31.   Ferry companies were delighted.

32.   Ferry companies also have made modifications to locking mechanisms on hull doors to improve the safety of ships.

33.   Ferry companies travelling to Calais either switched their destination to Zeebrugge in Belgium or cancelled the Calais route altogether.

34.   Ferry companies welded visors closed on other ships.

35.   Ferry companies, airlines and other carriers would be responsible for checking the pet passports, the government said.

36.   Given that the ferry company is state-owned, the government would hire a foreign consultant to ensure an unbiased investigation into the disaster, Kusila said.

37.   He owned hotels, an import business and the only ferry company that connects Margarita with the mainland in eastern Venezuela.

38.   He said the Libyan ferry company first contacted the Maltese ferry concern to say that the Crown M would sail to Valletta but would only take on Libyan passengers.

39.   In addition, ferry companies must have full information about passengers on board and provide a helicopter pick-up or landing area.

40.   In Bangladesh, ferry companies do not keep a complete list of passengers, many of whom buy tickets after they board.