Algoma Mariner is a Canadian lake freighter delivered to Algoma Central on 31 May 2011. The bulk carrier was the first new Canadian-flagged vessel on the Great Lakes in 25 years. Algoma Mariner is a Seawaymax vessel, designed to carry dry bulk through the Saint Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes. The vessel was constructed at the Chengxi Shipyard in China and is currently in service.
Description Algoma Mariner is a self-unloading dry-bulk carrier designed by Deltamarin that has a gross tonnage (GT) of 24,535 tons, a net tonnage (NT) of 9,504 tons and a deadweight tonnage (DWT) of 38,000 tons. The vessel is long overall and between perpendiculars, with a beam of and a depth of . Algoma Mariner has a capacity of and is equipped with an self-unloading boom that services six cargo holds. The self-unloading system is equipped with dust suppression technology. The vessel is powered by a 6-cylinder MAN 2-stroke low-speed marine diesel engine that gives the vessel a maximum speed of .
Construction In the late 2000s, Algoma Central sent two vessels to the Chengxi Shipyard in Jiangyin, China for major reconstruction work. The work involved the construction of a new forebody for both vessels, which would be mated to the vessels' existing aft end. The first vessel, Algobay, was rebuilt from 2007 to 2009 and reentered service in 2010.
The second vessel, , sailed from Hamilton, Ontario in June 2009 for the refurbishment work. She transited the Panama Canal in July, and was to be towed from Panama to China by the tug Pacific Hickory. The tug crew encountered a large storm in early September, and the Algoport sank on 6 September 2009. Following the loss of the Algoport, Algoma Central ordered a new aft section based on the design, to be constructed as an entirely new vessel. Algoma Mariners keel was laid down on 21 October 2010 by Chengxi Shipyard, of Jiangyin, China for Algoma Central with the yard number 324. The vessel was completed on 31 May 2011.
Service history
Algoma Mariner departed China, sailed across the Pacific Ocean to the Panama Canal, passed through it and sailed up the eastern seaboard of North American to arrive at the vessel's first Canadian port of call, Port-Cartier, Quebec on 2 August. Algoma Mariner was christened in Port Colborne, Ontario on 25 August 2011, by Lisa Badawey, wife of Port Colborne's mayor Vance Badawey. The vessel cost over CAD$50 million to construct.
Algoma Mariners port of registry is Port Colborne, marking the first new Canadian-flagged vessel on the Great Lakes in 25 years upon her arrival. The vessel serves ports along the Great Lakes delivering dry bulk goods such as iron ore, coal, grain salt and aggregates. Algoma Mariners sister ship is Algobay.
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