List of passenger ship companies
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This list of passenger ship companies is of companies that own and operate passenger ships, including cruise ships, cargo-passenger ships, and ferries (for passengers and automobiles).
For the list of companies that own and operate freight ships (bulk carriers, car carriers, container ships, roll-on/roll-off (for freight), and tankers), see list of freight ship companies.
For shipping agencies, or companies that own and operate tugboats and fishing ships, see the category for shipping companies by country.
Key
[edit]- " " - call sign or common name
- ( ) - parent company or conglomerate
- > - previous company name
- >> - company name in local language
- CR - cruise ships
- CP - cargo-passenger ships
- FR - ferries (for passengers and automobiles)
Africa
[edit]Mauritius
[edit]Morocco
[edit]Tunisia
[edit]Asia
[edit]Azerbaijan
[edit]Bangladesh
[edit]- Agarpur Navigation
- M/S Rabeya Shiping Co.
- M/S Salma Shiping Corporation
- Sundarban Navigation
- Surovi/Crescent Shipping
China
[edit]- China-Japan International Ferry ("CHINJIF")
Indonesia
[edit]Iran
[edit]- IRISL
Israel
[edit]Lebanon
[edit]- Abou Merhi Cruises
Turkey
[edit]Japan
[edit]- A-Line Ferry - FR
- Camellia Line - FR
- MOL Sunflower (MOL Group) - FR
- Hankyu Ferry (SHK Line Group) - FR
- Higashi Nihon Ferry - FR
- Kampu Ferry (SHK Line Group) - FR
- Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen, "Silver Ferry" (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha) - FR
- Meimon Taiyo Ferry (MOL Group) - FR
- Ocean Tokyu Ferry - FR
- Orient Ferry (SHK Line Group) - FR
- Seikan Ferry (Kita Nihon Kaiun, and Kyoei Unyu)
- Shanghai Ferry
- Shanghai Shimonoseki Ferry
- Shin Nihonkai Ferry (SHK Line Group) -FR
- Taiheiyō Ferry - FR
- Tokyo-Wan Ferry - FR
- Tsugaru Kaikyō Ferry - FR
Presently, no service for passengers
- Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, "K Line"
- Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, "MOL" (Mitsui Group)
- Nippon Yusen Kaisha, "NYK" (Mitsubishi Group)
Defunct
- Diamond Ferry (MOL Group) (merged into Ferry Sunflower)
- Kansai Kisen (merged into Ferry Sunflower)
Malaysia
[edit]Philippines
[edit]- 2GO Travel
- Aleson Shipping Lines
- Archipelago Philippine Ferries Corporation (FastCat)
- Cokaliong Shipping Lines
- Lite Shipping Corporation
- Montenegro Shipping Lines
- Ocean Fast Ferries, Inc. (Oceanjet)
- Starlite Ferries
- Starhorse Shipping Lines
- SuperCat Fast Ferry Corporation
- Trans-Asia Shipping Lines
- Roble Shipping
- Medallion Transport Inc.
Stopped operating passengers
Defunct
- Negros Navigation (Merged into Aboitiz Transport System to form 2GO Travel.)
- SuperFerry (Aboitiz Transport System) (Merged into Negros Navigation to form 2GO Travel.)
- Cebu Ferries (Aboitiz Transport System) (Merged into Negros Navigation to form 2GO Travel.)
- William Lines Inc.
- Sweet Lines
- Compañia Maritima
Singapore
[edit]Sri Lanka
[edit]- Canadian Star Line[1] Sri Lanka
Europe
[edit]Croatia
[edit]Cyprus
[edit]Denmark
[edit]- Arctic Umiaq Line A/S
- Bornholmstrafikken
- DFDS Seaways (DFDS A/S)
- Mols-Linien (Clipper Group, Bahamas)
- Scandlines
Estonia
[edit]Faroe Islands
[edit]Finland
[edit]- Ålandstrafiken
- Birka Cruise (Eckero Line)
- Eckerö Line
- Finnlines (Grimaldi Group, Italy)
- Kristina Cruises
- Sally Cruise (Rederi Ab Sally)
- Silja Line (Tallink, Estonia)
- Viking Line
- Wasa Line
Defunct
France
[edit]- Brittany Ferries (BAI Bretagne Angleterre Irlande S.A.)
