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CONTENTS April 2019 Volume 9 Issue 3
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IN BRIEF
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By Jane McIvor
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INDUSTRY INSIGHT
Strengthening tug capabilities for B.C.’s coast Sander Bikkers, President, SAAM SMIT Towage Canada Inc. Bikkers comes to SST Canada just in time to welcome some of the most powerful tugs on the coast.
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Victoria’s evolution from passenger liners to cruise ships By David R. Leverton
MARITIME EXCELLENCE Industry bids Yvette Myers a happy retirement
B.C. CRUISE INDUSTRY
New lines, new ships welcomed to B.C. coast in 2019
2019 CRUISE SCHEDULE
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LEGAL AFFAIRS
Federal Court provides insight into transfer of vessel ownership By Catherine A. Hofmann
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PORTS & TERMINALS
Port of Nanaimo Broadening the base — from heavy ocean history to light industrial success By Laurie Jones
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h, what an exciting cruise season ahead! Not only are Victoria and Vancouver set to break records in terms of passenger numbers and ship calls, but this year introduces three new lines (Hurtigruten, Viking Ocean Cruises and Azamar) and the return of a third (Cunard) plus a number of new ships (for example, the Royal Princess, the Star Legend, the Ovation of the Seas and the Norwegian Joy). Looking back over the last 10 years, some trends are evident — for one, the ships continue to increase in size. When Vancouver welcomed the Disney Wonder in 2011, it was one of the largest ships to offer cruises between Vancouver and Alaska, rivalling
the Norwegian Pearl, the Norwegian Star, the Diamond Princess and the Golden Princess for passenger capacities in the 2,400 to 2,700 range. Today, it’s not uncommon to see vessels with a capacity of more than 2,800 passengers (Celebrity’s Eclipse and Solstice) and even topping out at an astounding 4,000 passengers (the Norwegian Bliss and the Norwegian Joy). (Side note: at present, the cruise ships with the greatest passenger capacities are Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas, Harmony of the Seas, Allure of the Seas and Oasis of the Seas reaching maximum capacity numbers of over 6,700 passengers).
Think about the efforts that are required to accommodate an extra thousand or two passengers — the baggage, food, shore excursions and tourist sites, transportation, passenger processing and even waste management, not to mention the infrastructure improvements required to berth ships that can now easily be over 1,000 feet in length. Point is, British Columbia continues to meet and exceed the expectations of cruise lines and cruise passengers alike — so much so, that we’re seeing new lines and larger ships. And it is because of the efforts of our ports and the local cruise industry that we continue to thrive as a cruise theatre. Well done to all! — Jane McIvor
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Kaity Arsoniadis-Stein received her award as one of B.C.’s 2019 Influential Women in Business on International Women’s Day. “You have to target the executive team of a company, from the CEO and CFO to the head of legal departments,” she said. “You have to talk to the decision-makers. You have to have boots on the ground, do the one-on-one meetings .… Credibility is crucial, because you have to network — and the opportunity to market yourself is short.” Those winning the award along with Kaity were: Janice Abbott, CEO, Atira Women’s Resource Society; Jill Earthy, Head of Growth, Female Funders; Kate Furber, Partner, PwC; Susannah Pierce, Director, External Affairs, LNG Canada; and Sarah Morgan-Silvester (Lifetime Achievement), Corporate Director.
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.Group, the leading global marine services provider, announced today that it has acquired Global Marine Travel (ISS GMT) from Inchcape Shipping Services. The move combines V.Travel with GMT’s industry-leading marine travel expertise and brings greater scale to the combined operations. Bringing together GMT and V.Travel increases the companies’ ability to offer truly global, 24/7 travel operations focused on delivering customer satisfaction, with a combined travel portfolio of over $300 million. The addition of GMT to V.Group’s travel portfolio doubles ticketing volumes, strengthens the management team and will enable the creation of a combined operational hub in the Philippines. At the same time, it bolsters existing travel operations with two additional International Air Transport Association licences. Both businesses will eventually operate under the GMT brand. Last year, V.Group outlined a strategy of focusing on developing its six key services lines, with inorganic growth playing a key part in the process. In line with that strategy, this acquisition signifies V.Group’s commitment in the travel segment, and
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the extent to which V.Group’s inorganic growth furthers its strategic aim to transform the marine industry. The combined resources of V.Group, V.Travel, and GMT will create a marketleading platform for managing and simplifying the seafarer journey from home to ship and back. This complements V.Group’s ‘Project Embark’ — which invests in the development of digital technologies that will streamline and enhance the overall seafarer experience. “We are delighted to have found a partnership that allows us to increase the scale, and invest further in technology and talent within our travel business,” said Elliot Gow, Group Managing Director, Marine Services, at V.Group. “V.Group believes that there is genuine advantage to scale in the maritime services business, as it allows us to invest in great systems and great people. This partnership gives us unrivalled capacity, greater purchasing power, and better service capabilities within the travel market, and will help us deliver the right solutions, at the right prices, for our customers.” “We are excited to be onboard with V.Group, as the next important step in V.Group’s strategy to consolidate and
grow in this fragmented market,” said Tim Davey, Managing Director of the combined Marine Travel operations at V.Group. “GMT complements V.Travel perfectly, adding to our pool of deep expertise in the maritime travel sector, and increasing the scope of what we can deliver on a global scale, 24 hours a day. The extra talent and technical capacity will be instrumental in transforming the seafarer journey. GMT customers will continue to benefit from the excellent global standards they have come to expect, but with the addition of more resources and capacity to deliver.” V.Group will also divest its V.Ships Agency business to Inchcape, simultaneously entering into a service agreement that establishes a partnership with a global leader in port agency to provide a better ship agency platform and improve the experience for all customers. Elliot Gow added: “V. Ships Agency is joining the world’s leading agency business, which makes this a win-win for both of our companies.” Inchcape CEO Frank Olsen said, “GMT is a travel business with a global reputation for excellence, and we believe it is in good hands with V.Group. As we acquire the V.Ships Agency business, we look forward to enhancing the services we provide for agency and travel customers alike. I believe this partnership sets a new standard of collaboration within the marine support services market, aimed at continual service improvement and scale efficiencies.”
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he Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has joined SEA\LNG, the multisector industry coalition aiming to accelerate the widespread adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is the fourth port member to join the coalition, alongside Port of Rotterdam, Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation (YKIP) and, most recently, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). Together, the ports remain committed to supporting the coalition’s vision of a competitive global LNG value chain for cleaner maritime shipping. Peter Keller, SEA\LNG chairman, commented: “We are pleased to welcome the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority to our growing coalition and look forward to leveraging their expertise to realize our vision of developing LNG infrastructure in ports around the globe to enable quick, safe, and cost-effective bunkering.” SEA\LNG’s vision of a competitive global LNG value chain for cleaner maritime shipping by 2020 has clear synergies with the
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and British Columbia’s efforts to drive further use of natural gas in the Canadian region. The Port is working closely with the regional gas supplier, Fortis BC, and with industry, academia and government to advance LNG bunkering in the Port of Vancouver. Duncan Wilson, VP, Environment, Community and Government Affairs. VFPA, commented: “As part of our vision to be the world’s most sustainable port, we engage in a number of emissions management initiatives that help support a healthy environment. This partnership with SEA\LNG represents an opportunity for us to be part of a multi-sector group that is reducing marine shipping emissions and improving air quality.” SEA\LNG continues to unite key industry players from across the LNG marine value chain, from major LNG suppliers, shipping companies, infrastructure providers, downstream companies, and shipyards, to OEMs, classification societies, port authorities, ship brokers, and financial institutions, to address the commercial barriers to LNG, particularly in the deep-sea shipping segment.
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INDUSTRY INSIGHT
Strengthening tug capabilities for B.C.’s coast Sander Bikkers
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019 is promising to be a watershed year for SAAM SMIT Towage Canada Inc. With two new vessels — the most powerful tugs on Canada’s West Coast — now in operation in Vancouver Harbour, another (with equally impressive power) on the way for Prince Rupert and a new President leading the charge, SST Canada is in a good position to be a leader in meeting the demands for docking and escort activities on B.C.’s coast, particularly in the oil and gas sector. Given so much news and activity — including the recently announced sale of partner Boskalis’ equity shares — BC Shipping News was pleased to discuss future plans with President Sander Bikkers in a one-onone exclusive interview.
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Sander Bikkers joined SST Canada officially on January 1, 2019, but was more or less involved with activities since November. With a solid background in the global maritime industry, Bikkers is looking forward to applying the key values he brings to the position. “Although I’ve always lived in Holland, I have been working across the globe since 2003,” he said. “Whether working in Africa, the Middle East, Asia or Latin and North America, I have truly learned that there are four things that are very important to bring to any position:
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Given that much of the work over the past 10 years has been related to the oil and gas sector, Bikkers is used to following a much more stringent set of rules for safety, quality, health and the environment. be unbiased, open-minded and respectful, and stay humble. Another key lesson I have learned through my career has been to ‘Think Global, Act Local.’ While this is an overarching credo for SST, adding in local ingredients before applying lessons learned in other areas has served me well.” Bikkers began his career in the maritime industry after obtaining his MSc, Business Administration, Management and Operations from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. “My first experience with the shipping industry was with B&S International as a sales manager for their West Africa market which included providing ship stores to vessels and on-shore projects including assisting clients in setting up supply chains — for example, between Europe and West Africa or the U.S. and West Africa,” he said, adding that the business quickly expanded beyond the maritime industry to the oil and gas sector. In 2006, Bikkers joined Damen Shipyards where he started in the back office with production and operations
before moving into sales management with a focus on South America. “A large part of the job involved tugs and local shipyards and it was during this time that I first came across SAAM as well as SMIT,” he said, noting this was before they merged to create SAAM SMIT Towage. Despite enjoying the job tremendously, he accepted an offer from Dockwise to join as a manager for commercial affairs. Following the acquisition of Dockwise by Boskalis in 2013, Bikkers was promoted to Business Unit Director for Transport and Marine Services which saw him responsible for Dockwise Heavy Marine Transport, Boskalis Offshore Marine Services and Fairmount Marine Services. Given that much of the work over the past 10 years has been related to the oil and gas sector, Bikkers is used to following a much more stringent set of rules for safety, quality, health and the environment. That adherence to higher standards continues to illustrate his approach to the maritime industry today. “In everything we do,
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The SST Orca was officially blessed by Orene Askew of the Squamish Nation at a ceremony in mid-February. safety is Number One,” he said, further noting that he’s found the team at SST Canada equally committed to the same values. “The safety culture must be lived day in and day out while avoiding the risk of complacency. It is a mindset that continually needs to be kept in focus. And we have the same attitude for our environmental performance.” Another strength Bikkers brings to his position is his experience with stakeholder management. Seeing similarities around the world in terms of working with governments, indigenous communities, environmental organizations and other industry stakeholders, Bikkers has a straightforward formula that can be applied to all: “As mentioned earlier, if you are open-minded, unbiased, respectful and humble, you are able to make each other stronger and accomplish greater growth.” Looking specifically at operations on the West Coast of Canada, Bikkers sees great potential for new opportunities. “The energy sector looks promising here,” he said, adding that, with over 100 staff and 24 vessels, including two (soon to be three) of the most powerful tugs on the coast. While already one of the best harbour and escort tug companies on the West Coast, his goal is to become the contractor of choice for oil and gas-related projects as well. “We have acquired four tugs over the last three years and another is on its way from Uzmar Shipyards in Turkey as we speak. All of these vessels were built to meet the future demands on the coast. They have more strength and a greater bollard pull and are able to perform towage work in the most severe conditions. They are also more fuel efficient and designed to meet high environmental standards.” When asked how the sale of Boskalis’ equity stake in SAAM SMIT Towage would affect local operations, Bikkers didn’t see it as an issue. “SST Canada has roots dating back to the 1930s when the Cosulich’s operated Rivtow. It has always been a company
that operates well independently and the boards we deal with as part of the larger umbrella group recognize this.” He also pointed to the significant investments being made in new assets as a sign that the company was strong and committed to growth on the West Coast.
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In addition to the SST Capilano and the SST Salish, built by North Vancouver’s ABD Boats and delivered in 2016 and 2017 respectively, SST Canada recently took delivery of the SST Orca and the SST Grizzly, now two of the most powerful tugs on the B.C. coast. In a unique christening ceremony taking into account the February weather, SAAM SMIT Towage Canada hosted industry representatives aboard the Pacific Yacht cruise vessel to witness and celebrate the christening of the new tugs. Guests were chartered over to SST’s docks in Vancouver Harbour where Orene Askew of the Squamish Nation and Helen Xia, President of COSCO, blessed the SST Orca and SST Grizzly respectively. The new vessels arrived in Vancouver following construction at Hong Kong’s Cheoy Lee Shipyards in early November. The tugs are state-of-the-art R Astar 3200 escort tugs designed by Robert Allan Ltd. Both have bollard pulls in excess of 80 tonnes with the ability to generate high, indirect escort forces at speeds of up to 10 knots, namely 82 tonnes in steering, and 130 tonnes in braking. The tugs are also both equipped with Ibercisa electric towing winches aft, spooled with 600 metres of 54 mm (2-1/8”) diameter 6×36 IWRC steel wire rope towline, thus boosting the capacity of the local tug fleet to rescue vessels and tow them to safety should they become disabled beyond where they would typically be actively assisted by escort tugs. April 2019 — BC Shipping News — 13
INDUSTRY INSIGHT Specialized fendering systems designed to minimize contact pressures, along with folding masts both act to keep the risk of any steel-to-steel contact with assisted vessels with high flare to a minimum, while also assisting these vessels into terminals as gently as possible. A Fi-Fi 1 standard external fire-fighting system with waterspray and a 16 m 3 foam tank, also makes these tugs very useful for terminal standby roles. Other principal particulars of the new RAstar 3200s include: • Length, overall: 32.0 m • Beam moulded: 12.8 m • Depth, least moulded: 5.4 m • Draft, navigational: < 6.0 m • Tonnage, gross registered: 492 GRT • Speed: 13.5 knots • Fuel: 193 m3 • Fresh water: 35 m3 The tugs’ full classification notations are as follows: Lloyds Register ✠ 100A1 Escort Tug, Fire-Fighting Ship 1 (2,400 m3/hr) with Waterspray, *IWS, ✠ LMC, UMS The main propulsion machinery comprises a pair of CAT 3516C diesel engines,
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SST Canada recently took delivery of the SST Orca and the SST Grizzly, now two of the most powerful tugs on the B.C. coast ... the SST Tshimshian Warrior left Turkey in late February and is expected to arrive on the B.C. coast by mid-spring. each rated for 2,525 kW at 1800 rpm, driving 2.8 m diameter controllable pitch Schottel SRP 4000CP Z-drives. This propulsion plant propels these tugs at speeds in excess of 13.5 knots, thus allowing them to comfortably keep pace and manoeuvre into position during high speed escorts. The electric deck machinery combined with the house loads are powered by a pair of 200 ekW Caterpillar C9 gensets, and the tug is also equipped with a smaller C4.4 harbour genset, rated for 51.5 ekW.
