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

The time for river ports had gone however, and most of them disappeared, facing particular pressure from the new rail ferries, In the 1980s, deregulation also involved and heavily changed the port industry, with harbour boards abolished, and replaced by more commercially-focussed companies.

The ferries are jointly run by the railway companies of Tanzania and Uganda and form the chief means of transport between Tanzania and Uganda.

By the Hepburn Act, the ICC's authority was extended to cover bridges, terminals, ferries, railroad sleeping cars, express companies and oil pipelines.

Realising that car-passenger ferries would be the dominating traffic form in the future, the three collaborating companies decided to form a daughter company, Oy Siljavarustamo / Siljarederiet Ab.

Numerous companies operate ferries to Bois Blanc Island and Mackinac Island.

After Tyngsborough was incorporated it became known for its ferries which travelled up and down the Merrimack River, the quarries that produced granite, and several box companies that started in town.

The double-decker car ferries that serviced the two Western Scheldt crossings until 2003 were sold to Italian companies, where two of them, the Queen Beatrix ( renamed Tremestieri ) and Prince Johan Friso ( renamed Acciarello ) were adapted for the crossing between Messina and Villa San Giovanni on the Italian mainland.

Taylor discusses the watermen's disputes with the theater companies ( who moved the theaters from the south bank to the north in 1612, depriving the ferries of traffic ) in The True Cause of the Watermen's Suit Concerning Players ( written in 1613 or 1614 ).

Prior to the opening of Ringaskiddy Ferry Port, car ferries sailed from here ; now, the Ro-Ro ramp is used by companies importing cars into Ireland.

The following ferries have operated historically on routes run by Wightlink or previous companies that have been absorbed by Wightlink.

The system connects more than travel agents and millions of travelers with more than 400 airlines, 90, 000 hotels, 30 car-rental companies, 200 tour operators, and dozens of railways, ferries and cruise lines.

Some railway companies operated their own ferries, boats, and ships and these would also be the responsibility of their Chief Engineer, but they would have been ordered from shipyards.

Merchant shipping companies ( and particularly liner companies such as Cunard Line and ferries such as Red Funnel ) were quick to recognise the publicity value of distinctive funnels, both in terms of shape, number of funnels, and the colours they were painted.

Transportation via car, bike, or walking to the island is provided by ferries from the Miller Boat Line ( departing from the northern point of Catawba Island ), and Jet Express ( departing from Port Clinton, Ohio, Sandusky, Ohio, and Lorain, Ohio ), and many more including various charter boat companies in the area.

The Hepburn Act of 1906 authorized the ICC to set maximum railroad rates, and extended the agency's authority to cover bridges, terminals, ferries, sleeping cars, express companies and oil pipelines.

The ferries were largely private initiatives, but they increasingly came to be operated by the public sector.

Faster catamaran ferries were used by Tranz Rail and its competitors.

These reforms included guarantees to ensure the Ottoman subjects perfect security for their lives, honour, and property ; the introduction of the first Ottoman paper banknotes ( 1840 ) and opening of the first post offices ( 1840 ); the reorganization of the finance system according to the French model ( 1840 ); the reorganization of the Civil and Criminal Code according to the French model ( 1840 ); the establishment of the Meclis-i Maarif-i Umumiye ( 1841 ) which was the prototype of the First Ottoman Parliament ( 1876 ); the reorganization of the army and a regular method of recruiting, levying the army, and fixing the duration of military service ( 1843 – 44 ); the adoption of an Ottoman national anthem and Ottoman national flag ( 1844 ); the first nationwide Ottoman census in 1844 ( only male citizens were counted ); the first national identity cards ( officially named the Mecidiye identity papers, or informally kafa kağıdı ( head paper ) documents, 1844 ); the institution of a Council of Public Instruction ( 1845 ) and the Ministry of Education ( Mekatib-i Umumiye Nezareti, 1847, which later became the Maarif Nezareti, 1857 ); the abolition of slavery and slave trade ( 1847 ); the establishment of the first modern universities ( darülfünun, 1848 ), academies ( 1848 ) and teacher schools ( darülmuallimin, 1848 ); establishment of the Ministry of Healthcare ( Tıbbiye Nezareti, 1850 ); the Commerce and Trade Code ( 1850 ); establishment of the Academy of Sciences ( Encümen-i Daniş, 1851 ); establishment of the Şirket-i Hayriye which operated the first steam-powered commuter ferries ( 1851 ); the first European style courts ( Meclis-i Ahkam-ı Adliye, 1853 ) and supreme judiciary council ( Meclis-i Ali-yi Tanzimat, 1853 ); establishment of the modern Municipality of Istanbul ( Şehremaneti, 1854 ) and the City Planning Council ( İntizam-ı Şehir Komisyonu, 1855 ); the abolition of the capitation ( Jizya ) tax on non-Muslims, with a regular method of establishing and collecting taxes ( 1856 ); non-Muslims were allowed to become soldiers ( 1856 ); various provisions for the better administration of the public service and advancement of commerce ; the establishment of the first telegraph networks ( 1847 – 1855 ) and railroads ( 1856 ); the replacement of guilds with factories ; the establishment of the Ottoman Central Bank ( originally established as the Bank-ı Osmanî in 1856, and later reorganized as the Bank-ı Osmanî-i Şahane in 1863 ) and the Ottoman Stock Exchange ( Dersaadet Tahvilat Borsası, established in 1866 ); the Land Code ( Arazi Kanunnamesi, 1857 ); permission for private sector publishers and printing firms with the Serbesti-i Kürşad Nizamnamesi ( 1857 ); establishment of the School of Economical and Political Sciences ( Mekteb-i Mülkiye, 1859 ); the Press and Journalism Regulation Code ( Matbuat Nizamnamesi, 1864 ); among others.

