List of passenger ship companies

This list of passenger ship companies is of companies that own and operate passenger ships, including cruise ships, cargo-passenger ships, and ferries (for passengers and automobiles).

For the list of companies that own and operate freight ships (bulk carriers, car carriers, container ships, roll-on/roll-off (for freight), and tankers), see list of freight ship companies.

For shipping agencies, or companies that own and operate tugboats and fishing ships, see the category for shipping companies by country.

Key

• " " - call sign or common name
• ( ) - parent company or conglomerate
• > - previous company name
• >> - company name in local language
• CR - cruise ships
• CP - cargo-passenger ships
• FR - ferries (for passengers and automobiles)

Europe

Austria

• Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft

Belgium

• Oostende Lines
• Red Star Line
• Regie voor Maritiem Transport (state-owned enterprise)
• Transeuropa Ferries (TransEuropa Shipping Lines, Slovenia)

Croatia

• Blue Line International
• Jadrolinija
• Mediteranska

Cyprus

• Louis Cruise Lines (Louis Group)

Denmark

• Arctic Umiaq Line A/S
• Bornholmstrafikken
• DFDS Seaways (DFDS A/S)
• Mols-Linien (Clipper Group, Bahamas)
• Scandlines

Estonia

• EstLine
• Linda Line
• Tallink

Faroe Islands

• Smyril Line

Finland

• Ålandstrafiken
• Birka Cruise (Eckero Line)
• Eckerö Line
• Finnlines (Grimaldi Group, Italy)
• Kristina Cruises
• Sally Cruise (Rederi Ab Sally)
• SeaWind Line (Tallink, Estonia)
• Silja Line (Tallink, Estonia)
• SuperSeaCat
• Viking Line
• Wasa Line

Defunct

• Effoa
• Jakob Lines
• Rederi Ab Sally
• RG Line

France

• Brittany Ferries (BAI Bretagne Angleterre Irlande S.A.)
• Corsica Ferries
• LD Lines (Louis Dreyfus Group)
• SNCM (Veolia Transport)

Defunct

• Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
• Fabre Line
• Messageries Maritimes
• SeaFrance (SNCF)

Germany

• AIDA cruises
• Hamburg Atlantic Line
• Hanseatic Tours
• Phoenix Reisen
• TT-Line
• TUI cruises

Defunct

• F. Laeisz
• Norddeutscher Lloyd, "NDL"

Greece

• ANEK Lines
• Blue Star Ferries
• Hellenic Seaways
• Maritime Company of Lesvos
• Minoan Lines
• Superfast Ferries

Defunct

• Chandris Line
• Epirotiki Line
• Greek Line

Ireland

• B&I Line
• Fastnet Line
• Irish Ferries
• Norse Merchant Ferries

Italy

• Costa Crociere
• Grimaldi Lines (Grimaldi Group)
• Home Lines
• Lauro Lines
• Moby Lines
• MSC Cruises
• SNAV
• Tirrenia di Navigazione

Defunct

• Cosulich Line
• Italian Line

Lebanon

• Abou Merhi Cruises

Lithuania

• DFDS Lisco (DFDS A/S, Denmark)

Monaco

• Victory Carriers

Montenegro

• Montenegro Lines >> Barska plovidba

Netherlands

• Holland America Line
• Norfolkline (DFDS A/S, Denmark)

Defunct

• Netherland Line >> Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland

Norway

• Bergen Steamship Company, "Bergen", >> Bergenske Dampskibsselskab, "BDS"
• Boreal Sjø
• Color Line
• Fjord Line
• Fjord1
• FosenNamsos Sjø
• Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
• Hurtigruten
• Kystlink
• Norled
• Norwegian Cruise Line
• Torghatten Nord
• Torghatten Trafikkselskap

Defunct

• Finnmark Fylkesrederi og Ruteselskap
• Helgelandske
• Norwegian America Line
• Royal Viking Line
• Thoresen Car Ferries (merged into P&O European Ferries, UK)

Poland

• Polferries > Polish Baltic Shipping Company >> Polska Żegluga Bałtycka "PŻB"
• Unity Line (Polish Steamship Company) – FR

Russia

• Sakhalin Shipping Company, "SASCO"

Spain

• Acciona Trasmediterránea
• Fred. Olsen Express

Defunct

• Compañía Transatlántica Española, "Spanish Line"

