Algoma Niagara sets sail for Canada

The Algoma Niagara is expected to arrive in Canada and enter service in early November, making the ship available for the peak fall season on the Great Lakes.

“We are looking forward to the arrival of the Algoma Niagara,” said Ken Bloch Soerensen, Algoma President and CEO. “The Algoma Niagara is the first of two new Equinox Class 740-foot self-unloaders being built at Yangzijiang Shipyard and she will be joined by her sister ship, the Algoma Sault, in the first half of 2018.”

The Algoma Niagara will be the fifth Equinox Class vessel to join the Algoma Great Lakes fleet. Four Equinox Class gearless bulkers are already in operation in the Algoma fleet servicing the Company’s grain and iron ore customers.

Algoma has developed a strong partnership with Yangzijiang Shipyard over the past two years. In addition to the new 740-foot self unloaders being built at Yangzijiang, the Shipyard also completed the fit-out of the Algoma Strongfield after the ship was acquired from the bankrupt Nantong Mingde shipyard early in 2017. 

Working in partnership, Algoma and Yangzijiang recently acquired the partially completed self-unloader Algoma Conveyor from the same bankrupt shipyard. The Shipyard is completing a refurbishment of the vessel for eventual delivery to Algoma, expected in early 2019.

The Equinox Class represents the next generation of Great Lakes – St Lawrence Waterway bulk cargo vessels. The ships have been designed to optimise fuel efficiency and operating performance thus minimising environmental impact. A 45% improvement in energy efficiency has been achieved compared to older vessels. In addition, Algoma’s Equinox fleet is the first Class of Great Lakes vessels to include a fully integrated IMO-approved exhaust gas scrubber that has been certified to remove 97% of all sulfur oxides from shipboard emissions.

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