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Tsawwassen – Duke Point (Nanaimo)

Reliability BPunctuality Dsteady

Cancellation frequency stayed low, but on-time performance remained the weakest of the four major routes.

99.4%
sailings completed
reliability B · 0.6% cancelled (mechanical / weather)
74.6%
on-time
punctuality D · within 10 min of schedule
D
overall grade (FY2026)
weakest link — worse of the two

Total cancellations: 37 in FY2026 vs 40 in FY2025 — trend is steady.

How this route compares

On-time74.6%
system average 86.1%
Cancelled0.6%
system average 0.7% · scale 0–8%
Left vehicles behind35.8%
system average 17% · scale 0–60%
What the cancellations were67% mechanical
mechanical (maintenance) · weather / crew / other

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Documented incidents on this route

Early April 2026
Duke Point vessel shelved after refit
Post-refit steering / propulsion control failure

Recent live disruptions captured

Sep 20 · 7:00 pm sailing~14 min late15 hr ago
Sep 20 · 8:15 pm sailing~15 min late15 hr ago
Sep 15 · 7:00 pm sailingcancelled132 hr ago
Sep 14 · 10:45 pm sailing~14 min late155 hr ago
Sep 14 · 7:00 pm sailing~20 min late160 hr ago
Sep 14 · 3:15 pm sailing~15 min late162 hr ago
Sep 13 · 5:45 pm sailingdelayed183 hr ago
Sep 9 · 7:00 pm sailing~13 min late279 hr ago
Sep 9 · 5:45 pm sailing~14 min late281 hr ago
Sep 9 · 3:15 pm sailing~18 min late283 hr ago
Sep 9 · 12:45 pm sailing~14 min late286 hr ago
Sep 8 · 12:45 pm sailing~14 min late311 hr ago
Sep 1 · 10:45 pm sailing~20 min late467 hr ago
Sep 1 · 7:45 am sailing~13 min late482 hr ago
Aug 28 · 8:15 pm sailing~23 min late563 hr ago

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