MONTREAL, July 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - The bulk carrier
Eda, formerly known as Cedarglen, will depart
the Port of Montreal for the last
time on July 21, 2019, bound for an
eco-friendly recycling yard in Turkey.
After a long and productive career spanning over 60 years –
including the last 17 with the Canada Steamship Lines fleet –
Cedarglen will be dismantled as part of CSL's fleet optimization
program.
"Despite her age, Cedarglen was an incredibly well-maintained
ship with an impressive safety record," said Louis Martel, President and CEO of The CSL
Group. "It's thanks to the great teamwork and dedication on board
that she was able to operate as long as she did."
Cedarglen was sold "as-is where-is" to a vessel
broker who is towing the renamed vessel to a ship recycling yard in
Aliaga, Turkey.
The vessel will be recycled in accordance with local legislation
and international conventions, as well as with CSL's Ship Recycling
Policy, which mandates that disposal must be carried out in a
manner that does not pose any risks to human health, safety or the
environment.
CSL thanks the authorities, port services and business community
of the Port of Montreal for their
assistance in preparing the vessel for a safe departure.
Originally built as the deep-sea ore carrier Ems Ore in
1959, the vessel was lengthened at Davie shipyard in 1976 and
renamed Cartierdoc. A complete new forebody was
installed from the engine room forward and the pilothouse and
mid-ship cabins were modernized and moved to the stern.
CSL purchased the ship in 2002, renaming her Cedarglen.
She will fondly be remembered as a workhorse of the grain trades
and a "grande dame" of the Great Lakes.
The CSL Group is the largest owner and operator of
self-unloading ships in the world. Headquartered in Montreal with regional operations in the
Americas, Australia, Europe and Asia, CSL delivers millions of tonnes of cargo
annually for customers in the construction, steel, energy and
agri-food sectors.
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SOURCE The CSL Group Inc.