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The Greenrock bus company McGill's in Scotland recently won an award for their innovative Cowal ferry route. The company partnered with Western Ferries to offer the Cowal Connector service between the cities of Glasgow and Dunoon. The 907 bus service is the only one in Scotland to feature a ferry crossing as part of the route.

This route is popular with daytrippers and residents of Cowal alike. Almost 150,000 people made the trip last year alone, which represents a 25% increase year on year. Almost half of these trips originated in Dunoon, which indicates how important the 907 Cowal connector service is for both residents and visitors. For Cowal residents the service offers the first-ever direct public transit link to Braehead. The overwhelming popularity of the route has generated the revenues needed to meet the increasing passenger demand.

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People who love food and music should take a ferry route to Northern Ireland during the summer for a fun and popular event that combines the two. The Belfast Taste and Music Fest will be held in the Botanic Gardens in early August, and travelers from the UK can get there easily with ferry operators like Stena Line and P&O Ferries.

There will be presentations from some of Northern Ireland's best chefs, and live music from groups like Flash Harry and the Illegals. The festival is adding a new family fun day this year on August 7. It will feature fun competitions and activities for kids and their parents, and the first 50 kids will receive a free treat bag. For travelers coming from Scotland, ferries from Stranraer to Belfast offer the most direct route.

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More than 300 evacuees from Libya crossed on a high-speed ferry chartered by the United States government after a two-day wait in the Tripoli harbor followed by a rough eight-hour crossing. The Maria Dolores ferry evacuated at least 167 U.S. citizens, away from the turmoil that has engulfed Libya as residents rise up over Gaddafi's iron-fisted rule. About 40 of the Americans were government officials, including staff members from the American Embassy in Tripoli, which was formally shut down.
Shortly after the arrival of the Maria Delores, the ferry chartered by the U.S. government, the San Gwann, a ferry chartered by the oil company Schlumberger arrived. Both ferries will return to Tripoli to pick up more passengers. The United States hired the ferry Maria Dolores after commercial flights from Tripoli could not keep up with demand.