A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, but also other forms, carrying (or ferrying) passengers and often their cars. A boat is a Watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane on water and provide transport over it A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size Ferries are also used to transport freight (in lorries and sometimes unpowered freight containers) and even railroad cars. Cargo (or freight) refers to goods or produce transported generally for Commercial gain by ship, aircraft, train, This article is about the semi-truck For the North American use of the word see Pickup truck. Containerization (or containerisation) is a system of Intermodal freight transport Cargo Transport using standard ISO containers A railroad car or railway carriage is a Vehicle on a rail transport system (railroad or railway that is used for the carrying of Cargo or Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services. A foot-passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the A water taxi or water bus is a Boat used to provide Public transport, usually but not always in an urban environment A water taxi or water bus is a Boat used to provide Public transport, usually but not always in an urban environment
Ferries form a part of the public transport systems of many waterside cities and islands, allowing direct transit between points at a capital cost much lower than bridges or tunnels. A bridge is a Structure built to span a Gorge, Valley, Road, railroad track, River, Body of water A tunnel is an underground passageway The definition of what constitutes a tunnel is not universally agreed upon
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History
Ferries in antiquity
The profession of the ferryman is embodied in Greek mythology in Charon, the boatman who transported souls across the River Styx to the Underworld. Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon (in Greek, Χάρων &mdash the bright) was the Ferryman of Hades The Greek Underworld is a general term used to describe the various realms of Greek mythology which were believed to lie beneath the earth or beyond the horizon
Speculation that a pair of oxen propelled a ship having a water wheel can be found in 4th century Roman literature “Anonymus De Rebus Bellicis”. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 4th century (per the Julian calendar and Anno Domini / Common era) was that Century Though impractical, there is no reason why it could not work and such a ferry, modified by using horses, was used in Lake Champlain in 19th century America. See “When Horses Walked on Water: Horse-Powered Ferries in Nineteenth-Century America" (Smithsonian Institution Press; Kevin Crisman, co-authored with Arthur Cohn, Executive Director of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum).
Notable ferry services
The busiest seaway in the world, the English Channel, connects Great Britain and mainland Europe sailing mainly to French ports, such as Calais, Boulogne, Cherbourg-Octeville, Caen, St Malo and Le Havre. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Calais (kaˈlɛ in English often kæˈleɪ traditional English pronunciation /ˈkælɨs/ Kales is a town in northern France. Boulogne-sur-Mer ( Bonen in Dutch is a City in Northern France. Caen (kɑ̃ is a commune in northwestern France. It is the Prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Saint-Malo ( Breton: Sant-Maloù; Gallo: Saent-Malô) is a walled port city in Brittany in northwestern Le Havre is a city in the northwest region of France situated on the right bank of the mouth of the Seine River as it outlets into the Bay of the Seine Ferries from Great Britain also sail to Belgium, Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Ireland. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Some ferries carry mainly tourist traffic, but most also carry freight, and some are exclusively for the use of freight lorries.
Large cruiseferries sail in the Baltic Sea between Finland, Sweden, Germany and Estonia, and from Italy to Albania and Greece. A cruiseferry is a ship that combines the features of a Cruise ship with a Ro-Pax ferry. The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία In many ways, these ferries are like cruise ships, but they can also carry hundreds of cars on car decks. A cruise ship or cruise liner is a Passenger ship used for pleasure voyages where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience In Britain, car-carrying ferries are sometimes referred to as RORO (roll-on, roll-off) for the ease by which vehicles can board and leave. See also Merchant ship Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro Ships are ferries designed to carry wheeled Cargo such as
In Australia, two Spirit of Tasmania ferries carry passengers and vehicles 300 kilometres across Bass Strait, which separates Tasmania from the Australian mainland. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Spirit of Tasmania may refer to The trading name of TT-Line Pty Bass Strait (bæs is a sea Strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland ( Victoria in particular Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass Mainland is usually the Continental part of a region as opposed to the Islands nearby These run overnight but also include day crossings in peak time. Both ferries are based in the northern Tasmanian port city of Devonport and sail to Melbourne, Victoria. Devonport is a city in the north-west of Tasmania, Australia, at the mouth of the Mersey River. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3
In New Zealand, ferry services known as the Interislander and Bluebridge connect Wellington in the North Island with Picton in the South Island, across Cook Strait. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Toll Shipping, part of Toll Holdings, operates shipping services between the isalnd of Tasmania and mainland Australia. Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island.
