Shipping Cargo to the Kitikmeot Region

Update for 2010

Northern Transportation Company Limited introduced a new shipping route for communities in the Western Arctic in 2009. The service loaded Western Arctic bound cargo from Delta, B.C. which is near Vancouver, British Columbia.

The cargo was transported by ocean capable tug and barge north along the coast of British Columbia, around Point Barrow and east to communities along the Arctic coast.

For more information about shipping from Richmond, B.C. please call the NTCL Customer Service Desk at:   Toll Free 1-866-935-6825

Cargo Acceptance Dates and Sailing Schedule

Payment information

For customers without established credit, payment for your sealift costs must be received before your cargo is loaded onto the barge. You can pay by credit card or by CASH LINK at the Northern Store. More information is available from NTCL booking agents when you call to book your cargo space on the barge.

Please click on the link above for Cargo Acceptance Dates - Sailing Schedule or on the Cargo Booking Form (West) link below for more information.

You must reserve barge space for your sealift cargo before the final cargo acceptance dates for the community to which you are shipping. Please use the Cargo Booking Form at the above link. You must also pay in advance for your shipping costs. Payment may be made by credit card or Cash Link at the Northern Store. For more information, call Hay River at (867) 874-5100 or Richmond at (866) 935-6825.

All customers ship cargo at their OWN RISK OF DAMAGE OR LOSS. Customers must buy cargo insurance for the full value of their cargo or accept the risk of damage or loss. NTCL's liability for any loss or damage incurred during handling or shipping is limited, no matter how the loss, damage or delay is caused, even if by negligence. The above link goes to an application for cargo insurance placed through Marsh Canada Limited. The Shipping Rules and Regulations can be found here. For more information, call the NTCL Customer Service Desk at  1-866 935-6825.

Shipping Rules and Regulations

Schedule K - Kitikmeot Only

ARCTIC RESUPPLY OF DRY CARGO - KITIKMEOT

 Arctic Resupply Users" means all shippers that are not the GN or a GN Department, including but not limited to the Legislative Assembly, municipalities, communities and hamlets, schools, hospitals, Nunavut Liquor Commission, Nunavut Power Corporation, Nunavut Housing Corporation, Nunavut Arctic College, all bodies performing a function under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, any person or entity providing public services in Nunavut, non-profit, religious and charitable organizations, persons carrying on a professions, business, trade or occupation, and private individuals who are shippers of cargoes covered by the Arctic Re-supply Program or who have a property interest in the Cargoes carried under the Arctic Re-supply Program.