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Rails for Trains
Another load of rail for CN (Canadian National Railway) arrived today December 29 from Poland. Carrying the material is the multi-purpose tween decker Onego Maas. Onego Maas inbound this morning...
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First timer and return caller
First TimerWith Oceanex Sanderling in Amsterdam for refit, Oceanex is alternating its two other ships between Halifax and Montreal runs. Last week it was the ConRo Oceanex Connaigra making the Halifax...
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Dallas Express - long way round
The first ship to arrive in Halifax in 2022, the Dallas Express, crept into Halifax this morning, January 2, in dense fog, with its horn sounding at regular intervals all the way to Bedford Basin.It...
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Colour Choices - Part One
Ships come in all colours nowadays, which certainly brightens up shipwatching. The choice of colour may be part of the shipowner's branding or may simply be one of practicality.One of this morning's...
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Colour Choices - Part Two
Due to the length of the previous post I decided make two posts on the subject of colours. This post might well have been titled Part O.N.E. for it includes the arrival of another one of the Ocean...
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Old Cruise Ships
The pandemic has done a great deal of damage to the cruise ship industry. Entire cruise seasons have been cancelled for two years in a row and despite a gradual re-start health authorities are still...
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Old Ships
In a pre-Christmas post while commenting on the refit for the ConRo ship Oceanex Sanderling I noted that it is a very old ship by current standards (it was built in 1977). On delivery of the Oceanex...
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Gypsum outbound
There has been a slight lull in harbour traffic over the Chrisitmas / New Year week, and a few days of bad weather slowed traffic down, and discouraged ship watching, so there has not been much to...
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Crimson Queen
The bulk carrier Crimson Queen anchored in Halifax today (January 10). The ship arrived from Saint John, NB where it loaded potash at the Barrack Point terminal. The ship is an unusual caller - the...
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Horizon Thetis
The Liberian flag tanker Horizon Thetis arrived this morning, January 11, with cargo for Imperial Oil. An air temperature near minus 15 C (5F) is the coldest temperature recorded in Halifax in two...
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Aurviken
It is unusual to see a crude oil tanker in Halifax these days, since there is no refinery here to process the commodity. Therefore today's arrival (January 12) of the Liberian flag Aurviken is...
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Bow Wow- part one of several
My post a few days ago showing the impressive bows of the Royal Viking cruise ships is another reminder that ship design has changed over the years. Modern computer programs allow for ship's hulls to...
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Aurviken follow up
The crude oil tanker Aurviken, subject of yesterday's post (January 12) is due to sail this evening (January 13) for Point Tupper, NS to offload at the NuStar terminal.Aurviken arriving in Halifax...
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Waiting it out - or not
A big wind and snow storm moved across the Atlantic provinces yesterday, January 14, through today and extending into tomorrow for northern areas. Interprovincial ferry services were cancelled and the...
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CCGS Hudson - axed
The propulsion motor failure on CCGS Hudson reported here December 17, 2021 has proven fatal to the future of the ship. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced today that the ship will be...
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Timing is everything
A well coordinated departure and arrival this afternoon saw the two ships meeting in the Middle Ground area, where there was lots of room for two ships to pass. The light drizzle / rain did not impede...
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"Can Overboard"
Maybe not as recognizeable a cry as the legendary "Man Overboard", but it certainly is a common occurrence these days for containers (Sea Cans in popular parlance) to be lost overboard. Usually we...
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Tamesis - chilly arrival
The RoRo ship Tamesis made it way into Halifax today, January 21, through light sea smoke. As air temperatures plunged well into double digits below zero C and with water temperatures relatively high...
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Back Again -Times Two
Two returnees are in port today, and one may be somewhat less welcome than the other.Number OneReturning last evening (January 21) to Pier 9C was the tanker Aurviken. It was last here January 12 and...
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CCGS Hudson returns
Crowds gathered all along the Halifax waterfront this afternoon (January 24) as the CCGS Hudson arrived home for the last time. In a welcome usually reserved for naval vessels returning from war, the...
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