Hong Kong has the Star Ferry carry passengers across Victoria Harbour and the First Ferry carries travellers between Hong Kong Island to outlying islands like Cheung Chau, Lantau Island and Lemma Island. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The "Star" Ferry Company Ltd is a passenger Ferry service operator in Hong Kong, China. Victoria Harbour is a natural landform Harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. New World First Ferry Services Limited ( (in short New World First Ferry, First Ferry Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders
Due to the numbers of large freshwater lakes and length of shoreline in Canada, many provinces and territories have ferry services. The Gateway of India (भारताचे प्रवेशद्वार is a Monument in Mumbai, India. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page BC Ferries carries travellers between Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland on the country's west coast. Vancouver Island is a large Island in British Columbia, Canada, one of several North American regions named after George Vancouver, the British British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C This ferry service operates to other islands including the Gulf Islands and the Queen Charlotte Islands. The Gulf Islands are the Islands in the Strait of Georgia between Vancouver Island and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia The Queen Charlotte Islands or Haida Gwaii ("Islands of the People" and originally in Haida, Xhaaidlagha Gwaayaai ("islands on Canada's east coast has been home to numerous inter and intra provincial ferry and coastal services, including a large network operated by the federal government under CN Marine and later Marine Atlantic. CN Marine was a Canadian Ferry company headquartered in Moncton, New Brunswick. Marine Atlantic Inc (fr Marine Atlantique) is an independent Canadian Crown corporation offering Ferry services between the provinces of Private and publicly owned ferry operations in eastern Canada include Marine Atlantic, serving the island of Newfoundland, as well as Bay, NFL, CTMA, Coastal Transport, and STQ to name but a few. Newfoundland — ˈn(jufənˌlænd (Terre-Neuve Talamh an Éisc — is a large island 15 km off the east coast of Bay Ferries Limited, referred to simply as Bay Ferries, is a ferry company operating in eastern Canada and the United States and is headquartered in Charlottetown Northumberland Ferries Limited ( NFL) is a Ferry company operating in eastern Canada and headquartered in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island The Coopérative de transport maritime et aérien (CTMA is a Canadian transportation company operating in Quebec and Prince Edward Island. Coastal Transport Limited ( Coastal Transport) is a Ferry company operating in eastern Canada on the Bay of Fundy with headquarters in Saint The Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ or Quebec Ferry Corporation in English is a Canadian provincial Crown corporation in the province of Canadian waters in the Great Lakes once hosted numerous ferry services, however these have been reduced to those offered by Owen Sound Transportation and several smaller operations. The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border. This is an historical account of the Owen Sound Transportation Company Limited (OSTC the forerunner of the enterprise that currently operates the vehicle and passenger ferry - M There are also several commuter passenger ferry services operated in major cities, such as Metro Transit in Halifax, Toronto Island Ferry in Toronto and SeaBus in Vancouver. Metro Transit is a Canadian Public transport agency operating Buses and ferries in Nova Scotia 's Halifax Regional Municipality See also Halifax Nova Scotia See also Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election 2008 Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital The Toronto Islands lie in Lake Ontario, just offshore of the city of the Canadian city of Toronto. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The SeaBus is a passenger-only Ferry ( Water taxi) service connecting downtown Vancouver and the City of North Vancouver. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal
Washington State Ferries operates the most extensive ferry system in the United States, with ten routes on Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca serving terminals in Washington and Vancouver Island. This page is about the ferry system operated by the state of Washington The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Puget Sound (ˈpjuːʤᵻt is an arm of the Pacific Ocean, connected to the rest of the Pacific by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in the Pacific Northwest The Strait of Juan de Fuca (also called Juan de Fuca Strait) is a large body of water about long forming the principal outlet for the Georgia Strait and Puget In fiscal year 1999, Washington State Ferries carried 11 million vehicles and 26 million passengers. The Staten Island Ferry in New York City, sailing between the boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island, is the nation's single busiest ferry route by passenger volume. The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger Ferry service operated by the New York City Department of Transportation that runs between Manhattan and Staten The transportation system of New York City is a cooperation of complex systems of infrastructure Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name