- Compagnie du Ponant
- Corsica Ferries
- LD Lines (Louis Dreyfus Group)
- SNCM (Veolia Transport)
Defunct
Germany
[edit]Defunct
- F. Laeisz
- Norddeutscher Lloyd, "NDL"
Greece
[edit]- ANEK Lines
- Blue Star Ferries
- Hellenic Seaways
- Maritime Company of Lesvos
- Minoan Lines
- Superfast Ferries
- Sea Jets
- Fast Ferries
- Golden Star Ferries
- ANES Ferries
- Nova Ferries
- Chandris Line
- Epirotiki Line
- Greek Line
Ireland
[edit]Isle of Man
[edit]Italy
[edit]- Costa Crociere
- Grimaldi Lines (Grimaldi Group)
- Home Lines
- Lauro Lines
- Moby Lines
- MSC Cruises
- SNAV
- Tirrenia di Navigazione
Defunct
Lithuania
[edit]- DFDS Lisco (DFDS A/S, Denmark)
Monaco
[edit]Montenegro
[edit]Netherlands
[edit]- Holland America Line
- Norfolkline (DFDS A/S, Denmark)
Defunct
- Netherland Line >> Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland
Norway
[edit]- Bergen Steamship Company, "Bergen", >> Bergenske Dampskibsselskab, "BDS"
- Boreal Sjø
- Color Line
- Fjord Line
- Fjord1
- FosenNamsos Sjø
- Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
- Hurtigruten
- Kystlink
- Norled
- Norwegian Cruise Line
- Torghatten Nord
- Torghatten Trafikkselskap
Defunct
- Finnmark Fylkesrederi og Ruteselskap
- Helgelandske
- Norwegian America Line
- Royal Viking Line
- Thoresen Car Ferries (merged into P&O European Ferries, UK)
Poland
[edit]- Polferries > Polish Baltic Shipping Company >> Polska Żegluga Bałtycka "PŻB"
- Unity Line (Polish Steamship Company) – FR
Russia
[edit]- Sakhalin Shipping Company, "SASCO"
- Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company (defunct)
Spain
[edit]Defunct
- Compañía Transatlántica Española, "Spanish Line"
- Vapores Transatlánticos Españoles A Folch
- Vapores Transatlánticos Pinillos Izquierdo
- Ybarra
- Naviera Aznar
- Compañía de Vapores Correo A Lopez
Sweden
[edit]Defunct
United Kingdom
[edit]- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Cunard (Carnival Corporation & plc)
- Finnburg Switzer
- Hovertravel
- Isles of Scilly Steamship Company
- P&O (DP World, UAE)
- P&O Ferries
- Sally Line UK (Rederi Ab Sally, Finland)
- Seatruck Ferries (Clipper Group, Bahamas)
- Swan Hellenic
- Thomson Cruises
Defunct
- Anchor Line
- Alfred Holt and Company, "Blue Funnel Line"
- Blue Star Line
- Bristol City Line
- British India Steam Navigation Company, "British India Line"
- British Railways ships
- Clan Line
- Court Line
- Douglas Lapraik & Company (Hong Kong)
- Douglas Steamship Company (Hong Kong)
- Elder Dempster Line
- Ellerman Line
- European Ferries (Merged into P&O Ferries)
- Evan Thomas Radcliffe
- Fyffes Line
- Hong Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company (Hong Kong)
- Hoverspeed
- Loch Line
- Manchester Liners
- New Zealand Shipping Company
- Ocean Village
- Olau Line
- Orient Steam Navigation Company, "Orient Line"
- Pacific Steam Navigation Company
- Palm Line
- Port Line
- Red Star Line
- Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
- Silver Line
- Townsend Bros Ferries (merged into P&O Ferries)
- Townsend Thoresen (merged into P&O Ferries)
- Union-Castle Line
- White Star Line
North America
[edit]Canada
[edit]Mexico
[edit]United States
[edit]- Carnival Cruise Line
- Crystal Cruises (Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Japan)
- Holland America Line (Carnival Corporation & plc)
- Princess Cruises (Carnival Corporation & plc)
- Transformed Services Inc (North America to the world)
South America
[edit]Chile
[edit]Oceania
[edit]Australia
[edit]Fiji
[edit]Nauru
[edit]New Zealand
[edit]- Fullers Ferries (Fullers Group)
- Interislander Line (KiwiRail)
- Reef Shipping (Reef Group)
- Strait Shipping (Bluebridge)
- Union Steam Ship Company (P&O, UK)