Canada’s first diesel-electric laker starts maiden voyage

Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) reports that following its delivery by Chengxi Shipyard, its new purpose-designed self-unloader, M/V Nukumi sailed from Jiangyin, China, yesterday on its delivery voyage to Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Built to service Windsor Salt, the 26,000 dwt vessel will be the first diesel-electric laker and the first single point loader to operate in Canada.

CSL says that with a unique hull design, quieter machinery, single point of loading system and a shuttle boom, the new ship will...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/shipping/canadas-first-diesel-electric-laker-starts-maiden-voyage/

[Watch] Launching Ceremony for New Self-Unloading Vessel

Chengxi Shipyard in China hosted yesterday the naming and launching ceremony for M/V Nukumi, a new self-unloading vessel being built for Canada Steamship Lines (CSL).

Launching Ceremony

The launching comes four months after the ship’s keel-laying ceremony, which was held in January 2021.

Once delivered, the 26,000 dwt vessel will serve Windsor Salt, delivering deicing salt from the company’s Mines Seleines in the Magdalen Islands to stockpiles throughout Quebec and Eastern Canada.

Navigation Season

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https://mfame.guru/watch-launching-ceremony-for-new-self-unloading-vessel/

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