Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien

CTMA

Industry	Passenger transportation Freight transportation
Founded	1944
Headquarters	Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec, Canada
Area served	Gulf of St Lawrence Saint Lawrence River
Website	www.ctma.ca

The Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien (CTMA) is a Canadian transportation company, formed in 1944 to provide maritime and air links to the Magdalen Islands, Quebec.[1][2]

Labelling itself Groupe CTMA, the company operates the year-round ferry service from Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec in the Magdalen Islands to Souris, Prince Edward Island using the vessel MV Madeleine II. It also operates a year-round cargo service from Montreal and Matane, Quebec to Cap-aux-Meules using the vessel, C.T.M.A. Voyageur 2 as well as a trucking company for transporting cargo to and from the Magdalen Islands, as well as providing air services.

It formerly operated a seasonal passenger service from Montreal to Cap-aux-Meules using the vessel MS C.T.M.A. Vacancier.

Routes

C.T.M.A. operate two routes to the Magdalen Islands:

• Montreal - Quebec - Chandler - Cap-aux-Meules
• Souris - Cap-aux-Meules

Current fleet

C.T.M.A. operates a fleet of Roll-on/roll-off passenger vessels (RoPax).[3]

Name	Built	Entered service	Tonnage	Note
CTMA Voyageur 2	1998	2019	7,606 GRT	RORO commercial cargo vessel used for service between Montreal and Cap-aux-Meules.
Madeleine II	2019	2021	15,966 GRT

Gallery of current fleet

• 
  Madeleine II, coming into Souris, PEI in August 2021
• 
  C.T.M.A. Voyageur 2 at Cap-aux-Meules, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Canada

Past Fleet

Name	Built	Entered service	Left service	Tonnage	Note
C.T.M.A. Vacancier	1973	2002	2024	7,984 GT	Scrapped at Alang, India
Madeleine	1981	1997	2021	6,807 GRT	Scrapped

Gallery of past fleet

• 
  MV Lucy Maud Montgomery ferry,[4] at Cap-aux-Meules, July 1996
• 
  C.T.M.A. Voyageur, at Cap-aux-Meules, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Canada - August 2006
• 
  C.T.M.A. Vacancier, at Cap-aux-Meules - August 2006
• 
  CTMA ferry, Madeleine, arriving at Souris, PEI Canada - July 2008

References

1. An Act concerning Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien, association coopérative (PDF). Quebec, Canada: Québec Official Publisher. 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
2. "CTMA : Portrait d'une Coopérative Diversifiée" (PDF). Dossier de presse 2013 (in French). Cap-aux-Meules, Québec: CTMA. p. 9. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
3. Fakta om Fartyg. "Fakta om Fartyg - CTMA". Retrieved 10 January 2011.
4. "Lucy Maud Montgomery ferry". Ships Nostalgia. 2010-10-31. Retrieved 30 March 2024. 1995: Sold to Government of Canada (Transport Canada) (Co-operative de Transport Maritime et Aerien (C. T. M. A.) managers) Canada.

External links

Official website