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- ↑ Naviera Armas
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- ↑ Trasmediterranea
- ↑ Barrón, Íñigo de (25 October 2017). "Acciona vende Trasmediterránea a la Naviera Armas por 388 millones | Economía | EL PAÍS". El País.
- ↑ "Wight Link Ferries". Freightlink Solutions. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
- ↑ "Canby Ferry". Clackamas County. Archived from the original on 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ↑ "CSF | Welcome". www.longislandferry.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ↑ "Fire Island Ferries". Fire Island Ferries. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ↑ "Jet Express". Put-in-Bay Boat Line. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ↑ Millersburg Ferry Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Oxford-Bellevue Ferry". Oxford-Bellevue Ferry. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ↑ "Ferry". plaqueminesparish.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ↑ Société des traversiers du Québec