Decision No. 376-W-2015

December 4, 2015

APPLICATION by Alaska Marine Lines, Inc., pursuant to the Coasting Trade Act, S.C., 1992, c. 31, for licences.

Case number: 
15-05337
15-05338
15-05339
15-05340
15-05341
15-05342
15-05343

APPLICATION

Alaska Marine Lines, Inc. applied, through its Canadian representative, for licences to use the following American barges and tugs: “TONGASS PROVIDER”, “TAKU PROVIDER”, “SOUTHEAST PROVIDER”, “STIKINE PROVIDER”, “SITKA PROVIDER”, “WESTERN TITAN” and “OCEAN TITAN”.

The ships will be used to provide a weekly water bridge service between Seattle, Washington and Wrangell, Juneau, Haines and Skagway, Alaska, United States of America, to transport goods between Vancouver, British Columbia and various locations in British Columbia, Yukon and the Northwest Territories, Canada. The ships will also be used to transport ore concentrates from mining sites near Elsa and Keno City, Yukon to Trail, British Columbia via a weekly water bridge service from Wrangell, Juneau, Haines and Skagway to Seattle, commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31, 2016.

ISSUE

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

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 activities.

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

Member(s)

William G. McMurray
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