Ledcor Marine does it all

from B.C. Tugboat 2020

Marine simulator facility test brings out the best

Ledcor Marine is a familiar sight on B.C.’s Fraser River, operating one of the largest, diverse and growing marine transportation operations in Southwest British Columbia for over 10 years. Ledcor Marine is committed to providing unwavering safety leadership, efficient scheduling and consistent quality in all services.

Ledcor Marine currently operates a fleet of barges and tugboats – from flat deck barges, aggregate barges, fibre barges to coastal tugs that are used to serve a wide range of sectors, including forestry, bio-energy and industrial.

The fleet also includes specially designed and constructed barges that feature open ends for ease of load and off-load and higher box walls that allow for high volume transport, and transfer of fibre and other low-density materials efficiently and economically. The fibre barges are specifically designed and built for the transport of wood chips, hog fuel and high cubic cargoes. The aggregate barges are ideally suited for the rigorous demands of construction material transport, including aggregate, sand and high-density general cargo.

Based in Richmond and operating from over a dozen depots along the Fraser River, the Howe Sound and the Georgia Strait, their tugs can be easily deployed to any location along the B.C. coast to provide clients with the marine transportation solutions for any challenge.

Ledcor Marine is part of the resources and transportation division under the Ledcor Group of Companies, which has a long history in the aviation, marine, forestry and trucking sectors, moving people and goods across the Pacific Northwest, Western Canada and Canada’s northern territories.

Working in unison with trucking and forestry operations, Ledcor Marine offers vertically integrated supply chain services to B.C.’s forestry and bio-energy industry, producing and delivering biofuel, wood chips and kraft pulp by land and by sea.

As part of a large, employee-owned organization, employees can participate in ongoing training, skills development and mentoring activities. This environment creates a dynamic team that learns together and supports one another. Ledcor’s long-term customer contracts provide a steady work schedule for both junior and senior crew members. Many of Ledcor’s tug masters started out as deckhands and have worked their way up the ranks in a relatively short period of time. Their in-house training program is designed to grow from within and provides all

employees the opportunity to become an officer on board the tugs.

“As a leading, diversified and innovative marine service provider, we are very proud of our employees and the hard work they do every day,” says Ferdi Van De Kuijlen, senior vice-president, marine. “We expect to be on B.C. waters for many more years and it’s a great time for those that would to like to start and grow their career in B.C.’s thriving marine industry.”

As a master mariner and marine engineer with a long history working in the international and B.C. marine industry, Van De Kuijlen joined Ledcor almost one year ago.

About

The Ledcor Group of Companies is one of North America’s most diversified construction companies, serving the civil and infrastructure, oil and gas, pipeline, building, mining, power and telecommunications sectors. Ledcor also owns operations in property investment, forestry, aviation and marine transportation services. Ledcor is a privately held, employee-owned company with over 800 employee shareholders. Ledcor employs over 7,000 people across 20 offices. Since 1947, the company has been growing with its clients and partners – forward. Together. See how at www.ledcor.com. Ü