This Past Friday Saw the arrival of the Marine Atlantic Ferry Blue Putties for bow repairs After she ran into the pier in Port Aux Basques NF. She re-floated on high tide. Given that she isn’t ballasted to raise the bow, I suspect damage is probably limited to the bulbous
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The province has received business plans from three companies interested in operating a ferry in Yarmouth. The deadline for proposals was Thursday, July 4. The companies that made submissions are Balearia Caribbean, Ltd., P and O Ferries and STM/Quest. STM/Quest also bid on the last ferry rfp (details of that
It was announced today that the Government of Canada will invest in a replacement vessel for the federally-owned MV Princess of Acadia. Economic Action Plan 2013 provided funding for the new vessel and costs associated with acquiring the vessel. The procurement process to be launched soon will involve the identification and assessment
An item on todays HRM Council agenda is the Approval of the Tender for the Construction of a 4th Harbour ferry. The lowest (only) bidder meeting specifications was A.F. Theriault & Son Ltd., for Total Tender Price of $ 4,158,299.96 Metro Transit currently operates three passenger ferries (Dartmouth III, Halifax
Originally scheduled to sail on the 13th, Lief Ericson finally departed around 1600 today. On the 13th, Departure was initially scheduled for 1330, but by 1900 she was scheduled to sail at 22:30. She had spent the day in the Nova Dock in the down position (below). This morning, her departure was
Quest Nav revealed its plan to introduce the never delivered Singapore laid-up Norman Leader between Yarmouth and Portland if the company is selected by the NS government to operate the route. Nova Scotia administration issued a tender in November after years without ferry link since last operator (Bay ferry) stopped
Lief Erickson passing Pier 9D on her way to the Nova Dock.
The Marine Atlantic Ferry Lief Ericson Arrived this morning for the Nova Dock. She proceeded directly to the basin, and anchored, presumably due to weather related delays prepairing the Nova Dock. There is no known time for the Move.
Marine Atlantic’s ferry Lief Ericsson is due the morning of the 4th for the Nova Dock. More to follow
Departure 2000 tonight.