Destination: Grande-Entree (Magdalen Islands), Canada
Input cargo at Grande-Entree: deicing salt from Mines Seleine
From: Montreal, Canada

https://mvnukumi.com/
Building M/V NUKUMI: THE NEW WINDSOR SALT-CSL SHIP TO SERVICE EASTERN CANADA WITH BULK DEICING SALT

K+S Windsor Salt Ltd. (“Windsor Salt”) and Canada Steamship Lines (“CSL”) have partnered to build a new state-of-the-art self-unloading ship with a deadweight of 26,000 metric tons that will chart new waters in safe, sustainable and efficient shipping in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Great Lakes region.
The distinctive, purpose-designed vessel was created to service Windsor Salt’s need to deliver deicing salt from its Mines Seleine salt mine on the Magdalen Islands to stockpiles in Montreal, Quebec City, and other destinations within the provinces of Quebec and Newfoundland. Windsor Salt’s consistent and timely delivery of deicing salt helps keep roadways safe during the winter season across Eastern Canada.

A fixed, single point of loading system with a single hopper into which the salt is loaded, combined with a cargo handling system that eliminates the need for the vessel to shift during loading, which will improve the efficiency of cargo operations and the safety of ship and shore personnel.
A modern hull design and state-of-the-art propulsion system to enhance the maneuverability of the vessel and increase the safety of navigation in the shallow Magdalen Island channel.

On November 29, 2021, MV Nukumi underwent an inclining test at Chengxi shipyard. The objective of the inclining test is to determine the new vessel's stability and lightship weight, and confirm the coordinates of its center of gravity.
M/V Nukumi is expected to commence operations at the start of the 2022 navigation season.

(Many pictures & videos available of the new ship MV Nukumi under construction)


https://minesqc.com/en/informations-sheets/mines-seleine-quebecs-only-salt-mine/
In 1972, the Québec mineral exploration board SOQUEM discovered the salt domes on the Magdalen Islands, including the dome on Grosse-Île. There are seven domes in all.
One of the domes, the closest to the surface, is located under Grosse-Île, and rock salt has been mined there since 1982. The salt is used for road de-icing.
The Magdalen Islands are located at the centre of a vast undersea plateau known as the Magdalen Shallows. A surprising fact is that around 360 million years ago, the plateau was actually situated on the Equator.
There, it formed a sunlit valley that was periodically flooded with saltwater from the sea. The strong sunlight caused the water to evaporate, leaving a deposit of salt. Over several million years, hundreds of metres of salt crystals formed, and were then compressed and hardened to form rock salt.
As the continents drifted apart, the Magdalen Shallows left the Equator and moved to their current position in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is thanks to the buoyancy of the salt domes beneath that the Magdalen Islands emerge from the waters of the St. Lawrence.

Although the domes are close to the surface, mining takes place underground, at a maximum depth of 489 metres.
The mine produces over 1,300,000 metric tonnes of salt each year.