M/V Nukumi, Canada Steamship Lines is a purpose-designed self-unloading ship built to service Windsor Salt. Built by Chengxi Shipyard in China, the 26,000 dwt vessel was delivered to its owner in January 2022. The cutting-edge vessel with a deadweight of 26,000 metric tonnes will be the first diesel-electric Laker and the first single point loader to operate in Canada.Featuring a unique hull design, quieter machinery, single point of loading system and a shuttle boom, the new ship will bring a long-term, safe, sustainable, efficient and reliable shipping solution to the Magdalen Islands region, where it will load deicing salt at Windsor Salt’s Mines Seleine mine and deliver it to stockpiles throughout Eastern Canada to help keep roadways safe during the winter season.

2021
Deadweight (DWT)
31,600 tonnes
Gross Tonnage (GRT)
22,715 tonnes
Net Tonnage (NRT)
6,905 tonnes
Registered Lloyds Class
+ 100 A 1
Length Overall (LOA)
225.50 meters / 739′ 10″
Length B.P. (Lpp)
223.76 meters / 731′ 7″
Breadth (MLD)
23.77 meters / 78′ 0″
Depth (MLD)
14.75 meters / 48′ 5″
Drafts (in fresh water) – Midsummer
8.50 meters / 27′ 10″
Drafts (in fresh water) – Seaway
8.15 meters / 26′ 8″
Deadweight – Midsummer
31,264 LT / 31,766 tonnes
Deadweight – Seaway
28,509 LT / 28,967 tonnes
Number of Holds
5
Net Hold Capacity (including hatches)
36,171 cubic m / 1,277,364 cubic ft
Average Unloading Rates – Salt
5,450 mt/hr
Average Unloading Rates – Coal
3,440 mt/hr