Case Study
CSL Innovator Self-Unloading Ship Operates Efficiently
CSL Innovator Self-Unloading Ship Operates Efficiently Canada Steamship Lines - Toronto, Canada The Need Built for world-wide ocean trade by Canada Steamship Lines (CSL), the CSL Innovator is a Panamax-class self-unloading vessel. (Panamax-class refers to a ship that has a dead weight of between 60,000 and 70,000 tons and is capable of traversing the Panama Canal.) CSL ’s new vessel had to be capable of transporting and discharging a wide range of materials. Typical free-flowing products include grain, iron ore pellets, and aggregates. Cohesive products include wet ores, concentrates, and cohesive coals. Fine, dry, dusty products include alumina and possibly cement. Products that cake include salt, potash, and sugar. Many products are single sized, but others, like gypsum, can contai