SPM Ferries
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SPM Ferries is a company that operates ferries between the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon-Langlade in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, an overseas collectivity of France, and the port of Fortune, on the island of Newfoundland, Canada.[1][2] The organising authority is the Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It operates three vessels:[3][4]
Nordet and Suroît replaced Cabestan which had previously provided service before 2019.[5]
Small package transport was discontinued in 2022.[6]
SPM Ferries and its three ships and its management conducted large-scale exercises at sea on June 7 and 8, 2022, in partnership with Fulmar, the Canadian Coast Guard, and the SNSM vessel Jaro II. The company is a member of the SAREX 2022 program, which mandates the annual exercises following international and national regulations. The vessels practiced hoisting, towing, collision response, medical assistance, and firefighting. [3]
In 2023, the company joined Green Marine Europe and received its certification for that program.[7]
Ports served
SPM Ferries operate at the ports of:
- Fortune (Newfoundland) 47°04′25″N 55°49′59″W / 47.073597°N 55.8330229°W
- Saint-Pierre town 46°46′43″N 56°10′35″W / 46.7786129°N 56.1763558°W
- Miquelon town (at l'Anse de Miquelon or Miquelon Cove) 47°06′10″N 56°22′41″W / 47.102684°N 56.3779318°W
- Langlade, at Léonce Dupont quay in La Colo 47°06′03″N 56°22′24″W / 47.1008109°N 56.3732957°W
- At Langlade, as there is no wharf, passengers are transferred in a Zodiac Nautic inflatable boat to and from the ferry, which waits offshore.[8]
Routes
Routes vary by month, with frequencies varying between a maximum frequency in summer and minimum frequency in winter. As of 2024 the schedule was as follows:[9]
| Route | Frequencies per day each way (2024) | Crossing time |
Adult fare (2024)[10] | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between... | ...and... | Max. | Min. | One- way |
Round trip | |||||||||||||
| Su | M | Tu | W | Th | F | Sa | Su | M | Tu | W | Th | F | Sa | |||||
| Saint Pierre (town) | Fortune (Canada) | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 90 min. | €45 | €73 |
| Miquelon (town) | Fortune (Canada) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 90 min. | €45 | €73 |
| Saint-Pierre (town) | Miquelon (town) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 90 min. | €16 | €24 |
| Saint-Pierre (town) | Langlade (Léonce Dupont quay) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 75 min. | €10 | €17 |