Ferry News

At last , better late than never?

SNP has 4 new diesel-electric ferries under construction at Cemre Shipyard in Turkey:



Illustration by LMG Marine

PS> All 4 are due for delivery this year.

Any news on this ferry? She appears to be drifting or on a very, very, long anchor rode

Waiting and see how the weather will be on her way to the Bermudas?
Probably strong NW winds and high seas - but an unstable forecast.

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She appears to be underway again now:

PS> Still Hamilton, Bermuda as destination port.

After four days at sea from Kings Wharf (Bermuda), the “Northumberland Ferry”, just now, enters the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Her destination is the port of Pictou in Nova Scotia.
Atlantic crossing from Norway (via Cape Verde and Bahama islands) done…

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She was off Cape Brenton 14 hrs. ago (no later position):


She apparently need icebreaker assistance to get into port in Pictou:

Icebreaker JEAN GOODWILL (ex Balder Viking) is operating in the area:

She has arrived safely at her destination:

The Jean Goodwill has done her job and is heading off to her next assignment:

https://www.canada.ca/en/transport-canada/news/2025/01/canada-welcomes-the-arrival-of-the-mv-northumberland.html

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Nearly 8000 miles at 10 knots; beginning in moderate temperatures but mainly in tropical ones…
…and then waiting for the icebreaker to clean the entry into the destination port!

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The M/F Northumberland has been presented to the public on Prince Edward Island and beyond:
https://www.ferries.ca/ns-pei-ferry/mv-northumberland

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