The SST Tsimshian Warrior
Turkey’s UZMAR Shipyard, considered one of the most dominant shipyards in the world, delivered the first IMO Tier III emissions-compliant escort tug to SST Canada. The SST Tsimshian Warrior left
Turkey in late February and is expected to arrive on the B.C. coast by mid-spring. The SST Tsimshian Warrior will be used for escort and berthing ships visiting a new energy project in Prince Rupert. The long-term operating agreement also calls for the Orleans, currently operating in the Vancouver Harbour area, to undergo a refit to increase its capabilities and be available as a back-up vessel. The SST Tsimshian Warrior, designed by Robert Allan, is a RAstar 3200W, is one of the greenest tugs in the world and has been modified to suit extreme local conditions with upgraded systems. She is powered with the new generation Cat® 3516E 2525 bkW engines with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems to fulfill IMO Tier III certification requirements. These engines are
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Orene Askew (left), representative of the Squamish Nation, blessed the SST Orca. Sander stands with Helen Xia, President of COSCO and sponsor of the SST Grizzly. driving Rolls Royce US255 CP azimuth thrusters providing 83.5 tonnes bollard pull ahead and a vessel speed of 13 knots. This state-of-the-art tug is capable of safely performing all ship-handling duties, including berthing, unberthing and
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HISTORY LESSON
Victoria’s evolution from passenger liners to cruise ships By David R. Leverton, Executive Director Maritime Museum of British Columbia
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ictoria has a long and close-knit relationship with the sea since up until the late 1940s the vast majority of visitors always arrived by ship. The first vessels to arrive in Victoria were often designed to carry both passengers and freight while later ships were specifically designed for ocean voyages that were oneway trips for travellers from a departure point to an arrival point. Ocean liners and cruise ships are therefore quite different in that cruise ships are built for the express purpose of taking passengers on a journey that begins and ends in the same sea port. By the early 1900s ocean liners had become very popular because jet aircraft had not yet been invented. The first ocean liners were built by the United States and were referred to as ‘packet ships.’ These vessels were roughly 30 metres (100 feet) in length and typically had three sails. This all changed with the construction of the SS Great Western in Bristol, England, that was the largest ship in the world for a brief period of time. Designed by marine architect,
The invention of the propeller in 1839 was a revolutionary breakthrough and it was not long before their use on commercial vessels was transformed for use on ocean passenger liners. I.K. Brunel (1838), the ocean liner was an oak-hulled paddle-wheel steamship over 76 metres (250 feet) in length and purposebuilt to cross the Atlantic. The invention of the propeller in 1839 was a revolutionary breakthrough and it was not long before the use of propellers on commercial vessels was transformed for use on ocean passenger liners. SS Great Eastern (1858) was a 211-metre (692 feet) iron sailing steamship designed by I.K. Brunel on the River Thames in London and was capable of carrying 4,000 passengers from England to Australia without refueling. The ship had a double iron hull and the propeller was driven by a steam turbine. I.K. Brunel also designed the SS Great Britain which was the first propeller-driven ship to cross the Atlantic. The advantage of steam was that these iron
The SS Great Western steamship, built in 1838, as engraved by H. Papprill after a painting by J.S. Coteman (Source: Wikipedia) 18 — BC Shipping News — April 2019
ships could travel faster than their wooden counterparts and did not need to rely on wind and ocean currents, however they were still equipped with sails in case of a breakdown at sea. These early ocean liners were followed by the SS Mauretania in 1905 that was 240 metres (790 feet) long; in the 1930s by the RMS Queen Mary that was 310 metres (1,019 feet); the SS Normandie from France which was over 313 metres (1,029 feet) and the most powerful steam turbo-electric propelled passenger ship ever built; and RMS Queen Elizabeth from England that was 314 metres (1,031 feet) in overall length. At the same time on the West Coast of North America, the passenger liner business was also flourishing. In the early 1880s, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) established the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company (CPSC). In 1903, the CPSC took over the Beaver Line and began operating ships between Halifax and the United Kingdom. By the early 1900s, the CPSC had become Canada’s largest operator of Atlantic and Pacific ‘Empress’ passenger steamships. Many of Canada’s immigrants arriving on the east and west coasts of Canada were onboard a CPSC ship. By the early 19th century, CPSC was providing ocean passenger and freight services between Canada’s West Coast and port-of-calls in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Yokohama, Manila and Honolulu. In 1915, the CPSC was renamed the Canadian Pacific Steamships Ocean Services Ltd. and continued to operate passenger and freight services until 1961. It was eventually no longer profitable to transport passengers by ocean liner due to increasing airline competition so the company shifted their focus to container ships and bulk carriers.
MARITIME MUSEUM OF BC The emergence of the cruise ship industry as we know it today can carry thousands of passengers in a single trip and some are larger than many cargo liners and bulk carriers currently in service. By 1960, Britain’s Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) was the world’s largest shipping company with over 300 ocean-going vessels. Princess Cruise Lines acquired P&O in 1974 and their vessel, the Spirit of London, was transferred to the Princess fleet and renamed the Sun Princess. At the same time, P&O also acquired two other vessels (owned by Flagship Cruises) which were renamed the Island Princess and Pacific Princess that featured prominently in the television series The Love Boat that was based on the non-fiction memoir entitled: Love Boats by Jeraldine Saunders, who was a real-life cruise director on a passenger cruise ship line. The Love Boat made-for-TV movie was followed by two more made-for-TV movies before starting its first season as a highly successful comedy/drama series that ran for nine seasons followed by four more TV specials. The creation of this iconic television series brought the allure of cruise ship travelling into the living rooms of people all over North America and helped to catapult the cruise ship industry into a major global tourism and economic phenomenon. In 1978, there were apparently 30 cruise ships visits to Victoria with over 20,000 passengers. By 2002, the number had increased to 100 cruise ship visits carrying over 160,000 passengers. A decade later there were 220 cruise ships visits and passenger numbers topped 500,000 visitors. In 2018, Victoria welcomed nearly 640,000 passengers and 260,000 crew members on 250 ship visits with an estimated economic impact of $130 million for the region.
The estimate for 2019 is for 264 ship arrivals with over 700,000 cruise ship passengers, creating an even greater economic impact. The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA) has started work on lengthening the Pier B mooring dolphin to accommodate the Royal Caribbean International Ovation of the Sea that is 348 metres long (1,141 feet). Last year, terminal improvements were made at Ogden Point to install new bollards at Pier A in order to accommodate the 168,000-tonne Norwegian Bliss which was launched in April 2018 and is 333 metres long (1,094 feet). It is hard to imagine what Francis Rattenbury, the architect who was commissioned to design the British Columbia Legislative Buildings (1898); the elegant Empress Hotel (1908); the CPR Steamship Terminal (1924); and the Crystal Gardens amusement centre (1925) would have thought of the transition from passenger liners and the arrival of immigrants to the advent of the cruise ship industry and the arrival of tourists to marvel at the lure of his grand architecture in the heart of historic Victoria. In case you’re wondering, the total number of cruise ships plying the world’s oceans at the end of 2018 amongst all of the different cruise line companies was 314 ships with a worldwide cruise line passenger daily capacity of 537,000 and an annualized total number of 26.0 million passengers — a three per cent increase over 2017 according to Cruise Market Watch. David R. Leverton is the Executive Director of the Maritime Museum of British Columbia and recently co-authored Those Who Perished: The Unknown Story of the Largest Shipwreck Disaster along the Pacific Northwest Coast. David can be reached at dleverton@mmbc.bc.ca.
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Industry bids Yvette Myers a happy retirement
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.C.’s maritime industry came out in full force on Thursday, March 7, 2019, to wish Yvette Myers, Executive Director of the Federal Government’s Oceans Protection Plan, all the best as she begins her retirement from public service. Held at the Port of Vancouver’s Discovery Centre, each speaker relayed insights into the impact Yvette has had on the industry during her 35-year career — from her time with the Canadian Coast Guard; as Harbourmaster for the Port of Vancouver; and as Regional Director, Transport Canada Marine Safety and Security (TCMSS). With Robert Dick, Assistant Deputy Minister, Pacific Region, Transport Canada, leading guests through the evening and providing speaker introductions, Yvette was lauded for her dedication, her leadership qualities, and, most of all, for the friendships
Speakers at Yvette Myer’s retirement reception included (l to r): Kevin Obermeyer (Pacific PIlotage Authority), John Dwyer (US Coast Guard), Robert Dick (Transport Canada), Yvette, Michael Keenan (Transport Canada), Peter Xotta (Vancouver Fraser Port Authority), Linda Sturgis (US Coast Guard), Bob Dhaliwal (ILWU Canada) and Robert Lewis-Manning (Chamber of Shipping). Photos: BC Shipping News
Left: Captain Jamie Marshall presented Yvette a token of appreciation on behalf of BC Ferries. Right: Michael Keenan, Deputy Minister, Transport Canada, thanked Yvette for her dedication.
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made, whether they be from industry, government, First Nations or environmental organizations. Of special note was the award of the Minister’s Medal to Yvette. This is the highest recognition that can be bestowed by the Minister of Transport and is only the second in over 20 years it has been bestowed. In a message accompanying the medal, the Honourable Marc Garneau wrote “By consistently putting the interests of Canadians and the needs of staff above your own, you have made unique contributions tothe advancement of several of my top priorities, including improving marine safety, protecting the Southern Resident Killer Whale, implementing the Oceans Protection Plan and reconciliation with Indegenous peoples. Drawing on deep personal relationships in the marine safety sector, you have built support for innovation and communicated the strengths of Canadian and international safety regimes to wider audiences.” Minister Garneau further added: “On a personal note, it has been a pleasure to work so closely with you over the last few years...I will miss your candour, humour and devotion..,” words echoed by all attendees. In response to receiving the award, Yvette noted: “I am very grateful for this recognition. I have had the privilege to work with amazing people who are dedicated and passionate about marine safety and protecting the environment in the interest of Canadians. I am just the visible tip of the iceberg ... I would not be here without the support of so many throughout my career. An enormous thank you goes to my team, my colleagues, the marine industry, family, friends, and the department. When I look at this medal I will think about all those who I share it with.” Looking to the future, Yvette said: I have been so fortunate to work my entire 35-year career in the marine sector. I have ‘grown up’ with my maritime colleagues. I’ve always loved what I do and it’s the relationships that have made it easy to stay the course. However, it’s time for me to pursue my other loves — travelling abroad; getting the kayak wet more than once a year; hiking some new peaks; and more volunteering with the Mission to Seafarers. “Transport Canada has a fine crew, second to none that I’ve ever sailed with. It has truly been an honour and privilege. Bravo Zulu to you all, and I wish you fair winds and following seas.”
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B.C. CRUISE INDUSTRY
New lines, new ships welcomed to B.C. coast in 2019
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.C.’s cruise industry is poised to grow yet again as the popularity of Alaskan itineraries shows no sign of abating. This year’s most notable observation is the significant number of new lines and new ships coming into the market, including some of the largest vessels ever to visit the West Coast. Here’s how the season is shaping up for B.C.’s ports in 2019:
Port Alberni back in the game
Port Alberni Port Authority (PAPA) learned from West Coast Agencies early last year that it will be hosting three cruise ship visits in 2019. PAPA and the community of Port Alberni have been busy preparing for the Holland America Group’s MS Maasdam that is scheduled to call on May 25, June 15 and July 6. Port Alberni last hosted a cruise ship in 2013 and is excited to showcase its evolving community once again. The MS Maasdam is offering its guests (capacity of 1,258 passengers) an opportunity to explore ports of call, like Port Alberni, in new ways that match their unique personal interests and passions with Holland
This year’s most notable observation is the significant number of new lines and new ships coming into the market, including some of the largest vessels ever to visit the West Coast. America Group’s new EXC In-Depth Voyages. These new voyages offer passengers new itineraries that focus on unique interests and passions of seasoned travellers looking for different, authentic local experiences. With a wide variety of eco, outdoor, historical and cultural offerings, Port Alberni fits this new cruise experience perfectly. For example, a new shore excursion for 2019 features a visit to a working water buffalo farm and tasting of artisanal cheeses made from their milk! In preparation for cruise ships this year and to continue to attract more in the future, the Port partnered with the City of Port Alberni and Alberni Valley Tourism to host community cruise capacity evaluation and training by Aquila Centre for Cruise Excellence. Aquila found that the community has a terrific base of volunteers organized under the Alberni Valley
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Chamber of Commerce’s Community Cruise Committee. The committee includes representatives from local First Nations; arts and entertainment, heritage, adventure, tourism, business and local government. Aquila was also impressed by the wide variety of shore excursions that can be further developed to meet the diverse interests of cruise passengers seeking authentic First Nations, environmental, outdoor adventure and culinary experiences. Furthermore, Port Alberni has available port infrastructure already in place that meets cruise ships’ operational needs. PAPA is actively evaluating its existing infrastructure and is open to making further investments to exceed cruise industry expectations. Port Alberni’s harbour is ideally located in the heart of the City at the end of the Alberni Inlet — a spectacular fjord of approximately 65 kilometres from the
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Waterfront access projects improve passenger flow in Prince Rupert
“2019 looks to be another successful year for cruise in Prince Rupert,” said Jeff Stromdahl, Manager of Trade Development at the Prince Rupert Port Authority. With 22 vessel calls and 11,138 passengers projected for 2019, this year will hold steady in terms of numbers over the past three seasons. With the completion of the Atlin Promenade Project that connects Northland Cruise Terminal to the Atlin Terminal, located in the popular Cow Bay District, visitors now have improved access to the community. “The Atlin Promenade Project
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open waters of the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Vancouver Island. The cruise through the Alberni Inlet is worth the voyage on its own but given its terrific location, diversity of activities, available infrastructure and broad community support, Port Alberni is ready to host cruise ships in 2019 and poised to expand for years to come.
Oceania Cruise’s Regatta will again be visiting Prince Rupert in 2019. is another example of the Prince Rupert Port Authority’s commitment to enhancing waterfront access while building long-term infrastructure to support the cruise industry,” said Stromdahl. Another waterfront access project that cruise visitors will be able to enjoy this season
is the Rushbrook Trail. This 1.2-kilometre walkway runs adjacent to the north end of Prince Rupert’s inner harbour and links the Rushbrook Floats area to Seal Cove. The trail is anchored by two hubs of activity — the Rushbrook Floats, a busy commercial and recreational fishing marina with a
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B.C. CRUISE INDUSTRY fish and chips stand at one end and the Seal Cove Seaplane Base, a scenic location where you can watch seaplanes come and go on the other. The re-opening of the trail was made possible through the Prince Rupert Port Authority’s Community Investment Fund in partnership with the local Rotary Club and other corporate contributors. “These projects represent the Prince Rupert Port Authority’s continued efforts to enhance year-round waterfront access as well as improve the flow of cruise passengers looking to experience the best of Prince Rupert during their visit,” said Stromdahl. Prince Rupert has become increasingly popular with luxury cruise lines operating in the Alaska market and has positioned itself as a full-service port of call with unique attractions and excursions. Most cruise lines visiting Prince Rupert in 2019 operate vessels with between 200 and 900 passengers, enabling nearly every disembarking passenger to take advantage of shore excursion offerings. The 2019 season will see the return of vessels from Oceania Cruises, Regent Seven
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The Port of Nanaimo will welcome a visit from the Azamara Quest as Azamara Cruises enters the West Coast market for the first time. Seas Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Line, Crystal Cruises, Silversea Cruises and Ponant.
Nanaimo sees positive trends in pocket ship market
Nanaimo’s Jason Michell, Vice President of Terminal Operations, reported that the Port would again be seeing pocket-sized
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ships visit in the summer. The largest, the Azamar Quest, will see upwards of 1,400 passengers dock for the day in mid-July. While only three visits are scheduled for this year, Michell was looking forward to a much busier 2020. “We already have tentative bookings for five pocket ships and two of the larger ships,” he said. Noting the City’s popularity with the pocket ship market, Michell felt this was an upward trend that would continue. “While Nanaimo has adeptly handled ships with greater passenger capacity many times in the past, the charm of the City really shines through when the smaller ships visit,” he said. “As we continue to work on marketing strategies, the focus on this market will always be a significant priority for us.” Michell added that the Passenger Welcome Terminal continued to receive high approval marks from passengers of both large and small vessels. A key development for the Port of Nanaimo is the recent announcement of a five-year contract between Tourism Vancouver Island (TVI-Tourism Nanaimo) and the City of Nanaimo. As the destination marketing organization responsible for tourism marketing and visitor servicing, TVI will be working with the Port and other community and industry stakeholders to deliver on a goal of strengthening Nanaimo’s position as a tourism destination. “We have already started discussing the development of a strategy,” Michell said. “We engaged with the Cruise Line International Association and had Donna Spalding, their local representative meet with the group to provide some insights into how the industry works.”
