Transport Canada cited a Fednav-chartered ship for violating speed limits designed to minimise potential whale strikes.
The 57,981-dwt Federal Cardinal (built 2015) was hit with a CAD 6,000 ($4,800) fine for alleged non-compliance with the temporary mandatory vessel slowdown.
The agency imposed the slowdown last August, requiring vessels of 20 metres (65 feet) or greater LOA to a maximum of 10 knots in the western Gulf of St Lawrence.
