The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association says the current weather situation, including the build-up of ice in the Atlantic gulf, is \u201cvery distressing\u201d and called on the government to do a better job of helping to maintain ferry transportation services.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong>Jean-Marc Picard, executive director of the APTA, said the accumulating ice is impacting ferry service to and from Newfoundland & Labrador.<\/p>\n Picard added ferry provider Marine Atlantic \u201cneeds better service to break the ice to maintain their service to the commercial carriers and to Newfoundlanders .\u00a0The delays are accumulating because the Federal Government is not providing adequate ice breaking service to Marine Atlantic.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey currently have the Edward Cornwall to break the ice but it\u2019s not nearly adequate enough to make a difference in today\u2019s conditions. \u00a0The other three vessels are in the Quebec region but we desperately need one of those three to assist Marine Atlantic.\u201d<\/p>\n Picard said the situation will worsen if it\u2019s not addressed, explaining that the trucking industry heavily relies on a four vessel service to and from Newfoundland & Labrador and currently only two vessels are operating \u2013 creating delays and backlogs of traffic.<\/p>\n \u201cThe situation will obviously get worse.\u00a0 It is crucial to the people of Newfoundland & Labrador that this gets addressed immediately by the government,\u00a0\u00bb he said. \u201cCommercial carriers are essential in getting goods to \u00a0Newfoundland & Labrador and rely on Marine Atlantic service to accomplish this.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association says the current weather situation, including the build-up of ice in the Atlantic gulf, is \u201cvery distressing\u201d and called on the government to do 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