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The Portland-Yarmouth seasonal (summer only) ferry service was established in 1970 by European ferry operator Lion Ferry. The first vessel was the M/S Prince of Fundy which operated from 1970 to 1976. She was assisted on the route between 1973 and 1976 by the M/S Bolero. Between 1976 and 1981 the only vessel in use was the M/S Caribe.
Its status as an extension of SR 409 is why the state of Washington since 1969 has provided financial support for operation of the ferry. [1] As of May 2019, the ferry runs hourly (on the hour from the Washington side and 15 minutes after the hour from the Oregon side) from 5 a.m. to 10:15 p.m. 365 days a year.
It stops in Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport and Brunswick. [ 58 ] [ 59 ] The service was established in 2016, after a successful pilot project , via an Act of the 129th Maine Legislature . Its long-term potential was to reduce congestion on Interstate 295 , on which the service runs for part of its route. [ 60 ]
And, according to Washington State Ferries, an estimated 300,000 riders anticipated Wednesday through Sunday. Holidays bring together families and friends, but they also bring high traffic traveling.
Bay Mist, the oldest vessel in the fleet One of the newer ferries in the Casco Bay Lines fleet, the Aucocisco III, which replaced the Island Holiday in 2006. Casco Bay Lines' Island Romance ferry docked in Portland. As of 2024, there are five vessels in Casco Bay Lines' fleet: [11] Bay Mist (built in 1985) Machigonne II (built in 1987)
Port of Portland in July 2012. From 1970 to 2008 the Port of Portland was connected by a seasonal (summer only) international ferry service to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Lion Ferry operated the first vessels on this route, MS Prince of Fundy (1970–76), MS Bolero (1973–76), and MS Caribe (1976–81).
It is operated by WSDOT and was the first ferry operated by the state of Washington. [5] The Guemes Island ferry from Anacortes 5 minutes north to Guemes Island is operated by Skagit County, Washington. [6] Wahkiakum County operates the Wahkiakum County Ferry between Puget Island, Washington and Westport, Oregon on the lower Columbia River.
Nova Star Cruises Limited, referred to simply as Nova Star Cruises, was a ferry company operating in Nova Scotia and Maine.Their ship, MV Nova Star, was a Ropax cruiseferry operating seasonally on the Gulf of Maine between Portland, Maine and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.