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Three Arrivals, but all is not well
Despite grim statistics for seaborne trade on the North Atlantic routes there were three container ship arrivals today, one for Fairview Cove and two for PSA Halifax. Fairview's was the well known...
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AOPS #3 Roll Out
Another milestone was reached January 22 and 23 as Halifax Shipyard rolled out two of the three mega blocks for the third Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship. The internal fittings of the ship are in an...
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Singelgracht arrived in tow
The Dutch paper and multi-purpose carrier Singelgracht arrived in tow late this afternoon January 23 and tied up at Pier 9C. One of the Spliethoff "S class", the 16,641 gt, 21,402 dwt ship has side...
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Pictor - catching up with Eimskip
With one of their ships out of service, the Icelandic shipping company Eimskip has responded by transferring ships and chartering in tonnage to meet schedules. On December 27 Lagsarfoss lost power and...
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Strange Sightings - Woolastook I
There have been strange sightings in Halifax harbour over the years, but like most UFO sightings, there is a simple explanation.With the tug out of sight on the ferry's starboard flank, it appears to...
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Reminder of the Captain Jim tragedy
On January 29, 2019 the service boat Captain Jim sank off Eastern Passage. The boat's skipper and a cargo surveyor were able to escape to a raft, but the boat's deckhand was apparently trapped below...
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Wall to Wall at PSA
Container traffic numbers must be doing well at PSA Halifax, with MSC ships as frequent callers these days, adding to the regular callers. Today was no exception with three ships occupying the piers....
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Another clean up for the Coast Guard
During the period of high winds two weeks ago the derelict fishing trawler Hydra Mariner parted its mooring in the Wright's Cove area of Bedford Basin and fetched up on Navy Island. Today the Coast...
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Scrappers take a pair - Bernhard Oldendorff and Caroline Oldendorff
Ships going for scrap are not usually news, since most ships end up at the scrap yard eventually, if they do not succumb to the dire circumstance of sinking. Thirty years is about the maximum life...
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News - not all good, not all bad
Perhaps the bad news was not a total surprise, but it is still sad to learn that there will be no cruise season in Halifax in 2021. The Port of Halifax made the announcement today. With COVID-19 still...
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Running on all cylinders
The Port was bustling today. There were arrivals and departures of "repeat customers" at the container terminals, and Autoport and there were several ships in for repairs.Autoport welcomed back Siem...
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Follow up on Giulia I
I feel that I did not express my sympathies adequately in yesterday's post. To the families and crew mates of the deceased seafarer from Giulia I I do wish to express my deepest condolences. I...
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BBC Opal - in before the storm
With a major winter snow storm approaching ships have the option to come into port or to remain out at sea. The auto carrier NOCC Oceanic will be taking the latter course and riding out the predicted...
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Trawler Primo sinks in Lunenburg
This winter has been hard on old trawlers, with two coming to grief in recent days.In Halifax, commercial and Coast Guard crews are still at work removing contaminants from the Hydra Mariner (ex Cape...
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Lifting On
The Canadian Coast Guard lifeboat Cadboro Bay took to the air briefly today. A crane lifted the boat aboard the re-purposed offshore supplier Atlantic Condor as the first step in its transfer to the...
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Torm Helwig arrives
The tanker Torm Helwig arrived from Saint John, NB today and tied up at Irving Oil's Woodside Terminal.Ships of the Danish company Torm are easily recognizable for their unique colour scheme. Torm...
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ZIM Tarragona
On one hand the arrival of ZIM Tarragona today was routine as the ship is a regular caller for ZIM, however another ship operating for ZIM did not sail on time and so ZIM Tarragona was forced to...
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Tulane again
Wilhelmsen's Large Car and Truck Carrier (LCTC) Tulane, a regular caller was back at Autoport and Pier 31 over the past two days. As usual it unloaded cars and machinery at the two terminals...
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Maersk Skipped Halifax
The four North Atlantic services to the US operated by Maersk and partners are rotating planned omissions of trips between January and the end of March. Due increasingly severe winter weather in...
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MOL Glide - first timer
A new to Halifax ship arrived early this morning at Cerescorp, Fairview Cove.MOL Glide is operating on THE Alliance's Atlantic Loop 1 service. The 59,307 gt, 71,339 dwt ship has a capacity of 5100...
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