Decision No. 296-W-2016

APPLICATION

Petro-Nav Inc. applied for a licence to use the “HARBOUR PIONEER”, an Oil/Chemical tanker registered in Portugal, to transport clean petroleum products, in multiple voyages of approximately 10,000 to 14,000 cubic metres each, from Québec or Lévis, Quebec to Oakville and/or Sarnia, Ontario; from Lévis or Montréal, Quebec to Oakville and/ or Sarnia; from Lévis or Montréal to Thunder Bay and/or Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario; from Montréal to Mississauga, Ontario; from Sarnia to Oakville and/or Montréal; from Québec or Lévis to Montréal; and from Lévis to Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador and/or Sydney, Nova Scotia and/or Sept‑Îles, Quebec and/or Port Cartier, Quebec and/or Rimouski, Quebec. The activity will start on October 5 and end on November 3, 2016.

ISSUE

Is there a suitable Canadian ship available to perform the activity?

FACTS AND DETERMINATION

Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) staff gave notice of the application to the Canadian marine industry and no Canadian ships were offered. Therefore, the Agency determines that there is no suitable Canadian ship available to perform the activity.

The Agency is providing this determination to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to consider whether to issue the licence. This Decision is not an authority to operate.