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Michell expressed great support for the initiative and noted that having a long-term strategy in place will provide a foundation for steady growth. “We’re excited to work with Tourism Nanaimo, tour operators and the local community to be able to increase our profile with the industry,” Michell said. “The initiative is in its infancy but it’s a very positive move for the City.”
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Following a busy 2018 that had Victoria welcome the Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Norwegian Bliss for her inaugural season, the Victoria Cruise Ship Terminal is planning for a series of milestones during the 2019 season. Kicking off on Tuesday, April 16, the 2019 cruise season will see more than 260 ship calls, carrying close to 700,000 passengers. The season includes a series of highlights and inaugural calls for the city, including the arrival of the Royal Caribbean International’s Ovation of the Seas, Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth, the Azamara Quest, and the Norwegian Joy, sister ship of the Norwegian Bliss. 2019 will see an increase in full-day, mid-week calls. In addition, the city will welcome
the eight-millionth cruise ship passenger in May 2019. Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, the not-for-profit organization that owns and operates the Victoria Cruise Terminal, is continuing with its multi-year capital improvement project on three deep-water berths. As part of the project, the organization has a planned a $6.8-million extension to the mooring dolphin at Pier B. This project was to be completed prior to the 2019 season, however rough seas in December 2018 saw the loss at sea of the custom-built steel monopile structure which was being shipped from China to Canada. “To say the loss was unexpected is an understatement, but we worked with Western Stevedoring, Royal Caribbean International and BC Coast Pilots Ltd. to run simulations for alternatives to welcome the Ovation of the Seas to the city,” said Lindsay Gaunt, Director, Cruise Development for the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority. For the 2019 season, the Ovation of the Seas will call to Pier A at the Victoria Cruise Terminal. Construction on the dolphin will resume this fall, having the 58-metre extension completed in time for the start of the 2020 cruise season.
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Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen will be stopping in Vancouver in September 2019. The vessel will be homeporting at Canada Place in 2020. On-the-ground improvements include improved wayfinding for all visitors, with an emphasis on pedestrian movement. In 2018, 30 per cent of cruise visitors chose to walk downtown from the terminal. A multi-platform promotional plan is in place to further encourage human-powered traffic. This will be tied in to a new pedestrian gateway that links the terminals to the street front.
An all-time record for Vancouver
The Port of Vancouver will be achieving an all-time record for Vancouver’s cruise industry which runs from March 29 to
November 1 this year. With 290 calls and 1,077,000 passengers, Vancouver is seeing an approximate 21 per cent increase over last year (with 241 calls and 889,162 passengers). “Our numbers will have nearly doubled in 2020 since 2010,” said the Port’s Carmen Ortega, Manager, Trade Development. “Year over year, not only are the number of passengers increasing but we are seeing larger ships as well as new lines coming to Alaska,” adding that 2020 is anticipated to be another record year, reaching close to 1.2 million passengers. Ortega also noted that nearly half of all calls this year will be shorepower enabled.
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As noted, part of the increase in activity can be attributed to new lines bringing ships into the Pacific Northwest cruise theatre. Cunard is coming back to Vancouver after many years, bringing the Queen Elizabeth; Viking Ocean Cruises is bringing the Viking Orion; Azamara will be homeporting the Azamara Quest; and Hurtigruten’s brand new Roald Amundsen will make its inaugural sailing from Canada Place in September following a month-long voyage starting in Copenhagen and sailing through the Northwest Passage and Alaska. The Roald Amundsen is the first of two hybrid ships Hurtigruten will add to its fleet over the next few years, cutting emissions by sailing with electrical propulsion.
B.C. CRUISE INDUSTRY Hybrid technology, combined with the advanced construction of the hull and effective use of electricity on board will reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions on the ships by 20 per cent. The Roald Amundsen will be homeporting in Vancouver in 2020 offering 14 and 18-day cruises focused on “Wilderness, Glaciers and Culture.” Other new ships to Vancouver this year include: • The Royal Princess will be homeported in Vancouver in 2019 and doing one-way itineraries. This will be the largest vessel homeported in Vancouver with a capacity of 3,600 passengers. • Windstar Cruise’s Star Legend. • Celebrity’s Eclipse (sister ship to the Solstice) will be homeported in Vancouver with weekly roundtrips on Sundays. • The Norwegian Bliss and its sister ship, the Norwegian Joy, will be making a couple of repositioning calls, along with Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas. These are the largest ships sailing to Alaska this season. • Silversea is bringing the Silver Muse to replace the Silver Shadow.
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Another new ship to the West Coast is the Ovation of the Seas, featuring the North Star capsule that allows for 360-degree views. • Compagnie du Ponant is bringing L’Austral, making this the second ship (in addition to Le Soléal) for the cruise line in the Pacific Northwest. To help with the significant increase in throughput traffic, enhancements have been completed at the Canada Place cruise terminal that will improve efficiency as
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2019 CRUISE SCHEDULE
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Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (Ogden Point) Date Apr 12, Fri Apr 16, Tue Apr 26, Fri Apr 30, Tue May 02, Thu May 02, Thu May 02, Thu May 03, Fri May 03, Fri May 03, Fri May 06, Mon May 07, Tue May 09, Thu May 09, Thu May 10, Fri May 10, Fri May 11, Sat May 11, Sat May 12, Sun May 13, Mon May 14, Tue May 16, Thu May 17, Fri May 17, Fri
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Celebrity Eclipse Inaugural cruise - 2010 LOA - 1,041’ / Beam - 121’ Draft - 27.3’ Tonnage - 122,000 Passenger Decks - 13 Total staterooms - 17 Passenger capacity - 2,850 Total crew - 1,271
Celebrity Millennium Inaugural cruise - 2000 Refurbished - 2016 LOA - 965’ / Beam - 105’ Draft - 26’ Tonnage - 90,940 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 1,079 Passenger capacity - 2,138 Total crew - 920 - 999
Celebrity Solstice Inaugural cruise - 2008 Refurbished - 2016 LOA - 1,041’ / Beam - 121’ Draft - 27’ Tonnage - 122,000 Passenger Decks - 13 Total staterooms - 1,426 Passenger capacity - 2,850 Total crew - 1,250 April 2019 — BC Shipping News — 29
2019 CRUISE SCHEDULE Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (Ogden Point) Date Jun 14, Fri Jun 14, Fri Jun 14, Fri Jun 15, Sat Jun 15, Sat Jun 15, Sat Jun 16, Sun Jun 17, Mon Jun 18, Tue Jun 19, Wed Jun 20, Thu Jun 20, Thu Jun 21, Fri Jun 21, Fri Jun 21, Fri Jun 22, Sat Jun 22, Sat Jun 22, Sat Jun 22, Sat Jun 23, Sun Jun 23, Sun Jun 24, Mon Jun 27, Thu Jun 27, Thu Jun 28, Fri Jun 28, Fri Jun 28, Fri Jun 28, Fri Jun 29, Sat Jun 29, Sat Jun 29, Sat Jun 29, Sat Jun 30, Sun Jul 01, Mon Jul 01, Mon Jul 03, Wed Jul 04, Thu Jul 04, Thu Jul 05, Fri Jul 05, Fri Jul 05, Fri Jul 06, Sat Jul 06, Sat
Vessel NORWEGIAN JOY EURODAM RUBY PRINCESS OOSTERDAM STAR PRINCESS NORWEGIAN BLISS AMSTERDAM CARNIVAL LEGEND REGATTA QUEEN ELIZABETH OVATION OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JOY EURODAM RUBY PRINCESS ASUKA II OOSTERDAM STAR PRINCESS NORWEGIAN BLISS GRAND PRINCESS CRYSTAL SYMPHONY CARNIVAL LEGEND OVATION OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE REGATTA NORWEGIAN JOY EURODAM RUBY PRINCESS QUEEN ELIZABETH OOSTERDAM STAR PRINCESS NORWEGIAN BLISS AMSTERDAM AZAMARA QUEST CARNIVAL LEGEND GRAND PRINCESS OVATION OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JOY EURODAM RUBY PRINCESS OOSTERDAM STAR PRINCESS
Pier South A North B South B North B South B South A North B North B South B North B North B South B South A North B South B South B North B South B South A South B North B North B North B South B South B South A North B South B South B North B South B South A North B South B North B South B North B South B South A North B South B North B South B
Arr Dep 1200 1900 1800 2330 1900 2359 1800 2330 1900 2359 1930 2359 1300 2300 1930 2359 1300 2359 1000 2359 0900 1800 1730 2359 1600 2359 1800 2330 1900 2359 0700 1700 1800 2330 1900 2359 1930 2359 0700 1400 0800 2100 1930 2359 0900 1800 1730 2359 0900 1830 1200 1900 1800 2330 1900 2359 1000 1800 1800 2330 1900 2359 1930 2359 1300 2300 0800 2300 1930 2359 0700 1400 0900 1800 1730 2359 1600 2359 1800 2330 1900 2359 1800 2330 1900 2359
Date Jul 06, Sat Jul 07, Sun Jul 08, Mon Jul 08, Mon Jul 11, Thu Jul 11, Thu Jul 11, Thu Jul 12, Fri Jul 12, Fri Jul 12, Fri Jul 12, Fri Jul 13, Sat Jul 13, Sat Jul 13, Sat Jul 13, Sat Jul 14, Sun Jul 15, Mon Jul 15, Mon Jul 16, Tue Jul 18, Thu Jul 18, Thu Jul 19, Fri Jul 19, Fri Jul 19, Fri Jul 20, Sat Jul 20, Sat Jul 20, Sat Jul 22, Mon Jul 22, Mon Jul 23, Tue Jul 23, Tue Jul 25, Thu Jul 25, Thu Jul 25, Thu Jul 26, Fri Jul 26, Fri Jul 26, Fri Jul 27, Sat Jul 27, Sat Jul 27, Sat Jul 28, Sun Jul 29, Mon Jul 29, Mon
Vessel NORWEGIAN BLISS AMSTERDAM REGATTA CARNIVAL LEGEND OVATION OF THE SEAS MAASDAM CELEBRITY SOLSTICE SEVEN SEAS MARINER NORWEGIAN JOY EURODAM RUBY PRINCESS GRAND PRINCESS OOSTERDAM STAR PRINCESS NORWEGIAN BLISS AMSTERDAM REGATTA CARNIVAL LEGEND DISNEY WONDER OVATION OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JOY EURODAM RUBY PRINCESS OOSTERDAM STAR PRINCESS NORWEGIAN BLISS CRYSTAL SYMPHONY CARNIVAL LEGEND GRAND PRINCESS SEVEN SEAS MARINER OVATION OF THE SEAS REGATTA CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JOY EURODAM RUBY PRINCESS OOSTERDAM STAR PRINCESS NORWEGIAN BLISS AMSTERDAM AZAMARA QUEST CARNIVAL LEGEND
Pier South A North B South B North B North B South A South B South B South A North B South B South B North B South B South A North B South B North B North B North B South B South A North B South B North B South B South A South B North B South B North B North B South A South B South A North B South B North B South B South A North B South B North B
Arr Dep 1930 2359 1800 2330 0900 2359 1930 2359 0900 1800 1400 2300 1730 2359 0800 1800 1200 1900 1800 2330 1900 2359 0700 1400 1800 2330 1900 2359 1930 2359 1800 2330 1300 2359 1930 2359 1000 1815 0900 1800 1730 2359 1600 2359 1800 2330 1900 2359 1800 2330 1900 2359 1930 2359 0800 2200 1930 2359 0700 1400 1300 2359 0900 1800 1300 2359 1730 2359 1200 1900 1800 2330 1900 2359 1800 2330 1900 2359 1930 2359 1300 2300 0800 2300 1930 2359
Date Aug 01, Thu Aug 01, Thu Aug 02, Fri Aug 02, Fri Aug 02, Fri Aug 02, Fri Aug 03, Sat Aug 03, Sat Aug 03, Sat Aug 05, Mon Aug 05, Mon Aug 08, Thu Aug 08, Thu Aug 09, Fri Aug 09, Fri Aug 09, Fri Aug 09, Fri Aug 10, Sat Aug 10, Sat Aug 10, Sat Aug 11, Sun Aug 12, Mon Aug 12, Mon Aug 15, Thu Aug 15, Thu Aug 16, Fri Aug 16, Fri Aug 16, Fri Aug 17, Sat Aug 17, Sat Aug 17, Sat Aug 19, Mon Aug 19, Mon Aug 19, Mon Aug 22, Thu Aug 22, Thu Aug 22, Thu Aug 23, Fri Aug 23, Fri Aug 23, Fri Aug 24, Sat Aug 24, Sat Aug 24, Sat
Vessel OVATION OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE GRAND PRINCESS NORWEGIAN JOY EURODAM RUBY PRINCESS OOSTERDAM STAR PRINCESS NORWEGIAN BLISS REGATTA CARNIVAL LEGEND OVATION OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE CRYSTAL SYMPHONY NORWEGIAN JOY EURODAM RUBY PRINCESS OOSTERDAM STAR PRINCESS NORWEGIAN BLISS AMSTERDAM GRAND PRINCESS CARNIVAL LEGEND OVATION OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JOY EURODAM RUBY PRINCESS OOSTERDAM STAR PRINCESS NORWEGIAN BLISS CRYSTAL SYMPHONY REGATTA CARNIVAL LEGEND GRAND PRINCESS OVATION OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JOY EURODAM RUBY PRINCESS OOSTERDAM STAR PRINCESS NORWEGIAN BLISS
Pier North B South B South B South A North B South B North B South B South A South B North B North B South B South B South A North B South B North B South B South A North B South B North B North B South B South A North B South B North B South B South A South B South A North B South B North B South B South A North B South B North B South B South A
Arr Dep 0900 1800 1730 2359 0700 1400 1600 2359 1800 2330 1900 2359 1800 2330 1900 2359 1930 2359 0900 2359 1930 2359 0900 1800 1730 2359 0800 1830 1200 1900 1800 2330 1900 2359 1800 2330 1900 2359 1930 2359 1300 2300 0700 1400 1930 2359 0900 1800 1730 2359 1600 2359 1800 2330 1900 2359 1800 2330 1900 2359 1930 2359 0800 2200 0800 2300 1930 2359 0700 1400 0900 1800 1730 2359 1200 1900 1800 2330 1900 2359 1800 2330 1900 2359 1930 2359
VESSEL GUIDE Azamara Club Cruises
Crystal Cruises
Cunard
Disney Cruise Line
www.azamaraclubcruises.com
www.crystalcruises.com
www.cunard.com
www.disneycruise.com
Azamara Quest Inaugural cruise - 2000 Refurbished - 2016 LOA - 592’ / Beam - 84’ Draft - 20’ Tonnage - 30,277 Passenger Decks - 8 Total staterooms - 690 Passenger capacity - 1,380 Total crew - 408 30 — BC Shipping News — April 2019
Crystal Symphony Inaugural cruise - 1995 Refurbished - 2009 / 2012 LOA - 781’ / Beam - 99’ Draft - 24.9’ Tonnage - 51,044 Passenger Decks - 8 Total staterooms - 461 Passenger capacity - 848 Total crew - 545
Queen Elizabeth Inaugural cruise - 2010 LOA - 965’ / Beam - 106’ Draft - 26’ Tonnage - 90,901 Passenger Decks - 12 Total staterooms - 1,035 Passenger capacity - 2,011 Total crew - 1,005
Disney Wonder Inaugural cruise - 1999 Refurbished - 2016 LOA - 964’ / Beam - 106’ Draft - 25.3’ Tonnage - 83,000 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 877 Passenger capacity - 2,400 Total crew - 945
2019 CRUISE SCHEDULE Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (Ogden Point) Date Aug 25, Sun Aug 26, Mon Aug 26, Mon Aug 29, Thu Aug 29, Thu Aug 30, Fri Aug 30, Fri Aug 30, Fri Aug 31, Sat Aug 31, Sat Aug 31, Sat Sep 01, Sun Sep 02, Mon Sep 04, Wed Sep 05, Thu Sep 05, Thu Sep 05, Thu Sep 06, Fri Sep 06, Fri Sep 06, Fri Sep 07, Sat Sep 07, Sat
