The Stellanova was here in October with the first load of heavy equipment built for an oil extraction construction project in northern Alberta, Canada. The Fairlift brought the last 136 pieces to Duluth in December. Built in Kobe, Japan, seven of the pieces weighed over 500 tons.

Most of the cargo, and all of the heavier pieces, was discharged from the Fairlift onto sixteen special 12-axle railcars that were brought to Duluth for this project. The remainder of the shipment was taken off the Fairlift and placed on trucks for over-the-road shipment to Alberta.

Operated by Jumbo Shipping (Kahn Scheepvaart), Rotterdam, Holland, the Fairlift is only 329 feet (100 meters) long. Like the Stellanova, she is outfitted with deck cranes capable of handling heavy loads.