Sweden

• Destination Gotland
• Stena Line

Defunct

• Swedish American Line

Turkey

• Isis Shipping Ltd

United Kingdom

• Caledonian MacBrayne
• Cunard Line (Carnival Corporation & plc)
• Finnburg Switzer
• Hovertravel
• Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
• Isles of Scilly Steamship Company
• Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, "P&O" (DP World, UAE)
• P&O Ferries
• Sally Line UK (Rederi Ab Sally, Finland)
• Seatruck Ferries (Clipper Group, Bahamas)
• Swan Hellenic
• Thomson Cruises

Defunct

• Anchor Line
• Alfred Holt and Company, "Blue Funnel Line"
• Blue Star Line
• Bristol City Line
• British India Steam Navigation Company, "British India Line"
• British Railways ships
• Clan Line
• Court Line
• Elder Dempster Line
• Ellerman Line
• European Ferries (Merged into P&O Ferries)
• Evan Thomas Radcliffe
• Fyffes Line
• Hoverspeed
• Loch Line
• Manchester Liners
• New Zealand Shipping Company
• Ocean Village
• Olau Line
• Orient Steam Navigation Company, "Orient Line"
• Pacific Steam Navigation Company
• Palm Line
• Port Line
• Red Star Line
• Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
• Silver Line
• Townsend Bros. Ferries (merged into P&O Ferries)
• Townsend Thoresen (merged into P&O Ferries)
• Union-Castle Line
• White Star Line

Asia

Bangladesh

• Agarpur Navigation
• M/S Rabeya Shiping Co.
• M/S Salma Shiping Corporation
• Sundarban Navigation
• Surovi/Cresent Shipping

China

• China-Japan International Ferry, "CHINJIF"

Indonesia

• Pelni

Iran

• IRISL

Israel

• Mano Maritime
• Zim Integrated Shipping Services

Japan

• A-Line Ferry - FR
• Camellia Line - FR
• Ferry Sunflower (MOL Group) - FR
• Hankyu Ferry (SHK Line Group) - FR
• Higashi Nihon Ferry - FR
• Higashi Nihonkai Ferry - FR
• Kampu Ferry (SHK Line Group) - FR
• Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen, "Silver Ferry" (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha) - FR
• Meimon Taiyo Ferry (MOL Group) - FR
• MOL Ferry (MOL Group) - CR, FR
• Ocean Tokyu Ferry - FR
• Orient Ferry (SHK Line Group) - FR
• Seikan Ferry (Kita Nihon Kaiun, and Kyoei Unyu)
• Shanghai Ferry
• Shanghai Shimonoseki Ferry
• Shin Nihonkai Ferry (SHK Line Group) -FR
• Taiheiyo Ferry - FR
• Tokyo-Wan Ferry - FR

Presently, no service for passengers

• Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, "K Line"
• Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, "MOL" (Mitsui Group)
• Nippon Yusen Kaisha, "NYK" (Mitsubishi Group)

Defunct

• Diamond Ferry (MOL Group) (merged into Ferry Sunflower)
• Kansai Kisen (merged into Ferry Sunflower)

Pakistan

• No ships

Philippines

• 2GO Travel
• Asian Marine Transport Corporation
• Cokaliong (Chester Enterprises)
• Lite Shipping
• Negros Navigation
• SuperCat Fast Ferry Corporation (Aboitiz Transport System)
• SuperFerry (Aboitiz Transport System)
• Medallion Shipping
• Metro Ferry
• WG&A

Singapore

Star Cruise

Sri Lanka

• Canadian Star Line^[1] Sri Lanka

North America

Canada

• BC Ferries
• Canadian Star Line
• Marine Atlantic (crown corporation)

United States

• Carnival Cruise Line
• Crystal Cruises (Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Japan)
• Holland America Line (Carnival Corporation & plc)
• Princess Cruises (Carnival Corporation & plc)

South America

Chile

• Cruce Andino
• Cruceros Skorpios

Oceania

Australia

• Madrigal Shipping Lines (BlueFreeway)
• TT-Line Company (Government of Tasmania)

Nauru

• Nauru Pacific Line

New Zealand

• Fullers Ferries (Fullers Group)
• Interislander Line (KiwiRail)
• Reef Shipping (Reef Group)
• Strait Shipping (Bluebridge)
• Union Steam Ship Company (P&O Line, UK)

Africa

Mauritius

• Mauritius Shipping Corporation Ltd.

Tunisia

• Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation

References