Vessel AMSTERDAM REGATTA CARNIVAL LEGEND OVATION OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JOY EURODAM RUBY PRINCESS OOSTERDAM STAR PRINCESS NORWEGIAN BLISS GRAND PRINCESS CARNIVAL LEGEND LE SOLEAL OVATION OF THE SEAS REGATTA CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JOY EURODAM RUBY PRINCESS OOSTERDAM STAR PRINCESS
Pier North B South B North B North B South B South A North B South B North B South B South A South B North B South B North B South A South B South A North B South B North B South B
Arr Dep 1300 2300 1300 2359 1930 2359 0900 1800 1730 2359 1600 2359 1800 2330 1900 2359 1800 2330 1900 2359 1930 2359 0700 1400 1930 2359 0700 1300 0900 1800 1500 2359 1730 2359 1200 1900 1800 2330 1900 2359 1800 2330 1900 2359
Date Sep 07, Sat Sep 08, Sun Sep 09, Mon Sep 11, Wed Sep 12, Thu Sep 12, Thu Sep 13, Fri Sep 13, Fri Sep 13, Fri Sep 14, Sat Sep 14, Sat Sep 14, Sat Sep 19, Thu Sep 20, Fri Sep 20, Fri Sep 20, Fri Sep 21, Sat Sep 21, Sat Sep 21, Sat Sep 21, Sat Sep 22, Sun Sep 25, Wed
Vessel NORWEGIAN BLISS AMSTERDAM CARNIVAL LEGEND GRAND PRINCESS OVATION OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JOY EURODAM RUBY PRINCESS OOSTERDAM STAR PRINCESS NORWEGIAN BLISS OVATION OF THE SEAS NORWEGIAN JOY EURODAM RUBY PRINCESS GRAND PRINCESS OOSTERDAM STAR PRINCESS NORWEGIAN BLISS AMSTERDAM AMSTERDAM
Pier South A North B North B South B North B South B South A North B South B North B South B South A North B South A North B South B South B North B South B South A North B North B
Arr Dep 1930 2359 1300 2300 1930 2359 0700 1400 0900 1800 1730 2359 1600 2359 1800 2330 1900 2359 1800 2330 1900 2359 1930 2359 0900 1800 1600 2300 1800 2330 1900 2359 0700 1400 1800 2330 1900 2359 1930 2359 1300 2300 0700 1300
Date Sep 25, Wed Sep 25, Wed Sep 26, Thu Sep 26, Thu Sep 26, Thu Sep 27, Fri Sep 27, Fri Sep 28, Sat Sep 28, Sat Sep 28, Sat Sep 29, Sun Sep 30, Mon Oct 01, Tue Oct 02, Wed Oct 04, Fri Oct 05, Sat Oct 07, Mon Oct 08, Tue Oct 10, Thu Oct 14, Mon Oct 18, Fri Oct 25, Fri
Vessel REGATTA SEVEN SEAS MARINER GOLDEN PRINCESS VOLENDAM ROYAL PRINCESS 2 EURODAM NORWEGIAN JOY STAR PRINCESS OOSTERDAM NORWEGIAN BLISS NOORDAM L’AUSTRAL DISNEY WONDER NORWEGIAN BLISS NORWEGIAN JOY STAR PRINCESS NORWEGIAN JOY NORWEGIAN JEWEL SOJOURN CELEBRITY ECLIPSE GRAND PRINCESS GRAND PRINCESS
Pier South A South B South B South A North B North B South A South B North B South A North B South B North B South A South A South B South A South A North B North B South B South B
Arr Dep 0800 1800 1200 2000 0700 1300 0800 1700 1200 1900 1800 2330 2100 2359 1200 1900 1800 2330 1930 2359 1900 2359 0700 1300 0600 1530 0700 1400 2100 2359 1300 2200 0700 1400 0800 1700 0800 1800 0800 1700 0700 1400 0700 1400
VESSEL GUIDE Holland America Line
www.hollandamerica.com
Amsterdam Inaugural cruise - 2000 Refurbished - 2015 LOA - 780’ / Beam - 105.8’ Draft - 27’ Tonnage - 62,735 Passenger Decks - 10 Total staterooms - 690 Passenger capacity - 1,380 Total crew - 647
Noordam Inaugural cruise - 2006 Refurbished - 2016 LOA - 936’ / Beam - 105.8’ Draft - 24’ Tonnage - 82,500 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 961 Passenger capacity - 1,916 Total crew - 800
Eurodam Inaugural cruise - 2008 Refurbished - 2015 LOA - 936’ / Beam - 105.8’ Draft - 26’ Tonnage - 86,273 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 1,052 Passenger capacity - 2,104 Total crew - 876
Oosterdam Inaugural cruise - 2003 LOA - 950’ / Beam - 105.8’ Draft - 26’ Tonnage - 82,000 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 987 Passenger capacity - 1,848 Total crew - 812
Maasdam Inaugural cruise - 1993 Refurbished - 2011 LOA - 722’ / Beam - 101.5’ Draft - 24.9’ Tonnage - 55,575 Passenger Decks - 10 Total staterooms - 658 Passenger capacity - 1,258 Total crew - 580
Westerdam Inaugural cruise - 2004 Refurbished - 2010 LOA - 936’ / Beam - 105.8’ Draft - 24’ Tonnage - 82,500 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 987 Passenger capacity - 1,848 Total crew - 800
Nieuw Amsterdam Inaugural cruise - 2010 Refurbished - 2016 LOA - 936’ / Beam - 105.8’ Draft - 24’ Tonnage - 86,700 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 1,053 Passenger capacity - 2,106 Total crew - 929
Volendam Inaugural cruise - 1999 Refurbished - 2011 (2017) LOA - 778’ / Beam - 106’ Draft - 27’ Tonnage - 60,906 Passenger Decks - 10 Total staterooms - 738 Passenger capacity - 1,432 Total crew - 647 April 2019 — BC Shipping News — 31
2019 CRUISE SCHEDULE Nanaimo
(Cruise Welcome Centre) Date Jun 16, Sun Jul 11, Thu JUL 11, Thu
Vessel SILVER MUSE AZAMARA QUEST SILVER EXPLORER
Arr Dep 0800 2200 1300 2300 1300 2300
Prince Rupert
(Northland Terminal/Anchor) Date Vessel May 23, Thu SEVEN SEAS MARINER Jun 4, Tue SILVER MUSE Jun 5, Wed SOJOURN Jun 9, Sun REGATTA Jun 14, Fri SILVER MUSE Jun 25, Tue SILVER MUSE Jun 29, Sat SOJOURN Jul 10, Wed SEVEN SEAS MARINER Jul 11, Thu SOJOURN Jul 16, Tue STAR LEGEND Aug 3, Sat REGATTA Aug 5, Mon SOJOURN Aug 7, Wed STAR LEGEND Aug 7, Wed CRYSTAL SYMPHONY Aug 17, Sat SOJOURN Aug 17, Sat REGATTA Sep 1, Sun LE SOLEAL Sep 10, Tue STAR LEGEND Sep 11, Wed SOJOURN Sep 22, Sun STAR LEGEND Sep 23, Mon SOJOURN Sep 26, Thu L’AUSTRAL Oct 5, Sat SOJOURN
Pier Northland Northland Northland Northland Northland Northland Northland Northland Northland Northland Northland Northland Anchor Northland Anchor Northland Northland Northland Northland Northland Northland Northland Northland
Arr Dep 1300 2200 0800 1800 0800 1800 0800 1700 0600 1700 0600 1700 0800 1800 0700 1800 0800 1800 0600 1300 1100 2000 0800 1800 0600 1300 0800 1600 0800 1800 0800 1700 0530 0730 0600 1200 0800 1800 0600 1400 0800 1800 1445 0500 0800 1800
Port Alberni Date May 25, Sat Jun 15, Sat Jul 6, Sat
Vessel MAASDAM MAASDAM MAASDAM
Arr Dep 0800 1800 0800 1800 1000 1800
Photo: BC Shipping News
Port of Vancouver (Canada Place) Date Mar 29, Fri Apr 14, Sun Apr 15, Mon Apr 17, Wed Apr 25, Thu Apr 26, Fri Apr 29, Mon May 01, Wed May 03, Fri May 03, Fri May 04, Sat May 04, Sat May 04, Sat May 07, Tue May 08, Wed May 08, Wed May 08, Wed May 09, Thu May 10, Fri May 10, Fri May 10, Fri May 11, Sat May 11, Sat May 12, Sun
Vessel EMERALD PRINCESS EMERALD PRINCESS EMERALD PRINCESS CELEBRITY ECLIPSE NORWEGIAN JOY NORWEGIAN JOY CARNIVAL LEGEND ISLAND PRINCESS NORWEGIAN BLISS EURODAM NORWEGIAN BLISS OOSTERDAM NIEUW AMSTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS CORAL PRINCESS ISLAND PRINCESS VOLENDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RUBY PRINCESS CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM ROYAL PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM STAR PRINCESS
Pier Arr Dep East 0700 1200 East 1900 East 0000 1630 East 0500 1700 East ETA 1700 East ETD 1700 East 0700 1600 East 0700 1630 East 1230 2359 West 0700 1700 East 0001 1130 North 0700 1700 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 North 0730 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630
Date May 12, Sun May 12, Sun May 13, Mon May 14, Tue May 15, Wed May 15, Wed May 16, Thu May 17, Fri May 18, Sat May 18, Sat May 19, Sun May 19, Sun May 20, Mon May 20, Mon May 21, Tue May 22, Wed May 22, Wed May 23, Thu May 24, Fri May 25, Sat May 25, Sat May 25, Sat May 26, Sun May 26, Sun
Vessel WESTERDAM NOORDAM OVATION OF THE SEAS GOLDEN PRINCESS CORAL PRINCESS VOLENDAM SEVEN SEAS MARINER RADIANCE OF THE SEAS GOLDEN PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL DISNEY WONDER QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLAND PRINCESS VOLENDAM MAASDAM CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM ROYAL PRINCESS VIKING ORION NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE SEVEN SEAS MARINER
Pier Arr Dep North 0700 1700 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 North 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1700 West 0700 1700 West 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 West 0800 2300 East 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 North ETA 2200 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1700
VESSEL GUIDE Hurtigruten
Norwegian Cruise Line
www.global.hurtigruten.com
www.ncl.com
Roald Amundsen Inaugural cruise - 2019 LOA - 459’ / Beam - 77.4’ Draft - 17.4’ Tonnage - 20,889 Passenger Decks - 8 Total staterooms - 265 Passenger capacity - 530 Total crew - 151 32 — BC Shipping News — April 2019
Norwegian Bliss Inaugural cruise - 2018 LOA - 1,094’ / Beam - 136’ Draft - 29.53’ Tonnage - 168,028 Passenger Decks - 20 Total staterooms - 2,043 Passenger capacity - 4,004 Total crew - 1,716
Norwegian Jewel Inaugural cruise - 2005 Refurbished - 2018 LOA - 965’ / Beam - 106’ Draft - 27’ Tonnage - 93,502 Passenger Decks - 12 Total staterooms - 1,194 Passenger capacity - 2,376 Total crew - 1,069
Norwegian Joy Inaugural cruise - 2017 LOA - 1,094’ / Beam - 136’ Draft - 28.6’ Tonnage - 167,725 Passenger Decks - 20 Total staterooms - 1,925 Passenger capacity - 3,883 Total crew - 1,700
2019 CRUISE SCHEDULE Port of Vancouver (Canada Place) Date May 26, Sun May 26, Sun May 27, Mon May 29, Wed May 29, Wed May 29, Wed May 31, Fri May 31, Fri Jun 01, Sat Jun 01, Sat Jun 02, Sun Jun 02, Sun Jun 02, Sun Jun 03, Mon Jun 03, Mon Jun 03, Mon Jun 04, Tue Jun 05, Wed Jun 05, Wed Jun 06, Thu Jun 07, Fri Jun 07, Fri Jun 08, Sat Jun 08, Sat Jun 09, Sun Jun 09, Sun Jun 10, Mon Jun 10, Mon Jun 12, Wed Jun 12, Wed Jun 12, Wed Jun 14, Fri Jun 14, Fri Jun 14, Fri Jun 15, Sat Jun 15, Sat Jun 15, Sat Jun 16, Sun Jun 16, Sun Jun 17, Mon Jun 17, Mon Jun 17, Mon Jun 19, Wed Jun 19, Wed Jun 20, Thu
Vessel VIKING ORION NOORDAM DISNEY WONDER CORAL PRINCESS REGATTA VOLENDAM RADIANCE OF THE SEAS QUEEN ELIZABETH GOLDEN PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE AMSTERDAM WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL WINDSTAR STAR LEGEND DISNEY WONDER AZAMARA QUEST ISLAND PRINCESS VOLENDAM SILVER MUSE CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM SEABOURN SOJOURN ROYAL PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE NOORDAM QUEEN ELIZABETH DISNEY WONDER CORAL PRINCESS SEVEN SEAS MARINER VOLENDAM RADIANCE OF THE SEAS CRYSTAL SYMPHONY AZAMARA QUEST GOLDEN PRINCESS VIKING ORION NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL SILVER MUSE DISNEY WONDER ISLAND PRINCESS VOLENDAM QUEEN ELIZABETH
Pier Arr Dep North ETA 1800 West 0700 1630 West 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1800 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1700 North 0800 1800 West 0700 1700 East 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 North 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1600 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1700 West 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1800 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1800 West 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1700 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1700 North 0700 1700 West 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 West 0700 1700
Date Jun 21, Fri Jun 22, Sat Jun 22, Sat Jun 23, Sun Jun 23, Sun Jun 23, Sun Jun 24, Mon Jun 24, Mon Jun 25, Tue Jun 25, Tue Jun 26, Wed Jun 26, Wed Jun 26, Wed Jun 27, Thu Jun 28, Fri Jun 29, Sat Jun 29, Sat Jun 29, Sat Jun 30, Sun Jun 30, Sun Jun 30, Sun Jul 01, Mon Jul 01, Mon Jul 01, Mon Jul 02, Tue Jul 02, Tue Jul 02, Tue Jul 03, Wed Jul 03, Wed Jul 05, Fri Jul 05, Fri Jul 05, Fri Jul 06, Sat Jul 06, Sat Jul 07, Sun Jul 07, Sun Jul 08, Mon Jul 10, Wed Jul 10, Wed Jul 11, Thu Jul 12, Fri Jul 12, Fri Jul 12, Fri Jul 13, Sat Jul 13, Sat
Vessel CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM ROYAL PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE ASUKA II NOORDAM CRYSTAL SYMPHONY DISNEY WONDER WINDSTAR STAR LEGEND CRYSTAL SYMPHONY CORAL PRINCESS SEVEN SEAS MARINER VOLENDAM SILVER MUSE RADIANCE OF THE SEAS GOLDEN PRINCESS REGATTA NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE QUEEN ELIZABETH WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL SUN PRINCESS DISNEY WONDER AZAMARA QUEST CRYSTAL SYMPHONY SEABOURN SOJOURN ISLAND PRINCESS VOLENDAM CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM VIKING ORION MAASDAM ROYAL PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE NOORDAM DISNEY WONDER CORAL PRINCESS VOLENDAM SILVER MUSE RADIANCE OF THE SEAS AZAMARA QUEST SILVER EXPLORER GOLDEN PRINCESS LE SOLEAL
Pier Arr Dep East 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1700 West 0700 1630 North 0800 2359 West 0700 1700 East 0800 1800 North 0001 1700 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1800 West 0700 1630 North 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1800 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1700 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1700 North 0700 1630 West 0700 1700 East 0700 1800 North 0700 1800 West 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1700 West 0800 1700 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 North 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1700 West 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 East 0930 1730
Date Jul 13, Sat Jul 13, Sat Jul 14, Sun Jul 14, Sun Jul 14, Sun Jul 15, Mon Jul 17, Wed Jul 17, Wed Jul 17, Wed Jul 18, Thu Jul 19, Fri Jul 20, Sat Jul 20, Sat Jul 21, Sun Jul 21, Sun Jul 22, Mon Jul 23, Tue Jul 24, Wed Jul 24, Wed Jul 24, Wed Jul 25, Thu Jul 25, Thu Jul 26, Fri Jul 27, Sat Jul 27, Sat Jul 27, Sat Jul 28, Sun Jul 28, Sun Jul 29, Mon Jul 29, Mon Jul 30, Tue Jul 30, Tue Jul 31, Wed Jul 31, Wed Aug 02, Fri Aug 03, Sat Aug 03, Sat Aug 04, Sun Aug 04, Sun Aug 05, Mon Aug 06, Tue Aug 07, Wed Aug 07, Wed Aug 07, Wed Aug 08, Thu
Vessel SEVEN SEAS MARINER NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE SEABOURN SOJOURN WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL ISLAND PRINCESS VOLENDAM DISNEY WONDER WINDSTAR STAR LEGEND CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM ROYAL PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE NOORDAM DISNEY WONDER CRYSTAL SYMPHONY CORAL PRINCESS SEVEN SEAS MARINER VOLENDAM SILVER MUSE VIKING ORION RADIANCE OF THE SEAS GOLDEN PRINCESS LE SOLEAL NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL DISNEY WONDER CRYSTAL SYMPHONY AZAMARA QUEST ISLAND PRINCESS VOLENDAM CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM ROYAL PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE NOORDAM DISNEY WONDER REGATTA CORAL PRINCESS SEVEN SEAS MARINER VOLENDAM SILVER MUSE
