How to paint a monumental work of art on a dry bulk vessel

Over the course of three weeks in February-March 2017, four urban Montreal artists worked together to create the mural that celebrates the 150^th anniversary of Canada and the 375^th of the City of Montreal, and marks a renewal under way at CSL.

The Sea Keeper/Gardien des eaux was conceived by Montreal urban artist Beyung and created with artists FONKi, Ankh One, and Benny Wilding of the A'shop art collective. Painting an original work-of-art of this scale on a ship was a first for the artists, a first for CSL and a first for a Canadian commercial vessel.  

CSL chose CSL St-Laurent to host the tribute to Montreal and Canada because her name honours the St. Lawrence River, and her state-of-the-art technology and seamanship represent the new generation of high-performing, environmentally-responsible cargo vessels.

Built in 2014, CSL St-Laurent is a 36,363 DWT state-of-the-art bulk carrier. The vessel's arrival in the Port of Montreal in February 2015 marked the final step in CSL's Trillium Class newbuild program that produced a total of 11 state-of-the-art self-unloaders and bulk carriers for CSL's Canadian and Americas fleets.

On March 20^th, 2017, CSL St-Laurent adorned with The Sea Keeper was the first ship to transit the St. Lambert lock, marking the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.

The CSL Group is the largest owner and operator of self-unloading ships in the world. Headquartered in Montreal with divisions operating throughout the Americas, Australia, Europe and Asia, CSL delivers more than 76 million tonnes of cargo annually for customers in the construction, steel, energy and agri-food sectors.

SOURCE The CSL Group Inc.

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