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Minerva Marina - crude tanker - but no crude
The crude oil tanker Minerva Marina arrived last night at Imperial Oil dock 5, but the ship is in ballast and carrying no cargo. We weren't expecting to see crude tankers in Halifax anymore, but a...
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Lobster season waits for good weather
The lobster season from Halifax around to Digby started to day when good weather finally dawned. The start was to have been Monday last, but bad weather made it too dangerous to set the first traps....
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Mount Kibo in from anchorage
Product tanker Mount Kibo arrived last night after a period at anchor off Halifax waiting for a berth to be vacated by the Irving Oil tanker Acadian.Operating in the 50 ship strong UPT (United Product...
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Jan van Gent
There is no filter for "snain" * that nasty mixture of snow and rain that fell periodically in Halifax today. That is why pictures of the Dutch ship Jan van Gent are extremely fuzzy.The ship is owned...
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HS Beethoven - all may become clear
When HS Beethovern arrived at dusk and in foggy, rainy, misty conditions on Monday December 2, it looked like a routine arrival, albeit the ship is not a regular caller.The ship first appeared in...
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HS Beethoven - all may become clear- REVISED DECEMBER 5
When HS Beethovern arrived at dusk and in foggy, rainy, misty conditions on Monday December 2, it looked like a routine arrival, albeit the ship is not a regular caller.The ship first appeared in...
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Oceanex Connaigra - maybe moving soon
Oceanex Connaigra may soon be moving from her parking spot at pier 25-26. I hear she is due in Boston December 8 where repairs will be made to her balky controllable pitch propeller hub. She has been...
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Crane - moving now
At Halterm the southernmost crane on pier 41-42 has finally begun to move to its new position on pier 36. 1. To the left is the old crane (#3) on its way to a new position. The large cranes (Max 1 and...
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Crane move - nearly complete
The Halterm crane move apparently took place over night, because by this morning it was at pier 36, and workers were burning off the lifting brackets and preparing to set it down in position.1. Crane...
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Explosion Memorial
Today's anniversary of the Halifax Explosion of 1917 brought many people out to special memorial services. 1. The memorial bells on Fort Needham, above the Narrows, sounded at 9:05 am - the time of...
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Port St.Jean, Porte St.Louis, where are they now
The Where Are They Now Department of Shipax can point to a sterling record of tracking down ships after they have vanished from the Halifax scene. However the staff have thrown up their collective...
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Famous Germans in port: Fritz Reuter - ready to work, HS Beethoven - not so much
The Melfi Lines charter Fritz Reuter arrived this afternoon and is ready to work cargo Monday morning.1. Fritz Reuter at mid-berth Haltermhas her cargo booms swung out clear to allow shore cranes to...
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Rio Dauphin - back again
The Marshal Islands flag tanker Rio Dauphin is back in Halifax again working out to the end of her third coasting license for Algoma Takers. Her prolonged appearance in Canadian waters is due to a...
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CSL Metis - Interesting ship - visibility improved
It is a distressing fact that at this time of year, interesting ships arrive in Halifax in the evening or in snow storms, when there is no visibility and no chance for a photo. Such was the case...
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Harbour Fashion -
1. Harbour Fashion is boomed off at pier 9 while unloading fuel to the tanks seen in the background.The oddly named Harbour Fashion made one of those rare stops at Pier 9 to off load fuel to the...
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Porte St. Jean - mystery half solved
Following my post of December 7 wondering what became of the gate vessels Porte St.Jean and Porte St. Louis after they sailed from Halifax in September 2000 Thanks to several readers who have sent...
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Atlantic Superior
Thanks to a recent comment posted to this blog I can give an update on the bulker Atlantic Superior. The comment was too long for the available space in the comment box, so the last few lines did not...
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1973 time warp - Iroqouis, Athabaskan, Preserver - still with us.
Looking back through my records for December 1973, there are a lot of now dimly remembered or forgotten merchant ship names, none of which are still in service. Such is not the case among naval...
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Energy Protector - energy is golden
The product tanker Energy Protector is the latest tanker to arrive at Imperial Oil. After nearly a week anchored outside, the ship entered this morning and tied up at number 4 dock.1. A combination of...
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Repair updates HS Beethoven and Oceanex Connaigra
HS BEETHOVENThere is really nothing new to report about HS Beethoven, except to say that repairs are still ongoing. On Tuesday December 10 the ship was moved from the Cerescorp container terminal at...
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