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Different Ships at 9C (and corrected correction)
Instead of the recent string of multi-purpose general cargo ships with aircraft components at Pier 9C (see footnote) there have been different ships for different reasons in recent days.When the...
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Following up on my September 12 post entitled Another Grounding :With diminishing ice in the far north there has been a dramatic increase the amount of shipping activity in the Canadian arctic. All...
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Seeing Red - Yellow Too
Red is not an unusual colour for ships, but it is most commonly seen in Halifax on ships of the Canadian Coast Guard, and ships that value high visibility for arctic operations.Two red ships arrived...
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Tenders and regular business
With five cruise ships in port at one time, there were an estimated 11,000 passengers visiting Halifax today, October 21. Unlike Venice, Barcelona and ports in Alaska, Halifax welcomed the ships and...
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Another Lake
Another of Eastern Pacific's new dual fuel auto carriers arrived at Autoport today, October 22. The Lake Victoria is a 71,631 gt, 19,800 dwt ship with a capacity of 7,000 CEU. As with its sister ships...
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RCN's new MRBs
The Royal Canadian Navy is replacing the RHIBs (Rigid Hill Inflatable Boats) on the Halifax class frigates. The new boats called MRBs (Multi-Role Rigid Inflatable Boats) are 9 meters long and can...
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Two for the South End
There were two late morning arrivals at the PSA Atlantic Hub today, October 24. Most container ships arrive earlier in the morning - often before sunrise, making picture taking difficult if not...
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Inspiration at 23
With two small cruise ships in port today, October 25, either one could have docked at Pier 23, but it was the smaller of the two that got the "inside" berth. The larger Seabourn Sojourn, which had...
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A day of firsts - and lasts
FirstsThere were some first time callers today (October 29) in Halifax. The largest and most apparent was the Norwegian Prima - a ship that exemplifies the latest trends in popular cruise ship design...
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More Firsts, Updates, but first an Oops
OopsFollowing upon yesterday's Firsts (October 29) is a needed correction regarding the new Canadian Coast Guard ice breaking patrol vessel Donjek. In fact it was rolled out in two sections (not in one...
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Thin on Top
I don't pay close attention to Atlantic Container Lines ships - they come and go, usually twice weekly- one eastbound and one westbound - and are more or less a fixture of Halifax Harbour. Today...
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After the Blow
After creating mass devastation in the Caribbean Hurricane Melissa weakened as it made its way northward. By the time it reached our latitude (45 degrees north or so) October 31- November 1, it was a...
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Didn't help
Halifax Shipyard, November 1, future CCGS Donjek displaying a Blue Jays flag. ("Canada's team" the Toronto Blue Jays, lost the World Series of Baseball to the Los Angeles Dodgers November 1.) .
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Morning Prosperity
Auto carriers carry cars of many models and brands, and those ships that are equipped for RoRo cargo can handle a wide assortment of other cargo. Halifax's Autoport handles mostly automobiles, and...
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IT
IT International Telecom Canada Inc (to quote their website) "is a privately owned subsea network integrator that designs, installs, and maintains marine cable systems. IT is an ISO-certified company,...
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Shelter or Not
The confluence of two low pressure storm centres off Cape Breton today, November 4, is bringing heavy rain, which the region needs badly, but also some less desirable very high winds and rough seas....
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CMA CGM Libra - not so big
A ship that once claimed the record as the largest container ship to call in Halifax returned today, only six years later without any special notice.CMA CGM Libra was built in 2009 by Hyundai, Ulsan,...
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Big on Reefers
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services operates two services to the Port of Halifax. The ZCA is a weekly trans Atlantic route from the eastern Mediterranean and is one of the oldest and largest customers of...
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Send Off
As the cruise season draws to a close - there is only one more ship scheduled - it was also time to see the last of a ship that made five calls in Halifax in 2025.The Seabourn Sojourn made its first...
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Cars and Tar
Cars need roads to run on, but it is only a coincidence that the automobile import (and export) facility, Autoport, is directly adjacent to the McAsphalt terminal where the component of road paving is...
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ZIM shifts gears and a "One Of"
A ship that has been calling in Halifax for fifteen years arrived again today, November 10, but this time with a different name. The familiar ZIM Luanda, is now sailing as the Jamaica, and for a while...
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Two Grachts, etc.,
The Amsterdam based Spliethoff Group, which includes Big Lift Shipping and Forestwave, operates about 145 ships. The company has found several niches for trade that can take their ships to the four...
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Hello, Goodbyes and tugs
Today, November 13 the port welcomed another first time caller and said goodbye to ship that has been in Halifax for part of three months. And then there was more tug activity - so much that it...
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MSC Rita V - back again
When the MSC Rita V arrived in Halifax in April, Shipfax gave the ship full coverage, leaving little to add this time around. See April 24, 2025.For today's arrival (November 14) the ship is still...
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New or Not
There were two "new to Halifax" ships in port today, but neither one could be considered new in strictly chronological terms.The first to arrive (in the near dark) was the Galani on Melfi Marine...
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