Clik here to view.
MSC Pamela - unscheduled
It is difficult to keep track of all the container ship schedules these days, since there have been "blanked" sailings, where the ships have bypassed the Port of Halifax. This may be because of delays...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Grande Florida, and MSC update
The auto carrier Grande Florida made its first call in Halifax today, October 22. It is one of seven ships of its class built for Grimaldi Europa SpA of Italy.The Yangfan Group of Zhoushan, China...
View ArticleClik here to view.
AOPV3 - roll on, float off - UPDATED
The third Arctic Offshore Patrol Vessel to be built by Irving Shipbuilding Inc's Halifax Shipyard has taken another step toward completion. Yesterday, October 22, it was rolled onto the launch...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Beans and Gas
The Port of Halifax welcomed two ships today with totally unrelated cargoes (despite the headline above.)First in was the bulk carrier Tufty. From the Canadian Forest Navigation fleet, it is named for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Big Ships - north and south
Both container terminals hosted ships with capacity in excess of 9,000 TEU today, October 25. The first ship to arrive was ONE Hangzhou Bay at Cerescorp, Fairview Cove.The ship is a regular caller now...
View ArticleClik here to view.
More Cars
Despite the chaotic conditions in the car industry where the want of computer chips is holding up production, new cars keep rolling in to Autoport. Today (October 26) saw a return of the Felicity Ace...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weather Woes - revised
The month of October is usually noted for wind, but up until now this year it has seen unseasonably mild temperatures instead. However the wind has finally arrived and the last two days have been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
We have lift on
The United States flag (Alaska port of registry) motor yacht Infinity was lifted aboard the BBC Missouri [see yesterday's post] at Pier 27 today, October 29. The ship used both cranes in tandem with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fossil Fuels Flow
With climate change and the need to reduce the use of fossil fuels much in the news today, the material continues to be an essential commodity, and it flows into the Port of Halifax, by means of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PSA Full Out
PSA Halifax, operators of the South End container terminal, have been busy the last few days. In the four days from Saturday October 30 up to today, November 2, they have accommodated seven ships, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coast Guard vessel G.Peddle S.C., Cold Move
The Canadian Coast Guard patrol vessel G.Peddle S.C. had been hauled out on the cradle at the CME shipyard in Sambro, NS for some time. Today it was moved back into Halifax harbour, where refit work...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Acadia Returns
The 1913-built Acadia returned to its berth at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic this morning. The veteran of two World Wars and decades of hydrographic survey work has been a static display...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bags and Bags of Cargo [Post #2 of 3 for November 5]
Two ships, in at the same time at adjacent berths, one loading bagged cargo and one unloading bagged cargo! What are the odds?First ship in was the gearless bulk carrier Kohl I which arrived from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Algoma Dartmouth - sold to Greece [#3 of 3 posts for November 5]
The bunkering tanker Algoma Dartmouth has been sold and has taken up its new career as a pollution cleanup vessel in Piraueus, Greece. Its Canadian registration was closed on September 14 and it was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fairview Cove turns 40
The Fairview Cove container terminal in Bedford Basin welcomed its first ship on November 10, 1981. It was the second container terminal in Halifax harbour and brought a level of competition for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Siem Plato - brings in the cars
The auto carrier Siem Plato arrived at Autoport, Halifax, November 8 from Emden, Germany. Included in its cargo are the eagerly awaited 2022 model Porsche Taycans, the new $100,000 plus all electric...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MSC Paris - Indus 2
The Mediterranean Shipping Company's INDUS 2 service brought in its fifth "new to Halifax" ship today, November 9. MSC Paris a Hyundai 8000 class ship, built by Hyundai Ulsan in 2006. The 89,941 gt,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Akademik Ioffe - in the news
The sometime arctic "expedition" type cruise ship Akademik Ioffe made the news again earlier this month when it was detained by authorities in Skagen, Denmark. The ship, built in 1989 is owned by the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What's In Port
It was a quiet November 11 in the port, with arrivals and departures mostly happening in the dark. Irving Oil had the East Coast arriving from Boston last night and due to sail this evening.As one of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BBC Europe
Briese Schiffahrts operates a large fleet of ships trading world wide. Numbering in excess of 160 vessels of various sizes, the fleet consists of some ships owned by Briese but many are managed for...
View Article