We started out in 1760 as a marine classification society. Today, we’re one of the world’s leading providers of professional services for engineering and technology – improving safety and increasing the performance of critical infrastructures for customers in over 75 countries worldwide. The profits we generate fund the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a charity which supports engineering-related research, education and public engagement around everything we do. All of this helps us stand by the purpose that drives us every single day: Working together for a safer world.
Union Maritime is a leading provider of smart shipping solutions.
From our West African roots, Union Maritime has grown to become a truly global shipping company, at the heart of international trade. We deliver end-to-end operational and technical expertise for our partners.
Focused on growth and industry leading decarbonisation, we are applying new technologies to meet the needs of our partners both today and tomorrow, as we aim to define the next-generation of shipping.
Since 1971, Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) has played an important role by providing safe, efficient and dependable ferry services across Quebec for residents and visitors alike. As people's needs have changed over the years, so have the services provided by STQ. Its mandate is to:
- Improve access to isolated regions
- Connect segments of major highways
- Provide inter-regional ferry services to help decongest some major highways
- Connect urban public transit systems
Today, STQ is at the helm of a large network of 13 maritime services that extends all the way from Montreal to the Lower North Shore and the Magdalen Islands in eastern Quebec. Nine of these routes are operated directly by STQ. Thanks to some 600 employees who work day in, day out to provide quality service, every year STQ offers more than 112,000 crossings and transports more than 5.2 million passengers and 2.1 million vehicles.
STQ works closely with Quebec's ministry of Transport, Sustainable Mobility and Transport Electrification in all matters regarding maritime passenger transportation and port facilities maintenance. It is frequently called upon to share its expertise in consultations involving multiple regional stakeholders.