Determination No. W-2021-73

NACC Shipping Canada Ltd. applied, through its representative, to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (Minister), for a licence to use the "NACC ALICUDI", a pneumatic cargo ship and cement carrier registered in Malta, to transport approximately 200,000 metric tonnes of cement, in multiple voyages, from/to the following ports: Oshawa, Clarkson, Bath and/or Toronto, Ontario; Montréal, Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Québec, Trois-Rivières and/or Port Daniel, Quebec; Argentia, Corner Brook and/or Long Pond, Newfoundland and Labrador. The activity will start on July 1, 2021, and will end on October 28, 2021.

To support the licensing process, the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) must determine under section 8 of the Act whether a suitable Canadian ship is available to provide the service.

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 Minister considers the Agency's Determination in deciding whether to issue the licence. This Determination is not an authority to operate.