Pier Arr Dep North 0600 1800 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1700 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1630 West 0700 1700 East 0700 1600 East 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 West 0700 1600 North 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1900 West 0700 1630 North 0700 1700 West 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 North 0900 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1700 West 0700 1630 North 0700 1800 West 0700 1800 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 West 0700 1700 North 0700 1800 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1900 West 0700 1630 North 0700 1700
VESSEL GUIDE NYK Cruises
Oceania Cruises
Ponant Cruises
www.asukacruise.co.jp
www.oceaniacruises.com
www.en.ponant.com
Asuka II Inaugural cruise - 1990 Refurbished - 2006 LOA - 790.8’ / Beam - 97’ Draft - 25.7’ / Tonnage - 50,142 Passenger Decks - 8 Total staterooms - 436 Passenger capacity - 872 Total crew - 470
Regatta Inaugural cruise - 1998 Refurbished - 2019*Upcoming LOA - 593.7’ / Beam - 83.5’ Draft - 19.5’ Tonnage - 30,277 Passenger Decks - 9 Total staterooms - 342 Passenger capacity - 684 Total crew - 400
L’Austral
Le Soléal
Inaugural cruise - 2011 LOA - 466’ / Draft - 15’ / Beam - 59’ Tonnage - 10,700 Passenger Decks - 6 Total staterooms - 132 Passenger capacity - 264 Total crew - 136
Inaugural cruise - 2013 LOA - 466’ / Draft - 16’ / Beam - 59’ Tonnage - 10,944 Passenger Decks - 6 Total staterooms - 132 Passenger capacity - 264 Total crew - 139
April 2019 — BC Shipping News — 33
2019 CRUISE SCHEDULE Port of Vancouver (Canada Place) Date Aug 08, Thu Aug 09, Fri Aug 09, Fri Aug 10, Sat Aug 10, Sat Aug 10, Sat Aug 10, Sat Aug 11, Sun Aug 11, Sun Aug 12, Mon Aug 12, Mon Aug 14, Wed Aug 14, Wed Aug 14, Wed Aug 16, Fri Aug 17, Sat Aug 17, Sat Aug 18, Sun Aug 18, Sun Aug 19, Mon Aug 20, Tue Aug 20, Tue Aug 21, Wed Aug 21, Wed
Vessel SEABOURN SOJOURN RADIANCE OF THE SEAS WINDSTAR STAR LEGEND GOLDEN PRINCESS LE SOLEAL CRYSTAL SYMPHONY NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL DISNEY WONDER ISLAND PRINCESS VIKING ORION VOLENDAM CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM ROYAL PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE NOORDAM DISNEY WONDER CRYSTAL SYMPHONY SEABOURN SOJOURN CORAL PRINCESS SEVEN SEAS MARINER
Pier Arr Dep West 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1600 East 0700 1630 East 0900 1900 North 0700 1800 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1700 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1700 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 West 0700 1700 North 0700 1800 West 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1900
Date Aug 21, Wed Aug 22, Thu Aug 23, Fri Aug 24, Sat Aug 24, Sat Aug 25, Sun Aug 25, Sun Aug 26, Mon Aug 26, Mon Aug 28, Wed Aug 28, Wed Aug 30, Fri Aug 31, Sat Aug 31, Sat Aug 31, Sat Sep 01, Sun Sep 01, Sun Sep 02, Mon Sep 03, Tue Sep 03, Tue Sep 04, Wed Sep 04, Wed Sep 04, Wed Sep 05, Thu
Vessel VOLENDAM SILVER MUSE RADIANCE OF THE SEAS GOLDEN PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL DISNEY WONDER ISLAND PRINCESS VOLENDAM CELEBRITY MILLENIUM ROYAL PRINCESS WINDSTAR STAR LEGEND NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE NOORDAM DISNEY WONDER LE SOLEAL CRYSTAL SYMPHONY CORAL PRINCESS SEVEN SEAS MARINER VOLENDAM SILVER MUSE
Pier Arr Dep West 0700 1630 North 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1700 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 North 0800 1700 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 West 0700 1700 East 0600 1800 North 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1900 West 0700 1630 North 0700 1700
Date Sep 06, Fri Sep 06, Fri Sep 07, Sat Sep 07, Sat Sep 08, Sun Sep 08, Sun Sep 09, Mon Sep 09, Mon Sep 10, Tue Sep 10, Tue Sep 11, Wed Sep 11, Wed Sep 12, Thu Sep 13, Fri Sep 14, Sat Sep 14, Sat Sep 14, Sat Sep 15, Sun Sep 15, Sun Sep 15, Sun Sep 16, Mon Sep 16, Mon Sep 17, Tue Sep 17, Tue
Vessel RADIANCE OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM GOLDEN PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL DISNEY WONDER RADIANCE OF THE SEAS CRYSTAL SYMPHONY ISLAND PRINCESS VOLENDAM WINDSTAR STAR LEGEND CELEBRITY SOLSTICE ROYAL PRINCESS SEABOURN SOJOURN NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE REGATTA NOORDAM ISLAND PRINCESS DISNEY WONDER CARNIVAL LEGEND CRYSTAL SYMPHONY
Pier Arr Dep East 0700 1630 West 0630 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1700 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1700 North 0700 1700 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0800 1700 East 0600 1700 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1700 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 North 0700 1700 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1630 West 0700 1700 East 0700 1600 North 0700 1800
VESSEL GUIDE Princess Cruises www.princess.com
Coral Princess
Emerald Princess
Golden Princess
Grand Princess
Inaugural cruise - 2003 Refurbished - 2016 LOA - 964’ / Beam - 106’ Draft - 27’ Tonnage - 91,627 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 1,000 Passenger capacity - 1,970 Total crew - 900
Inaugural cruise - 2007 Refurbished - 2015 LOA - 951’ / Beam - 118’ Draft - 26.2’ Tonnage - 113,561 Passenger Decks - 15 Total staterooms - 1,533 Passenger capacity - 3,114 Total crew - 1,200
Inaugural cruise - 2001 Refurbished - 2015 LOA - 950’ / Beam - 118’ Draft - 29’ Tonnage - 108,8t65 Passenger Decks - 13 Total staterooms - 1,539 Passenger capacity - 2,600 Total crew - 1,100
Inaugural cruise - 1998 Refurbished - 2016 LOA - 951’ / Beam - 118’ Draft - 26’ Tonnage - 109,000 Passenger Decks - 14 Total staterooms - 1,301 Passenger capacity - 2,590 Total crew - 1,100
Island Princess
Royal Princess
Ruby Princess
Star Princess
Inaugural cruise - 2003 Refurbished - 2015 LOA - 964’ / Beam - 122’ Draft - 26’ Tonnage - 91,627 Passenger Decks - 12 Total staterooms - 987 Passenger capacity - 2,220 Total crew - 900
Inaugural cruise - 2013 Refurbished - 2018 LOA - 1,083’ / Beam - 155’ Draft - 28’ Tonnage - 142,229 Passenger Decks - 14 Total staterooms - 1,780 Passenger capacity - 3,260 Total crew - 1,350
Inaugural cruise - 2008 Refurbished - 2018 LOA - 951’ / Beam - 118’ Draft - 26’ Tonnage - 113,561 Passenger Decks - 15 Total staterooms - 1,542 Passenger capacity - 3,080 Total crew - 1,200
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Inaugural cruise - 2002 Refurbished - 2017 LOA - 951’ / Beam - 118’ Draft - 27.7’ Tonnage - 108,977 Passenger Decks - 14 Total staterooms - 1,297 Passenger capacity - 2,600 Total crew - 1,100
2019 CRUISE SCHEDULE Port of Vancouver (Canada Place) Date Sep 18, Wed Sep 18, Wed Sep 18, Wed Sep 20, Fri Sep 21, Sat Sep 21, Sat Sep 21, Sat Sep 22, Sun Sep 22, Sun Sep 22, Sun Sep 23, Mon Sep 24, Tue Sep 24, Tue Sep 25, Wed Sep 25, Wed Sep 25, Wed Sep 26, Thu Sep 26, Thu Sep 27, Fri Sep 28, Sat
Vessel CORAL PRINCESS SEVEN SEAS MARINER VOLENDAM OVATION OF THE SEAS GOLDEN PRINCESS RUBY PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY ECLIPSE WESTERDAM NOORDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL WINDSTAR STAR LEGEND AMSTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS CORAL PRINCESS VOLENDAM CARNIVAL LEGEND SEABOURN SOJOURN ROALD AMUNDSEN NIEUW AMSTERDAM
Pier East North West East East North West East North West East North West East North West East North North West
Arr 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0800 0700 0730 0700 0700 0700 0700 0800 0700
Dep 1630 1800 1630 1700 1630 1630 1630 1700 1630 1630 1700 1700 2300 2300 1630 1630 1600 1700 2000 1630
Date Sep 29, Sun Sep 29, Sun Sep 29, Sun Sep 29, Sun Sep 30, Mon Sep 30, Mon Sep 30, Mon Sep 30, Mon Oct 06, Sun Oct 07, Mon Oct 07, Mon Oct 08, Tue Oct 13, Sun Oct 13, Sun Oct 15, Tue Oct 17, Thu Oct 21, Mon Oct 22, Tue Oct 24, Thu Nov 01, Fri
Vessel EURODAM L’AUSTRAL WESTERDAM NOORDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL NORWEGIAN BLISS OOSTERDAM DISNEY WONDER NORWEIGIAN JOY STAR PRINCESS NORWEGIAN JEWEL SEABOURN SOJOURN CELEBRITY ECLIPSE NOORDAM EURODAM GRAND PRINCESS NORWEGIAN JEWEL STAR PRINCESS GRAND PRINCESS STAR PRINCESS
Pier Arr Dep East 0700 1630 East 0800 1800 North 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1700 East 1900 2359 North 0700 1630 West 0700 1700 East 0700 2359 East 0700 1600 West 0700 1700 North 0700 1700 East 0700 1930 West 0700 1630 West 0700 1630 East 0700 1700 East 0700 1600 East 0700 1600 East 0700 1600 East 0700 1630
Cruise Guide Information provided is current at time of printing. For updated information, please visit: Greater Victoria Harbour Authority: www.gvha.ca Nanaimo: www.npa.ca Prince Rupert: www.rupertport.com Vancouver: www.portvancouver.com Port Alberni: www.portalberniportauthority.ca Seattle: www.portseattle.org
VESSEL GUIDE Regent Seven Seas
Royal Caribbean
Seabourn
www.rssc.com
www.royalcaribbean.com
www.seabourn.com
Seven Seas Mariner Inaugural cruise - 2001 Refurbished - 2014 (2017) LOA - 709’ / Beam - 93’ Draft - 21’ Tonnage - 48,075 Passenger Decks - 8 Total staterooms - 350 Passenger capacity - 700 Total crew - 445
Ovation of the Seas Inaugural cruise - 2016 LOA - 1,138’ / Beam - 136’ Draft - 28’ Tonnage - 168,666 Passenger Decks - 16 Total staterooms - 2,091 Passenger capacity - 4,905 Total crew - 1,500
Radiance of the Seas Inaugural cruise - 2001 Refurbished - 2018 LOA - 962’ / Beam - 106’ Draft - 28’ Tonnage - 90,090 Passenger Decks - 12 Total staterooms - 1,071 Passenger capacity - 2,466 Total crew - 894
Sojourn Inaugural cruise - 2010 LOA - 650’ / Beam - 84’ Draft - 21’ Tonnage - 32,000 Passenger Decks - 8 Total staterooms - 225 Passenger capacity - 450 Total crew - 330
Silversea Cruises
Viking Cruises
Windstar
www.silversea.com
www.vikingcruisescanada.com
www.windstarcruises.com
Silver Explorer Inaugural cruise - 1989 Refurbished - 2017 LOA - 354.4’ / Beam - 51.2’ Draft - 22.8’ / Tonnage - 6,072 Passenger Decks - 5 Total staterooms - 66 Passenger capacity - 144 Total crew - 118
Silver Muse Inaugural cruise - 2017 LOA - 698’ / Beam - 88.7’ Draft - 21.5’ / Tonnage - 40,700 Passenger Decks - 8 Total staterooms - 292 Passenger capacity - 596 Total crew - 411
Viking Orion
Star Legend
Inaugural cruise - 2018 LOA - 745’ / Beam - 92’ Draft - 20.7’ Tonnage - 47,842 Passenger Decks - 9 Total staterooms - 464 Passenger capacity - 930 Total crew - 465
Inaugural cruise - 1991 LOA - 440’ / Beam - 63’ Draft - 16.5’ Tonnage - 9,975 Passenger Decks - 6 Total staterooms - 106 Passenger capacity - 212 Total crew - 153 April 2019 — BC Shipping News — 35
2019 CRUISE SCHEDULE Port of Seattle (Pier 91 / Pier 66) Date Vessel Apr 15, Mon CELEBRITY ECLIPSE May 4, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY May 5, Sun EURODAM May 5, Sun OOSTERDAM May 5, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS May 6, Mon CARNIVAL LEGEND May 10, Fri ROYAL PRINCESS May 11, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY May 11, Sat RUBY PRINCESS May 11, Sat EURODAM May 12, Sun OOSTERDAM May 12, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS May 14, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND May 17, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE May 18, Sat RUBY PRINCESS May 18, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY May 18, Sat EURODAM May 19, Sun STAR PRINCESS May 19, Sun OOSTERDAM May 19, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS May 21, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND May 24, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE May 24, Fri OVATION OF THE SEAS May 25, Sat RUBY PRINCESS May 25, Sat EURODAM May 25, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY May 26, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS May 26, Sun OOSTERDAM May 26, Sun STAR PRINCESS May 28, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND May 31, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE May 31, Fri OVATION OF THE SEAS Jun 1, Sat EURODAM Jun 1, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY Jun 1, Sat RUBY PRINCESS Jun 2, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS Jun 2, Sun OOSTERDAM Jun 2, Sun STAR PRINCESS Jun 3, Mon AMSTERDAM Jun 4, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND Jun 7, Fri OVATION OF THE SEAS Jun 7, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE Jun 8, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY Jun 8, Sat EURODAM Jun 8, Sat RUBY PRINCESS Jun 9, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS Jun 9, Sun OOSTERDAM Jun 9, Sun STAR PRINCESS Jun 11, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND Jun 12, Wed REGATTA Jun 13, Thu QUEST Jun 14, Fri OVATION OF THE SEAS Jun 14, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE
Pier 66 66 91 91 66 91 66 66 91 91 91 66 91 91 91 66 91 91 91 66 91 91 91 91 91 66 66 91 91 91 91 91 91 66 91 66 91 91 91 91 91 91 66 91 91 66 91 91 91 66 66 91 91
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Date Vessel Jun 15, Sat RUBY PRINCESS Jun 15, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY Jun 15, Sat EURODAM Jun 16, Sun OOSTERDAM Jun 16, Sun STAR PRINCESS Jun 16, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS Jun 17, Mon AMSTERDAM Jun 18, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND Jun 19, Wed REGATTA Jun 21, Fri OVATION OF THE SEAS Jun 21, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE Jun 22, Sat EURODAM Jun 22, Sat RUBY PRINCESS Jun 22, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY Jun 23, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS Jun 23, Sun OOSTERDAM Jun 23, Sun STAR PRINCESS Jun 25, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND Jun 28, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE Jun 28, Fri OVATION OF THE SEAS Jun 29, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY Jun 29, Sat RUBY PRINCESS Jun 29, Sat EURODAM Jun 30, Sun OOSTERDAM Jun 30, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS Jun 30, Sun STAR PRINCESS Jul 1, Mon AMSTERDAM Jul 2, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND Jul 3, Wed QUEST Jul 5, Fri OVATION OF THE SEAS Jul 5, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE Jul 6, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY Jul 6, Sat RUBY PRINCESS Jul 6, Sat EURODAM Jul 7, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS Jul 7, Sun STAR PRINCESS Jul 7, Sun OOSTERDAM Jul 8, Mon AMSTERDAM Jul 9, Tue REGATTA Jul 9, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND Jul 12, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE Jul 12, Fri OVATION OF THE SEAS Jul 12, Fri MAASDAM Jul 13, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY Jul 13, Sat RUBY PRINCESS Jul 13, Sat EURODAM Jul 14, Sun STAR PRINCESS Jul 14, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS Jul 14, Sun OOSTERDAM Jul 15, Mon AMSTERDAM Jul 16, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND Jul 16, Tue REGATTA Jul 19, Fri OVATION OF THE SEAS
