Transport Nanuk Inc. provides vessel transportation and cargo consolidation services between St. Lawrence River ports and the Canadian Arctic, namely Nunavut and Nunavik. Cargo can be containerized or break-bulk. This service is offered through Nunavut Eastern Arctic Shipping Inc. which is jointly owned with Inuit development companies. NEAS operates four vessels, the “M/V Umiavut”, the “M/V Aivik”, the "M/V Avataq", and the "M/V Qamutik" that perform these services between the months of July and November depending on the navigating conditions in the Arctic.

 Transport Nanuk Inc.

• Partnership between Logistec Corporation and The North West Company Inc.;
• Marine transportation services geared principally to the Arctic coastal trade;
• Development through partnerships with Inuit companies

 (www.neas.ca)

Nunavut Eastern Arctic Shipping Inc.

• Strategic partnership with key Inuit companies:
  • Qikiqtaaluk Corporation
  • Sakku Investments Corporation; and recently
  • Makivik Corporation.
    
    
•  Nunavut Eastern Arctic Shipping will provide:
  • Growth in services to the Arctic;
  • Increased value-added services;
  • Greater use of containers; and
  • Hiring of trained Inuit personnel.