Determination No. W-2025-41

Van Oord Canada Ltd applied, through its representative, to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (Minister), for a licence to use the Stornes, a flexible fall pipe ship registered in the Netherlands, to sail to West White Rose Project Offshore field, Bay Bulls and Placentia Bay to survey the concrete gravity structure, repair the damaged mounds of the seabed preparation layer, and load and install rock material in the concrete gravity structure. The ship will load and operate out of the West White Rose Offshore Field, Bay Bulls, and Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. The activity will start on April 20, 2025, and will end on June 20, 2025.

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.