Vehicle-carrying ferry services between mainland Cape Cod and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket are operated by the The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority, which sails year-round between Woods Hole and Vineyard Haven as well as Hyannis and Nantucket. Cape Cod (or simply the Cape to most New Englanders is a Peninsula nearly coextensive with Barnstable County Massachusetts and forming the easternmost Martha's Vineyard (adjoining the smaller Chappaquiddick Island) is an Island off the US east coast to the south of Cape Cod, both The Woods Hole Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority, referred to coloquially as The Steamship Authority or simply the SSA, is the statutory regulatory Woods Hole is a Census-designated place (CDP in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Vineyard Haven is a Census-designated place (CDP in the town of Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, Hyannis may refer to Hyannis Massachusetts Hyannisport Massachusetts Hyannis Nebraska Seasonal service is also operated from Woods Hole to Oak Bluffs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Oak Bluffs is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. As there are no bridges or tunnels connecting the islands to the mainland, The Steamship Authority ferries in addition to being the only method for transporting private cars to or from the islands, also serves as the only link by which heavy freight and supplies such as food and gasoline can be trucked to the islands. Additionally, Hy-Line Cruises operates high speed catamaran service from Hyannis to both islands, and several smaller operations run seasonal passenger only service primarily geared towards tourist [[day-trippers] from other mainland ports, including New Bedford, Falmouth, and Harwich. Hy-Line Cruises (colloquially referred to as Hy-Line) is a Massachusetts Ferry and Cruise company that is family owned and operated Falmouth is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. Harwich is a town on Cape Cod, in Barnstable County in the state of Massachusetts in the United States.
The San Francisco Bay Area has several ferry services, connecting with cities as far as Vallejo. The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a geographically and ethnically diverse metropolitan region that surrounds the Vallejo (vəˈleɪoʊ or /vəˈleɪhoʊ/ in English /baˈjeho/ in the original Spanish) is the largest city in Solano County The majority of ferry passengers are daily commuters and tourists. The only way to get to Alcatraz is by ferry. Alcatraz Island, sometimes informally referred to as simply Alcatraz or locally as the Rock, is a small island located in the middle of San Francisco Bay
Until the completion of the Mackinac Bridge in the 1950s, ferries were used for vehicle transportation between the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, across the Straits of Mackinac in the United States. The Mackinac Bridge (ˈmækɨnɔː with a silent "c" at the end of the word is a Suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac to connect the The Lower Peninsula of Michigan is surrounded by water on all sides except its southern border which it shares with Ohio and Indiana. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that comprise the U The Straits of Mackinac (ˈmækɨnɔː like MACK-in-aw note the silent "c" is the strip of water that connects two of the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ferry service for bicycles continues across the straits for transport to Mackinac Island, where motorized vehicles are almost completely prohibited. The bicycle, cycle, or bike is a pedal-driven, human-powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind Mackinac Island (ˈmækɨnɔː) is an island covering in land area belonging to the U
Types of ferries
Ferry designs depend on the length of the route, the passenger or vehicle capacity required, speed requirements and the water conditions the craft must deal with.
Double-ended
Double-ended ferries have interchangeable bows and sterns, allowing them to shuttle back and forth between two terminals without having to turn around. Well-known double-ended ferry systems include the Staten Island Ferry , Washington State Ferries , several boats on the North Carolina Ferry System , and the Lake Champlain Transportation Company. The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger Ferry service operated by the New York City Department of Transportation that runs between Manhattan and Staten This page is about the ferry system operated by the state of Washington The Lake Champlain Transportation Company ( LCTC or just LCT) provides car and passenger Ferry service at three points on Lake Champlain Most Norwegian fjord and coastal ferries are double-ended vessels. Some ferries in Sydney, Australia and British Columbia are also double-ended. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C In 2008, BC Ferries launched three of the largest double-ended ferries in the world.
