Decision No. 466-W-2005
July 20, 2005
APPLICATION by Imperial Oil Limited, pursuant to the Coasting Trade Act, S.C., 1992, c. 31, for a licence to use the "ASTRA", a tanker registered in Marshall Islands, to transport approximately 135,000 metric tonnes of crude oil for one voyage from Whiffen Head, Newfoundland and/or Point Tupper, Nova Scotia to Portland, Maine, United States of America via pipeline to Montréal, Quebec and then to refineries in Sarnia or Nanticoke, Ontario during the period commencing on July 29, 2005 and ending on August 12, 2005.
File No. W9125/I20/05-17
Imperial Oil Limited has applied to the Minister of National Revenue for a licence to operate the service set out in the title. The matter was referred to the Canadian Transportation Agency on July 15, 2005.
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 National Revenue 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.
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