Algoma Equinox: New Queen of the Great Lakes

If by chance you are celebrating the holidays on the North Coast you may catch a glimpse of the newest lake freighter, the Algoma Equinox as she slides in and out of port on the Great Lakes and its tributaries.

The Algoma Equinox is the newest of a fleet of ships commissioned by Algoma Central Corporation. The lake freighter represents the next generation of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway bulk cargo vessels. Its design innovations improve energy efficiency by 45 percent over Algoma’s current fleet. The new design reduces air emissions by 40 percent, uses less fuel and includes an exhaust gas scrubber that removes 97 percent of all sulphur oxide emissions. It is the first application of an IMO approved integrated scrubber on a Great Lakes – St. Lawrence vessel class.