{"id":15367,"date":"2025-08-20T20:01:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T20:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=15367"},"modified":"2025-08-20T20:01:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T20:01:22","slug":"conversion-transforms-csl-flexvik-from-bulker-to-hybrid-self-loader-unloader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=15367","title":{"rendered":"Conversion transforms CSL Flexvik from bulker to hybrid self-loader\/unloader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Conversion transforms CSL Flexvik from bulker to hybrid self-loader\/unloader<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Canada\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/?s=CSL\">CSL Group<\/a> has deployed the newest addition to its fleet, M\/\/V <em>CSL Flexvik,<\/em> to support marine construction and aggregate logistics across Europe. Created by the conversion of a conventional bulker to an 18,003 DWT hybrid self-loading\/unloading vessel, the vessel is engineered to deliver maximum versatility and is capable of handling a wide range of cargo, from fine sand and gravel to 1-3 tonne armor rock.<\/p>\n<p>The ship was delivered on May 31, 2025, from <a href=\"https:\/\/stoczniawulkan.pl\/en\/\">Wulkan Shipyard <\/a>in Szczecin, Poland, following its strategic conversion from a conventional bulk carrier into a purpose-built vessel optimized for flexible, cost-effective delivery of materials for infrastructure and offshore energy projects.<\/p>\n<p>Fitted with two gantry-mounted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/?s=Sennebogen\">Sennebogen<\/a> 870 electric excavators, <em>CSL Flexvik <\/em>can self-load and self-discharge with precision. Cargo can be offloaded via the conveyor belt system, which includes a 45-meter discharge boom, or directly using the onboard excavators. This means the ship can single-point discharge to a stockpile, transload materials to another vessel, and efficiently handle larger rock gradings, discharged directly using the excavators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>CSL Flexvik<\/em> brings a new level of operational flexibility to Europe\u2019s marine construction logistics,\u201d said Louis Martel, CSL\u2019s president and CEO. \u201cIts hybrid configuration, flexible rock-handling capabilities, and direct discharge options offer unmatched flexibility for project-based and industrial customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key advantages:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Handles full range of materials: Capable of transporting everything from sand and crushed stone to heavy rock armour.<\/li>\n<li>Multiple discharge options: Offers boom discharge, directly over-side or vessel-to-vessel transhipment.<\/li>\n<li>Supports subsea rock installation logistics: Can tranship rock to other vessels, enabling subsea rock installation vessels to remain in situ.<\/li>\n<li>Reduces port time and costs: Self-operating excavators reduce reliance on shore-based stevedores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Back story:<\/strong> The <em>CSL Flexvik<\/em> was originally delivered to Polsteam in 2012 by the Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering Co. in China as the general cargo\/ bulk carrier <em>Raba <\/em>and subsequently sold to a Singapore-based company that named it the <em>Ale.<\/em> However, it ran aground in Long Point, Newfoundland, in September 2022, and was acquired by a CSL unit in March 2023, renamed <em>CSL Flexvik <\/em>and underwent extensive repairs prior to its conversion at the Wulkan Shipyard.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Downloas CSL Flexvik\u2019s detailed specifications <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/47CgM1t\">HERE.<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/conversion-transforms-csl-flexvik-from-bulker-to-hybrid-self-loader-unloader\/\">Conversion transforms CSL Flexvik from bulker to hybrid self-loader\/unloader<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Nick Blenkey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/conversion-transforms-csl-flexvik-from-bulker-to-hybrid-self-loader-unloader\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=conversion-transforms-csl-flexvik-from-bulker-to-hybrid-self-loader-unloader\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conversion transforms CSL Flexvik from bulker to hybrid self-loader\/unloader Canada\u2019s CSL Group has deployed the newest addition to its fleet, M\/\/V CSL Flexvik, to support marine construction and aggregate logistics across Europe. Created by the conversion of a conventional bulker to an 18,003 DWT hybrid self-loading\/unloading vessel, the vessel is engineered to deliver maximum versatility [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1184,5882,5883,5884,5885,192,199,5886,5887],"tags":[193],"class_list":["post-15367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-conversion","category-csl-flexvik","category-csl-group","category-hybrid-self-loading-unloading-vessel","category-louis-martel","category-marinelog","category-news","category-sennebogen","category-wulkan-shipyard","tag-marinelog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15367"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15367\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}