VACATION
Shipfax will be taking a vacation during the month of August - postings, if any, will be few and far between, and e-mails will not be acknowledged.
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Cruise Ship Countdown
The end of the cruise ship season is upon us. The Emerald Princess, due October 31, is to be the last for this season, which saw the first ship arrive May 6. With 136 visits scheduled, 2013 stands to...
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CCGS Corporal McLaren M.M.V.
The newest Canadian Coast Guard cutter, CCGS Corporal McLaren M.M.V., was registered in Ottawa on October 28, signifying that it has been handed over by Irving Shipbuilding Inc. The boat is still...
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Geysir - problem solved
A dispute over the cost of a refit to the US flag cargo ship Geysir has been resolved according to an article in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald today.The ship went into refit at Shelburne shipyard in...
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From to Z to A to Z - Zeus joins Anet and Zeelandia
Early this morning the gearless cargo ship Zeus arrived and squeezed into pier 28. By the start of the work day its hatches were open and it was ready to load wood pellets or grain. Owned by BBS Bulk...
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CCGS Corporal McLaren - moves to BIO
CCGS Corporal McLaren M.M.V moved from pier 9B fitting out berth to the Bedford Institute today, with a Canadian Coast Guard crew.1. A Coast Guard quartermaster has the helm as the McLaren leaves the...
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Flashback Zim New York
Halterm had all four post-Panamax cranes in operation yesterday working the Zim New York.Back in 1975 Halterm had three cranes available to work a ship of the same name. The first Zim New York was...
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Westerkade (again)
As reported previously: http://shipfax.blogspot.ca/2013/10/westerkade-for-eimskip.html the Eimskip charter Westerkade is on eof tow ships on the Iceland run from Canada and the US. It visited again...
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Blades for Anet - embarassed revision
1. Anet at pier 28 soon after arriving on Tuesday.The question of what the Anet is here to load was answered today with the arrival of rail cars carrying gigantic windmill blades. Usually an import...
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Au revoir to Emerald Princess
The last cruise ship of the season, Emerald Princess sailed after dark this evening.Looming over the pier 21-22 area, Emerald Princess is the second largest of the big ships that find Halifax a...
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Zim Luanda - arrives early, greeted by flare
Container ship Zim Luanda arrived in port early today. Due to high winds the ship could not anchor outside the harbour to wait her scheduled arrival time at Halterm, so instead came into port and...
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No to Wilson Split
A company called Eastern Bulk Shipping Ltd applied to the Canadian Transportation Agency for a coasting license to operate the Barbados flag ship Wilson Split in the stone aggregate and sand trade in...
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Unexplained absence
No postings for the earlier part of the week, due to an unusual absence from Halifax. I had two days of meetings in Toronto, which certainly cut into my Halifax ship watching, but never one to miss an...
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Conti Equator sails for Come by Chance
The tanker Conti Equator sailed this morning for Come by Chance, NL. The ship first arrived off Halifax October 27 and remained at anchor (except when it went out to sea for a while during strong...
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Amanda for Melfi
The German owned, Maltese flagged Amanda arrived this afternoon for Melfi Lines.Built in 2000 by New Szcezecin Shipyard in Poland, the ship has carried six names over its lifetime, but has always been...
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First look at CCGS M.Charles
The latest Hero class patrol boat rolled out of Halifax Shipyard's module shop today for painting. Before that could take place, there was surface preparation to do, which involved pressure cleaning.1....
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Holiday Island takes a holiday
The PEI ferry Holiday Island is taking time off from its busy Caribou, NS - Wood Island, PE run for a refit at Halifax Shipyard. It arrived in Halifax October 28, and entered the Novadock floating...
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Lots of Harbour - Dearth of Ships
With the re-arrangement of shipping schedules amongst the G-6 Alliance, there are fewer, but larger ships. There area also no ships on Sunday anymore at either Fairview Cove or Halterm. The cruise...
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Painting at Halifax SHipyard, M.Charles and Holiday Island
New paint is in abundance at Halifax Shipyard as workers apply coatings to both Holiday Island and M.Charles.1. Workers on lift trucks work on the blue anti-fouling bottom paint, while the black boot...
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