List of passenger ship companies

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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[]

Defunct

• Regie voor Maritiem Transport (state-owned enterprise)

Croatia[]

• Blue Line International
• Jadrolinija

Cyprus[]

• Louis Cruise Lines ()

Denmark[]

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

Estonia[]

• 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)
• Silja Line (Tallink, Estonia)
• Viking Line
• Wasa Line

Defunct

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

France[]

• Brittany Ferries ()
• Compagnie du Ponant
• Corsica Ferries
• LD Lines (Louis Dreyfus Group)
• SNCM (Veolia Transport)

Defunct

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

Germany[]

• Phoenix Reisen
• TT-Line

Defunct

• F. Laeisz
• Norddeutscher Lloyd, "NDL"

Greece[]

• ANEK Lines
• Blue Star Ferries
• Hellenic Seaways
• Maritime Company of Lesvos
• Minoan Lines
• Superfast Ferries
• Sea Jets
• Fast Ferries
• Golden Star Ferries
• Chandris Line
• Epirotiki Line
• Greek Line

Ireland[]

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

Isle of Man[]

• Isle of Man Steam Packet Company

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[]

Lithuania[]

• DFDS Lisco (DFDS A/S, Denmark)

Monaco[]

Montenegro[]

• Montenegro Lines >>

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
• Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
• Hurtigruten
• Kystlink
• Norled
• Norwegian Cruise Line
• 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

Portugal[]

Romania[]

Russia[]

• Sakhalin Shipping Company, "SASCO"
• Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company (defunct)

Spain[]

• Fred. Olsen Express
• Baleària

Defunct

• Compañía Transatlántica Española, "Spanish Line"
• Ybarra

Sweden[]

• Destination Gotland
• Stena Line

Defunct

• Swedish American Line

Switzerland[]

Turkey[]

• İDO
• İZDENİZ
• Turyol
• Turkish Maritime Organization

United Kingdom[]

• Caledonian MacBrayne
• Cunard Line (Carnival Corporation & plc)
• Hovertravel
• 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
• (Hong Kong)
• Douglas Steamship Company (Hong Kong)
• Elder Dempster Line
• Ellerman Line
• European Ferries (Merged into P&O Ferries)
• Evan Thomas Radcliffe
• Fyffes Line
• Hong Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company (Hong Kong)
• 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[]

Azerbaijan[]

• CASPAR

Bangladesh[]

China[]

• China-Japan International Ferry, "CHINJIF"

Hong Kong[]

Indonesia[]

• ASDP Indonesia Ferry
• 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
• 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
• Taiheiyō Ferry - FR
• Tokyo-Wan Ferry - FR
• Tsugaru Kaikyō 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)

Kuwait[]

Malaysia[]

• Rapid Ferry

Pakistan[]

• No ships

Philippines[]

• 2GO Travel
• Aleson Shipping Lines
• Archipelago Philippine Ferries Corporation (FastCat)
• Asian Marine Transport Corporation
• Cokaliong Shipping Lines
• Lite Shipping Corporation
• Montenegro Shipping Lines
• Ocean Fast Ferries, Inc. (Ocean Jet)
• Starlite Ferries
• Starhorse Shipping Lines
• SuperCat Fast Ferry Corporation
• Trans-Asia Shipping Lines

Saudi Arabia[]

Singapore[]

Star Cruise cmv shipping

Sri Lanka[]

• Canadian Star Line^[1] Sri Lanka

Taiwan[]

United Arab Emirates[]

North America[]

Bermuda[]

Canada[]

• BC Ferries
• Marine Atlantic (crown corporation)

Mexico[]

• Baja Ferries

United States[]

• Carnival Cruise Line
• Crystal Cruises (Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Japan)
• Holland America Line (Carnival Corporation & plc)
• Princess Cruises (Carnival Corporation & plc)
• Transformed Services Inc (North America to the world)

South America[]

Argentina[]

Brazil[]

Chile[]

• Cruceros Skorpios

Oceania[]

Australia[]

• TT-Line Company (Government of Tasmania)

Fiji[]

• Patterson Brothers Shipping Company LTD

Nauru[]

• Nauru Pacific Line

New Zealand[]

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

Samoa[]

Africa[]

Mauritius[]

• Mauritius Shipping Corporation Ltd.

Tunisia[]

• Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation

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