She is a self-unloading bulk carrier, built for carrying cargoes like ore, grain, or coal, on the North American Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway.

The Equinox class were designed for Algoma Central in an effort to modernise their fleet of ships operating on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway.

The main element of the design was to improve fuel efficiency and to reduce its environmental impact.

[3] The ship is powered by a Tier II compliant diesel engine with a fully integrated IMO-approved exhaust gas scrubber that removes over 98% of all sulphur oxides from shipboard emissions, creating 8,310 kilowatts (11,144 bhp).

[6] The ship entered service in 2018 and sails on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway delivering dry bulk cargoes such as wheat,[7] and road salt.