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“… nearly 50 million people and more than 18 million vehicles travel on

Canada’s ferries each year. When compared to the air and rail travel industry – which transport 50 million and 75 million passengers respectively, according to their recent data – ferries are very clearly an important part of the transportation scene in Canada.” nologies – such as LNG-fuelled vessels – being developed ready, tucked away in Île Verte, Québec is North America’s to help ferry operators achieve this goal. These new invest-