Ever wonder how grain gets loaded on and unloaded from a CSL bulk carrier?

In this video, the Trillium Class bulk carrier, CSL St-Laurent, arrives at the Port of Thunder Bay to load approximately 31,000 metric tonnes of grain. During the loading operation, load spouts extend from the grain elevator into the cargo holds to load the grain evenly across the vessel.

At destination in Montreal, unloading marine towers equipped with bucket elevators scoop up the grain, which is then discharged into the grain elevator. From there, the grain will be loaded onto an ocean-going vessel bound for international markets.

Last year, 10 million metric tonnes of Canadian and US grain was transported through the St. Lawrence Seaway.

For more information:

• About CSL St-Laurent, consult the specs sheet
• About The Sea Keeper mural, read the article or go to CSL’s dedicated The Sea Keeper page
• About the marine transportation of grain on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway, read the cover story in Marine Delivers magazine