Fednav, the Montreal-based company that specializes in transporting bulk and general cargo worldwide, has announced the arrival of its latest ship, the MV Nunavik.
The icebreaker was built at JMU’s Tsu Shipyard in Japan and will be used for exporting the concentrates produced at the Canadian Royalties owned Nunavik Nickel mine at Deception Bay located in Northern, Quebec. It is also expected that the ship will supply the mine with equipment and fuel through out the year.
Rated as a Polar Class 4, the Nunavik is the strongest bulk-carrying icebreaker in the world. It will sail unescorted through Arctic regions and will work during extreme weather conditions of the Canadian Arctic. It can even maintain continuous progress of three knots in 1.5 m of ice and is equipped with the latest environmental technologies such as Tier II engine that reduces toxic emissions by 20 percent.
“Fednav is particularly proud of the arrival of this new ship,” says Paul Pathy, president and Co-CEO of Fednav Limited. “It represents Fednav’s commitment to mining development in the Arctic, as well as our dedication to technological development and energy efficiency.”