[4] Each crew member has an individual cabin, with an en-suite washroom, broadband internet, and satellite TV connections.

[6] The vessel was ordered as part of Algoma Central's plan to renew their Great Lakes shipping fleet.

[3] The ship's keel was laid down on 21 April 2012 by Nantong Mingde Heavy Industries at their shipyard in Tongzhou, China.

[2][4] The ship then crossed the Pacific Ocean and passed through the Panama Canal arriving at Port-Cartier, Quebec, in November 2013.

[7] Algoma Equinox primarily transports iron ore and grain in the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway.