 Marine Atlantic ferry ports and current routes Marine Atlantic Inc. (fr: Marine Atlantique) is an independent Canadian Crown corporation offering ferry services between the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia. Image File history File links Marineatlanticlogo. ...
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Moncton (46°6′ N 64°46′ W) is the second largest city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and is at the heart of the fastest growing urban area in the province. ...
1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Image File history File links Download high resolution version (534x747, 22 KB)Argentia and Port aux Basques Newfoundland and North Sydney Nova Scotia This map created using this online map creation tool. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (534x747, 22 KB)Argentia and Port aux Basques Newfoundland and North Sydney Nova Scotia This map created using this online map creation tool. ...
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The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, ca. ...
Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Official languages English Capital St. ...
Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages English, French (Canadian Gaelic) [] Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total - Land - Water (% of total) Ranked...
Marine Atlantic was established in 1986 to take over the provision of ferry services in Atlantic Canada which had previously been operated by CN Marine, a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The four Canadian Atlantic provinces. ...
CN Marine was a Canadian ferry company headquartered in Moncton, New Brunswick. ...
The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian National Railway Company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. ...
Marine Atlantic's corporate headquarters are in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Nickname: The City of Legends Motto: Avancez (Go forward) Coordinates: Country Canada Province Newfoundland and Labrador Established August 5, 1583 by Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I - City Mayor Andy Wells - Governing body St. ...
Current routes Currently, Marine Atlantic operates ferries between North Sydney, Nova Scotia and Port aux Basques, Newfoundland route year-round (96 nautical miles). This route is mandated under Newfoundland's "Terms of Union" in the Constitution of Canada. This route was assumed by Canadian National Railway in 1949 from the Newfoundland Railway, upon Newfoundland's entry into Confederation. North Sydney, Nova Scotia Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia North Sydney is a town located in Nova Scotias Cape Breton Regional Municipality. ...
Port aux Basques and the other Marine Atlantic ferry ports Channel-Port aux Basques (also Port aux Basques) is a town at the extreme southwestern tip of the island of Newfoundland fronting on the eastern end of the Cabot Strait. ...
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The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian National Railway Company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. ...
1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...
Newfoundland Railway logo or herald (used 1926-1949) The Newfoundland Railway was a historic railway that operated on the island of Newfoundland and was the longest narrow gauge railway system in North America. ...
Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Official languages English Capital St. ...
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Marine Atlantic also operates a seasonal service on a route between North Sydney and Argentia, Newfoundland (280 nautical miles). Argentia is a community on the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
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Current vessels Marine Atlantic owns and operates 3 Ro-Pax (roll-on, roll-off, passenger) vessels and 1 vessel dedicated for semi-trailer truck/cargo traffic. Early 70s Spanish Pegaso 2080 tractor and semi-trailer Semi-trailer truck with sleeper behind the cab. ...
Gulfspan vessels The MV Caribou and the MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood are the largest ferry vessels operating in North America. Classed "100A1" by Lloyd's with an ice classification of "Northern Baltic 1A Super," these vessels have similar dimensions as medium-sized cruise ships. They are based on a unique Canadian hull-design called Gulfspan, which permits the ships to slice through sea ice rather than riding up onto and crushing it as conventional icebreakers do. Their dimensions are 27,000 registered tons and 179 metres long, carrying 1,200 passengers, 100 crew, and 370 automobile-equivalent vehicles. The MV Caribou is a Marine Atlantic passenger/vehicle ferry which operates between the islands of Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island in eastern Canada. ...
The MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood is a Marine Atlantic passenger/vehicle ferry which operates between Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island in eastern Canada. ...
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Other vessels MV Leif Ericson is the company's third passenger ferry, having been purchased in 2001. Significantly smaller and a less-capable icebreaker than the Gulfspan vessels, this ferry's dimensions are 4,600 registered tons and 157 metres long, carrying 500 passengers, and 250 automobile-equivalent vehicles. Atlantic Freighter is the company's dedicated freight and cargo vessel. The MV Leif Ericson (built in Fosen, Norway in 1991) is a ferryboat now operating the 178 kilometer route between North Sydney, Nova Scotia and Channel-Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland. ...
Icebreaker Polarstern Track of research vessel Polarstern while breaking ice in the Southern Ocean An icebreaker is a special purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters. ...
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History Extensive budget cuts by the Government of Canada during the latter part of the 1990s led to a drastic downsizing of Marine Atlantic's operations. The Canada wordmark, used by most agencies of the Canadian federal government. ...
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In 1997 the Confederation Bridge replaced Marine Atlantic's constitutionally-mandated ferry service to Prince Edward Island. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Confederation Bridge (, ; French: Pont de la Confédération) is a bridge spanning the Abegweit Passage of Northumberland Strait, linking Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick, Canada. ...
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That same year saw the operation of the Saint John-Digby and Yarmouth-Bar Harbor services transferred to the private-sector company Bay Ferries Limited, a subsidiary of Northumberland Ferries Limited. Bay Ferries Limited, referred to simply as Bay Ferries, is a ferry company operating in eastern Canada and the United States and is headquartered in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. ...
Northumberland Ferries Limited (NFL) is a ferry company operating in eastern Canada and headquartered in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. ...
Marine Atlantic also removed itself from the provision of coastal ferry services in Newfoundland and Labrador with the transfer of operations to the provincial government at the end of the 1997 season, in exchange for federal funding to extend regional roads (such as the Trans-Labrador Highway) to service coastal communities. These coastal ferry services had been initiated by the Newfoundland Railway and were assumed by Canadian National Railways, following the province's entry into Confederation in 1949, although they were not constitutionally mandated. Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Official languages English Capital St. ...
