MV Progress of Civilization

The MV Progress of Civilization was a supertanker owned by Canada Steamship Lines. It was 351 meters long, 40.4 meters wide, and had a maximum capacity of 8,750 TEUs. The Progress of Civilization was launched in May 2017 from the Canada Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It entered service in September that year, with her regular run being on the Halifax-Rotterdam routes, carrying goods from Canada to Europe. One of its regular cargoes on return trips was scrap metal, particularly steel and aluminum, in special containers that were openable from the top, allowing them to be dumped in that matter.