Traffic and Utilization Information

As an essential service, our vessels operate 365 days a year, 7 days a week. Real-time data regarding recent sailings, including departure information and utilization, can be found here.

Vessel Utilization - Last 24 Hours

Real-time data on vessels sailing from the Port aux Basques, North Sydney, and Argentia ports. The table below showcases sailing information for the past 24 hours, including departure times, vessel utilization and the breakdown between commercial and passenger units.

Scheduled Departure Date Scheduled Departure Time Actual Departure Time Route Vessel Commercial Drop Vehicle Footage (ft) Commercial Live Vehicle Footage (ft) Passenger Vehicle Footage (ft)
2024-12-11 11:45 14:00 Port aux Basques, NL > North Sydney, NS Blue Puttees 2181 3241 1218
2024-12-11 11:45 11:59 North Sydney, NS > Port aux Basques, NL Highlanders 2708 2969 248

Traffic Details

Featuring on demand analytics, explore traffic detail by vehicle type in the interactive tool below. Select a sailing route, calendar date and vessel to view the traffic associated with a respective sailing. Ready to review another? Just re-adjust the filters and press submit.

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Traffic Summary - Quarterly Overview

Fiscal year, quarterly summary of traffic unit types on vessels sailing from the Port aux Basques, North Sydney, and Argentia ports. Quarter one begins on April 1st.

Quarter Passenger Auto Double Straight Truck Motor Home Tractor Trailer Drop Trailer Overwide Commercial Other Commercial Bus Motorcycle Dangerous Goods Temp Control On Temp Control Off Premium
Q3 F2024 55453 19406 1888 1115 400 10503 10876 131 97 43 105 1690 4854 17971 1279
Q4 F2024 30891 9668 806 806 114 9052 9910 120 83 7 0 1543 4995 15032 1219
Q1 F2025 82891 27052 2971 1277 1908 13508 11169 196 183 106 737 1796 6459 18963 1229
Q2 F2025 189932 59758 6422 1595 4796 13736 10871 223 280 233 4807 1762 5281 20153 1095
Q3 F2025 44921 15530 1714 773 331 9197 8349 158 110 31 42 1386 3756 13719 1257

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