ferry
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The ferry operator added that anyone who had already booked a break on the island and planned to leave or arrive on a Sunday in June, July or August would still be helped across.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Old and rusting tankers like these form what maritime experts call the “shadow fleet,” a roving armada of hundreds of vessels that ferry oil for sanctioned regimes, including Iran and Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Smith explained that in the past, states used to create bespoke statutes for corporations to do something like operate a ferry or a toll bridge.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
Travellers were facing wait times of over two hours at the terminal in southern England to get the cross-Channel ferry to France, the Port of Dover said in traffic updates.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
I buttoned my jacket against the wind and concentrated on Captain Billy’s sons Edgar and Richard who had jumped ashore and were helping Otis tie up the ferry with graceful, practiced steps.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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