by import | May 14, 2020 | Import Vessels
The Algoma Central Corporation has been engaged in an ambitious fleet renewal program. The fleet has ordered five new ships capable of Great Lakes service and will manage two others of this Equinox Class for the Canadian Wheat Board. All are being built overseas in...
by import | May 14, 2020 | Import Vessels
Built at 3 Maj Brodogradiliste d.d., Rijeka, Croatia. Delivery date is not known at this time. Written by Roger LeLievre. Ship Particulars Length 650′ 09″ (198.35m) Beam 78′ 00″ (23.77m) Depth 44′ 06″ (13.57m) Midsummer Draft...
by import | May 14, 2020 | Import Vessels
Algoma Harvester became the second of the new Equinox Class of Great Lakes freighters to join the Algoma Central Corporation fleet. It was built by Nantong Mingde Heavy Industries Stock Co. of Nantong City, China, and shares the similar 740 foot long by 78 foot wide...
by import | May 14, 2020 | Import Vessels
In early September 2017, Algoma Central Corporation took delivery of Algoma Niagara, the first of two new Equinox-class self-unloading lake bulk carriers built at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group Limited, Jingjiang City, China. The ship quickly departed on its two-month...
by import | May 14, 2020 | Import Vessels
Algoma Innovator, the first of the fleet’s two new Equinox-class 650-foot-long self-unloading dry-bulk freighters, departed the 3 Maj Shipyard in Rijeka, Croatia on Feb. 23, 2018 en route to Canada. She was expected to arrive in mid-March carrying a cargo of bauxite....
by import | May 9, 2020 | Import Vessels
The tug Laura L. Van Enkevort (US 1020314) was built as the Sidney Candies for Otto Candies Inc. It was at least the second vessel to carry that name. A twin-engined, twin-screw conventional tug, the Sidney Candies was built by Halter Marine at its Lockport,...