Pier 91 66 91 91 91 66 91 91 66 91 91 91 91 66 66 91 91 91 91 91 66 91 91 91 66 91 91 91 66 91 91 66 91 91 66 91 91 91 66 91 91 91 66 66 91 91 91 66 91 91 91 66 91
Date Vessel Jul 19, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE Jul 20, Sat EURODAM Jul 20, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY Jul 20, Sat RUBY PRINCESS Jul 21, Sun OOSTERDAM Jul 21, Sun STAR PRINCESS Jul 21, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS Jul 23, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND Jul 26, Fri OVATION OF THE SEAS Jul 26, Fri REGATTA Jul 26, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE Jul 27, Sat RUBY PRINCESS Jul 27, Sat EURODAM Jul 27, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY Jul 28, Sun STAR PRINCESS Jul 28, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS Jul 28, Sun OOSTERDAM Jul 29, Mon AMSTERDAM Jul 30, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND Aug 2, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE Aug 2, Fri OVATION OF THE SEAS Aug 3, Sat RUBY PRINCESS Aug 3, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY Aug 3, Sat EURODAM Aug 4, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS Aug 4, Sun STAR PRINCESS Aug 4, Sun OOSTERDAM Aug 6, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND Aug 9, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE Aug 9, Fri OVATION OF THE SEAS Aug 10, Sat EURODAM Aug 10, Sat RUBY PRINCESS Aug 10, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY Aug 11, Sun OOSTERDAM Aug 11, Sun STAR PRINCESS Aug 11, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS Aug 12, Mon AMSTERDAM Aug 13, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND Aug 16, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE Aug 16, Fri OVATION OF THE SEAS Aug 17, Sat EURODAM Aug 17, Sat RUBY PRINCESS Aug 17, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY Aug 18, Sun STAR PRINCESS Aug 18, Sun OOSTERDAM Aug 18, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS Aug 20, Fri REGATTA Aug 20, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND Aug 23, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE Aug 23, Fri OVATION OF THE SEAS Aug 24, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY Aug 24, Sat RUBY PRINCESS Aug 24, Sat EURODAM
Pier 91 91 66 91 91 91 66 91 91 66 91 91 91 66 91 66 91 91 91 91 91 91 66 91 66 91 91 91 91 91 91 91 66 91 91 66 91 91 91 91 91 91 66 91 91 66 66 91 91 91 66 91 91
Date Vessel Aug 25, Sun STAR PRINCESS Aug 25, Sun OOSTERDAM Aug 25, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS Aug 26, Mon AMSTERDAM Aug 27, Tue REGATTA Aug 27, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND Aug 30, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE Aug 30, Fri OVATION OF THE SEAS Aug 31, Sat RUBY PRINCESS Aug 31, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY Aug 31, Sat EURODAM Sep 1, Sun OOSTERDAM Sep 1, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS Sep 1, Sun STAR PRINCESS Sep 3, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND Sep 6, Fri REGATTA Sep 6, Fri OVATION OF THE SEAS Sep 6, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE Sep 7, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY Sep 7, Sat RUBY PRINCESS Sep 7, Sat EURODAM Sep 8, Sun OOSTERDAM Sep 8, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS Sep 8, Sun STAR PRINCESS Sep 9, Mon AMSTERDAM Sep 10, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND Sep 13, Fri OVATION OF THE SEAS Sep 14, Sat EURODAM Sep 14, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY Sep 14, Sat RUBY PRINCESS Sep 15, Sun STAR PRINCESS Sep 15, Sun OOSTERDAM Sep 15, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS Sep 21, Sat EURODAM Sep 21, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY Sep 21, Sat OVATION OF THE SEAS Sep 22, Sun OOSTERDAM Sep 22, Sun STAR PRINCESS Sep 22, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS Sep 23, Mon AMSTERDAM Sep 24, Tue REGATTA Sep 25, Wed STAR LEGEND Sep 28, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY Sep 28, Sat EURODAM Sep 29, Sun OOSTERDAM Sep 29, Sun STAR PRINCESS Sep 29, Sun NORWEGIAN BLISS Oct 1, Tue NORWEGIAN BLISS Oct 5, Sat NORWEGIAN JOY Oct 6, Sun STAR PRINCESS Oct 9, Wed SEABOURN SOJOURN Oct 16, Wed GRAND PRINCESS Oct 23, Wed GRAND PRINCESS
Pier 91 91 66 91 66 91 91 91 91 66 91 91 66 91 91 66 91 91 66 91 91 91 66 91 91 91 91 91 66 91 91 91 66 91 66 91 91 91 66 91 66 66 66 91 91 91 66 66 66 91 66 66 66
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PORTS & TERMINALS Port of Nanaimo
Broadening the base — from heavy ocean history to light industrial success By Laurie Jones
S
ince the first shovel hit the ground in 2010 for the new Passenger Terminal at the Port of Nanaimo’s (PON) downtown facilities, there has been a steady growth that is changing the dynamics of the organization’s focus. From helicopters to passenger ferries to disaster relief, the PON is pursuing several light industrial partners/ tenants for its 37-acre assembly wharf property that will create an exciting future for the city’s waterfront business. “With a number of new companies partnering with the Port of Nanaimo, the key for us is being able to diversify with multifaceted products,” says Ian Marr, President & CEO. “We’re not just a one-dimensional operation.” Marr says in addition to the BC Vehicle Processing Centre (BCVPC) that is going into full swing in the early spring for distributing thousands of imported automobiles, docking space has been allocated for the proposed passenger ferry to Vancouver with Island Ferries Services. “We have an agreement in principle and are ready to formalize a lease agreement as soon as funding and approvals are confirmed by the proponent. We hope to have the service in place starting this summer.” He adds the Port also has the Duke Point facility which provides container and breakbulk handling that can handle ships with a larger draft given the available 13.5 metre depth at the berth. “We are looking to expand and increase both business and facilities at Duke Point in partnership with our operator DP World, in conjunction with our short sea shipping initiative,” Marr explains. “We have also handled project cargo at Duke Point and our downtown location which both have excellent access for receiving, storing and distributing goods.” Mike Davidson, PON Chief Operating Officer says in 2015, Western Forest Products began the decommissioning of their downtown mill operation, but has maintained their other location in the 38 — BC Shipping News — April 2019
While the Port of Nanaimo has been receiving cruise vessels since 2002, the development of the new terminal building and floating dock was a game changer. community, specifically the mill at Duke Point. “At that time we looked at our downtown site to consider opportunities for repurposing it with light industrial companies,” he says. “In addition to the BCVPC and the proposed passenger ferry, we are in the process of confirming new development with the Western Canada Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC). They are proposing to build a 15,000-square-foot warehouse that includes office space and a storage yard on a two-acre site. This will be their homebase facility servicing six satellite stations throughout B.C.” Davidson says that WCMRC is a Transport Canada certified Response Organization whose mandate is to ensure there is a state of preparedness in place and to minimize the impact when an oil spill occurs. “For us, it’s a great opportunity to have them based here in Nanaimo to provide the emergency response services to our community and surrounding areas when needed,” says Davidson. “In addition to the land base component, WCMRC will also have a small water area to accommodate mooring docks for nine response vessels to support efficient marine response and environmental protection.”
All aboard!
While the Port of Nanaimo has been receiving cruise vessels since 2002, the development of the new terminal building and floating dock was a game changer. Designed by PND Engineering, a company from Seattle who had previous experience with building cruise ship docks in Alaska, the main component of the floating dock is a pontoon that is 350 feet long, 50 feet wide and 20 feet deep. The structure took
33,000 man-hours to build — a small portion of the estimated 170,000 man-hours in the construction and fabrication of the project, including the marine and land-side activities. The dock consists of 320 metric tonnes of rebar and has the equivalent of 130 large truckloads of cement. A state-of-the-art building was designed to accommodate the Port’s offices and Canadian Border Security Agency (CBSA) which includes a small function space on the ground floor. “When the dock was built in 2010, it was primarily designed for cruise ships and passenger vessels in mind,” says Davidson. “However, with the addition of Helijet operations and other uses, the facility has evolved. The dock has accommodated other vessels such as BC Ferries and barge tie up for short-term usage. Smaller, pocket-size cruise ships are able to tie up as well. For example, the World cruise ship has been to Nanaimo on a number of occasions.” Davidson adds that historically, cruise ships visiting Nanaimo in the 1980s would tender passengers to shore but the downtown core was not set up for a short-term influx of thousands of people. “The cruise ship companies were interested in returning to Nanaimo but they advised that the city had to make changes to the local facilities to accommodate them,” he says. The design process began in the early 2000s, with the culmination of the work creating the grand opening of the facility in the summer of 2011 with the arrival of the 2,400-passenger Norwegian Pearl ship. “While there are a number of bus tours that go out of Nanaimo during cruise portof-call days, these typically accommodate
PORTS & TERMINALS 400 to 600 passengers, so there are potentially thousands of people who get to visit our downtown and city areas to walk, shop and explore,” says Davidson. “It’s a real boost to the downtown economy that the community welcomes with open arms. We would like to see the cruise ship business continue to grow as this has a substantial impact for the community. We’re heading in that direction, and of course with the possibility of the passenger ferry start up, we will be busier than ever.” He adds while Nanaimo is not a designated embark or disembark location for cruise ships, there have been a few passengers who missed their originating departure and were able to rejoin their cruise from Nanaimo.
Soft landing for Helijet
When Helijet was considering expanding their operations to Nanaimo over five years ago, they looked all along the shoreline — from the Departure Bay ferries locale to NPA property at the south end of the city. “We identified a couple of locations, including where the Seair terminal is but we didn’t go forward for a number of reasons,” says
Photo courtesy Nanaimo Port Authority
Nanaimo’s terminal has provided numerous opportunities for additional businesses. Danny Sitnam, President and CEO. “When we started looking again, we had heard there were other business opportunities that may be established at the Port Authority, specifically a staging site for the new passenger ferries to Vancouver. We wondered if a helicopter operation could run out of there. Sitnam says as they started a dialogue with the city and the Port of Nanaimo, they realized it would be a good fit for Helijet. “The location was a short drive time from the core of the city and with a possible walkway being developed along the waterfront in
the future, we thought it was an all-around good spot for consideration and had room for growing the company. “It’s been a very positive move to work with the Port of Nanaimo. They have been good landlords to us and are supportive of the program. At the end of the day, it’s all about transportation, whether it’s marine, air or ground.” With the morphing from heavy industrial work on Nanaimo’s waterfront to a bustling, vibrant location for people in a variety of successful businesses, it’s clearly full steam ahead for the Port of Nanaimo.
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MARINE TECHNOLOGY Viega’s MegaPress
Providing a leak-free piping system
W
hile it may not be the most visible system on a ship, piping systems are undoubtedly one of the most important. Ensuring the integrity of a leak-free piping system will usually focus on the fittings and for that, the worldwide expert — both for product quality and knowledge — is Viega LLC. At the past New Orleans Work Boat Show and with the help of Elwood Ide, Technical Manager, Marine for the West Coast, BC Shipping News was given a first-hand look at what makes Viega’s fittings a notch above.
Background
stainless steel reliably through the engineered design of the fittings and the use of the press tool. plumbing technology with over 4,000 employees worldwide. Elwood Ide joined Viega in 2016, bringing 50 years of marine experience with him. “I started out my career working on nuclear submarines in the 1970s and have worked on virtually every type of vessel you can think of since then,” said Ide. “I was the first engineer in the U.S. to specify Viega products on an ABS-approved vessel — an oceanographic research float being built at Dakota Creek Shipyards in Anacortes, Washington — and from the very beginning, was impressed with the quality as well as the extent of products offered.” As the Technical Manager, Marine for the West Coast, Ide is the go-to guy for local organizations like Canadian Coast Guard, BC Ferries and Seaspan, to name just a few.
Stainless, Viega’s newest offering for connections with Iron Pipe Size (IPS) stainless steel. Viega’s innovative press technology joins carbon steel pipe or stainless steel reliably through the engineered design of the fittings and the use of the press tool. It can even be installed on not completely shut down, non-combustible/flammable lines, eliminating the need to fully drain a system, which shortens repair and installation time. And, since MegaPress fittings are equipped with patented Viega Smart Connect technology, the connection is secure. “The MegaPress has been approved for more applications than any other carbon steel press fitting system,” Ide said. “It eliminates cleanup and reduces call-backs — and best of all, there is no more manual tightening.”
