Société_des_traversiers_du_Québec
The Société des traversiers du Québec (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.[1]
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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.
- Lévis 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-Deschênes all year long and the N.M. Félix-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.[4]
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Les Éboulements, 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. Mécatina II.[5]
The following services are operated in partnership with another company:
- Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues to Montmagny crossing the St. Lawrence River with one boat, the N.M. Grues-des-Îles
- Rivière-du-Loup to Saint-Siméon crossing the St. Lawrence River with one boat, the N.M. Trans-Saint-Laurent
- Île-d'Entrée to Cap-aux-Meules connecting two islands of the Magdalen Islands with one boat, the N.M. Ivan-Quinn, built in 2009.[6]