Diesel-Electric ship begins service for Windsor Salt
by CM Staff
The new ship will reportedly bring a more long-term, safe, sustainable and reliable shipping solution to the Magdalen Islands region
M/V Nukumi sets sail on maiden voyage. (CNW Group/The CSL Group Inc.)
MONTREAL — M/V Nukumi, Canada Steamship Lines’ new self-unloading ship built to service Windsor Salt, departed on her maiden voyage on Jan. 31. The 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.
The new ship will reportedly bring a more long-term, safe, sustainable 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.
Sailing from Jiangyin, China to Halifax, Canada, M/V Nukumi’s voyage is expected to take six weeks.
Windsor Salt Ltd. is headquartered in Pointe-Claire (Quebec) and employs approximately 775 people across Canada.
Canada Steamship Lines is a division of The CSL Group, an owner and operator of self-unloading ships across the globe.
