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Imedghassen move
The broken down ship Imedghassen has been occupying the space at Pier 34 since its arrival here on January 9. That berth is seldom used for cargo work these days, and is usually reserved for ships...
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Biggish and Smallish
Today's container ship arrivals included a ship that is about the largest that Cerescorp's Fairview Cove terminal can handle, and a feeder ship for PSA Halifax, that is considered small by current...
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Niagara Highway
The autocarrier Niagara Highway made its first call in Halifax today on K-Line's North Atlantic Shuttle Service [NAS]. That service connects the major European exporting ports (Barcelona, Bremerhaven,...
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MSC - makes up for
It was very quiet at PSA Halifax until late in the day - unusual for a Saturday. The Maersk / CMA CGM North Atlantic service ship Maersk Patras, which would normally have called outbound from Montreal...
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Hong Kong Eagle - Basin anchorage
A rare bulk carrier visit to Halifax, the Marshal Island flagged / US owned Hong Kong Eagle anchored in Bedford Basin last evening and is due to sail tonight, tomorrow, March 1.The ship arrived from...
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Hudson replacement balloons
Latest reports indicate that the cost of the CCGS Hudson replacement has ballooned from the original estimate of $85 million to $765 million. Something has to be frightfully wrong if either or both of...
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Cape Roger participates in rescue
The Royal Canadian Air Force and the United States Coast Guard helicopter crews have pulled off one of the largest and most dangerous rescues in recent memory. Plucking a total of 32 people off the...
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Tankers and More
Both Irving Oil and Imperial Oil had tankers in today.Nave Equinox arrived at Imperial's number 3 dock early yesterday morning after several days holding off in bad weather. Built in 2007 by STX...
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Proposed Container Feeder, Halifax to Picton
An Ontario company is proposing a container feeder service between Halifax and the port of Picton, Ontario, which the company manages. Based on the European model of "short sea shipping" the...
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Ships do pass in daylight
Ships passing in the night - it does happen, but it also happens in the daylight as it did this afternoon with the departing container ship Macao Strait meeting the inbound auto carrier Felicity Ace....
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Teleost Troubles
The fisheries research trawler CCGS Teleost was making its way inbound to tie up alongside the Bedford Institute this morning, March 7, when it developed "issues" with its controllable pitch propeller...
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Algoma Verity for more gypsum
Nova Scotia has long been the world's most productive gypsum mining area and with two ships in Halifax today, there seems to be steady demand for the product in the United States, where most of it...
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More Coast Guard Headaches
Aging ships, endless repair and refit requirements, downtime and slow delivery of replacements is the name of the game for the Canadian Coast Guard. That they are still able to carry on their mandated...
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Yasa Swan at Imperial
A ship with an unusual name is offloading at Imperial Oil's number 3 dock. Yasa Swan is otherwise a typical MidRange tanker of 29,681 gt, 50,215 dwt, built in 2019 by Hyundai Mipo, Ulsan.The ship is...
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Fundy Rose - refit completed
The Fundy Rose completed its refit alongside Pier 9C and sailed for Digby this afternoon. It arrived in Halifax January 25 and is scheduled to resume service to Saint John on March 14. There were the...
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Saturday Arrivals
MSC Eleni emerging from a snow shower.Despite a short snow shower than came close to "white-out" conditions, my foray to Ferguson's Cove this morning paid off with photos of two of today's three...
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Mediterranean Highway
Today's caller at Autoport was K-Line's Mediterranean Highway. Built in 2002 by Imabari Zosen in Marugame, it is beginning to show signs of age - at least as far as its paint job is concerned.As the...
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Not spring yet
The Southend Container Terminal operated by PSA Halifax was a busy spot today, with ships waiting. Unseasonably cold weather may have been a factor. Coupled with a stiff northwest wind there was...
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Bonus Round
Today's earlier post concentrated on activity at the south end of the port. There was also activity at the north end, some of which was late in the day.Following the spring time theme, HMCS Windsor...
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Algonorth to sail
After two months of winter layup at Pier 25-26 the tanker Algonorth is scheduled to sail this evening. With the opening of the St.Lawrence Seaway scheduled for Friday, it is likely that the ship is...
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