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Compendium of the World’s Passenger Ships
My blog contains mini-histories and photos of 2200 ships loaded in a random order. It is a data listing of liners, ferries, cruise and troop ships; every passenger carrying ship over 10000 tons dating from 1858 to the newbuilds of today.
Category Archives: ferry
No.2112 Costanza I di Sicily floated out 9 Oct 2025
14,500GT for Siremar from Fincantieri, Palermo 140m long, 19 kts and 100 passengers IMO:1037282 More photos to follow when she is in service
Posted in ferry, Italian, passenger ship
Tagged fincantieri, Palermo, Siremar, Costanza I di Sicilia, Sicily
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No.2111 Hamanasu floated out 9 Oct 2025
14,300GT for Shin Nihonkai by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan IMO: 8898958 Video Clip of the launch https://x.com/Ichipenmaritime/status/1976148883173699646 On 9 October, the newbuild ship Hamanasu, destined for New Japan Sea Ferry’s Maizuru–Otaru route, was launched at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Shimonoseki Shipyard. … Continue reading
Posted in ferry, Japan, passenger ship, Uncategorized
Tagged Hamanasu, Japan, Maizuru, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, New Japan Sea, otaru, Shin Nihonkai, Shin Nipponkai Ferry
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No.2110 Mercedes Pinto floated out 23 Sep 2025
12,450GT for Balearia from Astilleros Armon in Gijon, Spain IMO:1045136
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Astilleros Armon, Balearia, Fast Ferry, Gijon, Incat, Mercedes Pinto, Spain
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No.2107 GNV Aurora floated out July/Aug 2025
52300GT for GNV from Guangzhou Shipyard International, China Delivered to GNV on 2 Feb 2026 & scheduled to enter active service at the beginning of April 2026 218m x 29.6m 25knots and 1785 passengers IMO:9980069 Images from Marine Traffic
Posted in China, Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax, Uncategorized
Tagged China, GNV, GNV Aurora, Guangzhou Shipyard, Italy
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No.2100 China Zorrilla launched 2 May 2025
13000GT for Buquebus from Incat, Tasmania 130m x 32m 2100 passengers Los Cipreses S.A., doing business as Buquebus, is a Uruguayan company. China Zorrilla was an Uruguayan theatre, film, and television actress, also director, producer and writer. Three images from Walter Pless
Posted in Fast Ferry, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Buquebus, China Zorrilla, Fast Ferry, Incat, Los Cipreses, Tasmania, Uruguay
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No.2098 Keyaki floated out 29 Apr 2025
14300GT for Shin Nihonkai by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 199m x 25.5m 28 knots 286 passengers In build Image from World TM Image from asm h rms 345
Posted in ferry, Japanese, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged keyaki, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shin Nihonkai
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No.2092 Bursztyn Unity floated out 10 December 2024
47,626GT for Unity Line from Remontowa, Gdańsk IMO: 9989900 Still in build
Posted in ferry, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Bursztyn Unity, Gdansk, IMO: 9989900, Remontowa, Unity Line
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No.2090 Panstar Miracle floated out 10 Oct 2024
22,000GT for Panstar Ferries for Daesun Shipbuilding & Engineering, Busan IMO 9980148 Takeuchi Tadao Eduard Legkii
Posted in ferry, passenger liner, passenger ship, Uncategorized
Tagged Busan, Daesun Shipbuilding, IMO 9980148, PanStar, Panstar Miracle
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No.2086 Sunflower Pirka launched 4 Sep 2024
15,600GT for Mol, Sunflower Ferries by Naikai Zosen Co IMO:9965318 Due in service in Apr 2025 Images from TM on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, Japanese, passenger liner, passenger ship, Ro-Ro Pax, Uncategorized
Tagged IMO:9965318, Mol, Naikai Zosen, Sunflower Ferries, Sunflower Pirka
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No.2084 Spirit of Tasmania V floated out 20 Jul 2024
48,000GT for TT Line, Tasmania by Rauma Marine Construction IMO:9936599 Image by John Pagni Photo by V P Stenback on Marine Traffic Photo by Antti Lehtu on Marine Traffic
Posted in ferry, passenger liner, passenger ship, Uncategorized
Tagged Construction, IMO:9936599, Rauma Marine, Spirit of Tasmania V, Tasmania, TT Line
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The World's Passenger Ships 