NEW CHAPTER IN QUEBEC'S MARITIME STRATEGY

摘要

Claiming the title of the first LNG-fuelled ferry to have been built in North America, the 92m double-ender Armand-Imbeau Ⅱ has been delivered for service on a vital river crossing in Quebec province. Arranged for 432 passengers and various ro-ro permutations up to a maximum of 115 cars or 16 trucks, she is set to be followed by newbuild sister Jos-Deschenes Ⅱ during the autumn. Built at Chantier Davie's yard at Levis, on the south bank of the St Lawrence facing Quebec City, the ice-classed pair will supersede the existing, smaller mainstays of the Tadoussac/ Baie-Sainte-Catherine route across the mouth of the Saguenay River at its confluence with the St Lawrence. The link effectively forms part of Highway 138, and the 10-minute crossing obviates the need for a 250km road journey around the fjord-like Saguenay.