1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Trans-Labrador Highway (TLH) is a Canadian highway located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
Newfoundland Railway logo or herald (used 1926-1949) The Newfoundland Railway was a historic railway that operated on the island of Newfoundland and was the longest narrow gauge railway system in North America. ...
CN redirects here, as its the most common usage of the abbreviation in Canada; for more uses, see CN (disambiguation). ...
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In 1998, the company moved its headquarters from Moncton, New Brunswick to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, after briefly considering North Sydney, Nova Scotia and Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...
Moncton (46°6′ N 64°46′ W) is the second largest city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and is at the heart of the fastest growing urban area in the province. ...
Nickname: The City of Legends Motto: Avancez (Go forward) Coordinates: Country Canada Province Newfoundland and Labrador Established August 5, 1583 by Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I - City Mayor Andy Wells - Governing body St. ...
North Sydney, Nova Scotia Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia North Sydney is a town located in Nova Scotias Cape Breton Regional Municipality. ...
Port aux Basques and the other Marine Atlantic ferry ports Channel-Port aux Basques (also Port aux Basques) is a town at the extreme southwestern tip of the island of Newfoundland fronting on the eastern end of the Cabot Strait. ...
In late 2004 the federal government announced the appointment of a three-member committee tasked with examining future operations of Marine Atlantic. One of the options being considered is reportedly privatization. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Former routes From its inception in 1986 until 1997, Marine Atlantic operated the following routes: 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Port aux Basques and the other Marine Atlantic ferry ports Channel-Port aux Basques (also Port aux Basques) is a town at the extreme southwestern tip of the island of Newfoundland fronting on the eastern end of the Cabot Strait. ...
For other uses, see Newfoundland (disambiguation). ...
An outport is the term given for a small isolated coastal community in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
Burgeo is a town and fishing village located on the south coast of Newfoundland on Cabot Strait, seventy-five miles from Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
Ramea (, NST) is a small town located on Ramea Island, one of a group of five major islands located off the south coast of the island of Newfoundland, Canada. ...
Terrenceville is a small fishing village located on the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada, south west of Swift Current. ...
Lewisporte is a small town in central Newfoundland, with a population of about 3312. ...
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Labrador (also Coast of Labrador) is a region of Atlantic Canada. ...
An outport is the term given for a small isolated coastal community in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
Cartwright (53° 42′ 28″ N 57° 00′ 58″ W AST) incorporated 1956 located on the eastern side of the entrance to Sandwich Bay, along the southern coast of Labrador in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...
Happy Valley-Goose Bay (2001 pop. ...
Nain is the northernmost town of any size in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located about 230 miles by air from Happy Valley-Goose Bay. ...
Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island, Canada is the home of The Confederation Bridge. ...
Cape Tormentine is the name for a cape which extends into the Northumberland Strait in southeastern New Brunswick, forming the easternmost point in the province. ...
Saint John[3] is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. ...
Digby, Nova Scotia in 1906 Digby, Nova Scotia in 2005 For other meanings of Digby, see Digby Digby is a town in western Nova Scotia which lies on the Annapolis Basin of the Bay of Fundy. ...
Location of Yarmouth within Nova Scotia. ...
Bar Harbor, Maine, it the name of two places in Maine Bar Harbor, census-designated place Bar Harbor a larger town This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Official language(s) None (English de facto; French is also an administrative language) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area Ranked 39th - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²) - Width 210 miles (338 km) - Length 320 miles (515 km) - % water 13. ...
Former vessels
Cabot Strait - MV Marine Evangeline
- MV Ambrose Shea
- MV Marine Nautica
- MV Marine Atlantica
- MV John Hamilton Gray
- MV Marine Cruiser
- SS Caribou
- MV Lief Erickson
MV Frederick Carter SS Patrick Morris MV Stena Carrier MV Stena Trailer MV Jarl Transporter MV Seatrader MV Stena Sailer MV William Carson
Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy - MV Bluenose
- MV Princess of Acadia
Labrador Coast - MV Sir Robert Bond
- MV Northern Ranger
- MV Nonia
Newfoundland South Coast - MV Marine Runner
- MV Marine Courier
- MV Marine Sprinter
- MV Taverner
- MV Petite Forte
- MV Hopedale
Northumberland Strait - MV Abegweit
- MV John Hamilton Gray
- MV Vacationland
- MV Holiday Island
For further information on ferries which operated on Northumberland Strait prior to Marine Atlantic's service (1986-1997), consult the entry on Confederation Bridge. The motor vessel Abegweit was the name for two different icebreaking railway, vehicle, and passenger ferries which operated across the Abegweit Passage of Northumberland Strait, connecting Port Borden to Cape Tormentine between 1947-1997. ...
The Northumberland Strait (French: détroit de Northumberland) is a strait in the southern part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in eastern North America. ...
The Confederation Bridge (, ; French: Pont de la Confédération) is a bridge spanning the Abegweit Passage of Northumberland Strait, linking Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick, Canada. ...
See also CN Marine was a Canadian ferry company headquartered in Moncton, New Brunswick. ...
The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian National Railway Company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. ...
Newfoundland Railway logo or herald (used 1926-1949) The Newfoundland Railway was a historic railway that operated on the island of Newfoundland and was the longest narrow gauge railway system in North America. ...
Northumberland Ferries Limited (NFL) is a ferry company operating in eastern Canada and headquartered in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. ...
Bay Ferries Limited, referred to simply as Bay Ferries, is a ferry company operating in eastern Canada and the United States and is headquartered in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. ...
External links - Marine Atlantic Corporate Web Site
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