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.

Sailing Reports

Featuring on-demand analytics, explore traffic details by vehicle type using the interactive tool below. Select a sailing route, calendar date, or vessel - individually or in combination - to view traffic data for a specific sailing. Want to review another? Simply adjust the filters and click Submit. Use any or all filters to customize the level of detail.

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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)
2025-11-03 06:30 06:22 Port aux Basques, NL > North Sydney, NS Highlanders 2954 1802 144
2025-11-03 06:00 06:11 North Sydney, NS > Port aux Basques, NL Leif Ericson 1493 2379 72
2025-11-03 11:45 11:49 Port aux Basques, NL > North Sydney, NS Ala'suinu 1623 356 1746
2025-11-03 11:45 11:44 North Sydney, NS > Port aux Basques, NL Blue Puttees 1690 2590 2690
2025-11-03 17:30 17:22 Port aux Basques, NL > North Sydney, NS Leif Ericson 1238 1021 18
2025-11-03 23:30 23:07 Port aux Basques, NL > North Sydney, NS Blue Puttees 972 1622 3439
2025-11-03 23:15 22:56 North Sydney, NS > Port aux Basques, NL Ala'suinu 744 3166 2651

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 F2025 55540 19440 1917 948 348 11086 10445 185 122 37 42 1674 4765 16749 1520
Q4 F2025 30335 9292 870 815 54 9443 10505 120 115 30 1 1594 4732 15466 1322
Q1 F2026 90776 29647 3092 1376 2298 13896 11775 178 223 89 988 1872 6833 19214 1445
Q2 F2026 198375 61285 6337 1645 5473 14102 11064 206 349 144 4770 1787 5986 20426 900
Q3 F2026 32187 11536 1347 483 335 5022 3913 36 107 11 71 684 1832 7344 362

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