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Nov 08
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Nova Scotia–Maine Ferry Service Grows 10% Over Last Year

By 2026 Newsletter week 45

The Nova Scotia–Maine ferry service recorded its second-highest passenger total in five years.

THE CAT carried 44,032 passengers and 18,124 vehicles between Yarmouth and Bar Harbor during the 2026 season, which ended on 14 October. Previous totals were:

  • 2025: 39,745 passengers; 16,233 vehicles
  • 2024: 49,299 passengers; 19,935 vehicles
  • 2023: 38,399 passengers; 15,348 vehicles
  • 2022: 36,003 passengers; 14,972 vehicles

Americans accounted for approximately 85% of passengers and Canadians 15%. Growth in American passengers drove most of the increase.

Feb 27
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IN THE MEDIA

By 2020 Newsletter week 9

Bay Ferries Service to Resume in June

Bay Ferries says it will launch its Nova Scotia to Maine ferry service by 26 June, according to a schedule posted on the company’s website.

It will serve as the inaugural season for the service to Bar Harbor after there were no commercial crossings between Yarmouth, N.S., and Bar Harbor, Maine, during the 2019 season.