Canadian Transport

1979                              Canadian Transport                                         

Steel self-unloading Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at St. Catharines ON by Port Weller Dry Docks Ltd., Hull 64
Launched Oct 28, 1978

730’ LOA, 724’ LBP, 75’8” beam, 46’6” depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, oil-fired diesel engines, 10000 BHP

Enrolled at
724 x 76 x 42, 23399 GT, 16172 NT     Can 348360     to:
Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd., Toronto ON (home port Toronto ON)

Entered service April 19, 1979

Management transferred 1993 to Seaway Self-Unloaders, St. Catharines ON, a vessel operation and management joint venture of Algoma Central Railway and ULS Corporation to operate their self-unloading vessels, ULS Corporation, Mgr.

Self-unloader and straight deck management organizations of these firms merged 2000 into a single firm,                 Seaway Marine Transport, St. Catharines ON

Fleet sold 2011 to Algoma Central Corporation, St. Catharines ON and vessel renamed Algoma Transport

IMO 7711737

In service 2011 for Algoma Central Corp.

 

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