Extended Operational and Trade Vocabulary
Ferries, Ro-Pax Operators and Routes glossary (page 2)
The ferry and ro-pax vocabulary: the operators and their corporate lineage, the named ports and sea basins served (the Adriatic ferry routes), and the route, terminal, and ro-pax-vessel terms. Grounds each term in the ferry operator, the port, or the route it belongs to.
313 defined terms.
Showing 63 on this page (page 2 of 2).
S
- Sealink
- Marlink VSAT service brand.
- Seattle
- Washington State cruise homeport for Alaska itineraries.
- Seydisfjordur
- Icelandic East Fjords port and Smyril Line's Icelandic terminus.
- Shetland
- Scottish archipelago served by NorthLink Ferries from Aberdeen.
- Silja Europa
- Tallink Silja ro-pax built 1993 long deployed on Helsinki to Tallinn and Tallinn to Stockholm.
- Silja Line
- Tallink Grupp subsidiary brand operating Stockholm to Helsinki and Stockholm to Turku cruise-ferry services.
- Silja Serenade
- Tallink Silja cruise-ferry built 1990 deployed on Helsinki to Stockholm via Mariehamn.
- Silja Symphony
- Tallink Silja cruise-ferry built 1991 sister to Silja Serenade on Helsinki to Stockholm.
- Smyril Line
- Faroese operator running Norrona between Hirtshals, Torshavn, and Seydisfjordur.
- SOL Continent Line
- Swedish ro-ro operator on Wallhamn and Oxelosund to Travemunde and Tilbury routes.
- SOL Line
- Common name for Swedish Orient Line ro-ro and short-sea operations.
- Solent
- The strait between the Isle of Wight and the English mainland, where the Royal Yacht Squadron runs Cowes Week.
- Spirit of British Columbia
- BC Ferries Spirit class ro-pax built 1993 deployed on Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay.
- Spirit of Vancouver Island
- BC Ferries Spirit class ro-pax built 1994 sister of Spirit of British Columbia.
- St Malo
- French Breton port hosting Brittany Ferries and Condor Ferries services to Portsmouth, Poole, Jersey, and Guernsey.
- Star
- Two-person keelboat designed by Francis Sweisguth, Olympic 1932 to 2012.
- Star Ferry
- Hong Kong Victoria Harbour passenger ferry operator founded 1880 connecting Tsim Sha Tsui, Central, and Wan Chai.
- Staten Island Ferry
- New York City Department of Transportation passenger service between St George and Whitehall in Manhattan.
- Stena Britannica
- Stena Line ro-pax built 2010 deployed on Hoek van Holland to Harwich.
- Stena Ebba
- Stena Line E-Flexer ro-pax delivered 2022 deployed on Karlskrona to Gdynia.
- Stena Estelle
- Stena Line E-Flexer ro-pax delivered 2022 sister to Stena Ebba.
- Stena Hollandica
- Stena Line ro-pax built 2010 sister to Stena Britannica on Hoek van Holland to Harwich.
- Stena Line
- Swedish ferry operator across Northern Europe.
- Stena Nautica
- Stena Line ro-pax built 1986 deployed on Varberg to Grenaa.
- Suffragette
- P&O Ferries hybrid ro-pax of the Fusion class delivered for Dover to Calais.
- Superfast Ferries
- Attica Group Adriatic brand operating Patras and Igoumenitsa to Ancona and Bari.
- SuperSpeed 1
- Color Line ro-pax built 2008 deployed on Kristiansand to Hirtshals.
- SuperSpeed 2
- Color Line ro-pax built 2008 deployed on Larvik to Hirtshals.
- Suquamish
- Washington State Ferries Olympic class ro-pax delivered 2018.
- Swartz Bay
- BC Ferries Vancouver Island terminal near Sidney serving Tsawwassen and the Southern Gulf Islands.
T
- Tacoma
- Washington State Ferries Jumbo Mark II class ro-pax built 1997.
