The Canadian government closing a deal to acquire an almost new Spanish-built ropax that it intends to operate on the country’s east coast.
Transport Canada has confirmed its has issued an advance contract award notice signaling its intention to buy the 15,600-gt, 1,500-passenger Villa de Teror (built 2019) from Spanish ferry operator Trasmediterranea.
No pricing details have been disclosed.
Expected to enter service in 2021, the vessel will assigned to Traversier CTMA, a state-backed ferry operator that operates ferry services linking the remote Madeleine Islands in the Gulf of St Lawrence with the province of Prince Edward Island.
