The 47th Annual Interferry Conference takes place in Hobart, Tasmania on November 4-8, 2023. With focus on elevating the customer experience and sustainability, expert presentations will feature the latest trends in tourism, service automation and onboard entertainment, as well as ship construction and conversion trends, optimised operations, and safety measures. The vast majority of ferry [...]
Due to several requests we have received to give applicants a bit more time to get their proposals together to satisfy our new web portal submission requirements, we have extended the Interferry2023 Call for Speakers deadline to Friday, June 9. Successful applicants will be notified by mid-July. The conference theme is “The Leading Edge – [...]
The global association for the ferry industry, Interferry, has just opened the call for speakers for the 47th Annual Interferry Conference. The theme for this year's conference is 'The Leading Edge – Elevating the Customer Experience and Sustainability' and it will take place in Hobart, Tasmania on November 4-8, 2023. Interferry is seeking proposals from [...]
Cutting-edge solutions to an unprecedented increase in human and technological challenges will be unveiled when global trade association Interferry stages its 46th annual conference in Seattle this October on the theme of ‘Power and People’. As Interferry CEO Mike Corrigan explains: ‘In a fast-changing operational and environmental climate, the ferry industry’s long-term success depends more [...]
Global trade association Interferry has launched a call for papers addressing the ‘Power and People’ themes of its 46th annual conference taking place in Seattle, USA, this October. Under the Power theme, presentations are invited on any sustainable, future-proof vessel powering options and the related challenges – notably the regulatory targets for greenhouse gas emissions [...]
A study commissioned by trade association Interferry has revealed startling statistics on the far-reaching extent of the global ferry industry’s value to the world economy. Research into the latest pre-Covid full-year figures found that, in 2019, ferries carried 4.27 billion passengers – on a par with aviation – and 373 million vehicles across a worldwide [...]
Back by popular demand, Interferry is pleased to announce the eleven senior executives that will be participating on the two Ferry Leaders Panels during the upcoming Santander conference. The panels, which wrap up each day of the October 4 and 5 Speakers Program, are sure to provide an engaging and conversational perspective on all facets [...]
Findings from a survey suggesting that ferries are poised to lead post-pandemic travel demand will underline an upbeat agenda when global trade association Interferry stages its 45th annual conference in October. Taking place in Santander, Spain, the latest edition of the ferry community’s longest-established conference is themed The Future is Ferries – marking it as [...]
CALL FOR PAPERS REMINDER – The 45th Annual Interferry Conference Call for Papers deadline is June 23. Potential speakers should send a 300-word abstract and brief biography to jakki.corrigan@interferry.com and mike.corrigan@interferry.com. Those selected will be notified by July 16 and are then required to submit their final draft presentations by August 13. We are seeking [...]
In the build-up to its 45th annual conference in Santander, Spain, this October, global trade association Interferry is calling for papers exploring what lies ahead on a range of regulatory, technical, commercial and operational issues.Themed as ‘The Future is Ferries’, in addition to the popular CEO roundtables, the conference will feature sessions on:Solutions for GHG emissions [...]