Fednav Group
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Fednav Group is a group of seven Canadian
companies in the Ship transport
industry. Primarily involved in transporting bulk cargo
and break bulk cargo
worldwide, the group is also involved in vessel servicing and cargo handling.
Group company Fednav Limited is Canada's largest ocean-going, dry-bulk shipowning and chartering group. It primarily is engaged in transporting bulk cargo and breakbulk cargo worldwide.
and has offices in London
, Tokyo
, Antwerp, Hamburg
, Brisbane
, and Rio de Janeiro
. It also has numerous local offices in Canada and the United States
.
The group has a number of revenue streams. It is primarily known as an owner and charterer of ships. According to the company, its main business is marine transportation of bulk and breakbulk cargoes worldwide. The company has expertise in ship transport in the Canadian Arctic and ice navigation services.
The group also provides services off of ships. One example is providing stevedoring services at terminals owned and operated by the Group. It also provided logistics services such as warehousing and ground transportation.
The rest of Fednav's fleet consists of 41 short- and long-term charters. These ships were built between 1985 and 2010. Ten of these are over , one more are over , and the rest fall in the range of to . Three of these are registered in Antigua & Barbuda, six in the Bahamas, 11 in Cyprus, two in Hong Kong, one in Liberia, two in Norway, one in the Marshall Islands, and 15 in Panama.
Many of the ships in the Fednav fleet are rated for work in ice. They work in locations such as the Beaufort Sea
and Bent Horn at latitude 76°77′ north. Vessels such as the Federal Pendant and Federal Power, for example, have been classified with the Ice Class 1A* notation by Det Norske Veritas
. This allows them to work in the Canadian Arctic with the assistance of icebreakers.
Fednav vessels operating in the arctic are required to have specially trained ice advisors on board. Ice advisors advise the ship's master
in issues such as minimizing ice accretion
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
companies in the Ship transport
Ship transport
Ship transport is watercraft carrying people or goods . Sea transport has been the largest carrier of freight throughout recorded history. Although the importance of sea travel for passengers has decreased due to aviation, it is effective for short trips and pleasure cruises...
industry. Primarily involved in transporting bulk cargo
Bulk cargo
Bulk cargo is commodity cargo that is transported unpackaged in large quantities. This cargo is usually dropped or poured, with a spout or shovel bucket, as a liquid or as a mass of relatively small solids , into a bulk carrier ship's hold, railroad car, or tanker truck/trailer/semi-trailer body...
and break bulk cargo
Break bulk cargo
In shipping, break bulk cargo or general cargo is a term that covers a great variety of goods that must be loaded individually, and not in intermodal containers nor in bulk as with oil or grain. Ships that carry this sort of cargo are often called general cargo ships...
worldwide, the group is also involved in vessel servicing and cargo handling.
Group company Fednav Limited is Canada's largest ocean-going, dry-bulk shipowning and chartering group. It primarily is engaged in transporting bulk cargo and breakbulk cargo worldwide.
Business units
The group's companies include Fednav Limited, Fednav International Ltd., FALLine, Federal Marine Terminals, Inc., Fednav Direct, Canarctic, and Enfotec. The group is headquartered in MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and has offices in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Antwerp, Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, and Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
. It also has numerous local offices in Canada and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The group has a number of revenue streams. It is primarily known as an owner and charterer of ships. According to the company, its main business is marine transportation of bulk and breakbulk cargoes worldwide. The company has expertise in ship transport in the Canadian Arctic and ice navigation services.
The group also provides services off of ships. One example is providing stevedoring services at terminals owned and operated by the Group. It also provided logistics services such as warehousing and ground transportation.
Fleet
As of 2011, Fednav owns a fleet of 23 ships. The ships were built between 1978 and 2006. All of the ships lie in the range of to . Two of the ships are registered in Canada, 13 in Hong Kong, five in Barbados, and three in the Marshall Islands.The rest of Fednav's fleet consists of 41 short- and long-term charters. These ships were built between 1985 and 2010. Ten of these are over , one more are over , and the rest fall in the range of to . Three of these are registered in Antigua & Barbuda, six in the Bahamas, 11 in Cyprus, two in Hong Kong, one in Liberia, two in Norway, one in the Marshall Islands, and 15 in Panama.
Many of the ships in the Fednav fleet are rated for work in ice. They work in locations such as the Beaufort Sea
Beaufort Sea
The Beaufort Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located north of the Northwest Territories, the Yukon, and Alaska, west of Canada's Arctic islands. The sea is named after hydrographer Sir Francis Beaufort...
and Bent Horn at latitude 76°77′ north. Vessels such as the Federal Pendant and Federal Power, for example, have been classified with the Ice Class 1A* notation by Det Norske Veritas
Det Norske Veritas
Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas is a classification society organized as a foundation, with the objective of "Safeguarding life, property, and the environment". The organization's history goes back to 1864, when the foundation was established in Norway to inspect and evaluate the technical condition...
. This allows them to work in the Canadian Arctic with the assistance of icebreakers.
Fednav vessels operating in the arctic are required to have specially trained ice advisors on board. Ice advisors advise the ship's master
Captain (nautical)
A sea captain is a licensed mariner in ultimate command of the vessel. The captain is responsible for its safe and efficient operation, including cargo operations, navigation, crew management and ensuring that the vessel complies with local and international laws, as well as company and flag...
in issues such as minimizing ice accretion
Ice Accretion Indicator
The Ice Accretion Indicator is an L-shaped piece of aluminium 38 cm long by 5 cm wide. It is used to indicate the formation of ice, frost or the presence of freezing rain or freezing drizzle....
.
External links
- Company Profile at Det Norske Veritas
- Fednav Ship Photos at shipphotos.co.uk
- Fednav Ltd. at CTA