Algoma Strongfield
2015-Present
Specs
Build Information
Year Built: 2015
Builder: Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry, Nantong City, China
Hull #MD-152
Registry: CAN 838693
IMO # 9613953
Laid Down: Spring 2012
Launch Date: December 2014
Entered Service: June 1, 2017
Construction
The Algoma Strongfield was constructed by Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry as a gearless bulk carrier as part of Algoma Central Corporation’s fleet renewal program. She was originally constructed for the Canadian Wheat Board to be operated by Algoma Central Corporation, being launched as the CWB Strongfield. She is the third vessel constructed of the Equinox class. When the Strongfield was nearing completion, the Nantong shipyard declared bankruptcy and ceased all operations. The almost-complete vessel was acquired by Algoma Central and completed by the Yangzijiang Shipyard. She departed China on April 3, 2017. The Equinox class ships are significantly more efficient than their fleetmates, and are equipped with exhaust scrubber systems that remove 97% of sulfur oxide emissions.
General Stats
Length Overall: 740′
Length Between Perpendiculars: 728’06”
Breadth: 78′
Depth: 48’03”
Loaded Draft: 33′
Capacity: 39,064 Tons
Vessel Type: Gearless Bulk Carrier
Number of Cargo Holds: 5 [Hatch-Hold Arrangement: 3-4-3-4-3]
Number of Hatches: 17 [Dimensions: 51’11”x 22’4”]
Primary Operations: Ore, Grain Trades
Propellers: 1 Controllable Pitch Propeller
Rudders: 1
Engineering Equipment
Original
Engine
Engine Type: Diesel Engine
Engine Manufacturer: Sulzer, Winterthur, Switzerland
Engine Model: 7RTA48T-B
Number of Engines: 1
Rated HP:11,140 BHP
History
Lineage
CWB Strongfield – 2015-2017
Owner: Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry
Operator: Under Construction
Flag: —
Home Port: —
Algoma Strongfield – 2017-Present
Owner: Algoma Central Corp., St. Catharines, ON
Operator: Algoma Central Corp.
Flag: Canadian
Home Port: St. Catharines, ON
Her Story
The CWB Marquis was the third vessel of the Equinox class and the first of two vessels to be constructed for the Canadian Wheat Board. She was launched on July 8, 2014, and arrived in Canada on January 8, 2015. She entered service on April 2, 2015 at the start of the 2015 shipping season.
The Algoma Strongfield was the fourth vessel in the Equinox class, and was to be the second vessel constructed for the Canadian Wheat Board. She was launched as the CWB Strongfield. In 2015, the Nantong Shipyard went bankrupt and ceased all operations. After sitting at the shipyard for a year, she was purchased by Algoma Central at auction and taken to the Yangzijiang Shipyard for completion. She departed China on April 3, 2017, and arrived in Canada to load at Port Cartier on June 1, 2017.
The Algoma Strongfield is active in the seaway ore and grain trades.
Compiled By Brendan Falkowski
Updated on April 2, 2020
Gallery
Algoma Strongfield approaches the Burlington ship canal at Hamilton, Ontario. Photo by Isaac Pennock 
Algoma Strongfield enters the Burlington Ship Canal at Hamilton, Ontario. Photo by Isaac Pennock 
Algoma Strongfield on the St. Marys River, September 8, 2017. Photo by Roger LeLievre 
Algoma Strongfield on the St. Marys River, September 30, 2017. Photo by Roger LeLievre 
Algoma Strongfield on the St. Marys River, June 28, 2018. Photo by Roger LeLievre 
Algoma Strongfield on the Maumee River at Toledo, Ohio, July 23, 2020. Photo by Isaac Pennock
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