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SIEM Confucius - revolutionary car carrier
LNG as a fuel for ships is gradually making its way into the mainstream so to speak. Starting with small ships like ferries, it was then adopted by short sea ships such as coastal tankers. Today's...
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AS Federica moves in
The idled container ship AS Federica moved back into port this morning after languishing at anchor since May. The ship is scheduled to take up a slot on a Caribbean service through a CMA CGM...
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Tortugas - still orange
The Wallenius Wilhelmsen auto carrier Tortugas arrived at Pier 31 yesterday to unload machinery. It spent the night there and completed cargo work this morning.Seen through a space between containers...
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New Cranes
The slow boat from China arrived this morning bearing PSA Halifax's new container crane. Ordered before PSA acquired the Southend terminal from Macquarie, it is part of a major expansion project.With a...
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Odd Callers
Odd Caller 1We rarely see crude oil tankers in Halifax anymore since there are no refineries here. A crude tanker, even in ballast is therefore an odd sight these days. Seaways Hatteras arrived in...
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Haven't the foggiest: crane news on CBC and CTV
In case you missed yesterday's Mainstreet on CBC Radio Halifax, here is the link to my interview with Jeff...
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Recaps and Updates
This is an update to several items from blog posts over the past few days.PSA CraneThe new Super Post Panamax crane that arrived yesterday on the Zhen Hua 29 [qv] is still aboard the ship, but the...
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Renaming ahead
The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Bernadette Jordan, whose federal riding, South Shore - St.Margarets, includes Shelburne, NS, has announced that the CCGS Edward Cornwallis, currently in Vessel...
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USN LCS by passes Halifax
Put it down as another Covid-19 cancellation. The United States Navy's latest ship, on delivery from the builders yard in Marinette, Wisconsin to its base in Mayport, FL, is bypassing Halifax. Unlike...
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Madeleine II announced
The federal Minister of Transport has announced an interim solution to replace the ferry Madeleine that operates between Souris, PE and Cap-aux-Meules, Iles de la Madeleine (aka Grindstone, Magdalen...
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Narrow(s) minded
The Narrows - connecting Halifax lower harbour and Bedford Basin is a great spot for close up ship watching. Geologically an extension of the Sackville River, it was carved out by glacial melting,...
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Wilson Mistral at Pier 9C
The small general cargo ship Wilson Mistral arrived from Montrose, Scotland late Friday July 3 and tied at Pier 9C on the Narrows. [My great-grandfather was born in Montrose in 1840.]This morning a...
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Maersk MECL1 tryout
Maersk Line, the world's largest container ship operator, is known for its agility in cutting or adding services depending on conditions. Today's arrival of the Maersk Chicago may be the first arrival...
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Iver Prosperity
Today Irving Oil took delivery of another cargo of petroleum product from Amsterdam with arrival of the Iver Prosperity. Built in 2007 by Hyundai, Mipo, it is a 23,421 gt, 37,456 dwt Midrange/...
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Capesize inspection
The bulk carrier Global Enterprise spent a few hours at anchor today while it underwent a Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) check for Asian Gypsy Moth larvae (AGM). The ship is en route from...
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More Pier 9C and beyond
Aside from regular port activity - that is scheduled shipping lines, with repetitive ships - Pier 9C is the location of unusual and "one of" ships. Lately that has meant ships related to the...
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Desgagnés for Irving
While Irving Oil sometimes imports refined product to Halifax from overseas on foreign flag tankers, it also supplies its Woodside depot from its Saint John, NB refinery (Canada's largest) with its own...
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Busy Day
There were several busy spots in the harbour today, starting in Eastern PassageThe Integrated Tug/Barge Leo A. McArthur / John J. Carrick arrived in the early hours to offload a cargo of asphalt from...
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Silver Amanda for Imperial Oil
Imperial Oil took delivery of another cargo of refined product from Antwerp. It arrived today aboard a slightly unusual looking tanker named Silver Amanda.Built in 2014 by Hyundai Mipo, Ulsan it is a...
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Eidsvaag Sirius
The small bulker Eidsvaag Sirius arrived this evening on one of its rare visits to Halifax. The first time it was here, in June 2018, it came in to transfer registration from Norway to Canada. It has...
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