Hydrofoil
Hydrofoils have the advantage of higher cruising speeds, succeeding hovercraft on some English Channel routes where the ferries now compete against the Eurotunnel and Eurostar trains that use the Channel Tunnel. A hydrofoil is a Boat with wing-like foils mounted on struts below the hull. A hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle (ACV is an Amphibious vehicle or craft, designed to travel over any sufficiently smooth surface supported by Eurostar is a High-speed train service in Western Europe connecting London and Kent in the United Kingdom, with Paris The Channel Tunnel (Le tunnel sous la Manche also known as the Chunnel, is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in England with Passenger-only hydrofoils also proved a practical, fast and relatively economical solution in the Canary Islands but were recently replaced by faster catamaran "high speed" ferries that can carry cars. The Canary Islands ( English pronunciation kəˈnæriː ˈaɪləndz Spanish: Islas Canarias, ˈizlas kaˈnarjas are a Spanish A catamaran (From Tamil 'kattumaram' is a type of Multihulled Boat or Ship consisting of two hulls or vakas joined by some Their replacement by the larger craft is seen by critics as a retrograde step given that the new vessels use much more fuel and foster the inappropriate use of cars [1] in islands already suffering from the impact of mass tourism.
Hovercraft
Hovercraft were developed in the 1960s and 1970s to carry cars. The Mountbatten class Hovercraft or SR-N4 (Saunders Roe Nautical 4 was built by the British Hovercraft Corporation (BHC Dover is a town and major ferry port in the county of Kent, England. A hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle (ACV is an Amphibious vehicle or craft, designed to travel over any sufficiently smooth surface supported by The largest was the massive SRN4 which carried cars in its centre section with ramps at the bow and stern between England and France. The hovercraft was superseded by catamarans which are nearly as fast and are less affected by sea and weather conditions. Only one service now remains, between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which The Isle of Wight is an English Island and county in the English Channel between three and five miles (8 km from the south coast of the
Catamaran
Catamarans are normally associated with high-speed ferry services. The High-speed Sea Service, or Stena HSS is the name commonly given to type of High-speed craft developed and operated by the Stena Shipping Line A catamaran (From Tamil 'kattumaram' is a type of Multihulled Boat or Ship consisting of two hulls or vakas joined by some Stena Line operates the largest catamarans in the world, the Stena HSS class, between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe or Ireland. Stena Line is one of the world's largest ferry operators with Ferry services serving Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Great Britain The High-speed Sea Service, or Stena HSS is the name commonly given to type of High-speed craft developed and operated by the Stena Shipping Line These waterjet-powered vessels, displacing 19,638 tonnes, are larger than most catamarans and can accommodate 375 passenger cars and 1,500 passengers. A pump-jet or water jet is a marine system that creates a jet of Water for propulsion. Other examples of these super-sizer catamarans are found in the Brittany Ferries fleet with the Normandie Express and the Normandie Vitesse.
Ro-ro
Roll-on/roll-off ferries (RORO) are large, conventional ferries named for the ease by which vehicles can board and leave. See also Merchant ship Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro Ships are ferries designed to carry wheeled Cargo such as
Cruiseferry
A cruiseferry is a ship that combines the features of a cruise ship with a RoRo ferry. Facilities The facilities are based over 12 decks. The main public rooms and services centre around atrium area on Decks 8 and 9 A cruiseferry is a ship that combines the features of a Cruise ship with a Ro-Pax ferry. A cruise ship or cruise liner is a Passenger ship used for pleasure voyages where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience
Fast RoPax Ferry
Fast RoPax ferries are conventional ferries with a large garage intake and a relatively large passenger capacity, with conventional diesel propulsion and propellers that sail over 25 knots (46 km/h). See also Merchant ship Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro Ships are ferries designed to carry wheeled Cargo such as Pioneering this class of ferries was Attica Group, when it introduced Superfast I between Greece and Italy in 1995 through its subsidiary company Superfast Ferries. Attica Holdings SA ( ASE[http //wwwasegr/content/en/Companies/ListedCo/Profiles/profile Superfast Ferries is a Greece -based Ferry company founded in 1993 by Pericles Panagopulos and Alexander Panagopulos
Pontoon ferry
Pontoon ferries carry vehicles across rivers and lakes and are widely used in less-developed countries with large rivers where the cost of bridge construction is prohibitive. A pontoon is a flat-bottomed Boat or the floats used to support a structure on water One or more vehicles are carried on a pontoon with ramps at either end for vehicles to drive on and off. A drawbridge is a type of Movable bridge typically associated with the entrance of a Castle. Cable ferries (next section) are usually pontoon ferries, but pontoon ferries on larger rivers are motorised and able to be steered independently like a boat.
