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.

Common commercial uses of watercraft, which would not be referred to as yachting, include commercial fishing, shipping, operation of ferries, and military applications.

In effort to control this the county has put forth numerous projects to widen existing highways, and the cities of Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg have also implemented a bus service oriented towards visitors, which ferries tourists to and from various popular destinations throughout the towns via decorated buses referred to as " trolleys.

The Fast Ferry Scandal, also referred to as the Fast Ferries Scandal, " FastCat Fiasco ", Fast Ferries Fiasco, were names given to a political affair in the late 1990s relating to the construction of three fast ferries in British Columbia.

Technically this encompasses all ferries with both a roll on / roll off car deck and passenger-carrying capacities, but in practice ships with facilities for more than 500 passengers are often referred to as cruiseferries.

In the United States, train ferries are sometimes referred to as " car ferries ", as distinguished from " auto ferries " used to transport automobiles.

In Australia, cable ferries are commonly referred to as punts.

A traditional reed lighter ( a vessel used to transport reeds, harvested for use as thatch ) called the ' Helen ' now ferries visitors between Ranworth Broad and Malthouse Broad.

The rail ferries Pere Marquette 12 and Pere Marquette 10 were converted to barges ( PM 10 in 1974, PM 12 in the 1980s ) and used until 1995 to carry dangerous cargoes and oversize cars.

Because of the ferries ' popularity, many people book their ferry trip well in advance.

Two ferries from Shinwa and Ushibuka, in the south of Shimoshima, connect Amakusa to Nagashima in Kagoshima Prefecture.

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

Two ferries operate on the route-a fast foot passenger only catamaran ferry called " Rathlin Express " and a larger ferry, owned by the Scottish Government, called " MV Canna " which carries both foot passengers and a small number of vehicles, weather permitting.

Two car ferries belonging to the Weiße Flotte operate every half-an-hour between the Zudar peninsula on Rügen and Stahlbrode on the mainland, halfway between Stralsund and Greifswald.

Two hand (" pull ") cable ferries enable foot passengers to cross the river, powered by ferrymen who pull the ferry across the river using an overhead cable.

Two ferries run during the summer months and one during the off-season.

Two passenger ferries make weekly sailings along Lake Malawi between Monkey Bay and Chilumba ; the MV Ilala and the Mtendere.

Two ( free ) 24 hour car ferries provide access to St Albans from the Sydney region along roads following the old goat and horse tracks on either side of the Macdonald.

Image: Nagu färjan. jpg | Two ferries transport cars between Nagu and Pargas.

Two bascule bridges — the Paintersville Bridge and Isleton Bridge — replaced the free ferries in 1923, and are of a type patented by Joseph B. Strauss, who went on to design the Golden Gate Bridge.

Two automobile cable ferries cross the river at the at Whitehaven and Upper Ferry.

Two of the older ferries have been stretched in length by 12 metres, with upper car decks similar to St Clares being added, replacing movable mezzanine decks.

Two of the three ferries were used for service ; the third one was delivered as the Fast Cat operation was abandoned.

At the eastern most point, Cross Sound Ferry runs daily car and passenger ferries to and from New London, Connecticut.