MegaPress
Aftersales
“We have more materials and more products with more approvals than any other manufacturer currently for the marine industry,” Ide said, “but our specialty is the MegaPress.” Viega’s MegaPress is the first press fitting system for carbon steel pipe suitable for water, compressed air and gas applications, and which now includes MegaPress
Photo: BC Shipping News
Viega traces its roots to 1899 when founder Franz-Anselm Viegener began making beer taps for local breweries in Attendorn, Germany. Fast forward 120 years and, while the passion for quality and standards of excellence remain the bedrock of the company, the products and services have evolved exponentially. Drains and overflow fittings came first but the company quickly expanded to include copper connections and plastic products. Improvements in copper press technology were quickly followed with the invention of Smart Connect technology a long track record of first-time patent applications. Further growth was realized as the company began to expand into different industries, including the marine industry in the early 2000s. Today, Viega is now an international market leader in innovative
Viega’s innovative press technology joins carbon steel pipe or
Viega’s MegaPress fittings are equipped with their Smart Connect technology to provide for secure connections. 40 — BC Shipping News — April 2019
While noting that using Viega’s MegaPress will reduce call-backs, Ide was quick to add that Viega’s service network operates like a 24/7 support system. “We had a call from a client in Brazil who wanted IPS materials shipped to an oil patch rig and we had it to them within 24 hours,” said Ide, adding that: “Incidentally, it was one of the boats I helped design when I was a naval architect 10 years ago,” highlighting the experience of support clients can expect when needed. Over and above providing experienced on-site support, Viega has a training regime to further assist clients. Upwards of 5,000 people are trained every year at one of Viega’s facilities in either New Hampshire and at their soon to open Broomfield Colorado training facility but frequently, Ide and his team will provide on-site training. “It’s quite a simple system in terms of training which takes about 45 minutes so it’s usually easier for us to visit the client’s yard,” Ide said, adding that training is usually provided roughly every two years to ensure new staff are trained directly.
MARINE TECHNOLOGY Evident by Viega’s 120-year history, they’re not a company known for resting on their laurels. “We’re always looking at new products,” said Mark Brodie, Viega’s Director of Marketing. “Just recently, we did a soft launch of the Press-In Branch Connector Carbon Steel MegaPress. This tool allows you to drill a hole in the side of a pipe and put a fitting into the fixture, then into the hole and, by pulling the trigger on the pressing tool, the fitting will expand itself inside the pipe.” Brodie added that, once installed, the pipe will be oil-tight or water-tight and that, given it is a threequarter-inch threaded female connection, it can be used for sprinklers or for therma-wells to add thermometers. Citing an example, Brodie described how shipyards will often use the system for pressure checks when assembling ship blocks. Brodie also noted that in the future Viega launched Branch Adapter copper nickel products and will soon have a full range of copper nickel alloy fittings. “We launched the MegaPress XL a year ago and now have stainless XL as well,” Brodie said. “The MegaPress system is really tried and true. We know it functions really well and how it works so now it’s a matter of identifying additional alloys that can help us get into other applications. That’s why copper nickel is such a big deal for us,” he said, further noting that the addition of copper nickel has attracted the attention of the military who use it for virtually every system. Brodie summed up the benefits of the Viega MegaPress line by noting that “once you have one set of tooling that will work on carbon steel, stainless steel or copper nickel, it is more cost-effective for
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Elwood Ide and Mark Brodie demonstrate the innovations of Viega’s MegaPress press fitting system. the ship or the yard given that they have less tools to stock; fittings can be pressed into a live system so you don’t have to drain the system completely to make a press. It’s a huge advantage which means no time loss while at sea.” He added that the battery-operated tool is much safer for transport, especially on oil rigs where acetylene bottles can represent a hazard. BCSN
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MARI-TECH 2019
Mari-Tech 2019 and Canada’s marine industry: Full speed ahead
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t was once said that the 20th century would belong to Canada. This was a statement that proved to be true: conceived in colonial devolution and born in peace, Canada is a country that has enjoyed much good fortune. A part of this success has come from a connection to the sea and maritime trade, so it may be said that the 21st century will mark Canada’s growing prominence on the stage of global shipping and ocean commerce. This will not be a presence in raw numbers of ships, nor tonnage. Instead, it will be one of an outsize contribution of innovation and arrive at a significant time for the marine industry and the Canadian economy. This will be in response to the two-fold developments of the liberalization of commercial shipping — its increasing presence in and control by the countries of the Global South — and the acknowledged problem of climate change which requires an absolute reduction in the use of petroleum fuels in all human activities. The evidence of Canada’s innovation in shipping is emerging in many ways, such as in the design of the world-leading configuration of new fisheries science vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard Franklin class of ships under construction in British Columbia. Other innovations can be found in the ongoing education of marine professionals
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This year marks the 40th anniversary of presenting what innovation means to our industry... — heavily in demand around the globe — in academic institutions as diverse as Georgian College in Ontario and Memorial University in Newfoundland. More innovation can be found in government policy, including the commitment of support by successive federal governments for Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy. Internationally, the country’s leadership has been recognized in the successful adoption of the Polar Code for Shipping and measures for safe operation in Arctic shipping corridors. With an ever-larger global reach, Canada continues to play a significant role in maritime security from northwest Africa to the South China Sea. For a mid-sized nation such as Canada, bordering on three large and as-yet incompletely explored oceans, these are impressive achievements. This year’s Mari-Tech Conference and Exhibition, Full Speed Ahead: Firing on All Cylinders, taking place at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre, April 23-25, will benchmark such achievements. This annual event showcases all things relevant to the current state of marine technology, engineering, education and shipbuilding in Canada. This year marks the 40th anniversary of presenting what innovation means to our industry and exchanging cutting-edge ideas in pursuit of advancing Canada’s marine industry in both its technical and human dimensions. Given that this year’s event is being held in Ottawa, Mari-Tech will be preceded by the Government of Canada’s Marine Procurement Outlook on Tuesday, April 23. The Marine Procurement Outlook will kick off with a plenary presentation to showcase federal priorities in developing the marine sector and advancing marine technology and shipbuilding. Senior-level officials from numerous government departments will offer insightful perspectives into their fleet plans and observations about the state of the industry. The Outlook event will continue over the following two days during Mari-Tech 2019 with scheduled industry participant and specific government departmental meetings. (NOTE: The Outlook plenary session will begin at 1:00 pm Eastern time on April 23.) Mari-Tech 2019 is hosted by the Canadian Institute of Marine Engineering’s (CIMarE) Ottawa Branch and the Eastern Canadian Section of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME). The partnership of the two organizations was deliberate, as each has played a significant role in advancing the industry and technology in recent years and could come together to realize the unique government perspectives that holding an event in the nation’s capital would offer. Mari-Tech begins with an opening reception in the Exhibition Hall at 5:30 pm on April 23. This will allow those attending to meet with cutting-edge vendors and leading innovators on the exhibition floor. The opening keynote presentation by Karl Kenny, founder of Kraken Robotic Systems Inc., will speak to the conference theme,
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Thursday afternoon, April 25, will bring Mari-Tech 2019 to a close with a keynote presentation by John Weigelt, National Technology Officer, Microsoft Canada, a widely regarded leader in Canada’s information technology sector. It’s not quite anchors away following the closing bell! The marine industry’s young professionals will host an informal reception following the closing keynote to express their appreciation and to meet with industry and government leaders. Mari-Tech 2019 is supported by numerous generous sponsors, including Babcock Canada, L3 Technologies, Wärtsilä, Electric, The Cahill ConnectSchneider with 400+ of the leading minds Photo credit: Davie Shipbuilding Canada Inc.
Full Speed Ahead: Firing on all Cylinders. The CImarE Medal of Excellence presentation will follow the opening keynote. The program will showcase leading-edge innovation in the marine industry including the state of marine commerce on the Great Lakes, the energy-efficient design of warships, artificial intelligence in ship design and construction, climate change solutions for shipping, safety innovations at sea and the future development of talented people for the industry. The program will include plenary sessions, concurrent technical presentations and panel discussions, all designed to offer the latest in advances in people and technology. Time has been included for visits and business-to-business consultation in the Exhibition Hall, as well as the annual general meeting of CIMarE members. Breakfast and lunch will be available each day. On April 24 at 6:30 pm, mix and mingle at an informal evening of comradery, fun and games at Mari-Tech 2019’s Casino and Sport Extravaganza in the spectacular Canadian Museum of Nature!
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Green Marine returns to the Green Lakes for GreenTech 2019 By Manon Lanthier
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fter last year’s record-breaking attendance at its annual conference in Vancouver, B.C., Green Marine is heading back to the Great Lakes for the first time since 2011 to hold GreenTech 2019 at the Cleveland Westin Downtown Hotel from June 5 to 7. “Our visit to Cleveland, Ohio, is timely with our new chairman of the Board of Directors, William Friedman, being the CEO of the Port of Cleveland,” notes David Bolduc, Green Marine’s Executive Director. “Our environmental conference will also coincide with the city celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Sustainable Cleveland initiative.” As always, the GreenTech conference will discuss issues directly related to Green Marine’s environmental certification performance indicators, such as greenhouse gas emissions and community impacts. It will also tackle emerging issues relevant to vessel and port sustainability. These will include the human factor in shipping sustainability, traffic management, as well as dredging and habitat restoration.
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The first plenary session will dive into technology, focusing on digitalization and big data use to explore the risks, rewards and learning curve for supply chain efficiency and maritime sustainability.
Integrating feedback from Green Marine’s program committee, the GreenTech 2019 agenda is based on further advancing the environmental excellence of Green Marine’s participants... Innovation will be at the core of one of the afternoon breakout sessions, highlighting the efforts of two Green Marine participants in the Great Lakes: Interlake Steamship, and Great Lakes Towing. The presentations will highlight the replacement of aging diesel engines in tugboats with cleaner hybrid power, the early adoption of closed-loop scrubbers as well as a survey of ballast water management systems. “While featuring issues related specifically to the Great Lakes, we also made sure that our conference agenda is pertinent to the larger membership spanning Canada and the United States,” Bolduc underscores. “We’re always mindful of being a North American certification program that responds to regional concerns.” Integrating feedback from Green Marine’s program committee, the GreenTech 2019 agenda is based on further advancing the environmental excellence of Green Marine’s participants in terms of existing priorities by sharing new knowledge, actual experiences, precise strategies as well as emerging technologies and best practices.
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Breakout session topics will include the blue economy, greenhouse gas emissions reduction and habitat restoration, to name just a few, as well as several approaches to building strong, harmonious community relations with examples from the ports of Prince Rupert, B.C., and Hamilton, Ontario, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and special participation by the Solvay Business School from the University of Brussels in Belgium. “Green Marine is collaborating with Dr. Michael Dooms, a maritime economics and logistics expert from Solvay, to develop our new community relations indicator,” Bolduc shares. “So we’re delighted that he can attend our conference to share his insights on stakeholder inclusion at ports.” The last plenary session, The human factor in sustainability — from organizational culture to workforce engagement, will touch upon the increasing value of sustainability to people in their daily lives regarding what they eat, how they commute, what they purchase and where and how they decide to work. Green Marine is always seeking ways to showcase the research being done by its supporters, as well as experts and advocates who might provide a fresh perspective on issues already being addressed by the environmental program. For this reason, scientific researchers and non-governmental organizations have been invited again this year to participate in a poster display of their latest environmental findings. The posters describe innovative research aimed at specifying and reducing the maritime industry’s environmental impacts. The display complements the exhibition booths that will be occupied by Green Marine
ENVIRONMENT partners and supporters. The Green Marine conference has earned an enviable reputation for showcasing the latest sustainability technology and innovation for the marine industry. As a result, it has become the key event to convey efforts and advancements in maritime transportation sustainability to a keenly interested group of attendees.
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Over the years, GreenTech has been praised as a chance for the maritime industry’s leadership, sustainability managers, environmental and technology experts to meet one on one to discuss in detail how the topics raised during the conference might apply to specific company situations or geographic regions. The conversations can lead to innovative approaches and best practices being adopted more widely and, just as importantly, to conference attendees readily picking up the phone or sending an email to follow up with each other after the conference. GreenTech 2019 will again facilitate these networking opportunities with the Port of Cleveland kindly hosting a cruise tour of its premises at the conference’s conclusion. This year’s Certification Ceremony will also be particularly memorable at the iconic Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Thursday evening. As always, GreenTech’s relevance makes it the essential annual gathering for everyone involved or interested in advancing maritime transportation’s environmental performance. Information about the GreenTech 2019 program, call for posters, site tours, registration, accommodations, sponsorships and booth reservations is all available online at www.green-marine.org/greentech.
