Decision No. 39-W-2008
January 30, 2008
APPLICATION by Imperial Oil Limited, pursuant to the Coasting Trade Act, S.C., 1992, c. 31, for a licence to use the "ARAFURA SEA", a tanker from Singapore, to transport approximately 105,000 metric tonnes of crude oil with charters option up to full cargo, for one voyage only, from Whiffen Head, Newfoundland and Labrador to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and/or Portland, Maine, United States of America via pipeline to Montréal, Quebec, during the period commencing February 1 and ending February 15, 2008.
File No. W9125/I20/08-1
Imperial Oil Limited has applied to the Minister of Public Safety for a licence to operate the service set out in the title. The matter was referred to the Canadian Transportation Agency on January 23, 2008.
The Canadian Transportation Agency conducted a search of the relevant portion of the marine industry and has determined pursuant to subsection 8(1) of the Coasting Trade Act that there is no suitable Canadian ship available to provide the service or perform the activities described in the application.
This determination will be provided to the Minister of Public Safety for any necessary action as provided for in the Coasting Trade Act.
This Decision does not constitute an authority to commence operations in respect of the service for which application has been made.
Members
- John Scott
- J. Mark MacKeigan
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