In a statement the New York-quoted operator identified Chengxi Shipyard as the recipient of the award but failed to shed light on pricing.

Rand said the project will include the construction and assembly of a new forebody that will be affixed to the aft section of the vessel, which was not identified by name.

When the ship is deployed in the second-half of 2015 the company claims it will be the first new Canadian-flagged river class self-unloader introduced into service on the Great Lakes in over 40 years.

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