Cable ferry
Very short distances may be crossed by a cable or chain ferry, which is usually a pontoon ferry (see above), where the ferry is propelled along and steered by cables connected to each shore. The Murray River, or River Murray and sometimes informally referred to as the "Mighty Murray" is Australia 's largest River. A cable ferry or chain ferry is a means of water transportation by which a Ferry or other boat is guided and in many cases propelled across a river or other larger Sometimes the cable ferry is human powered by someone on the boat. Reaction ferries are cable ferries that use the perpendicular force of the current as a source of power. A reaction ferry is a ferry that uses the current of the river to propel the vessel across the river Examples of a current propelled ferry are the four Rhine ferries in Basel, Switzerland (see http://www.faehri.ch/). "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly. Cable ferries may be used in fast-flowing rivers across short distances. Cable ferries are referred to in Australia and New Zealand as "punts".
Free ferries operate in some parts of the world, such as at Woolwich in London, England (across the River Thames); in Amsterdam, Netherlands (across the IJ waterway); in New York Harbor, connecting Manhattan to Staten Island; along the Murray River in South Australia, and across many lakes in British Columbia. Woolwich (ˈwʊlɪtʃ or /ˈwʊlɪdʒ/ is a suburb in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The IJ (sometimes shown on old Maps as " Y " or " Ye " is a River, formerly a Bay, in the Dutch New York Harbor, a geographic term refers collectively to the rivers bays and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name The Murray River, or River Murray and sometimes informally referred to as the "Mighty Murray" is Australia 's largest River. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C A cable ferry that charges a toll operates on the Rivière des Prairies between Sainte-Dorothée and Île Bizard in Quebec, Canada. A reaction ferry is a ferry that uses the current of the river to propel the vessel across the river This is a list of Bridges and other crossings of the Rivière des Prairies from the Saint Lawrence River upstream to the Ottawa River ( Lac des Deux For the train station see: Sainte-Dorothée (AMT Sainte-Dorothée is a Neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec. Île Bizard is an island near the Island of Montreal in the Hochelaga Archipelago. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
Victorian inventions
Along the shore of Brighton there was a "ferry" on rails: the Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway had carriages mounted 100 ft (30 m) above rails that were under water at high tide. Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. The Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway was a unique Railway in Brighton, England that ran through the shallow waters of the English It ran between Brighton and the nearby coastal village of Rottingdean.
Air ferries
In the 1950s and 1960s, travel on an "air ferry" was possible—aeroplanes, often ex-military, specially equipped to take a small number of cars in addition to "foot" passengers. An air ferry is a Ferry service in which cars and passengers are transported by aircraft These operated various routes including between the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the Continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European Companies operating such services included Corsair. Corsair SA Trading as Corsairfly, is an Airline based in Paris, France.
The term is also applied to any "ferrying" by air, and is commonly used when referring to airborne military operations.
Docking
Ferry boats often dock at specialized facilities designed to position the boat for loading and unloading, called a ferry slip. ferry slip is a specialized docking facility that receives a ferryboat. If the ferry transports road vehicles or railway carriages there will usually be an adjustable ramp called an apron that is part of the slip. A drawbridge is a type of Movable bridge typically associated with the entrance of a Castle. A linkspan or link-span is a type of Drawbridge used mainly in the operation of moving Vehicles on and off a RO-RO vessel or Ferry In other cases, the apron ramp will be a part of the ferry itself, acting as a wave guard when elevated and lowered to meet a fixed ramp at the terminus — a road segment that extends partially underwater. A drawbridge is a type of Movable bridge typically associated with the entrance of a Castle. A slipway, boat slip or just a slip, is a ramp on the shore by which Ships or Boats can be moved to and from the water
First, shortest, largest
On 11 October 1811 inventor John Stevens' ship the Juliana, began operation as the first steam-powered ferry (service was between New York City, and Hoboken, New Jersey). Metro Transit is a Canadian Public transport agency operating Buses and ferries in Nova Scotia 's Halifax Regional Municipality Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Col John Stevens III ( 1749 - March 6 1838) was an American lawyer engineer and an inventor Uses A Steam engine uses the expansion of steam in order to drive a Piston or Turbine to perform Mechanical work. The City of New York Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.
