Groupe Desgagnés Explained

Groupe Desgagnés is a Canadian shipping firm. It operates a fleet of nineteen vessels. Gross earnings in 2014 were around $230 million.^[1]

Desgagnes Transarctik

Desgagnes Transarctik, a subsidiary of Groupe Desgagnés,^[2] is partners with Arctic Co-operatives Limited, the Qikiqtaaluk Corporation, Sakku Investments Corporation and the Kitikmeot Corporation. Operating as Nunavut Sealink and Supply Incorporated they provide annual sealift to Canadian Arctic communities.^[3]

Fleet

All vessels fly the Canadian flag and are operated by Canadian crews, except a few vessels when used for international trade.^[4] was part of the fleet until her sale in 2007.

Tankers

• ,, Paul A. Desgagnés and Rossi A. Desgagnés: tankers with dual-fuel Wärtsilä 5RT-flex 60DF propulsion engines allowing the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG), marine diesel oil (MDO) or heavy fuel oil (HFO), built in Turkey in 2016. They have ice class Polar 7.^[5]
• : chemical tanker^[6]
• Espada Desgagnés and Laurentia Desgagnés: Panamax tanker vessels for the transportation of crude oil.
• Esta Desgagnés: chemical tanker^[7]
• Gaïa Desgagnés: chemical product carrier
• Jana Desgagnés^[8]
• Laurentia Desgagnés: a Panamax tanker vessel dedicated to the transportation of crude oil
• Maria Desgagnés: a double-hulled tanker for transporting chemicals^[9]
• Sarah Desgagnés: double-hulled oil and chemical tanker built in Tuzla, Turkey in 2007.^[10]
• : double-hulled oil and asphalt tanker, no longer in use, replaced by Damia Desgagnés and Mia Desgagnés.

Cargo carriers

• : multi-purpose dry cargo ship
• : general cargo carrier^[11] rated Lloyd's 100 1A for navigation through ice. (No longer active since 2017)
• : multi-purpose roll-on/roll-off vessel equipped with a crane capable of lifting up to 125 tons^[12] (Sold and scrapped in 2017)
• : general cargo ship, heavy cargo
• roll-on/roll-off cargo carrier (Sold in December 2017 and bound for further service in Russia)^[13]
• : heavy lift multi-purpose dry cargo vessel with tweendeck

• : multi-purpose heavy lift ship
• : multi-purpose dry cargo ship
• : multi-purpose dry cargo ship
• : multi-purpose dry cargo ship, equipped for carriage of containers, strengthened for heavy cargo
• : multi-purpose tweendeck, lo-lo cargo ship
• : multi-purpose dry cargo ship
  • : sister ship of Sedna Desgagnés, multi-purpose dry cargo ship, equipped for carriage of containers, strengthened for heavy cargo

Cargo and passenger carrier

• Bella Desgagnés: From mid-April to mid-January, Bella Desgagnés serves the Lower North shore of the Côte-Nord region of Quebec transporting passengers and cargo. The trip from Rimouski to Blanc-Sablon is a one-week round trip, calling (in the downstream direction) at Sept-Îles, Port-Menier on Anticosti Island, Havre-Saint-Pierre, Natashquan, Kegaska, La Romaine, Harrington Harbour, Tête-à-la-Baleine, La Tabatière and Saint-Augustin.The voyage downstream starts Tuesday morning from Rimouski and arrives in Blanc Sablon Friday morning. The ship then returns upstream.^[14]
• Nordik Express.

External links

• Map showing the real time position of the vessels in the fleet

Notes and References

1. News: Groupe Desgagnés aura deux pétroliers mus au gaz naturel. Le Soleil. 2015-07-03. 2016-01-11. French. Groupe Desgagnés détient des options pour la construction de trois autres navires. L'entreprise utilise 19 navires. Son chiffre d'affaires est de l'ordre de 230 millions $. Elle embauche 1000 travailleurs en période de pointe..
2. Web site: Desgagnés Transarctik. 2022-12-24.
3. Web site: Nunavut Sealink and Supply Incorporated (NSSI). 23 December 2022.
4. Web site: Meet our fleet. Groupe Desgagnes. 10 July 2016.
5. Web site: Groupe Desgagnés orders two more tankers. Terrien. Pierre. www.maritimemag.com. 2016-07-10.
6. Web site: Vessel details for: DARA DESGAGNES (Chemical Tanker) - IMO 9040089, MMSI 316095000, Call Sign VCBW Registered in Canada AIS Marine Traffic. MarineTraffic.com. 2016-07-10.
7. Web site: Vessel details for: ESTA DESGAGNES (Chemical Tanker) - IMO 9040077, MMSI 316110000, Call Sign VCBL Registered in Canada AIS Marine Traffic. MarineTraffic.com. 2016-07-10.
8. Web site: JANA DESGAGNES - Chemical/Oil Products Tanker - Details and current position IMO 9046564 MMSI 316093000 Vessels VesselFinder. www.vesselfinder.com. 2016-07-10.
9. Web site: Shell tanker 'Maria Desgagnes' Helderline.nl. www.helderline.nl. 2016-07-10.
10. Web site: Vessel details for: SARAH DESGAGNES (Oil/Chemical Tanker) - IMO 9352171, MMSI 316012308, Call Sign XJAB Registered in Canada AIS Marine Traffic. MarineTraffic.com. 2016-07-10.
11. Web site: AMELIA DESGAGNES - General Cargo Ship - Details and current position IMO 7411167 MMSI 316287000 Vessels VesselFinder. www.vesselfinder.com. 2016-07-10.
12. Web site: Vessel details for: ANNA DESGAGNES (Ro-Ro Cargo) - IMO 8600507, MMSI 316297000, Call Sign VCWS Registered in Canada AIS Marine Traffic. MarineTraffic.com. 2016-07-10.
13. Web site: CAMILLA DESGAGNÉS. www.boatnerd.com. 2020-05-10.
14. Web site: Relais Nordik - Tourisme Bas-Saint-Laurent. www.bassaintlaurent.ca. 2016-07-10.