A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and their vehicles across a body of water. Ferries are also used to transport freight (in lorries and sometimes unpowered freight containers) and even railroad cars. 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.

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. However, ship connections of much larger distances (such as over long distances in water bodies like the Mediterranean Sea) may also be called ferry services, especially if they carry vehicles.

The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries passenger car ferry on the Dover-Calais English Channel route which can carry 600 cars.

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Richmond, BC Tonight, KidSport and BC . Ferries. are proud to show 250 financially disadvantaged kids of Metro Vancouver how Sports Skills Are Life Skills . BC . Ferries. purchased 250 tickets to tonight's BC Lions game to demonstrate to ...

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Seattle the plan to improve Washington's . ferry. fleet takes another step forward with the advertisement today, Aug. 7, of a contract to build at least two new 64-car . ferries. .

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The full frenzy of Greece going home for the festival of the Assumption of the Virgin on August 15th has begun. The good news is that there are extra buses ...
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King County Executive Kurt Triplett said he wants to keep the county's promise to improve six major Metro bus corridors by delaying future passenger ferry ...

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Two of the FastCat ferries docked in North Vancouver that are on their way for service in the Middle East. Jonathan Hayward / AP Photo / The Canadian Press ...

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  • Ferry Companies of the WebFerry Companies of the Web
    ferrytravel.de
    A whole site dedicated to ferry companies represented on the web.
  • FerryWebFerryWeb
    biphome.spray.se
    World-wide index of ferries.
  • Sea TrukSea Truk
    seatruk.com
    Sea Truk LLC can assist you with your marine construction or island transportation needs.
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