Labrador Marine Inc.

Vessel Departures and Arrivals
TRAVEL WILL BE BY RESERVATION ONLY

We will not accommodate anyone who shows at the terminal expecting to travel as non-reserved.

STRAIT OF BELLE ISLE

Please review the following. Failure to follow proper guidelines and rules,and if it is discovered, Labrador Marine is required by law to notify proper authorities.

Reservations

Online reservations are suspended for the foreseeable future. When you call to book a reservation you will be asked a series of questions requiring an answer; If you do not answer , reservations will not be made for travel. If you have been travelling outside the province or internationally in the past 14 days, you MUST declare this when you book your reservation.

It is critical that proper isolation is arranged before you arrive at the terminal and board the ship.

Reservations will not be accepted for unattended vehicles.

Ticket Office Info

When you check in at the terminal you will be asked a series of questions regarding your travel. Failure to answer honestly and if found incorrect will result in an immediate 14 day ban from the vessel. This will also be reported to authorities.

Questions regarding current health, cough, breathing issues, fever, etc.
Have you been refused boarding on aircraft, trains, other ferries, etc in the last 14 days.
Have you traveled internationally or between provinces in the past 14 days.
Are you under any provincial or public health order regarding COVID-19

ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLY

The following are the only acceptable reasons for travel as per Government regulation.

Essential workers travelling to/from their workplace
Patients travelling to/from home for medical reasons. This includes attendant/companion. Medical verification of same will be required.
Passengers travelling home from another part of the province due to relocation. This does not include travel to visit family, etc.
Commercial Drivers moving goods/supplies.

Onboard Services

Please note that cafeteria service onboard will not be available for the foreseeable future. In the event of significant delays due to ice Labrador Marine will provide limited, alternate supply of food.

Cabins will not be available except for situations which require isolation of a passenger.

Labrador Marine Inc. is closely monitoring the quickly changing situation regarding COVID-19. Click the link below for Company measures recommended to help prevent the spread of this very serious disease. We will endeavor to ensure there is allowance for people to maintain proper distance while onboard. Cooperation of the travelling public is critical.

Passengers should be using social distancing practices if at all possible during this crisis. Labrador Marine encourages passengers to help reduce numbers in line ups, for example, if there's a vehicle with more than one passenger, have only one person go to pickup tickets. Social distancing will help halt the spread. The diagram shows the distance you should be away from another person. While this is not always possible please keep as much distance as you can.

Passengers are advised that unnecessary travel is prohibited. Further reduction in passenger limits may occur with little or no notice and may leave you in a situation where it may be difficult or impossible to return home via ferry service. Current Passenger levels for the Kamutik are reduced to 53 maximum. How did we arrive at 53? Click Here to find out.

Commercial Traffic

Please note the following revised procedures for commercial traffic at Blanc Sablon and St. Barbe.

Due to the current situation with COVID-19 we need to restrict contact as much as possible. This is to protect staff as well as customers. Currently 99% of commercial customers are ticketed and paid by account. There is no need for a driver to enter the ticket office. The only exception to this rule will be a commercial operator who pays by credit card.

Going forward We will use the same process as we’ve been using for Corner Brook the past several weeks. It will apply to both Blanc Sablon and St. Barbe.

At least 18 hours prior to departure the customer is to email their planned loads/trailers for the next day’s departure. This includes empty trailer movements. Send to dleyden@woodwards.nf.ca. The information in the email must include the following;

Departing Terminal (St. Barbe or Blanc Sablon)
Trailer number or Plate number if single unit
Driver (if known), if no driver show as ND
Length (front of complete unit to back)
Width at widest point
Weight
Contents

If this information is not provided the day before departure it WILL NOT BE ACCOMMODATED. If it is determined that the load/trailer booked is not in the parking lot at time of loading it will be dropped from the list.

FROM THE BRIDGE - Winter 2020

Where's the Lifeboats?

We've had some inquires regarding evacuation safety in the event of emergencies. The Qajaq W and The Kamutik W are state of the art ships with the most modern systems currently available for ferries. This is a link to a video that is a demonstration of how the evacuation system works for those who would like to know.

We operate as always with safety as highest priority