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In-Depth

Lakers reborn for the modern era

In-Depth01-Nov-17

Still dominant in the Great Lakes trades, self-unloading vessels show no signs of retiring gracefully.

Lakers set to go green

In-Depth01-Jan-14

A series of vessel replacement programmes means the Great Lakes fleet is getting progressively cleaner and more fuel efficient.

Investments boost self-unloader niche

In-Depth01-Nov-13

The self-unloader sector is displaying new confidence as market enquiries pick up, both for transit and offloading.

Canada Steamship Lines’ (CSL) second of four Trillium Class self-unloading Lakers has set sail on her maiden voyage. The WHITEFISH BAY, destined to operate in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway, departed from Chengxi Shipyard in Jiangyin in China in May. She will cross the Pacific and transit the Panama Canal before arriving in Montreal, Canada, with the voyage taking 50-60 days.

Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System sees continuing recovery

In-Depth01-Jul-12

The movement of bulk materials on the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System continues to improve, with the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation projecting that total cargo volume will increase by about 3% year-over-year this shipping season compared to last year’s 2.7% gain over 2010.

Is it time for self-unloaders to re-invent themselves?

In-Depth01-Nov-11

Self-unloaders, once described as a “solution looking for a problem”, are facing a challenge in how to adapt to changing market conditions.

CSL doubles new-vessel order

In-Depth01-Sep-11

Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) is exercising its option for the building of two new self-unloading vessels, bringing to four the number of ships on order in its major fleet-renewal programme.

Cement Australia ships out

In-Depth01-May-07

CSL Australia (CSLA), the local subsidiary of Canada Steamship Lines, has acquired the shipping operations of Cement Australia (CA) for an undisclosed price. CSLA is taking over Cementco Shipping’s dedicated cement carrier GOLIATH, the handy-sized geared bulker CEMENTCO and the charter of the self-discharger ALCEM CALACA in a deal due to close on 29 June.

Will there be more Great Lakes self-unloaders?

In-Depth01-Nov-05

Has a winter chill set in for the Great Lakes selfunloader fleet? Only one new vessel, an unmanned barge, is currently under construction.

Canada correction

In-Depth25-Nov-04

Dear Sir, I enjoy your publication, butI must make a comment with respect to your story on the Great Lakes (July/August 2004 issue, pp10-11).

Pellet production pushes profits

In-Depth24-Nov-04

High world demand for steel, particularly in China, is bringing riches to the once wornout US iron belt, creating new mega-mergers and seeing 25,000t loads of taconite pellets loaded as far inland as Duluth, Minnesota, for delivery to Chinese ports via the Panama Canal.

Bulk shipments on the up and up

In-Depth01-Jul-04

According to the St Lawrence Seaway Authority, between January and the end of July this year 1884 vessels had transited the seaway carrying 18.984 mt of cargo. This compares with 1621 ships carrying 17.04 mt in the same period last year.