italy approves dredging of Venice's Vittorio Emanuele III canal for cruise ship access

Gareth Havelock
A Viking river cruise ship
Cruise

Viking takes delivery of additional 190-guest river cruise ship

Gareth Havelock
Eco Way
Maritime Tourism

VESSEL REVIEW | Eco Way – Aluminium catamaran houseboat for liveaboard use

Baird Maritime
One of the two upgraded berths at the Guangzhou Tower terminal
Ports & Terminals

Berth upgrades completed at tour boat terminal in Guangzhou, China

Jens Karsten
Kanaklata Barua
Ferry

VESSEL REVIEW | Kanaklata Barua – Hybrid-electric catamaran river ferry for West Bengal, India

Baird Maritime
Vyborg, a Russian Project EM901 hybrid ferry
Ferry

Russian yard launches two hybrid ferries ordered by State Transport Leasing Company

Jens Karsten
China Zorrilla
Ro-Pax

World's largest fully electric ferry enters service in Latin America

Gareth Havelock
Nino
Ferry

VESSEL REVIEW | Nino – Low-profile electric ferry and tourist shuttle for Russian river crossings

Baird Maritime
The Russian hovercraft ferry Vasily Ilyin (representative photo only)
Search and Rescue

Hovercraft crews rescue 128 passengers from grounded river ferry in eastern Russia

Gareth Havelock
Viktor Astafyev
Ferry

Russian builder sets year-end delivery for delayed river ferry

Jens Karsten
A port on the Ganges River in Bihar State
Accidents

13 children dead after river boat capsizes in India's Bihar State

Jens Karsten
Lyotchik Talalikhin
Ferry

Russian yard launches additional hydrofoil ferry for Saratov region

Gareth Havelock
Screenshot of video footage alleged to be that of the final voyage of the ferry Mbuya Nehanda on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on August 11, 2026. The ferry capsized later that same day, leaving at least 92 people dead as of August 17, 2026.
Accidents

Board of inquiry launches probe into fatal lake ferry capsizing in Zimbabwe

Gareth Havelock
Map showing Lake Nyasa (also known as Lake Malawi) between Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Accidents

Three dead after ferry catches fire, sinks in Tanzania's Southern Highlands

Jens Karsten
Rendering of a 168-passenger electric sightseeing vessel
Maritime Tourism

Keels laid for new electric tour boats that will serve Moscow river routes

Gareth Havelock
A Viking river cruise ship
Cruise

Viking takes delivery of new 190-guest river ship

Gareth Havelock
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