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Marine Atlantic to enter five-year lease with European ferry

Marine Atlantic will deploy the ice-class ferry A Nepita to ease 2025 capacity pressures on Cabot Strait routes, with federal funding supporting the five-year charter.

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The ferry service that operates between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland has announced it is getting a new vessel.

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"A Nepita", a former ferry from Corsica Linea operating on the Marseille-Corse route, is en route to Canada. The ship was chartered by the Canadian company Marine Atlantic under a five-year charter contract. It is intended to replace the MV Leif Ericson. The "Capu Rossu" is expected to succeed it in the second half of 2026. We will no longer see In Nepita, the vessel of Corsica Linea on the lines of Corsica. While since 2020, the ship was carryi…

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ntv.ca broke the news in on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
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