Transport minister announces appointment to Pacific Pilotage Authority

Media Advisory

No. H164/05
For release July 19, 2005
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Jean-C. Lapierre today announced the
appointment of Mr. Ulf R. Eriksen of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the board
of directors of the Pacific Pilotage Authority.
"I am delighted that Mr. Eriksen has agreed to serve on the board of the
Pacific Pilotage Authority," said Mr. Lapierre. "His extensive experience
in the shipping sector will be an asset to the board."
Mr. Eriksen is the vice-president and general manager of Star Shipping
(Canada) Ltd. He has worked for Peraco Chartering (USA) Inc. as president,
director and operations manager. Mr. Eriksen has been a shipbroker in grain,
fertilizer and forest markets for more than 30 years and is a former board
member of the Association of Shipbrokers and Agents.
The Pacific Pilotage Authority is a Crown corporation created in 1972 under
the Pilotage Act. It operates and maintains safe, reliable and
efficient marine pilotage and related services in the coastal waters of
British Columbia, including the Fraser River. The authority sets pilotage
charges that allow it to operate on a self-sustaining financial basis.
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