Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien facts for kids
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| Industry | Passenger transportation Freight transportation |
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| Founded | 1944 |
| Headquarters | Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec, Canada |
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Area served
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Gulf of St Lawrence Saint Lawrence River |
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.
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
C.T.M.A. operate two routes to the Magdalen Islands.
- Montreal - Quebec - Chandler - Cap-aux-Meules
- Souris - Cap-aux-Meules
Fleet
C.T.M.A. operates a fleet of Roll-on/roll-off passenger vessels (RoPax).
| 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
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MV Lucy Maud Montgomery ferry, 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
