Umiak I

Umiak I

The Umiak I is a purpose-built ice-strengthened bulk carrier constructed for the Voisey's Bay Nickel Company. [http://www.vbnc.com/Newsletters/April2006.pdf Umiak I] , "", issue 10, April 2006] cite news
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According to an article in the April 2006 issue of "The Gossan" an internal publication of the Voisey's Bay Nickel Company, the Umiak had completed her sea trials in Japan, and her delivery was expected in May 2006."“Umiak is the Inuktitut name for a supply boat or sometimes called a woman’s boat, and is a fitting name for a vessel carrying concentrate from Voisey’s Bay,”

The Umiak makes twelve trips per year, transporting a total of 360,000 tonnes of nickel concentrate, worth $3 billion CAD.

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