Algoma Central
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| TSX: ALC | |
| Industry | Shipping |
| Headquarters | St. Catharines, Ontario |
Key people | Gregg Ruhl |
Number of employees | 1,400 |
| Website | algonet.com |
The Algoma Central Corporation is the result of a reorganization of the Algoma Central Railway in 1990. The company claims assets in excess of $400 million and revenue of $280 million. Corporate headquarters is located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Subsidiaries
[edit]The company operates a number of subsidiaries including:
- Algoma Central Properties - owning commercial real estate in Sault Ste. Marie, St. Catharines, and Waterloo, Ontario
- Algoma Ship Repair - repairs ships at its dock on the Welland Canal in Port Colborne, Ontario
- Algoma Tankers - transportation of petroleum products through the Great Lakes
- Algoma Central Marine - operates bulk shipping on the Great Lakes (see below)
- Formerly Algoma Central Railway
In 1980, the Algoma Central was the original owner (as Algocen Realty Holdings Ltd.) of Algo Centre Mall; Algoma Central Company wrote off over $5 million in property value due to 1990's Elliot Lake mine closures[1] and subsequently sold the property. The mall, renamed in 2005 by a subsequent owner, collapsed in a June 23, 2012, structural failure and has since been demolished.[2]
Shipping
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An Algoma Central Corp. subsidiary, Algoma Central Marine, operates a fleet of self unloaders on the Great Lakes.[3]
In 2000, Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd. and Algoma Central began a partnership to coordinate the transportation of goods along the St. Lawrence Seaway, called Seaway Marine Transport. In 2011 upon the purchase of Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd. and buying out the partnership, the company re-emerged as Algoma Central Marine. Upon completion of the purchase, the entire fleet was then renamed, with the exception of the John D. Leitch, the ship that was named in honor of the company's then owner.
Beginning in 2013, the corporation initiated construction of a series of new bulk carriers to be named after the lead ship, Algoma Equinox.[4][5] The redesigned fleet incorporated engineering and technology improvements to reduce fuel consumption, create a safer workplace, and reduce emissions and other environmental impact.[6][7] The company installed Buffalo Automation's "AutoMate" system of sensors, cameras, and software on select Equinox series vessels, to evaluate autonomous navigation.[6][8]
| Name | Launched | Image |
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| Algoma Buffalo | 1978 | |
| Algoma Compass | 1973 | |
| Algoma Conveyor | 2019 | |
| Algoma Innovator | 2018 | |
| Algoma Intrepid | 2020 | |
| Algoma Mariner | 2011 | .jpg){kind=small}
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| Algoma Niagara | 2017 | |
| Algoma Sault | 2018 | |
| John D. Leitch | 1967 | 
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| Radcliffe R. Latimer | 1978 | 
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Algoma also operates several gearless bulk carriers:[3]
| Name | Launched | Image |
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| Algoma Discovery | 1987 | |
| Algoma Equinox | 2013 | .jpg)
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| Algoma Guardian | 1987 | 
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| Algoma Harvester | 2014 | 
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| Algoma Strongfield | 2016 | |
| Captain Henry Jackman | 2021 | |
| G3 Marquis | 2014 | |
| Tim S. Dool | 1967 | 
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Algoma operates a fleet of tankers:
| Name | Launched | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Algoberta | 2007 (acquired 2022) | |
| AlgoCanada | 2009 | 
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| Algoluna | 2010 (acquired 2022) | |
| Algonova | 2008 | 
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| Algoscotia | 2004 | |
| Algoterra | 2010 | |
| Algotitan | 2007 (acquired 2022) |
References
[edit]- ^ Annual Report 1992 (PDF). Sault Ste Marie, ON: Algo Central Corporation. 1992. p. 8; 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ^ "Elliot Lake Mall chronology: from birth to death — and beyond". CBC.ca. Ontario, Canada. October 15, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ a b Nash, Philip (January 6, 2012). "Algoma Central Marine Fleet". Boatnerd. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012.
- ^ Nguyen, Betty (December 25, 2012). "Algoma: First Equinox Class Vessel Launched (Canada)". Glob Maritime. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^ "Algoma Invests in Great Lakes Shipping". Marine Link. March 23, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^ a b "Smart Ships: Canadian carriers adopting new digital technologies". Marine Delivers Magazine 2019. Ottawa, Canada: Chamber of Marine Commerce. 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Explore The Equinox Class". algonet.com. 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Algoma Central Corporation: major player in the domestic and oceangoing self-unloader market continues to extend its reach" (PDF). Dry Cargo International. February 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Algoma Central Corporation Acquires New Vessel Algoma Dartmouth". Newswire. February 10, 2010. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
