MONTREAL, Sept. 29, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - In the past week, Canada
Steamship Lines bid farewell to two distinguished ladies – Birchglenand
Mapleglen– as they set sail on their final journey. The two bulk carriers are
en route to Turkey, where they will be responsibly recycled at an eco-friendly
shipyard.
The dismantling of the two mature vessels is part of CSL's fleet
optimization and capacity management programs. Since 2012, the Great Lakes
shipping company has introduced six new state-of-the-art Trillium Lakers and
taken four older and less efficient ships out of service.
"Great Lakes shipping is a mature market, it isn't growing,"
said Allister Paterson, President of Canada Steamship Lines. "Our Trillium
program has always been about renewing our fleet, not growing it."
As new ships equipped with advanced technology continue to improve the
operational and environmental performance of Great Lakes shipping, companies
like CSL must adapt to maintain a fine balance between new tonnage and market
demand.
"CSL invested in the most efficient, safe, and
environmentally-responsible ships for the future of Great Lakes shipping,"
noted Paterson. "Now it is time to responsibly recycle some of the vessels
that have defined our past."
The recycling of Birchglen and Mapleglen is scheduled to begin at a
facility in Aliağa, Turkey, in mid-October, and will be conducted in full
compliance with international rules and regulations, and with CSL's own
rigorous ship recycling policy.
Birchglen was delivered from a Scottish shipyard in 1983 and began
serving Canada Steamship Lines in 2002 when CSL bought the vessel from Fednav.
The ship made history in July 2010 when she carried the largest cargo of
windmill parts into the Great Lakes from Gros Cacouna, Quebec, to Burns Harbor,
Indiana. Mapleglen was built in Hoboken, Belgium in 1981 and was purchased by
CSL in October 2008. She was a steady workhorse for the company until 2014.
Canada Steamship Lines is a division of The CSL Group, the world's
largest owner and operator of self-unloading vessels. Headquartered in Montreal
with divisions based in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia, CSL
delivers more than 76 million tonnes of cargo annually for customers in the
construction, steel, energy and agricultural sectors.
Source: Canada Steamship Lines. 29 September 2015
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