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HMCS Harry DeWolf
The Royal Canadian Navy's first Arctic Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV) can now carry the designation HMCS Harry DeWolf (AOP 430) after it was officially commissioned Saturday June 26. Technically it was...
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ONE Hangzhou Bay
Ocean Network Express (ONE) continues to rebrand ships in the group. As they come up for scheduled drydockings, they are repainted in the unique ONE magenta and renamed. Today's arrival is the ONE...
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New to Halifax and repeaters
Arrivals and departures today June 29, included first time and occasional callers. The "new to Halifax" ship was the oddly named Dee4 Dogwood. It is a tanker from Antwerp for Imperial Oil, but...
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MSC Double Header
MSC, the Mediterranean Shipping Company, seems to have become an important caller in Halifax. When their ships diverted to Halifax during the recent longshore strike in Montreal, it was only to be a...
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Northbound
With arrival of summer in northern Canada, the annual sealift is underway with ships, tugs and barges heading to arctic ports that are inaccessible for six to eight months of the year. The Canadian...
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Non-commercial traffic
While Shipfax tends on focus on the commercial aspects of Halifax harbour traffic, there were two ships of significance in Halifax July 2, that were not essentially commercial in nature.Refueling at...
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Morning Crown
There are a number of ships due at Autoport in the next few days - at least three by my count. The first, arriving today was Morning Crown.One of the rare Polish built auto carriers, it came from...
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Nord Swift at Imperial
The Danish flag Nord Swift arrived at Imperial Oil's number 3 dock this morning, July 5, with refined product from Houston, TX. Recently Imperial has been importing most of its fuel from Antwerp.In...
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RCC Prestige - Compact Car Carrier
Today's arrival [July 6] at Autoport is a return visit for the "miniature" car carrier RCC Prestige. When it was last here April 27, 2021 I noted its small size and capacity of 3,900 CEU versus the...
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PSA triple header and Imperial Number 3
It was a busy day at PSA Halifax today, July 7, with three ships working and a fourth alongside. The newly extended seawall - still called Pier 41-42, accommodated the three working ships.MSC Annick...
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A mixed bag
Ships big and small at PSA Halifax today show the wide range of vessels used to carry shipping containers.Another of CMA CGM's Ultra size ships made a return appearance. CMA CGM Panama first called...
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ONE Houston
Ocean Network Express (ONE), the joint venture of the three Japanese container lines, (NYK, MOL and K-Line) is a member of THE Alliance and contributes ships to its various services. Most of the ONE...
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Variety
Even though Halifax is a relatively small port in some ways, it still has an interesting variety of shipping. Sometimes this is due to local industries, but it can also be simply as a result of our...
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Topping Up
The MSC Lorena arrived today Jul 11 from Montreal to "top up" its container cargo. Due to fresh water and draft restrictions the ship cannot load to full capacity on the St.Lawrence River. Some of...
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All out at Irving Oil
Irving Oil's Woodside terminal has been the busiest place in Halifax harbour with three ships in three days.First in was the Dee4 Elm (see July 10 ) It had unloaded part cargo at Saint John, NB before...
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Strange Comings and Goings
A pair of unusual callers passed each other coming and going this morning, July 13. The first ship to arrive was MSC Melissa, en route from New York to Montreal. The ship anchored in the lower...
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Outbound
The best I could manage today July 17 was outbound photos of two port callers. Most ship photographers prefer views from forward, but a "going away" shot is better than nothing.First departure was...
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IT Intrepid to repair a cable
The specialist cable ship IT Intrepid arrived this evening July 17 to prepare for a cable repair project. The ship, owned by the Halifax based IT International Telecom, is equipped for cable laying...
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HMCS Halifax returns
It was a subdued return to port for HMCS Halifax this morning, an unfortunate disappointment to families and well wishers after the ship's successful six month plus deployment to NATO. At almost the...
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Baie St.Paul
An unusual (and possibly unprecedented) bulk cargo arrived in Halifax today aboard the CSL ship Baie St. Paul. It is unusual to see the ship arriving in Halifax in a loaded condition, as it usually...
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