While bridges could be constructed over relatively narrow canals, they were more costly on wide navigable rivers, and in many cases horse ferries were provided, to enable the horse to reach the next stretch of towpath.

Two ferries were built in 1834 and 1835 and provided a continuous service, operating in alternate months.

The original ferries were replaced by two new ferries built in 1871 and 1878.

The Volta was immediately sold for breaking and two new ferries were ordered, which entered service in 1925 and 1926.

These were the first ferries on the route designed to carry motor vehicles and could carry 800 passengers and 16 cars.

Motor traffic using the route increased rapidly after World War II, and two new ferries with a capacity of 30 cars each were introduced by 1961.

The landing beaches were expanded further in 1972 allowing all 3 ferries to operate simultaneously.

The three ferries were refitted in the 1980s and were stretched so that they could carry approximately 50 cars.

These remained in service until 2005, when they were replaced by the current ferries.

Hamish Brown did the first continuous self-propelled round of the Munros ( except for the Skye and Mull ferries ) between 4 April and 24 July 1974 walking, of which were on a bicycle, with of ascent.

Taverns catering to travelers were established and ferries were launched.

The ferries were free for Mormon settlers while all others were charged a toll of from $ 3. 00 to $ 8. 00.

Over the years many ferries were established to help get across the many rivers on the path of the Oregon Trail.

Multiple ferries were established on the Missouri River, Kansas River, Little Blue River, Elkhorn River, Loup River, Platte River, South Platte River, North Platte River, Laramie River, Green River, Bear River, two crossings of the Snake River, John Day River, Deschutes River, Columbia River, as well as many other smaller streams.

At dangerous or difficult river crossings, ferries or toll bridges were set up and bad places on the trail were either repaired or bypassed.

The waters of the strait are traversed by numerous ferries.

A cheap way to explore the Bosphorus is offered by the public ferries that traverse the Bosphorus from Eminönü ( ferries dock at the Boğaz İskelesi ) on the historic peninsula of Istanbul to Anadolu Kavağı near the Black Sea, zigzagging between the Rumelian and Anatolian sides of the city.

It is also possible to experience the Bosphorus by taking a regular ride in one of the public ferries that travel between the European and the Asian sides.

It is also possible to travel by the privately owned ferries available between Üsküdar and Beşiktaş or Kabataş.

An extensive system of ferries, operated by Jadrolinija, serves Croatia's many islands and links coastal cities.

Dartmouth is linked to Kingswear, on the other side of the River Dart, by three ferries.

The Faroe Islands is served by an internal transport system based on roads, ferries, and helicopters.

The network of blue Bygdaleiðir rural buses ( as well as the ferries ) is operated by Strandfaraskip Landsins on behalf of the Faroese government, which provides subsidies.

Passengers coming to SkyPier by high-speed ferries can board buses for onward flights while arriving air passengers can board ferries at the pier for their journeys back to the PRD.

The ferries that make this voyage from Grand Portage, MN do so in an hour and a half, and spend 4 hours on the island, allowing plenty of time for hiking, picnic lunches and taking in a guided hike or program by the park staff.

All ferries are run by the Canal Authority and their use is free of charge.

While the ports of Burlington, Vermont ; Port Henry, New York ; and Plattsburgh, New York are little used nowadays except by small craft, ferries and lake cruise ships, they had substantial commercial and military importance in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The bridge opened on November 1, 1957, ending decades of the two peninsulas being solely linked by ferries.

Two of the three ferries used by the Interislander, the Arahura and the Aratere, are rail ferries with special rail decks.

This service was operated by the Union Steam Ship Company, and the passenger ferries typically operated an overnight service, although in later years the last of these vessels, the Rangatira, operated alternate nights in each direction plus a daylight sailing between Lyttleton up to Wellington on Saturdays ( so as to get a balance of four sailings in each direction, each week ).

The route is currently served by three ferries, named after three rivers in the area: Tamar II, Lynher II and Plym II.