Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) has sent a 60-year-old bulker for “green scrapping” at a shipyard in Turkey, it has been confirmed.
The 28,591-dwt Eda (built 1959, ex-Cedarglen) departed the Port of Montreal for the last time on 21 July 2019, CSL confirmed.
The ship, which has been in the CSL fleet for 17 years, is being scrapped as part of the shipowner’s fleet optimization program.
“Despite her age, Cedarglen was an incredibly well-maintained ship with an impressive safety record,” said CSL chief executive Louis Martel.
“It’s thanks to the great teamwork and dedication on board that she was able to operate as long as she did.”
The 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 said.
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, with the ship becoming a workhorse of the grain trades and a “grande dame” of the Great Lakes.
Headquartered in Montreal, CSL is said to be the largest owner and operator of self-unloading ships in the world.
