A Maine company called Quest Navigation Inc., has joined with International Shipping Partners of Miami and ST Marine of Singapore for a proposal to operate at ferry service between New England and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The vessel, built in Singapore, would be called the Nova Star. It would have 162 cabins, two restaurants and a maximum capacity for 1,215 passengers. It would be 59-feet longer than the Scotia Prince, which operated between Portland and Yarmouth from 1982 to 2004.
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