Transportation and Works
January 9, 2013
Public Advisory: Updates to Provincial Ferry Service
The Department of Transportation and Works advises of the following updates to provincial ferry services:
- Norcon Marine Services has been awarded the contract to provide service between Petit Forte and South East Bight with the MV Joseph M. The vessel has arrived in the province and is currently undergoing work to prepare it for this run. It is scheduled to join the provincial fleet in late February.
- The MV Hazel McIsaac will leave Green Bay for annual refit on Thursday, January 17. During the refit, service for Little Bay Islands and Long Island will be provided by the swing vessel, the MV Sound of Islay.
- Beginning Sunday, January 13, Rencontre East and South East Bight will move to a weekly alternating schedule provided by the MV Northern Seal and a helicopter service. Each community will receive a week on-week off ferry service, with helicopter service offered when the respective community is without the ferry. This interim schedule will be in place until the MV Joseph M enters service.
Current schedule information for all provincial ferry services can be found at: www.tw.gov.nl.ca/ferryservices/schedules/ or by calling 1-888-638-5454
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Media contact:
Ed Moriarity
Director of Communications
Department of Transportation and Works
709-729-3015, 699-5668
edmoriarity@gov.nl.ca
2013 01 09 4:25 p.m.