Equinox vs. Trillium Class

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From a looks perspective I’d say the Trilliums are more appealing! From a capacity standpoint they seem the same as the Jackman and Welland have swapped the grain record.

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In the recent new builds coming into the Algoma (Equinox) and CSL (Trillium) fleets, I have noticed that the bows of the two classes appear to be significantly different in design. The bow design Trillium class appears to have much in common with previous CSL ships such as the CSL Laurentien and CSL Niagara that even after major midlife reconstructions closely resembled the designs to which they were originally built during the 1970s except for the CSL Assiniboine. On the other hand. the bow designs of the Equinox class appear to be much more tapered than those of the Trillium class. As both classes of ships were built for the similar (if not the same) types of trading routes and commodities, is there any specific reason as to why there is such a difference between the two? From the 1960s through the mid-1980s, it seemed like the Canadian fleets went mostly with just a few similar designs for the various classes of ships built for their fleets. Many of the designs, from outward appearances, were used interchangeably between fleets, although ULS, perhaps due to its ownership of Port Weller Dry Docks, did have unique designs in its fleet for the most part.