General Information

Northumberland Ferries Limited

About the Ships

• Two conventional ferries:
  mv CONFEDERATION
  mv HOLIDAY ISLAND
• Service speed approximately 14 knots
• Route 75 minutes
• Save up to 100 km to Halifax
• Save up to 300 km to eastern NS destinations
• Up to 9 departures per day (each side)

Approximate Annual Traffic (Variable):

• 400,000 passengers
• 160,000 passenger vehicles
• 18,000 commercial trucks

mv Confederation

General Particulars

• Builder: Pictou Industries Ltd. – Pictou, NS
• Class Society: Lloyd’s Registry
• Length Overall: 114.2m
• Beam Overall: 18.77m
• Draft: 4.439m
• Speed: 18 knots
• Gross Tonnage: 8060
• Net Tonnage: 5997
• Passenger Capacity: 600
• Vehicle Capacity: 220
• Propulsion: Oil Engines, Geared Drive
• Engines: Oil
• Air Conditioning: Yes
• Evacuation: MEC
• Crew Compliment: 18

mv Holiday Island

General Particulars

• Builder: Port Weller Drydock – Port Weller, Ontario
• Class Society: Lloyd’s Registry
• Length Overall: 99.06 m
• Draft: 5.00 m
• Speed: 12 knots
• Gross Tonnage: 3037
• Net Tonnage: 1593
• Maximum Total Persons On Board: 399
• Vehicle Capacity: 155
• Propulsion: Oil Engines, Geared Drive
• Engines: Oil
• Air Conditioning: No
• Evacuation: Davit launch lifeboats and liferafts
• Crew Compliment: 22