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No letup at Autoport
Spring is car buying season in Canada, and so the auto manufacturers are stocking up with the latest models. And as a result Autoport is busy off loading a steady stream of ships from Europe. Wallenius...
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The Queen Mary bollard - what's in a name
A substantial piece of cast iron on the north corner of the seawall at Pier 20 looks like a fairly utilitarian piece of hardware, but over time it has acquired a name. Known as the "Queen Mary...
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The Queen Mary bollards - Part 2
If you saw Part 1 you will note that the word "bollard" in the title was singular. However as you read that post you will have noted that I mentioned that there was a companion bollard at the south...
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Algosea the third
The Algoma Central Corporation traces it orgins to 1899 when the Algoma Central Railway Company was founded in Sault St.Marie, ON. Reorganizations and reconstitutions have resulted in the present day...
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USCG Morro Bay
The United States Coast Guard's Bay class icebreaking tug Morro Bay WTGB-106 arrived this morning May 23 and tied up at the Tall Ships Quay. There was very thick fog in the harbour, but as usual the...
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Linda Hope - No Bugs
The Capesize bulk carrier Linda Hope made a brief call in Halifax today, May 23, and was soon on its way again. The ship apparently received clearance from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)...
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Siem Aristotle on LNG
The Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 BCE) [yes I had to look it up] known as the "father of logic" [that I knew] might have appreciated the irony of a "Super-Eco" class of autocarrier. There does...
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Return of the Ferbec and the Algo grain ship
A regular "spring" event in the port of Halifax is the return of ships that have been flagged out for overseas work during the winter, or have arrived from the Great Lakes after the winter shutdown....
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Three first timers and a regular
This morning, May 26, three ships arrived in Halifax for the first time, and two others returned for the "umpteenth" time.The first of the regulars was the Canadian flag Nolhan Ava returning from its...
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More newbies
Two more first time callers arrived in Halifax today, May 27. First in was the container ship TRF Partici for ZIM's ZCA Mediterranean / North America service.Built in 2010 by Shanghai Chengxi Shipyard...
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Two for MSC and one each for the rest
It was a busy day in Halifax today, Saturday, May 28, but rain and fog obscured some of the activity and made in downright unpleasant to be out. An early morning arrival was another 15,000TEU class...
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Treasure
The photo I posted yesterday of the arrival of the autocarrier Treasure did not do the ship much justice in view of the fog and rain. Today (May 29) however, conditions were pretty much ideal when it...
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Canadian Coast Guard Ship Molly Kool
The Bedford Institute jetty in Dartmouth was the berth for the CCGS CaptainMolly Kool when it arrived from a standby mission last evening May 29. This is a rare visit for the St.John's based former...
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Big and Bigger
The Port of Halifax is accustomed to big ships. As noted here recently, the Seawall (Pier 20-22) was designed to accommodate the world's largest passenger liners when it was built in the first decades...
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MSC Poh Lin - back again
The MSC Poh Lin put in another appearance in Halifax today, May 30, this time on MSC's new Turkey-Greece service.The ship appeared well loaded, with containers stacked five high. On its previous...
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Sedna Desgagnés - back
Another in the "back again" category is the Canadian owned Sedna Desgagnés which has returned from overseas trading under the Barbados flag. It is an annual pattern towards the end of each year, when...
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New Face for MSC
Despite having purchased scores of ships in recent months, the Mediterranean Shipping Company still has ships under charter (with non-MSC names). One such ship, named America, arrived today May 31 on...
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Maersk and CMA CGM - all change
Since 2010 Maersk and CMA CGM have called in Halifax on their jointly operated weekly North Atlantic service, named CAE (Canada Atlantic Express) and St-Laurent I respectively. The normal route...
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CMA CGM Montreal and MOL at ther Atlantic Hub
1. New for CMA CGM at PSA Halifax Atlantic HubAs reported yesterday, the joint Maersk and CMA CGM North Atlantic service CAE / St-Laurent 1 is replacing older ships with newer ones. The first of the...
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SLNC Severn
Most ships that load aggregates at Martin Marietta's Porcupine Mountain quarry at Auld's Cove, NS (adjacent to the Canso Causeway - and the source of the rock for that structure) come and go without...
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