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NL: New Marine Atlantic vessels on horizon
[ST. JOHN’S, NL] — Rob Merrifield, minister of state for transportation, spoke at the Board of Trade luncheon in St. John’s yesterday, promising two new vessels for Marine Atlantic by More
NS: Marine Atlantic navigates more rough waters
[NORTH SYDNEY, NS] — CBC News is reporting that Marine Atlantic’s commercial service recently experienced a slow down due to More
NL: Proactive economic diversification key to growth: board
[CORNER BROOK, NL] – There is a flurry of activity in Corner Brook right now, but there is room for much more on the business front, says Keith Goulding. The vice president of the Greater Corner Brook Board of Trade was among a small More
NL: Bennett wants Marine Atlantic privatized
[CORNER BROOK, NL] – Wayne Bennett believes the Crown corporation Marine Atlantic is unable to deal the problems he sees in the service and the only way to fix it may be More
Atlantic Region: Major delays on Marine Atlantic due to ‘unforeseeable mechanical issues’
[ST. JOHN’S, NL] – “Unforeseeable mechanical issues” were behind widespread schedule delays for Marine Atlantic yesterday, according to the Crown corporation’s website. No one from the ferry service More
NS: Nova Scotia trucking company wants Marine Atlantic reservation system scrapped
[SYDNEY, NS] – A Sydney trucking company is fed up with Marine Atlantic’s commercial reservation system and said so in an email to the company’s top More
NS: Frustrated truckers threaten to block ferry
[NORTH SYDNEY, NS] — Tension continues to mount as truckers on both sides of the Cabot Strait threaten to block Marine Atlantic’s ferry service over More
NL: Marine Atlantic ferry replaced with smaller ship
[PORT AUX BASQUES, NL] — Marine Atlantic’s Joseph and Clara Smallwood has been moved from the Argentia run due to More
NL: Marine Atlantic struggles to explain empty deck
[CORNER BROOK, NL] — Don Barnes isn’t certain what happened Tuesday evening when the MV Caribou sailed with empty deck space while More
NL: Mayor encouraged by Marine Atlantic funding news
[CORNER BROOK, NL] — News of a large influx of federal funding aimed at enhancing and improving service at Marine Atlantic is welcome news for various groups in the province. The federal government announced Monday it would add $521 million over the next five years to a plan which now totals around $900 million for the [...] More
NL: Changes to reservation system don’t address capacity issues: truckers
[CORNER BROOK, NL] – Some small trucking operators say changing a few deadlines won’t change their opinion of the commercial reservation system or the capacity issues at Marine Atlantic. More
NL: Marine Atlantic shuffles truck protesters across gulf
[PORT AUX BASQUES, NL] — A planned three-day protest of Marine Atlantic was cut short in Port aux Basques Wednesday less than 24 hours after it began. Chris Hollett, a Mount Pearl- based trucker, left his hometown Tuesday after he was told he couldn’t get a ferry berth to cross the Cabot Strait until Friday. This [...] More
Atlantic Region: Truckers protest reservations system
[PORT AUX BASQUES, NL] — Changes announced Tuesday by Marine Atlantic to its commercial reservations system for its Gulf ferry service don’t appear to be going over well with independent truckers in this province. At the same time Marine Atlantic was sending out media releases Tuesday regarding the changes, some truckers had already begun driving across [...] More
NL: New ferry reservation system unfair to small trucking companies, say critics
[ST. JOHN’S, NL] — Jon Summers, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Independent Truckers Association, says small trucking companies in this province have already lost money as a result of a new commercial reservation system introduced by Marine Atlantic in March. More
NS: Marine Atlantic feels truckers’ wrath at forum
[HALIFAX, NS] — CBC News is reporting that, at a recent forum, truckers came out swinging at Marine Atlantic for its controversial ferry reservation system, calling for the system’s demise. For more information, read the story at: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/05/18/truckers-marine-atlantic-518.html More
