Estoria and Kavalia sign ferry deal to reconnect island towns after 12 years

The agreement restores a passenger and cargo ferry across the Strait of Lumen, cutting a two-day road and air trip to five hours. Services start in spring.

By Farah Siddiqui

PORT ALDER · Published 24 October 2026 at 9:13 am IST · 1 min read

Estoria and Kavalia signed an agreement on Saturday to restore a passenger and cargo ferry across the Strait of Lumen, reconnecting island towns that have had no direct sea link for 12 years.

The service will run between Port Alder in Estoria and Velka on Kavalia's northern coast, three times a week at first. The crossing will take about five hours, compared with two days by road and air through a third country today.

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