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Passenger ferries are also not permitted on the Semliki River, which forms part of the border between DR Congo and Uganda.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

"It is urgent to put an end to this deadly situation: open the borders, establish safe routes for passage, and charter ferries."

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

In warm North Carolina, High Point University often ferries visitors in golf carts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

The manifesto also vows to introduce an integrated ticket that would work on all transport networks - including buses, trains, trams and ferries - with the price capped.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Steadily it had plodded, through valleys without trails, through streams without bridges or ferries for crossing.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison