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More bad luck for Nova Star in Strait of Gibralter

After two failed years of service between Portland, Maine and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia - and $40 million in subsidies from the Nova Scotia government - the Nova Star ferry has a new job moving people across the Strait of Gibraltar.

Inter Shipping, a company that operates ferries connecting Morocco with Spain, is chartering the Nova Star from its owner, ST Marine, according to the trade publication Shippax.

The Nova Star will make crossings between Algeciras, Spain, and Tangier, Morocco. The route is popular among North African workers, particularly during Ramadan, a monthlong Muslim holiday.

The Nova Star’s new line of work is not going as smoothly as expected, however.

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