Vessel Bella Desgagnés - Familiarisation Voyage - Updated at April 8, 2013

QUÉBEC CITY, April 8, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Desgagnés and its subsidiary Relais Nordik wish to inform the population of the Middle and Lower North Shore that the Bella Desgagnés is expected to arrive in Halifax on the morning of April 9^th and in Blanc-Sablon on the morning of April 11^th. Moreover, the ship's route can be followed live by visiting the website: position.desgagnes.com

Ship visits will begin in the afternoon on April 11^th at Blanc-Sablon, and will continue from village to village according to the attached schedule, which could, of course, be adjusted as a result of ice and weather conditions. Where appropriate, information will be published in this regard.

In villages with larger populations, visits will be divided into two groups, i.e. by invitation and public visits. Desgagnés wishes to inform those wishing to visit the ship that regardless of the attendance on the dock, boarding times will not be advanced and priority access to private tours (by invitation) preceding the public visits will be respected.

Desgagnés and Relais Nordik are eager to welcome the residents of the Lower North Shore and Anticosti Island aboard the new Bella Desgagnés!

Relais Nordik Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Groupe Desgagnés inc.; it transports passengers, general cargo and vehicles from the main terminals of Rimouski, Sept-Îles, Havre-Saint-Pierre and Natashquan, and to the eight ports of the communities it serves, i.e. Port-Menier, Kegaska, La Romaine, Harrington Harbour, Tête-à-la-Baleine, La Tabatière, Saint-Augustin and Blanc-Sablon. Each of these port agencies assures the reception, containerization, transportation and delivery of merchandise to the client.

Desgagnés, whose headquarters are in Québec City, is a conglomerate that has specialized since the 19th century in marine transportation of liquid bulk, general cargo, dry bulk and passengers.  Its activities also extend to ship repair as well as the rental and operation of heavy machinery.  The company owns and operates a fleet of 18 ships that ply the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence network, the Eastern Canadian Arctic, the East coasts of Canada and the United States and all the seas of the world.  With an annual turnover of over $ 230 million, Desgagnés creates approximately 1,000 jobs in high season with a payroll exceeding $ 50 million.

FAMILIARIZATION AND VISIT SCHEDULE
BELLA DESGAGNÉS - APRIL 11 TO APRIL 19, 2013
		VESSEL SCHEDULE			PRIVATE AND PUBLIC VISITS
Port		Arrival Date/time	Departure Date/time		Day of the visit	Visit schedule*
Blanc-Sablon		Thursday April 11,2013 07:00	Friday April 12, 2013 03:00		Thursday April 11, 2013	13:00 to 14:00 By invitation
						14:00 to 19:00 Public visit
Saint-Augustin		Friday April 12, 2013 10:30	Friday April 12, 2013 19:30		Friday April 12, 2013	12:30 to 13:30 By invitation
						13:30 to 18:00 Public visit
La Tabatière		Saturday April 13, 2013 01:30	Saturday April 13, 2013 13:00		Saturday April 13, 2013	07:30 to 08:30 By invitation
						08:30 to 12:00 Public visit
Tête-à-la-Baleine		Saturday April 13, 2013 16:00	Sunday April 14,2013 05:30		Saturday April 13, 2013	18:00 to 21:00
Harrington Harbour		Sunday April 14, 2013 07:30	Sunday April 14,2013 22:00		Sunday April 14, 2013	13:00 to 14:00 By invitation
						14:00 to 18:00 Public visit
La Romaine		Monday April 15, 2013 04:00	Monday April 15, 2013 13:30		Monday April 15,2013	07:30 to 08:30 By invitation
						08:30 to 12:30 Public visit
Kégaska		Monday April 15, 2013 16:30	Tuesday April 16, 2013 05:00		Monday April 15, 2013	18:00 to 21:00
Natashquan		Tuesday April 16, 2013 08:00	Tuesday April 16,2013 19:30		Tuesday April 16,2013	12:30 to 13:30 By invitation
						13:30 to 18:00 Public visit
Havre Saint-Pierre		Wednesday April 17, 2013 01:30	Wednesday April 17, 2013 13:30		Wednesday April 17, 2013	07:00 to 08:00 By invitation
						08:00 to 12:00 Public visit
Port-Menier		Wednesday April 17, 2013 19:30	Thursday April 18, 2013 00:30		Wednesday April 17, 2013	20:30 to 23:30
Sept-Îles		Thursday April 18,2013 08:30	Friday April 19, 2013 20:30		Friday April 19, 2013	10:30 to 13:30 Christening (by invitation)
						13:30 to 19:00 Public visit

*NB : Regardless of the attendance at the dock, visitors will not be able to board the ship before the advertised time, and the priority for the private visits (by invitation) preceding the public visits will be respected.   

SOURCE: Relais Nordik inc.

Ms. Suzanne Laflèche
Groupe Desgagnés inc.
Telephone : [phone]
E-mail :  [email protected]
www.desgagnes.com