M.V. Athol – Report of Voyage 10/5

This is the story of one voyage of a Fortune Class vessel carrying a full load of lumber from ports on Vancouver Island to Japan.  The ship was the m.v. Athol.  The vessel was chartered to the Canadian Transport Company (CTCo), a Division of MacMillan Bloedel.  

A Fortune class vessel: these ships were easily identified by their unusual high mount 10 tonne derricks. They were designed in collaboration with the Canadian designers Algonquin International of Montreal.

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VTF Award Presentation

On Friday January 16th we were pleased to present BCIT Engineering Cadet Dillon Plouffe with is scholarship cheque on behalf of the Vancouver Transporation Foundation (VTF).

Dillon receives his award from Captain Stan Bowles (NPESC Chair) as Captain Richard Smith (NPESC secretary/treasurer) looks on.

The VTF was formed in 1994 as a British Columbia non-profit society.

Part of their mandate is to provide scholarships and bursaries for the benefit of students in pursuit of post-secondary education, with emphasis upon areas of studies relative to transportation.

A Very Merry Christmas!

From all of us here at NPESC

We wish everyone a very Merry, Peaceful and Happy Christmas and a prosperous. New Year.

A huge thank you to all of our volunteers and donors for your efforts in 2025. Your support has truly helped us in our work to provide financial asistance to maritime students in furthering their education. We look forward to another great year in 2026!