The Journey: The Marine Atlantic Blog
![the original MV Confederation sailing](/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2022-01/Confed2.jpeg?itok=N4Yuq7M-)
The first ferry on the Prince Edward Island–New Brunswick crossing to allow cars to drive on and off, this fast ship could cross the Northumberland Strait 24 times per day and carry up to 60 vehicles.
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![aerial of argentia ferry terminal](/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2022-01/Argentia3.jpeg?itok=jjvnePGd)
Designed as a seasonal service for tourists and residents traveling to Eastern Newfoundland during the summer months, this terminal has served tens of thousands of customers since opening in 1967.
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![SS Northumberland](/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2022-01/Northumberland-FeaturedImage.jpeg?itok=qfUg6xFT)
With triple expansion engines and 2,500 horsepower, this steamship helped transport passengers and goods across the Northumberland Strait from 1891 to 1919 before more modern service was established.
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![SS Prince Rupert sailing](/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2022-01/SS-Prince-Rupert-FeaturedImage-620x330.jpeg?itok=eSWcolDs)
The last of the paddlewheelers used between Saint John and Digby, this vessel’s impressive speed helped consolidate the Fundy service by forcing its competition out of business in the late 1800s.
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![tug boat sailing away from the ambrose shea](/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2022-01/Ambrose9.jpeg?itok=MCv-aTdT)
Named after a prominent 19th century Newfoundland politician, this vessel was an important part of the Gulf service between 1967 and 1989.
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![the home sailing](/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2022-01/Home-FeaturedImage.jpeg?itok=nXNcXiUf)
This vessel provided essential services for coastal residents of Newfoundland and Labrador in need of food, clothing, fuel, letters, and parcels. It served for almost a half century from 1900 to 1948.
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![former moncton head office circa 1980s](/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2022-01/01-Former-Moncton-Head-office-circa-1980s1.jpeg?itok=hnvM5yFq)
Did you know Marine Atlantic’s head office was based in Moncton, New Brunswick beginning in 1986? The head office was relocated to St. John’s, Newfoundland in 1998.
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![Close up of the site of the scotia one](/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2022-01/SSScotia1-2.jpeg?itok=DtarepYE)
This self-propelled barge carried freight and passengers across the Strait of Canso and Northumberland Strait from 1901 until the opening of the Canso Causeway in 1955.
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![Abegweit docked](/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2022-01/Abegweit17.jpeg?itok=DiRAIQ2E)
Named for the Mi’kmaq word for Prince Edward Island, this vessel was larger and more modern than its predecessor and namesake. It serviced the PEI–New Brunswick crossing from 1982 to 1997.
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