Algoma Central Corporation Announces the Arrival in Canada of New Self-unloading Bulk Carrier, the M.V. Algoma Mariner

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(TSX : ALC)\n\n\nTORONTO, Aug. 3, 2011 /CNW/ - Algoma Central Corporation (\"Algoma\")\n today announced the arrival in Canada of its new maximum Seaway size,\n Coastal Class self-unloader, the M.V. Algoma Mariner (photos attached in Schedule A). The vessel was constructed at Chengxi\n Shipyard in China and was delivered to Algoma on May 31, 2011. The\n vessel sailed across the Pacific Ocean, through the Panama Canal and\n arrived at its first Canadian port of call, Port Cartier, Quebec, on\n August 2, 2011. The vessel made its maiden voyage with a Canadian crew\n under the command of Captain Ken McKenzie and Chief Engineer Dave\n Cooke.\n\n\nThis latest addition to the Algoma fleet follows the delivery of another\n new Seaway-max Coastal Class self-unloader, the M.V. Algobay which arrived in Canada in April, 2010. Both vessels are 740' (225.564\n mtrs) long and 78' (23.7 mtrs) wide, have six cargo holds and a maximum\n deadweight of about 38,000 tonnes. Both vessels are classed by Lloyds\n Register for Great Lakes, St. Lawrence and coastal (North and South\n America) service and built under Canadian Flag and to full SOLAS\n standards.\n\n\nWhile both the Algoma Mariner and Algobay are sisterships with respect to cargo carrying and discharge\n capabilities and have identical vessel forebodies, the Algoma Mariner has a very different aft section and machinery and accommodation\n areas. The stern hull form of the Algoma Mariner is a completely new design for the vessel by DeltaMarin, designers of\n Algoma's new Equinox Class dry-bulk cargo vessels. This new vessel is\n powered by a single slow speed engine which provides excellent fuel\n efficiency. This combined with the controllable pitch propeller and a\n modern advanced control system that interprets the power demand from\n the bridge and responds with the most efficient combination of engine\n speed and propeller pitch at any given load, giving a significant\n improvement in performance compared to other vessels currently in our\n bulk carrier fleet. The engine room has been designed as an Unmanned\n Machinery Space (UMS) which provides for remote and redundant alarm and\n monitoring systems.\n\n\nThe electric power generation and distribution system also takes full\n advantage of electronic control and monitoring from the same platform\n as the propulsion c...

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