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Federal Court provides insight into transfer of vessel ownership By Catherine A. Hofmann A Vancouver lawyer with Bernard LLP
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he recent decision of Madam Justice Mactavish of the Federal Court of Canada in Canada (Ship-Source Oil Pollution Fund) v. Dr. Jim Halvorson Medical Services Ltd., 2019 FC 35 has provided some welcome insight into how and when ownership of a vessel occurs during a purchase and sale transaction. Of particular interest are the court’s comments on the significance that registration has in regard to vessel ownership. Transport Canada has publicly stated that: “Registration is a title system for ownership of vessels. It is similar in nature to title systems used for land registry. Registration allows for name approval, mortgage registration and proof of ownership except in the case of a vessel registered in the Small Vessel Register.” The court did not, however, agree and the decision should be carefully considered in the documentation and closing procedures used in vessel transactions going forward. The facts of the case are compelling. In January 2012, Dr. Jim Halvorson, through his professional medical corporation, became the registered owner of an accommodation barge named Crown Forest 84-6 which was locally known as the Tiltin Hilton. The barge had on board a large (on-deck) fuel tank, eight trailers, a number of propane tanks, as well as some internal fuel tanks. Although the vessel was originally moored in Zeballos, it could not stay there and, after some failed attempts to relocate it, Dr. Halvorson decided to sell the barge to Mr. Adams. Mr. Adams wished to use the vessel as a youth centre for the benefit of the local community and Dr. Halvorson agreed to sell it to him for one dollar. The documentation evidencing the sale included an “Intent to Purchase,” dated September 20, 2012, which provided that Dr. Halvorson’s company intended to sell or transfer the barge to Mr. Adams and that, upon payment of the purchase price, the purchaser would have possession of the
...the decision should be carefully considered in the documentation and closing procedures used in vessel transactions going forward. asset and bear legal responsibility for it. A subsequent email exchange between Dr. Halvorson and Mr. Adams on September 25, 2012, confirmed the intentions of both parties to proceed with the transaction. According to the evidence submitted at trial, Dr. Halvorson was unaware that any other steps had to be taken with respect to the transfer of title to the vessel and at no time did either Mr. Adams or Dr. Halvorson transfer the vessel registration to Mr. Adams in the Canadian Register of Vessels. On September 27, 2014, the vessel sank, spilling fuel and other contaminants into the waters near Zeballos. The Ship-Source Oil Pollution Fund ultimately paid for the clean-up of the spill and sought recovery of over $70,000 from Dr. Halvorsen and his company as the registered owner of the vessel under the Marine Liability Act (Canada). It is worth noting, that prior to the commencement of the action Mr. Adams had passed away. Since section 77 of the Marine Liability Act provides that, without reference to proof of fault or negligence, the owner of a ship is liable for costs incurred in remedying damage caused by oil pollution emanating from the ship, the threshold question before the court was who owned the Tiltin Hilton on the date of the spill. Section 75 of the Marine Liability Act defines “owner” as the “person who has for the time being, either by law or by contract, the right of the owner of the ship with respect to its possession and use.” In reaching its conclusion that Mr. Adams was the owner of the vessel on September 27, 2014, the court found that there is nothing in section 75 which serves to tie ownership
of a vessel to the registration of title in the Canadian Register of Vessels. The Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (the “Act”) sets out the statutory requirements for the ownership and registration of ships in Canada and the applicable regime depends, in part, on the nature of the vessel in question. In particular, section 46(1) of the Act, requires that all vessels which are not pleasure craft, in excess of 15 gross tons, owned by a “qualified person” and not registered in a foreign state, must be registered with the Ship Registry. A qualified person means a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident or a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada or a province. Although section 14 of the Act requires the appointment of an authorized representative for every Canadian registered vessel who is responsible for acting with respect to all matters relating to a registered vessel not otherwise assigned to any other person under the Act, there is no longer an express definition of “owner” in the Act. Instead, the Act presumes that in most instances the authorized representative is the owner of the vessel. Paragraph 58(1)(b) of the Act states the authorized representative of a Canadian vessel is required to notify the Chief Registrar within 30 days after there has been a change in ownership of the vessel. The Court found that the Act does not set out any formalities that must be complied with before title to a vessel will pass to a new owner. Indeed, despite Transport Canada’s view that the “purchaser of a registered vessel does not obtain complete title until the [Form 6] Bill of Sale has been recorded in the Canadian Register of Vessels,” there is no legal authority for such a premise. In her decision, Justice Mactavish finds that there is April 2019 — BC Shipping News — 47
LEGAL AFFAIRS no suggestion “in the Act (or in the Marine Liability Act for that matter) that a prior owner of a vessel will continue to be responsible for damages caused by the vessel as long as that individual or entity is recorded in the Register as the owner of the vessel.” Also before the Court was the consideration of the issue of whether or not the provincial Sale of Goods Act applied to the transaction between Dr. Halvorson and Mr. Adams. Since vessels are considered chattels, the purchase and sale of a vessel would typically be governed by the relevant federal and provincial law over such transactions. Typically therefore, we would look to both the terms of the contract of purchase and sale and the relevant legislation to determine whether or not legal title to the goods has passed. The decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Ordon Estate v. Grail in 1998 set out a four-part test for determining the applicability of provincial statutes to maritime matters. This case was seen as the high-water mark for the expansion of the role of the federal jurisdiction of Canadian maritime law and the decision served to limit the application of provincial legislation to maritime affairs. The Court noted that the need for uniformity in maritime law principles was a fundamental value that lay at the heart of the federal government’s jurisdiction over navigation and shipping. Since that decision, however, several cases have eroded the breadth of application of the principles set out in Ordon. A recent case of the Federal Court determined that the applicable law governing the purchase and sale of a vessel could be Canadian maritime law or the law of the Province of Quebec,
where the sale took place, depending on the facts of the particular matter. Similarly, the decision of the Quebec Court of Appeal in Transport Desgagnes Inc. v. Wartsila Canada, 2017 QCCA 1471 (CanLII) held that a dispute over the sale of a marine engine was not governed by Canadian maritime law but the law of Quebec. Leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada has been granted in the latter case and it is hoped that we will soon have additional clarity on the issue in the coming months. The Halvorson case should also be considered in light of the newly minted legislation governing wrecks, abandoned, dilapidated or hazardous vessels and salvage operations. Bill C-64 received Royal Assent on February 28, 2019, and imposes significant fines and penalties upon owners of abandoned vessels and wrecks. In some cases, offenders may be liable for up to three years’ imprisonment and fines up to $1,000,000. In addition, owners may be liable to the Crown for the costs and expenses incurred by the relevant Minister arising from the measures taken in respect of the vessel or wreck, including any monitoring of the vessel. Given the breadth and severity of these penalties, identifying the precise owner of the vessel or wreck will be of particular importance. For the purposes of Part 2 of the Act, an “owner” means a registered owner, the holder of a pleasure craft licence or a person who has (either by law or contract) the rights of an owner of the vessel in respect of its possession and use. This is a very expansive definition and potentially puts multiple “owners” at risk. Moreover, it escalates the definition of “owner” well beyond the ambit considered in the Halvorson case.
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As noted in Halvorson, the Act does not set out any formalities that must be complied with before title to a vessel will pass to a new owner. This fact is all the more true with respect to vessel licensing. Under the Small Vessel Regulations, there is a requirement for a new owner to apply to the Minister for the transfer of a licence immediately upon transfer of ownership but there are no specific provisions regarding when the transfer of title takes place. Even Transport Canada considers a pleasure craft licence to serve only as a means of vessel identification and to allow search and rescue personnel to access information in an emergency. Pleasure craft licensing has never previously been considered or used as a registry of ownership. Thus, liability for the costs and expenses of wreck removal could fall upon more than one party under the definition of “owner” set out in Bill C-64 and it isn’t clear that there is any mechanism to apportion liability as between the parties. Section 45(3) of the new Act states that, in the case of multiple owners, the owners are jointly and severally or solidarily liable for such costs and expenses. If we were to apply this regime to the facts in the Halvorsen case, the parties would be left to sort out their respective proportion of liability. Unfortunately, the Act does not provide any guidance on that issue. Although a “polluter pays” principle would seem to make the most sense, it is curiously absent from the legislation. As a result, there is a danger that any type of cost recovery action initiated by the Crown will simply be based on who has the deepest pockets. More than likely, that will not be the “owner” who ultimately abandoned the vessel. Without question, the real lesson to be taken from the Halvorson case and the government’s most recent views on vessel ownership and liability should therefore be to ensure that the contractual terms governing the transfer of title, responsibility for registration or licensing, risk and liability for the vessel are clear between the parties to any purchase and sale. We recommend that, similar to land transactions, the parties include a provision whereby the seller is entitled to receive copies of all new registration or licensing particulars within a short time following closing to ensure that their exposure to potential future liability is limited. Catherine A. Hofmann is a lawyer with Bernard LLP and can be reached at hofmann@bernadllp.ca
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he 2019 Shipping Federation of Canada Mariners’ Workshop, held at the end of January, 2019 in Vancouver, proved to be an important forum for industry stakeholders — shipping lines and agents, port authorities, government, pilotage authorities and academia to name just a few. Each panel session consisted of representatives from across Canada who highlighted activities and issues within their regions, allowing attendees to gain a full, pan-Canadian perspective on developing and advancing technologies in the shipping industry in Canada. In welcoming guests, Chad Allen, Director of Marine Operations for the Shipping Federation, emphasized that the goal of the event was to provide a venue for an exchange of ideas in developing and modernizing Canadian waterways. Before ceding the podium to Michael Broad, the Shipping Federation’s President, to introduce keynote speaker Roger Girouard, the Canadian Coast
...representatives from across Canada highlighted activities and issues within their regions, allowing attendees to gain a full, pan-Canadian perspective... Guard’s Assistant Commissioner for Western Region, Allen recognized and thanked committee members for their hard work: Paul DeVries (BC Coast Pilots Ltd.), Philip McCarter (BCIT Marine Campus), Tom Anderson (Algoma Central Corporation), Jean-François Belzile (Montreal Port Authority), Lee Alexander (University of New Hampshire), and Andrew Rae and Cheryl Bidgood (both from the Canadian Marine Pilots Association - Atlantic). R’Adm (Ret) Girouard focussed his opening remarks on the many initiatives underway in the Western Region including industry developments like the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project and T2 at Roberts Bank which would require
support. He reminded attendees that the CCG is not just active on the water — it has one of the largest construction companies in the country and technical talents that rival Telus. With safety as the key priority, Girouard outlined a number of proposed B.C. coast improvements, including new lifeboat stations, new radar sites and lifeboat replacement and infrastructure funding. “There is an ongoing investment in B.C. in both people and technology,” he said before acknowledging the importance of Canada’s shipping industry. “We recognize that marine shipping is an underpinning of the economy and is absolutely necessary,” he said, adding that the CCG will continually do
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The main portion of the agenda for Day One of the Mariners’ Workshop focused on panel sessions with representatives from across Canada providing key insights into topics such as Government Agency Perspectives & Initiatives; Regional Activities & Initiatives; and Waterways Management, Training Technical and Operational Developments. Expertly facilitated by Philip McCarter, Associate Dean, BCIT Marine Campus, panel members were articulate and engaging while imparting informative details on initiatives and activities within their scope of expertise. The first session, Government Agency Perspectives and Initiatives featured Laurent Tardif, Director of Safe Shipping (with a portfolio that includes Modern Navigation, Aids to Navigation, Waterways and MCTS programs), Canadian Coast Guard; Jey Rajasingham, Acting Manager for Navigation Safety and Radio Communications, Transport Canada; Louis Maltais, Director of Hydrospatial Services and Support with the Canadian Hydrographic Service; and Benoit Nôlet, Senior Manager for External Relations for the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation. Each in turn provided an overview of navigation and communication initiatives taking place across the country. • Tardif touched on the Modern Navigation Initiative and reviewed Coast Guard systems (e.g., AIS, shore-based radar, aids to navigation, Vessel Traffic Management Information systems and e-Navigation) that are then integrated into the Government of Canada Transportation Agenda (e.g., single window, port CDM) to provide benefits for the Canadian Transportation System (e.g., safety and security, efficiency and competitiveness). • In addition to providing an update on IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee meetings where agreements were made to modernize the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System and to use Inmarsat Global Ltd.’s Maritime Satellite Services, Jay Rajasingham reported on Canada’s submission to the Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue Sub-Committee which outlined amendments to the Traffic Separation
Scheme (TSS) within the internal waters of Canada — specifically, amending the alignment and terminus coordinates of the existing TSS and implementing a port authority-managed navigation channel through English Bay, connecting the TSS to the First Narrows Traffic Control Zone. • Louis Maltais provided an update on Canadian Hydrographic Service activities, noting that the agency is half-way through a five-year program stemming from the allocation of $109 million from the Oceans Protection Plan. Maltais outlined near-shore improvements on both Canadian coasts and the St. Lawrence Seaway as well as an enhanced focus on the Arctic. He also spoke to the future distribution services for data which
would include an e-commerce online subscription service to ensure information received by mariners is always up to date. • Ben Nôlet reported on a modernization currently underway for the lock system of the St. Lawrence Seaway. New technologies such as a Vessel Self Spotting System, 3D Navigation and Draft Optimization and Remote Operations of Locks and Bridges were being leveraged to increase both safety and efficiency while transiting the system. For the second session — Regional Activities & Initiatives — Andrew Rae (Canadian Marine Pilots Association – Atlantic), Jean-François Belzile (Montreal Port Authority), Tom Anderson (Algoma Central Corporation) and Paul Devries (BC
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Left: Captain Philip McCarter who facilitated the Workshop; right: Rear Admiral (Ret) Roger Girouard who provided an update on Canadian Coast Guard activities in B.C.
Panelists providing different perspectives on Maritime Automated Surface Ships (l to r): Jim Covill, Lloyd’s Register; Louis Maltais, CHS; Donald Roussel, Transport Canada; Captain Alain Arsenault, Canadian Marine Pilots Association; Alysha Fracas, BCIT’s Marine Campus; and Paul Welling, Transas/Wärtsilä. 52 — BC Shipping News — April 2019
Coast Pilots Ltd.) updated attendees on projects and initiatives that were arising out of their respective sub-committee meetings. • Rae spoke about active e-Navigation initiatives in Atlantic Canada including projects currently underway like the Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) demo project for Canso and the Bay of Fundy; a demo project to look at the Air Gap Measurement AISASM from the Halifax Harbour Bridges; a trial project with the Canadian Coast Guard on AIS-ASM recommended ice routings for Halifax; and a test project with Brizo regarding a Global Navigation Satellite System tide sensor for Halifax. • Belzile reported on activities of the Quebec e-Nav Sub Committee — in particular, collaboration with ECCC for standardizing data for collaborative surveillance and activities related to aids to navigation. Belzile provided a number of examples where technological updates were improving efficiencies. • Anderson looked at the Great Lakes Region and projects underway including virtual and synthetic aids to navigation and projects on semi-autonomous vessels that were providing for new technologies such as automated navigation tools and digital twinning of vessels. • Devries reported on outcomes from the e-Navigation Conference in Seattle, looking at regulations, standards and policies for e-Navigation, automation and the human/machine interface. He highlighted current debates focused on technology such as the development of shore traffic centres and the question of control as well as whether automation would lead to complacency or loss of proficiency. Another point raised by Devries was the need for a real-time air gap for First Narrows which was highlighted by the arrival of the Norwegian Bliss in Vancouver Harbour in 2018. The final session of Day One looked at Waterways Management, training, Technical and Operational Developments and featured Jodi Heske (CCG Western Region), Steven Kennedy (Transport Canada); Gwil Roberts (Canadian Hydrographic Service), Jean-François Belzile (Montreal Port Authority), Chris Hems (OMC International), Captain Jan Brockhausen (BC Ferries), Orla Robinson (Vancouver Fraser Port Authority) and
MARINERS’ WORKSHOP Jessica Torode-Scott (BC Cetacean Sightings Network). Topics discussed ranged from: • future programs related to e-Navigation (e.g., AIS-ASM messages, visibility sensors and a navigational warnings system); • cyber threats (phishing, ransomware and cryptojacking) and advanced technologies like industrial control systems and cloud computing that were being developed to thwart threats in the maritime transport sector; • the development of dynamic products through CHS that would be responsive, adaptive and proactive with end-users and clients; • a look at port collaborative decisionmaking that would increase efficiencies through initiatives like improved information sharing and situational awareness; • efforts to investigate and mitigate the impact of underwater noise through the ECHO (Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation) program led by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority; • and new initiatives such as the Whale Report Alert System — an app available to professional mariners to be able to avoid whales. Day Two of the conference was equally engaging. The morning started with a panel discussion that looked at issues related to Maritime Automated Surface Ships. Panelists represented perspectives from manufacturing (with Paul Welling, Transas/Wärtsilä); classification (with Jim Covill, Lloyd’s Register), regulatory (with Donald Roussel, Transport Canada); product development (with Louis Maltais, CHS); users (with Captain Alain Arsenault, Canadian Marine Pilots Association); and, in one of the most enlightening perspectives, Alysha Fracas, a cadet at BCIT’s Marine Campus. Each speaker highlighted outstanding issues, concerns and opportunities related to automation and autonomous shipping, including musings from Ms. Fracas in which she questioned what her role would be in the future of shipping given the changing technology. The final segment of the Mariners Workshop was the breakout sessions. These sessions provide opportunities for group leaders to obtain feedback and direction on specific topics. Three breakout groups focused on Port Collaborative Decision
Making (Port CDM), CHS delivery of products and the current and future use of AIS-ATONs. • The Port CDM project led by JF Belzile from the Montreal Port Authority continued discussion from a presentation on the previous day. Port CDM is a centralized platform incorporating hydrographic, meteorological and operational information related to a vessel’s port call which can increase the efficiency of the voyage. Still in the protype phase, the group provided suggestions on new data sources, information sharing, accessibility and recommendations to further progress the project through further alignment with other stakeholders across Canada. • The second group was led by Dave Prince from the CHS who focused on the delivery of their products. The group discussed a multitude of CHS products and initiatives including paper charts 2.0, S100 series of standards, real-time data, crowd sourcing of data, precise data for autonomous navigation, water level predictions, AIS broadcast information, air gap and under keel clearances. • The final group was led by Yves Jacques from the Canadian Coast Guard and Alain Arsenault from the Canadian Marine Pilots Association who discussed the current and future use of AIS-ATONs. The group discussed the advantages and disadvantages of using AIS-ATONs, and while there are clear benefits, there remain challenges with detection, reliability, and overall confidence. The group provided suggestions for further deployment and testing. All in all, the two-day forum contained great insights and relevant, up-to-date information on activities that would benefit mariners and the shipping industry. In between sessions, guests had the opportunity to network with colleagues from across the country and further discuss points made by speakers. The abundance of material imparted throughout the Workshop was more than enough to fill a small book. For those who were unable to attend, PowerPoint presentations have been made available through the Shipping Federation’s website (www.shipfed. ca) but nothing compares to the first-hand knowledge and anecdotal discussions that occur. The next Mariners’ Workshop is scheduled for January 2020 — it is strongly recommended you attend! BCSN April 2019 — BC Shipping News — 53
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