The Coastal Shipping fleet has five tankers that work mainly along Canada's eastern seaboard and Nunavut transporting fuels. This gives the shipping company, part of the Woodward Group of companies, the ability to use non-Canadian crews when operating outside of Canadian waters. Workers affectedA worker for the company who spoke with the CBC on condition of anonymity said Canadian workers have traditionally worked international contracts for the company under the Canadian flag. Alsterstern is the first Coastal Shipping tanker to reflag from the Canadian flag to the Marshall Islands flag. (Facebook/James Glynn)The ships will still have about four Canadian crew members, with another 10 cheaper foreign workers hired for the work in the Caribbean.

Source: CBC News November 24, 2016 11:51 UTC