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The
Societe des traversiers du Quebec
(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
.
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STQ operates the following services:
- Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola
to
Sorel-Tracy
, crossing the
St. Lawrence River
with two boats, the
N.M. Catherine-Legardeur
and the
N.M. Lucien-L.
- Levis
to
Quebec City
, crossing the St. Lawrence River with two twin boats, the
N.M. Alphonse-Desjardins
and the
N.M. Lomer-Gouin
.
- Tadoussac
to
Baie-Sainte-Catherine
, crossing the
Saguenay River
with three boats, the
N.M. Armand-Imbeau
and the
N.M. Jos-Deschenes
all year long and the
N.M. Felix-Antoine-Savard
in the summer.
- Matane
to
Baie-Comeau
and
Godbout
, crossing the St. Lawrence River with one boat, the
M.V. Saaremaa I
,
[2]
which replaced the
M.V. F.-A.-Gauthier
, when that ferry was taken out of service due to engine issues.
[3]
The M.V. F.A. Gauthier had replaced
N.M. Camille-Marcoux
in 2015. The M.V. F.-A.-Gauthier is the first ferry in North American service powered by liquified natural gas.
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- L'Isle-aux-Coudres
to
Les Eboulements
, crossing the St. Lawrence River with two boats, the
N.M. Joseph-Savard
and the
N.M. Radisson
.
- Chevery
to
Harrington Harbour
, with
N.M. Mecatina II
.
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The following services are operated in partnership with another company:
New construction
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On January 12, 2010, the corporation announced the signing of contracts for three new ferries. Concept Naval of Quebec City and STX Canada will design two ferries which will replace the existing ferries on the Tadoussac - Baie Sainte-Catherine route, the N.M. Armand-Imbeau and the N.M. Jos-Deschenes. These ferries are currently under construction at
Chantier Davie Canada
in Levis, 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 is presently projected to enter service in Summer 2018 and the other in Fall 2018.
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The company Navtech Deltamarin (a joint venture of
Navtech
and
Deltamarin
Group), also of Quebec City, contracted to build the ferry which replaced the N.M. 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).
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