CSL Welland
2014-Present
Specs
Build Information
Year Built: 2014
Builder: Yangfan Shipyard Group LTD., Zhoushan, China
Hull #2275
Registry: CAN. 838038
IMO #9665279
Laid Down: —
Launch Date: —
Commissioned: January 2, 2015
Construction
The CSL Welland was constructed as a self-unloading bulk carrier for Canada Steamship Lines. She is built to the maximum allowable dimensions for the Seaway.
The CSL Welland was the second of CSL’s Trillium Class gearless bulk ships to be constructed. The Trillium class ships featured highly automated systems and greater fuel efficiency and capacity than their other CSL fleetmates. Her self-unloading sisters Baie St. Paul {2}, Thunder Bay {3}, Whitefish Bay {2}, and Baie Comeau {2} entered service the year before, and the her gearless Trillium sister CSL St-Laurent entered service in 2015.
General Stats
Length Overall: 739’10”
Length Between Perpendiculars: 730’03”
Breadth: 77’10”
Depth: 44’08”
Loaded Draft: 30’03”
Capacity: 37,526 Tons
Vessel Type: Gearless Bulk Carrier
Number of Cargo Holds: 5 [Hatch-Hold Arrangement: 3-3-3-3-3]
Number of Hatches: 15 [Dimensions: 56’x24′]
Primary Operations: Ore, Grain Trades
Propellers: 1 Controllable Pitch Propeller
Rudders: 1
Engineering Equipment
Original
Engine
Engine Type: Diesel Engines
Engine Manufacturer: MAN B&W, Augsburg, Germany
Engine Model: 6S50ME-B9
Number of Engines: 1
Rated HP: 11,734 BHP
History
Lineage
CSL Welland – 2014-Present
Owner: Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal, QC
Operator: Canada Steamship Lines
Flag: Canada
Home Port: Montreal, QC
Her Story
The CSL Welland was constructed in 2014 by Yangfan Shipbuilding Group of Zhoushan, China, as a gearless bulk carrier for Canada Steamship Lines. The Welland was constructed as a member of the Trillium class, being the first Trillium class gearless bulk carrier and the second to last member of the class constructed. She arrived in Canada on January 2, 2015, and entered service at the opening of the 2015 season in March.
The CSL Welland continues to be an active member of the Canada Steamship Lines fleet, serving the ore and grain trades.
Compiled By Brendan Falkowski
Updated on September 14, 2020
Gallery
CSL Welland on the St. Clair River on her first trip up the Great Lakes, April 11, 2015. Photo by Isaac Pennock 
CSL Welland on the St. Marys River, July 1, 2015. Photo by Roger LeLievre 
CSL Welland on the St. Marys River, July 19, 2015. Photo by Roger LeLievre 
CSL Welland on the St. Marys River, July 19, 2015. Photo by Roger LeLievre CSL Welland on Lake St. Clair, July 10, 2016. Photo by Isaac Pennock 
CSL Welland on the St. Marys River, June 17, 2019. Photo by Roger LeLievre 
CSL Welland on the St. Marys River, July 3, 2019. Photo by Roger LeLievre 
CSL Welland on the St. Marys River, July 3, 2019. Photo by Roger LeLievre 
CSL Welland arriving at Two Harbors, Minnesota, April 10, 2020. Photo by Daniel Lindner 
CSL Welland, bow detail, arriving at Two Harbors, Minnesota, April 10, 2020. Photo by Daniel Lindner 
CSL Welland, stern detail, arriving at Two Harbors, Minnesota, April 10, 2020. Photo by Daniel Lindner 
CSL Welland arriving at Two Harbors, Minnesota, April 10, 2020. Photo by Daniel Lindner 
CSL Welland on the St. Clair River, July 31, 2020. Photo by Isaac Pennock
Sources
“CSL Welland”. Canada Steamship Lines. N.d. Accessed 14 September 2020. <https://www.cslships.com/sites/default/files/csl_welland_-_new_version_2017.07_1.pdf>
“CSL’s Trillium Class Laker”. Canada Steamship Lines. N.d. Accessed 10 June 2020. <https://www.cslships.com/sites/default/files/csl_trillium_laker_brochure_en_-_spread.pdf>
Gillham, Skip. “CSL Welland”. Great Lakes & Seaway Shipping Online. N.d. Accessed 14 September 2020. <http://boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/CSLWelland.htm>
Greenwood’s Guide to Great Lakes Shipping 2016, Harbor House Publishers, 2016. Pp. 2.5.
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