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In terms of gross tonnage, the largest ferry [1] in the world is the 75,156-ton Color Magic, built by Aker Finnyards of Finland, and operated by Color Line on the route between Oslo in Norway and Kiel in Germany. [2] [3] Its sister ship Color Fantasy comes a close second in tonnage. As a measure of the total internal volume of a ship, gross ...
Upon entering service, the crossing with a length of 1,961.48 metres (6,435.3 ft), became the longest cable ferry crossing in the world. [10] In 2019 the Baynes Sound Connector in the three years since launch surpassed 30,000 sailings and saved more than 415,000 litres (91,000 imp gal; 110,000 US gal) of fuel on route. [11]
MV Ulysses is a RORO car ferry currently owned and operated by Irish Ferries. The ship was launched on 1 September 2000 at Aker Finnyards shipyard in Rauma, Finland and services the Dublin–Holyhead route. The vessel stands 12 decks high, at a height of 167.5 feet [2] (approx 51 metres) from keel to mast. The vessel has five vehicle decks ...
The Kootenay Lake ferry is a ferry across Kootenay Lake in southeastern British Columbia, which operates between Balfour, on the west side of the lake, and Kootenay Bay, on the east side. The MV Osprey 2000 and the MV Balfour are the two vessels used. [1] The route is the world's longest free scenic ferry which carries vehicles. [2]
The Dubai Eye is the world’s largest Ferris wheel. It opened in 2021 on tiny Bluewaters Island in the Arabian Gulf. If conditions are right, expect spectacular views of the Dubai Marina and the ...
With an ocean crossing of approximately 1900 metres, the cable ferry between Vancouver Island and Denman Island in British Columbia; is the longest one in the world. 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); along the ...
Each section will be 217 meters long (roughly half the length of the world’s largest container ship), 42 meters wide and 9 meters tall. Weighing in at 73,000 metric tons each, they will be as ...
The largest and busiest cable ferry is the Torpoint Ferry in Plymouth, England. It was first converted to cable operation in 1831 and currently operates 3 ferries, carrying 8000 vehicles per day. [6] [7] The longest cable ferry link is MV Baynes Sound Connector south of Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada with a length of 1961.48 metres.