Groupe Desgagnés

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] Mathilda Desgagnés was part of the fleet until her sale in 2007.

Tankers

Damia Desgagnés, Mia Desgagnés, 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]
Dara Desgagnés: 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]
Thalassa Desgagnes: double-hulled oil and asphalt tanker, no longer in use, replaced by Damia Desgagnés and Mia Desgagnés.

Cargo carriers

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 (No longer active since 2017)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

M/V Bella Desgagnés

Legend

					Rimouski
					Sept-Îles
					Port-Menier, Anticosti Island
					Havre-Saint-Pierre
					Natashquan
					Kegaska
					La Romaine
					Harrington Harbour
					Tête-à-la-Baleine
					La Tabatière
					Saint-Augustin
					Blanc-Sablon

Miena Desgagnés: multi-purpose heavy lift ship
Nordika Desgagnés: multi-purpose dry cargo ship
Marcellin A. Desgagnés: multi-purpose dry cargo ship
Rosaire A. Desgagnés: multi-purpose dry cargo ship, equipped for carriage of containers, strengthened for heavy cargo
Sedna Desgagnés: multi-purpose tweendeck, lo-lo cargo ship
Taïga Desgagnés: multi-purpose dry cargo ship
Thalassa Desgagnes
Zélada Desgagnés: 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.

References

^ "Groupe Desgagnés aura deux pétroliers mus au gaz naturel" [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.] (in French). Le Soleil. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
^ "Desgagnés Transarctik". Retrieved 2022-12-24.
^ "Nunavut Sealink and Supply Incorporated (NSSI)". Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "Meet our fleet". Groupe Desgagnes. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
^ Terrien, Pierre. "Groupe Desgagnés orders two more tankers". www.maritimemag.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
^ "Vessel details for: DARA DESGAGNES (Chemical Tanker) - IMO 9040089, MMSI 316095000, Call Sign VCBW Registered in Canada | AIS Marine Traffic". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
^ "Vessel details for: ESTA DESGAGNES (Chemical Tanker) - IMO 9040077, MMSI 316110000, Call Sign VCBL Registered in Canada | AIS Marine Traffic". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
^ "JANA DESGAGNES - Chemical/Oil Products Tanker - Details and current position IMO 9046564 MMSI 316093000 | Vessels | VesselFinder". www.vesselfinder.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
^ "Shell tanker 'Maria Desgagnes' | Helderline.nl". www.helderline.nl. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
^ "Vessel details for: SARAH DESGAGNES (Oil/Chemical Tanker) - IMO 9352171, MMSI 316012308, Call Sign XJAB Registered in Canada | AIS Marine Traffic". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
^ "AMELIA DESGAGNES - General Cargo Ship - Details and current position IMO 7411167 MMSI 316287000 | Vessels | VesselFinder". www.vesselfinder.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
^ "Vessel details for: ANNA DESGAGNES (Ro-Ro Cargo) - IMO 8600507, MMSI 316297000, Call Sign VCWS Registered in Canada | AIS Marine Traffic". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
^ "CAMILLA DESGAGNÉS". www.boatnerd.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
^ "Relais Nordik - Tourisme Bas-Saint-Laurent". www.bassaintlaurent.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-10.

External links

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

[LeSoliel2015-07-03-1] "Groupe Desgagnés aura deux pétroliers mus au gaz naturel" [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.] (in French). Le Soleil. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2016-01-11.

[2] "Desgagnés Transarctik". Retrieved 2022-12-24.

[3] "Nunavut Sealink and Supply Incorporated (NSSI)". Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[site-officiel-4] "Meet our fleet". Groupe Desgagnes. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

[5] Terrien, Pierre. "Groupe Desgagnés orders two more tankers". www.maritimemag.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.

[6] "Vessel details for: DARA DESGAGNES (Chemical Tanker) - IMO 9040089, MMSI 316095000, Call Sign VCBW Registered in Canada | AIS Marine Traffic". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.

[7] "Vessel details for: ESTA DESGAGNES (Chemical Tanker) - IMO 9040077, MMSI 316110000, Call Sign VCBL Registered in Canada | AIS Marine Traffic". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.

[8] "JANA DESGAGNES - Chemical/Oil Products Tanker - Details and current position IMO 9046564 MMSI 316093000 | Vessels | VesselFinder". www.vesselfinder.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.

[9] "Shell tanker 'Maria Desgagnes' | Helderline.nl". www.helderline.nl. Retrieved 2016-07-10.

[10] "Vessel details for: SARAH DESGAGNES (Oil/Chemical Tanker) - IMO 9352171, MMSI 316012308, Call Sign XJAB Registered in Canada | AIS Marine Traffic". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.

[11] "AMELIA DESGAGNES - General Cargo Ship - Details and current position IMO 7411167 MMSI 316287000 | Vessels | VesselFinder". www.vesselfinder.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.

[12] "Vessel details for: ANNA DESGAGNES (Ro-Ro Cargo) - IMO 8600507, MMSI 316297000, Call Sign VCWS Registered in Canada | AIS Marine Traffic". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.

[13] "CAMILLA DESGAGNÉS". www.boatnerd.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.

[14] "Relais Nordik - Tourisme Bas-Saint-Laurent". www.bassaintlaurent.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-10.

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