Nova Scotia-to-Maine ferry makes first voyage under new management
Posted Jun 15, 2016 08:29:32 PM.
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YARMOUTH, N.S. – The Nova Scotia-to-Maine ferry service has made its first passenger voyage under new management.
The new ferry, known as The Cat, left Yarmouth for Portland Wednesday morning.
Bay Ferries took over the service after the Nova Scotia government dumped the previous operator, Nova Star Cruises, after it failed to meet passenger targets and soaked up $39.5 million in provincial subsidies during its two years of service.
The new service is expected to run until Sept. 30 with daily departures from Yarmouth at 8:30 a.m. and Portland at 2:30 p.m.
The ferry can carry 282 cars and 866 passengers.
Nova Scotia taxpayers will pay at least $32.7 million over the next two years to re-establish the ferry service.