SPM Ferries
Ferry company of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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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]
History
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) 47.073597°N 55.8330229°W
- Saint-Pierre town 46.7786129°N 56.1763558°W
- Miquelon town (at l'Anse de Miquelon or Miquelon Cove) 47.102684°N 56.3779318°W
- Langlade, at Léonce Dupont quay in La Colo 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 |
Fleet
The attributes of the ships are [11]
| Attribute | Nordet and Suroît (each) | Jeune France |
|---|---|---|
| Overall length | 56.70 metres (186.0 ft) | 19.25 metres (63.2 ft) |
| Width | 10.8 metres (35 ft) | |
| Gross tonnage | 768 UMS | 75 UMS |
| Net tonnage | 230 UMS | |
| Engines | Baudouin 6 S111 SRP | |
| Propulsion mode | Diesel | |
| Propulsive power | 4 x 1081 kW | 2 X 300 CV |
| Auxiliary power | 4 x 99 kW | |
| Propellers | 4 fixed blade | 2 fixed-pitch |
| Speed in use | 20.5 knots | |
| Crew size | 8 | |
| Passengers transported (max.)[12] | 181–188 | 120 |
| Cars transported (max.) | 18 | |
| Category of navigation | 3rd |