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
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
- Arctic Umiaq Line A/S
- Bornholmstrafikken
- DFDS Seaways (DFDS A/S)
- Mols-Linien (Clipper Group, Bahamas)
- Scandlines
Estonia
Faroe Islands
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
France
- Brittany Ferries (BAI Bretagne Angleterre Irlande S.A.)
- Compagnie du Ponant
- Corsica Ferries
- LD Lines (Louis Dreyfus Group)
- SNCM (Veolia Transport)
Defunct
Germany
Defunct
- F. Laeisz
- Norddeutscher Lloyd, "NDL"
Greece
- ANEK Lines
- Blue Star Ferries
- Hellenic Seaways
- Maritime Company of Lesvos
- Minoan Lines
- Superfast Ferries
Defunct
Ireland
Isle of Man
Italy
- Costa Crociere
- Grimaldi Lines (Grimaldi Group)
- Home Lines
- Lauro Lines
- Moby Lines
- MSC Cruises
- SNAV
- Tirrenia di Navigazione
Defunct
Lebanon
Lithuania
- DFDS Lisco (DFDS A/S, Denmark)
Monaco
Montenegro
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
Portugal
Romania
Russia
- Sakhalin Shipping Company, "SASCO"
- Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company (defunct)
Spain
Defunct
- Compañía Transatlántica Española, "Spanish Line"
Sweden
Defunct
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Cunard Line (Carnival Corporation & plc)
- Finnburg Switzer
- 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
- 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/Crescent Shipping
China
- China-Japan International Ferry, "CHINJIF"
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Iran
- IRISL
Israel
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)
Kuwait
Malaysia
Pakistan
- No ships
Philippines
- 2GO Travel(Merged Union of Negros Navigation and Aboitiz Transport Systrm
- 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(Now 2GO Travel)
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Star Cruise
Sri Lanka
- Canadian Star Line[1] Sri Lanka
Taiwan
United Arab Emirates
North America
Bermuda
Canada
Mexico
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
Oceania
Australia
Nauru
New Zealand
- Fullers Ferries (Fullers Group)
- Interislander Line (KiwiRail)
- Reef Shipping (Reef Group)
- Strait Shipping (Bluebridge)
- Union Steam Ship Company (P&O Line, UK)