22AP5446_TrimMotion
Like watchung paint dry. But wait for it !
Tug "Point Valour" CSL's "Baie St. Paul" . At first when you watch the video it looks like the Baie St Paul is going to run down the Tug Point Valour and the tug appears to be doing Burn Outs against the Dock (watch the prop wash and ice flying out the stern). But nothing is really happening! Not so ! The Tug Valour is ever so slowly moving down the dock and pushing the ice out away from it while the Baie St Paul is slowly moving into the ice free zone. This is done otherwise the ice build up between the ship and the dock would probably put her 30 ft out from the Wharf. I sped up the last few seconds of the video to show the movement that is actually going on.
In October 2010, the Government of Canada elected to remove a long standing 25% import duty on vessels built in foreign yards and brought under Canadian flag. This duty had been put in place to protect Canadian shipyards from foreign competition but was becoming increasingly damaging to domestic shippers as more Canadian yards went into decline and bankruptcy or became unable to build new commercial vessels at economic costs. This duty remission combined with falling orders at Chinese shipyards and a high Canadian dollar proved to be the perfect environment for a long awaited Great Lakes fleet renewal program that ultimately translated into CSL’s Trillium Class program.
The Trillium Class vessels were designed by the Canadian firm Cooke Naval Architect Consultants Inc. to be CSL’s newest generation of state-of-the-art bulk carriers focusing on maximum fuel efficiency, minimal environmental impact and providing overall operational efficiency while meeting evolving needs of customers on the Great Lakes. The naming scheme for these four vessels follows in the footsteps of CSL’s famous ‘Bay Class’ straight deckers launched in the 1960’s.
Overall Dimensions
Length 740'
Beam 78'
Depth 48'
Capacity37,690 tons
Power (diesel) 14,521 hp
Call Sign CFN6120
IMO 9601027
22AP5446_TrimMotion
Like watchung paint dry. But wait for it !
Tug "Point Valour" CSL's "Baie St. Paul" . At first when you watch the video it looks like the Baie St Paul is going to run down the Tug Point Valour and the tug appears to be doing Burn Outs against the Dock (watch the prop wash and ice flying out the stern). But nothing is really happening! Not so ! The Tug Valour is ever so slowly moving down the dock and pushing the ice out away from it while the Baie St Paul is slowly moving into the ice free zone. This is done otherwise the ice build up between the ship and the dock would probably put her 30 ft out from the Wharf. I sped up the last few seconds of the video to show the movement that is actually going on.
In October 2010, the Government of Canada elected to remove a long standing 25% import duty on vessels built in foreign yards and brought under Canadian flag. This duty had been put in place to protect Canadian shipyards from foreign competition but was becoming increasingly damaging to domestic shippers as more Canadian yards went into decline and bankruptcy or became unable to build new commercial vessels at economic costs. This duty remission combined with falling orders at Chinese shipyards and a high Canadian dollar proved to be the perfect environment for a long awaited Great Lakes fleet renewal program that ultimately translated into CSL’s Trillium Class program.
The Trillium Class vessels were designed by the Canadian firm Cooke Naval Architect Consultants Inc. to be CSL’s newest generation of state-of-the-art bulk carriers focusing on maximum fuel efficiency, minimal environmental impact and providing overall operational efficiency while meeting evolving needs of customers on the Great Lakes. The naming scheme for these four vessels follows in the footsteps of CSL’s famous ‘Bay Class’ straight deckers launched in the 1960’s.
Overall Dimensions
Length 740'
Beam 78'
Depth 48'
Capacity37,690 tons
Power (diesel) 14,521 hp
Call Sign CFN6120
IMO 9601027