- Tallink
- Estonian ferry and cruise-ferry operator on the Baltic.
- Tallink Grupp
- Estonian publicly listed ferry operator headquartered in Tallinn owning Tallink, Silja Line, and Sea Wind brands.
- Tallinn
- Estonian capital port and Tallink Grupp home base.
- Tangier Med
- Moroccan Mediterranean port serving as the Strait of Gibraltar ferry hub for Algeciras, Barcelona, Marseille, and Sete.
- Tarifa
- Spanish Strait of Gibraltar port hosting FRS and Intershipping fast craft to Tangier Ville.
- Tirrenia
- Italian ferry company now owned by Moby Lines operating Naples to Palermo, Civitavecchia to Olbia, and Genoa to Porto Torres.
- Tokitae
- Washington State Ferries Olympic class ro-pax delivered 2014.
- Toulon
- French Mediterranean naval port and arsenal developed under Vauban from the 1670s.
- Transmanche Ferries
- French operator running Newhaven to Dieppe under DFDS Seaways branding for Syndicat Mixte de Promotion de l'Activite Transmanche.
- Trasmediterranea
- Spanish Naviera Armas subsidiary operating Strait of Gibraltar, Balearic, and Canary services.
- Travemunde
- German Baltic Lubeck port hosting Finnlines, TT-Line, and Stena Line services to Sweden, Finland, and Latvia.
- Trelleborg
- Swedish Baltic port hosting Stena Line, TT-Line, and Finnlines services to Travemunde, Rostock, Sassnitz, and Swinoujscie.
- Trollfjord
- Hurtigruten ro-pax built 2002 deployed on the Bergen to Kirkenes coastal route.
- Tsawwassen
- BC Ferries Vancouver-area terminal serving Swartz Bay and Duke Point on Vancouver Island.
- Turku
- Finnish southwest port hosting Viking Line and Tallink Silja services to Stockholm via Mariehamn and Langnas.
- Tustumena
- Alaska Marine Highway System ro-pax built 1964 deployed on Southwest Alaska routes.
V
- Valencia
- Spanish city that hosted the America's Cup in 2007 and the Deed of Gift Match in 2010.
- Venice
- Italian cruise destination served by terminals at Marghera and Fusina since the 2021 ban on large ships in the Giudecca Canal.
- Vesteralen
- Hurtigruten ro-pax built 1983 deployed on the Bergen to Kirkenes coastal route.
- Victoria I
- Tallink ro-pax built 2004 deployed on Tallinn to Stockholm.
- Viking Cinderella
- Viking Line cruise ferry operating Stockholm overnight cruises.
- Viking Glory
- Viking Line LNG dual-fuel cruise-ferry built 2022 deployed on Turku to Stockholm via Mariehamn.
- Viking Grace
- Viking Line LNG dual-fuel cruise-ferry built 2013 and the world's first LNG-fueled passenger cruise-ferry, deployed on Turku to Stockholm.
- Viking Line
- Finnish ferry operator on the northern Baltic, owner of Viking Cinderella.
- Viking XPRS
- Viking Line ro-pax built 2008 deployed on Helsinki to Tallinn.
W
- W.B. Yeats
- Irish Ferries cruise-ferry built 2018 deployed on Dublin to Cherbourg and Dublin to Holyhead.
- Washington State Ferries
- Operator of the largest US ferry system by passenger volume, serving Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands.
- Wenatchee
- Washington State Ferries Jumbo Mark II class ro-pax built 1998.
- Western Isles
- Outer Hebrides Scottish archipelago served by CalMac from Ullapool, Uig, and Oban.
- Wightlink
- UK ferry operator on the Solent serving the Isle of Wight.
Y
- Ystad
- Swedish Skane Baltic port hosting Bornholmslinjen, Polferries, and Unity Line services to Bornholm and Swinoujscie.
Z
- Zeebrugge
- Belgian port with major ro-ro, container, and LNG terminals.