Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Corporation

Fednav International Ltd / Paul Pathy, President & Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Fednav International Ltd
Responsible Officer Name: Paul Pathy, President & Chief Executive Officer 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2007-05-08
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 782218-15370

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 7

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 3 of 30 (2008-04-25 to 2008-08-14)

Version 3 of 30 (2008-04-25 to 2008-08-14) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Information about Responsible Officer and Corporation

Corporation: Fednav International Ltd
1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Suite 3500
Montreal, QC  H3B 4W5
Canada
Telephone number: 514-878-6671
Fax number:  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Mark Pathy, Chief Operating Officer  
Description of activities: Fednav International Ltd. is in the business of marine transportation. Each year, its fleet of about seventy owned and chartered ocean-going vessels performs over 500 voyages and transports more than twelve million tons of cargo annually. Traditionally, the core of the Company's business has been the carriage of international cargoes to and from the Great Lakes through the St. Lawrence Seaway. Fednav International Ltd. is the largest international user of the Seaway system.
 
The client is a subsidiary of the following parent companies: Fednav Limited
1000 de la Gauchetiere
Suite 3500
Montreal, QC
Canada H3B 4W5

Coalition The corporation is not a member of a coalition.
Subsidiary: The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking.
Other direct interests The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
 
Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: Suzanne Bleau-Myrand
Position title: Marketing Manager
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Dan Crowe
Position title: Assistant Manager, Operations Services
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Guy Fortin
Position title: Cargo Superintendent
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Paul Gourdeau
Position title: Vice President, Operations and Terminals
Public offices held: No
 
Name: David Grieve
Position title: Vice President
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Mark Pathy
Position title: Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Philippe Roderbourg
Position title: Manager, Operations
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Grain Transportation Agency (GTA), Industry Canada, National Research Council (NRC), Pilotage Authorities, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Environment, Industry, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Marine Policy , Icebreaking, Aids to Navigation, Great Lakes Water Issues, Pilotage, Export Regulations and Procedures, Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Maritime Security , Canada Shipping Act Reform and Policy, Migratory Birds Convention Act and the Canadian Environmental Protection Act as they relate to maritime transportation, Kyoto protocol and Air Emissions Policy, Ballast Water Treatment and Technology, Short Sea Shipping Policy, Woodpackaging Material Policy.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Marine Policy , Icebreaking, Aids to Navigation, Great Lakes Water Issues, Pilotage, Export Regulations and Procedures, Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Maritime Security , Canada Shipping Act Reform and Policy, Migratory Birds Convention Act and the Canadian Environmental Protection Act as they relate to maritime transportation, Kyoto protocol and Air Emissions Policy, Ballast Water Treatment and Technology, Short Sea Shipping Policy, Woodpackaging Material Policy.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Regulation Ballast Water Regulations and enforcement policy
Legislative Proposal Bill C-64, an Act to Amend the Pilotage Act
Policy or Program Canadian Food and Inspection Agency (CFIA) - Asian Gipsy moth and wood packaging materials directives
Legislative Proposal Customs Act...in particular the "Advance Commercial Information Initiative" (ACI) and the "Reporting of Export Goods Regulations (2004)"
Policy or Program Discussion Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes and International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code with TC
Policy or Program Discussions on operational issues with regard to pilotage in the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes
Policy or Program Interagency sharing of data - cost recovery - Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) and CBSA
Policy or Program Level of services for CCG
Policy or Program Low water levels issues on the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence River - TC and Environment Canada (EC)
Legislative Proposal Marine Transportation Security Act with respect to the implementation of security controls on vessels and terminals as required under the various regulations (eg the "Marine Transportation Security Clearance Program" (MTSCP))
Policy or Program Marine Transportation Security Clearance Program (MTSCP)
Policy or Program Plan of study for review of water levels - International Joint Commission
Regulation Proposed Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and for Dangerous Chemicals
Regulation Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations
Policy or Program Review of Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention - air pollution from ships and discussion on a Special Area for sulpher emissions from ships in North America
Policy or Program Various issues under the Advance Commercial Information Program of Canada Border and Services Agency (CBSA)
Policy or Program Waterway management and bilateral relations with the United States Coast Guard
Policy or Program Waterway management and size of vessels
Policy or Program Wide ships issues in the St. Lawrence River - discussion with Transport Canada (TC) and Laurentian Pilotage Authority (LPA)




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