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Fares to cross the Chao Phraya by ferry will go up by 0.5 baht per trip from Wednesday (June 1) due to the rising price of diesel fuel, the Thai Boats Association (TBA) announced on Saturday.

Seven people have died after a high-speed Philippine ferry carrying 134 people caught fire on Monday, with seven passengers still missing, the coast guard said.

People planning to visit Koh Chang this week are advised to allow for extra travel time as few ferries will be operating due to low tide.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Energy Absolute have signed a 160 million baht loan agreement to finance an electric ferry fleet for Bangkok, the first such transport system in Southeast Asia, the ADB announced in a press release on Wednesday.

Under the current arrangement, Singaporeans are allowed to enter Indonesia via specific ferry terminals in Batam and Bintan.

Bangkok’s MINE Smart Ferry electric passenger boat service “Urban Line”, between Phra Nang Klao and Sathorn, has resumed services. Two new routes will be added to the service from December 20, namely "Metro Line" from Rama 7 Pier to Sathorn Pier and "City Line" from Pinklao Pier to Sathorn Pier.

Twelve electric ferry boats that will ply the eastern end of Bangkok’s Saen Saep canal from August were anointed in a religious ceremony on Monday.

The ‘Mine Smart Ferry’ electric boats started running from Phra Nang Klao Pier to Sathorn Pier on May 17 and are offering a special fare for the full route until June 30.

No boats will be plying Bangkok’s Saen Saeb canal from April 11 to 15 because the company running the service is giving its 350-strong team of drivers and fare collectors a Songkran break for the first time in two years.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday presided over the opening ceremony of the “Mine (Mission no emission) Smart Ferry” project, which features an electric ferry route in the Chao Phraya River and Thailand’s first smart pier at CAT Tower Pier in Bangkok’s Bangrak district, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said.

A garbage truck and a pickup vehicle that went down with the Raja 4 ferry at Koh Samui in Surat Thani was salvaged yesterday (September 22).

Strong winds and high tide apparently obstructed the salvage operation on Tuesday (September 8) of the Raja 4 ferry, which capsized about two nautical miles off Koh Samui on the night of August 1.