The ferry from Onike on the north Shimoshima to Kuchinotsu, at the southern tip of the Shimabara Peninsula, is run by the Shimabara Railway and operates hourly each day.

The ferry boat from Tomioka Port in Reihoku, sailing north to Mogi in Nagasaki Prefecture, is operated by Yasuda Sangyo Kisen Co. Ltd.

There is also very heavy ferry traffic in the Strait of Istanbul, which crosses between European and Asiatic sides of the city.

The name comes from Greek Bosporos ( Βόσπορος ), which the ancient Greeks analysed as bous ' ox ' + poros ' means of passing a river, ford, ferry ', thus meaning ' ox-ford ', which is a reference to Io ( mythology ) from Greek mythology who was transformed into a cow and condemned to wander the earth until she crossed the Bosphorus where she met Prometheus.

The Battery Park City Ferry Terminal is at the foot of Vesey Street opposite the New York Mercantile Exchange and provides ferry transportation to various points in New Jersey.

Mindelo on São Vicente is the main port for cruise liners and the terminus for the ferry service to Santo Antão.

Praia on Santiago is a main hub for local ferry services to other islands.

There are 66 inhabited islands along the Croatian coast which means there is a large number of local ferry connections.

The island is served by ferries mostly from Athens by ferry companies such as Minoan Lines and ANEK Lines.

One of the more common types is the amphibious ferry such as the M3 Amphibious Rig.

There is a ferry line ( RORO ) connecting Corinth to Italy.

* Kinshasa is linked to Brazzaville ( Republic of the Congo ) by regular boat and ferry services 3. 5 km across the Congo River.

The railway system is connected to Sweden by bridge in Copenhagen and ferry in Helsingør and Frederikshavn, by land to Germany in Padborg and ferry in Rødby and to Norway by ferry in Hirtshals.

Public access is by ferry from either Communipaw Terminal in Liberty State Park ( Jersey City ) or from Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhattan.

There is now an international airport, a domestic airport, a number of airstrips, a growing road network and a much-improved ferry service between the two main islands.

Their largest vessel is the new Smyril, a roll-on / roll-off ferry which maintains the link between Tórshavn and the southern islands.

There is passenger traffic from Helsinki and Turku, which have ferry connections to Tallinn, Mariehamn, Sweden and several other destinations.

Viking Line is one of several companies operating ferry service between Helsinki and Tallinn.

Commuters to West Demerara have a choice of road transport via the Demerara Harbour Bridge or by the Demerara River ferry from the Stabroek Stelling to Vreed en Hoop, which is obliquely opposite.

It is now possible to travel overland to Suriname by taking the ferry on the Guyana side at Moleson Creek and crossing the Corentyne River over to Suriname at South Drain.

There is also a ferry linking Guyana and Suriname crossing the Corentyne River from Springlands ( at Corriverton in Guyana ) to Nieuw Nickerie, a town in Suriname.

A small passenger ferry connects it to the neighbouring island of Portsea where the city of Portsmouth is located.

In the winter, there is a significant reduction of use, and the ferry service to and from Portsea Island is subsidised by the local authorities.

Many locations in Bremerton area are also featured, including the ferry terminals, Central Kitsap High School, and the USS Turner Joy

The Dybbøl fort lies in a short blunt peninsula that defends against access to the fort by land and featured an enclosed pier for the ferry across the Alssund to Sønderborg on the island of Als.

The harbourwalk is home to a Metro Transit ferry terminal, hundreds of stores, Historic Properties, several office buildings, the Casino Nova Scotia, and several public squares where buskers perform, most prominently at the annual Halifax International Busker Festival in August.

* SNCF withdrew their three train ferry sailings on the opening of the Channel Tunnel.

( A physical connection between Omaha, Nebraska and the statutory Eastern terminus of the Pacific road at Council Bluffs, Iowa located immediately across the Missouri River was also not finally established until the opening of UPRR railroad bridge across the river on March 25, 1873, prior to which transfers were made by ferry operated by the Council Bluffs & Nebraska Ferry Company.

In 2000, Bremerton saw the opening of the waterfront multimodal bus / ferry terminal and a hotel / conference center complex in 2004.

The final ferry service was made on the day of the opening of the road bridge.

With the opening of the road tunnel, the Breskens-Vlissingen ferry was restricted to pedestrians and cyclists only.

Prior to the bridge opening, commuters would go from one bank to the other either by using the ferry that ran between Hull and New Holland, Lincolnshire or driving via the M62, M18 and M180 motorways, crossing the River Ouse near Goole ( connected to the Humber ) in the process.

After the opening of the Westerschelde tunnel near Terneuzen in 2003, the ferry now only carries pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

The title, locale and subject of the poem's descriptive opening lines is the shore of the English ferry port of Dover, Kent, facing Calais, France, at the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part ( 21 miles ) of the English Channel, where Arnold honeymooned in 1851.

Prior to the 1818 opening of the Port Deposit Bridge, the river formed a barrier between the northern and southern states, crossable only by ferry.

Immediately after the opening of the bridge passenger ferry services to other North Shore destinations ( such as Northcote and Birkenhead ) were cancelled as were all vehicular ferries.

The town developed rapidly after the opening of the Severn Bridge in 1966, which replaced the car ferry between Beachley and Aust and allowed easier commuting between Chepstow and larger centres including Bristol and Cardiff.

Opposite the Hawes Inn is the pier which served the car ferry until the opening of the Forth Road Bridge.

Pending the opening of the combined road and rail bascule bridge in 1932, Grafton had a train ferry to connect the two railways.

The ferry appears regularly in television shows about New York City such as Sex and the City and in the opening credits of both Late Night and Late Show with David Letterman.

Some of the decline was attributed to the limited access and poor service the cable ferry provided, and part to the opening of the Buttonville Municipal Airport north of the city in Markham, Ontario in 1962.

The most significant upgrade to the entire highway route along the east coast of New Brunswick was the opening of the Centennial Bridge which replaced a ferry service and bypassed the town of Chatham in 1967.

However, with the opening of the suspension bridge, the ferry service lost business, and by 1854, became a tourist attraction instead with the launch of a more luxurious boat.

Upon its opening, the Richmond – San Rafael bridge was the last bridge across San Francisco Bay to replace a previous ferry service, leaving the Benicia – Martinez Ferry across Carquinez Strait as the only remaining auto ferry in the Bay Area ( it would be replaced by a bridge in 1962 ).

The early part of the 19th Century were prosperous times for Tranmere's ferry service, but this was to change with the completion of Thomas Brassey's New Chester Road in 1833 and the opening of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway in 1840.

The successful completion of the car ferry has added to the activity of the town, and has spurred further activity including the opening of new restaurants and the town ’ s first hotel.

The opening of the first stage allowed two ferry services to be replaced, the Skjersholmane – Valevåg Ferry, which connected Stord to Sveio, and the Skjersholmane – Utbjoa Ferry, which connected Stord to Vindafjord.

A further reorganization of CN Marine in 1986 saw the company renamed Marine Atlantic, which operated the ferry service until the opening of the Confederation Bridge on 31 May 1997.

It is connected to Lofoten by ferry, although since the opening of the Lofast road in December 2007, Lofoten can also be reached by road.