ferry
Sign in to savealt=Large roll-on roll-off ferry carrying passengers and vehicles across open water|thumb|Passenger and vehicle ferry in coastal waters A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus.
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A ferry is a boat or ship that carries passengers across a body of water, and sometimes also transports vehicles and cargo. Ferries matter as practical transportation links—for example, small passenger ferries with multiple stops in places like Venice function as essential water-based transit systems similar to buses or taxis on land.
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- History
- Notable services
- Asia
- Bangladesh
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Russian Federation
- Europe
- Scotland
- England
- Denmark
- Baltic Sea
- Turkey
- Italy
- Sweden
- North America
- Canada
- United States
- Mexico
- South America
- Oceania
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Types
- Double-ended
- Hydrofoil
- Hovercraft
- Catamaran
- Roll-on/roll-off
- Cruiseferry / RoPax
- Fast RoPax ferry
- Turntable ferry
- Pontoon ferry
- Train ferry
- Foot ferry
- Cable ferry
- Air ferries
- Docking
- Records
- Gross tonnage
- Oldest
- Largest networks
- Busiest networks
- Fastest
- Sustainability
- Alternative fuels
- Accidents
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- External links
alt=Large roll-on roll-off ferry carrying passengers and vehicles across open water|thumb|Passenger and vehicle ferry in coastal waters A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus.
Ferries form a part of the public transport systems of many waterside cities and islands, allowing direct transit between points at a capital cost much lower than bridges or tunnels. Ship connections of much larger distances (such as over long distances in water bodies like the Baltic Sea) may also be called ferry services, and many carry vehicles.