The world's shortest regular ferry route runs a scant few feet across the harbor of Edgartown, Massachusetts to the island of Chappaquiddick off Martha's Vineyard Island. Although it operates with no set schedule, it runs every day, hence its name "On-Time". "
The oldest ferry service in continuous operation may be the Sundbåt ("Sound/Strait Boat") shuttle in Kristiansund, Norway. Kristiansund is a city and municipality on the western coast of Norway, in the Nordmøre district of the county Møre og Romsdal Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Started in 1876, the small motor ferry crosses the harbour from Kirklandet to Innlandet, then Nordlandet, Gomalandet, and back to Kirklandet, repeating the round trip in half-hour intervals morning to evening on weekdays.
Another contender for oldest ferry is the Mersey Ferries service from Liverpool to Birkenhead, England. Metro Transit is a Canadian Public transport agency operating Buses and ferries in Nova Scotia 's Halifax Regional Municipality Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland There is evidence that there has been a ferry service over the river for over 800 years. Liverpool's city charter in 1207 specifies rights of passage across the river payable by a toll.
Two of the world's largest ferry systems are located in the Strait of Georgia, in the Canadian province of British Columbia, and Puget Sound, in the U. The Strait of Georgia or the Georgia Strait (also known as the Gulf of Georgia) is a Strait between Vancouver Island (as well as its nearby British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Puget Sound (ˈpjuːʤᵻt is an arm of the Pacific Ocean, connected to the rest of the Pacific by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in the Pacific Northwest S. state of Washington. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. BC Ferries in British Columbia operates 36 vessels, visiting 47 ports of call, while Washington State Ferries owns 28 vessels, travelling to 20 ports of call around Puget Sound. This page is about the ferry system operated by the state of Washington The Sydney Ferries Corporation in Sydney, Australia operates 31 passenger ferries in Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), carrying 18 million passengers annually. Sydney Ferries is a state owned corporation of the New South Wales Government providing commuter Ferry services on Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney Australia It operates catamarans and other types of ferries on these routes, with the most famous likely being the Circular Quay-Manly route. Between 1938 and 1974 this route operated the South Steyne, billed at the time as the largest and fastest ferry of its type. Sydney Ferries became an independent corporation owned by the government in 2004.
Some of world's busiest ferry routes include the Star Ferry in Hong Kong and the Staten Island Ferry in New York City. The "Star" Ferry Company Ltd is a passenger Ferry service operator in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger Ferry service operated by the New York City Department of Transportation that runs between Manhattan and Staten The transportation system of New York City is a cooperation of complex systems of infrastructure
Metrolink Queensland operates 21 passenger ferries on behalf of Brisbane City Council, 12 being single-hulled ferries and 9 CityCats (catamarans), along the Brisbane River from the University of Queensland through the city to Brett's Wharf. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland The University of Queensland (UQ is one of Australia's premier learning and research institutions
Clean energy for ferries
With the price of oil at such high levels, and with increasing pressure from consumers for measures to tackle global warming, a number of innovations for energy and the environment were put forward at the Interferry conference in Stockholm. This article is about the price of crude oil see Gasoline usage and pricing for information about derivative motor fuels Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the According to the company Solar Sailor, hybrid marine power and solar wing technology are suitable for use with ferries, private yachts and even tankers. A yacht is a recreational boat It designates two rather different classes of Watercraft, sailing and power yachts [2]
See also
- Cable ferry
- Reaction ferry
- RORO, Roll-On, Roll-Off vehicular ferry
- Train ferry
- Water taxi
- List of ferry operators
- Largest ferries of Europe
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- Interferry. A cable ferry or chain ferry is a means of water transportation by which a Ferry or other boat is guided and in many cases propelled across a river or other larger A reaction ferry is a ferry that uses the current of the river to propel the vessel across the river See also Merchant ship Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro Ships are ferries designed to carry wheeled Cargo such as See also Merchant ship A train ferry is a Ship designed to carry railway vehicles A water taxi or water bus is a Boat used to provide Public transport, usually but not always in an urban environment The following is a list of Ferry operators Asia See also List of ferry operators in Japan Cebu Ferries ( Cebu Note
- Example of double-ended ferry of the Jamestown Ferry system. The Jamestown Ferry (also known as the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry) is an automobile and bus Ferry service across a navigable portion of the James River in
- Examples of a range of ferry models.
Dictionary
ferry
-noun
- A ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule
-verb
- To move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly.
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