THIS IS WHY DESGAGNÉS COMMITS TO :
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS FOR VESSEL OPERATION, ADDITION AND DISPOSAL
The equipment on board and the operation of all the Company’s vessels must, at all times and in all places, meet the applicable regulations with regard to environmental protection and sustainable development. Also, all is done to meet the requirements of the ISO14001 standard, the environmental requirements of the TMSA 3 program, as well as the requirements of the Green Marine certification program.
Any vessel added to the Company’s fleet is subject to the terms described above. The addition of short-term chartered vessels is assessed on a case-by-case basis, as appropriate. The authorities and the Classification Society are then consulted.
Our mission is: “To ensure safe and reliable transportation of people as well as the carriage and handling of goods and merchandise of all kinds by sea or by land and through the operation of heavy machinery, and providing the ancillary services necessary for their realization”. In total consistency with our mission, quality, health and safety of our workers and subcontractors, environment protection and sustainable development are, as a whole, a fundamental corporate commitment as well as a primary responsibility of each employee.
About Desgagnés
Desgagnés, headquartered in Quebec City, has specialized in maritime transport since the 19th century, including liquid bulk, general cargo, dry bulk and passenger vessels. Its activities also extend to ship repair as well as the rental and operation of heavy machinery. Desgagnés owns and operates a fleet of over twenty vessels, providing a total of more than 375,000 tonnes deadweight, or a total capacity of approximately 450,000 cubic metres, and which crisscross the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Seaway system, the Canadian Arctic, the eastern coasts of Canada and the United States and all the seas around the globe. With annual sales of about $325 million, Desgagnés creates more than 1,100 direct jobs in high season with a payroll of more than $85 million, and generates tens of millions of dollars of economic spinoffs annually.