Société des traversiers du Québec

The Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) is a ferry company which has operated some intra-provincial ferry services in Quebec since 1971. It is a crown corporation owned by the Government of Quebec.[1]

STQ operates the following services:

  • Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola to Sorel-Tracy, crossing the St. Lawrence River with three ships, the Catherine-Legardeur and the former twins Armand-Imbeau and jos-Deschênes now called Alexandrina-Chalifoux and Didace-Guévremont[2]
  • Lévis to Quebec City, crossing the St. Lawrence River with two twin vessels, Alphonse-Desjardins and Lomer-Gouin.
  • Tadoussac to Baie-Sainte-Catherine, crossing the Saguenay River with three ships, the Armand-Imbeau II and the Jos-Deschênes II all year long. The two are the first ferry’s powered by liquified natural gas that been constructed in North America by Davie Shipbuilding.[3]
  • Matane to Baie-Comeau and Godbout, crossing the St. Lawrence River with one ship, the Saaremaa I,[4] which replaced the F.-A.-Gauthier, when that ferry was taken out of service due to engine issues.[5] The MV F.-A.-Gauthier had replaced Camille-Marcoux in 2015. The F.-A.-Gauthier is the first ferry in North American service powered by liquified natural gas.[6]
  • L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Les Éboulements, crossing the St. Lawrence River with two vessels, the Joseph-Savard and the Radisson.
  • Chevery to Harrington Harbour, with Mécatina II.[7]

The following services are operated in partnership with another company:

the Félix-Antoine-Savard is the only polyvalent ferry capable of doing multiple service in the STQ, it is use for replacement of another ferry when has maintenance or for help in certain service like Tadoussac to Baie-Sainte-Catherine or L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Les Éboulements, it had been use when the F.-A.-Gauthier had break down before the sale of the NM Apollo.

New construction

On January 12, 2010, the corporation announced the signing of contracts for three new ferries. Concept Naval of Quebec City and STX Canada designed two ferries which would replace the existing ferries on the Tadoussac - Baie Sainte-Catherine route, the Armand-Imbeau and Jos-Deschênes. These ferries were under construction at Chantier Davie Canada in Lévis, Quebec. As of May 2018, the new ferries had not entered service and their projected cost had more than doubled the original estimate. One ferry was projected to enter service in Summer 2018 and the other in Fall 2018.[9]

The company Navtech Deltamarin (a joint venture of Navtech and Deltamarin Group), also of Quebec City, contracted to build the ferry which replaced the Camille-Marcoux on the Matane – Baie-Comeau – Godbout route. This vessel was constructed by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. All three new ferries are to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Des pourparlers fructueux" (in French). Radio-Canada. April 23, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
  2. ^ "Traverse Sorel-Tracy–Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola – Les navires jumeaux commémoreront la mémoire collective de la région - Société des traversiers du Québec". www.traversiers.com (in French). 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  3. ^ "Davie: the first North American shipbuilder to deliver an LNG-powered ferry". Davie. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  4. ^ "MV Saaremaa I". Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  5. ^ Gordon, Sean. "A collision with a dock is the latest incident in a dismal year for Quebec's ferry corporation". CBC News. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  6. ^ "F.A.-Gauthier: The Newest Fleet Member of the Société des traversiers du Québec". Québec by the Sea. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Traverse Chevery-Harrington Harbour - Début du service du N.M. Mécatina II" (in French). Société des traversiers du Québec. May 12, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
  8. ^ "NM Ivan-Quinn". Société des traversiers du Québec. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Nouveau retard et hausse de coût pour les traversiers de Tadoussac". Radio-Canada. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  10. ^ Wanamaker, Glenn (22 July 2017). "Is Quebec City's troubled Davie shipyard making a comeback?". CBC News. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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