The Equinox 740 is named after their length, the
maximum that clears the dimensions of the locks in the
Welland Canal and
Saint Lawrence River. The ships were developed from Deltamarin's
B.Delta design, albeit heavily modified according to Algoma Central's requirements. When the shipyard shut down, the second CWB ship,
CWB Strongfield, was nearly completed and the first of Algoma Central's self-unloaders was under construction. The incomplete hulk of the self-unloading ship was also purchased at auction by Algoma Central and transferred to Jiangsu Yangzijiang for completion. Following Nantong Mingde's bankruptcy, Algoma Central ordered two Equinox 740 self-unloaders from Jiangsu Yangzijiang. The second,
Algoma Sault, arrived in Canada early in the 2018 shipping season. though the schedule later slipped to late 2018 and early 2019. ==Equinox 650==