The Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien (CTMA) is a Canadian transportation company, formed in 1944 to provide maritime and air links to the Magdalen Islands, Quebec.[1][2]
Industry | Passenger transportation Freight transportation |
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Founded | 1944 |
Headquarters | Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec, Canada |
Area served | Gulf of St Lawrence Saint Lawrence River |
Website | www |
Labelling itself Groupe CTMA, the company operates the seasonal ferry service from Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec in the Magdalen Islands to Souris, Prince Edward Island using the vessel MV Madeleine II.
It also operates a seasonal passenger service from Montreal to Cap-aux-Meules using the vessel MS C.T.M.A. Vacancier, as well as a year-round cargo service from Montreal and Matane, Quebec to Cap-aux-Meules using the vessel MV C.T.M.A. Voyageur.
CTMA also operates a trucking company for transporting cargo to and from the Magdalen Islands, as well as providing air services.
Routes edit
C.T.M.A. operate two routes to the Magdalen Islands.
Fleet edit
C.T.M.A. operates a fleet of Roll-on/roll-off passenger vessels (RoPax).[3]
Name | Built | Entered service | Tonnage | Note |
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C.T.M.A. Vacancier | 1973 | 2002 | 7,984 GT | To be replaced by another ship |
Madeleine | 1981 | 1997 | 6,807 GRT | |
C.T.M.A. Voyageur II | 1998 | 2019 | 7,606 GRT | |
Madeleine II | 2019 | 2021 | 15,966 GRT |
Gallery of CTMA Fleet edit
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MV Lucy Maud Montgomery ferry,[4] at Cap-aux-Meules, July 1996
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C.T.M.A. Voyageur, at Cap-aux-Meules, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Canada - August 2006
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C.T.M.A. Vacancier, at Cap-aux-Meules - August 2006
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CTMA ferry, Madeleine, arriving at Souris, PEI Canada - July 2008
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Madeleine II, coming into Souris, PEI - August 2021
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Madeleine II off the coast of Bothwell, PEI - August 2023
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C.T.M.A. Voyageur II as Clipper Ranger at Larne, Northern Ireland - April 2010
References edit
- ^ An Act concerning Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien, association coopérative (PDF). Quebec, Canada: Québec Official Publisher. 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "CTMA : Portrait d'une Coopérative Diversifiée" (PDF). Dossier de presse 2013 (in French). Cap-aux-Meules, Québec: CTMA. p. 9. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Fakta om Fartyg. "Fakta om Fartyg - CTMA". Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Lucy Maud Montgomery ferry". Ships Nostalgia. 2010-10-31. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
1995: Sold to Government of Canada (Transport Canada) (Co-operative de Transport Maritime et Aerien (C. T. M. A.) managers) Canada.