A page of history for the multi-user wharf of the Port of Sept-Îles

Thursday 09th January 2025 11:48 AM

The ceremony brought together Pak Byong Ju, chief engineer of the Frontier Jasmine, Louis Thériault, director of logistics, transport and integrated planning at MFQ, Pierre Gagnon, president and CEO of the Port, Chungsu Lim, captain of the Frontier Jasmine, Bernard Lynch, president of board of directors of the Port and Denis Miousse, mayor of the City of Sept-Îles. (Photo Photo credit: Optik 360 Courtesy PSI)

The people of Champion Iron and the Port of Sept-Îles celebrated a page in history yesterday with the crew of the ocean vessel Frontier Jasmine, while the Pointe-Noire Multiuser wharf welcomed for the first time the first boat of the year.

Arrived at 7:06 a.m. on the 1st^is January in the waters of the Port of Sept-Îles, the ship has been loading since yesterday 173,000 tonnes of high purity iron concentrate from the Lac-Bloom mine, which it will deliver to Japan. A brief and touching ceremony took place on Wednesday, January 8 around 10 a.m. for the very first time at the Multiuser dock, aboard the Frontier Jasmine.

Captain impressed

Korean captain Lim Chungsu said he was grateful and impressed by the welcome and the generosity of the region. He says he hopes to be able to return to the Port of Sept-Îles soon. His boat will reroute in a few days for a journey of more than 60 days to the Japanese port of Oita.

The ceremony brought together several dignitaries, including the President and CEO of the Port Pierre Gagnon, the SI, Chairman of the Board of Directors Bernard Lynch, the Director of Logistics, Transportation and Integrated Planning at Minerai de fer Québec (Champion Iron) Louis Thériault and the mayor of Sept-Îles Denis Miousse. They took the opportunity to present various gifts.

Flying the flag of the Marshall Islands and built in 2022, the 292-meter-long ocean vessel Frontier Jasmine has been docked at the multi-user wharf in Pointe-Noire Sept-Îles since January 6. (Photo Photo credit: Optik 360 Courtesy PSI)

As tradition dictates, Captain Chungsu was presented with the prestigious cane with its stylized golden pommel made of aluminum and iron ore. This tradition is in its 38th edition. By highlighting the arrival of the first ship of the year to anchor in the waters of the Port of Sept-Îles, it illustrates the importance of port activities in the community.

Every January, the Port of Sept-Îles presents to the first ship of the year a cane with a stylized gold knob made of aluminum and iron ore. (Photo Photo credit: Optik 360 Courtesy PSI)