Opinion ID: 2973876
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Heading: FedNav

Text: Third party FedNav, based in Montreal, Canada, is a well-known steel commodity carrier in the Great Lakes region. According to a declaration by Donald Frost, a marine transportation consultant: It is a matter of widespread general knowledge within the maritime chartering industry that Fednav[’s] primary business is the carriage of international cargoes to and from the Great Lakes, including numerous United States ports, via the St. Lawrence Seaway. Fednav is also known for calling especially at Great Lake ports that receive steel cargoes, such as the port of Toledo, Ohio. In fact, according to the Fednav website, a link to which is contained on the website of Defendant Viken Ship Management, Fednav International Ltd. is the largest international user of the St. Lawrence Seaway system. The St. Lawrence Seaway is, of course, the only direct access to the Great Lakes by ship. Frost Decl. ¶¶ 5-6 (JA 158). Defendants did not offer any evidence in rebuttal.