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All Out
Today, December 30, was another busy day in the Port of Halifax with activity at almost every pier in advance of another long holiday weekend. Both container terminals had ships alongside and more due...
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Name Changer
On December 22 Algoma Central Corporation of St.Catharines, ON, announced that its Algoma Tankers subsidiary had acquired two ships to replace older units in its domestic Canadian tanker fleet and...
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Federal Dee
Ships from Fednav are only occasional callers in Halifax these days, but were once regulars. The Montreal based company is probably the largest user of the St.Lawrence Seaway system, with a constant...
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Onego Wisla
The Dutch based Onego Shipping + Chartering B.V. is better known in Halifax for bringing in steel rail from Poland. The company has long term contracts for many bulk cargoes and offshore equipment....
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Who Guards the Coast
One of the responsibilities of the Canadian Coast Guard is the maintenance of aids to navigation (known as Navaids) such as buoys and various shore installations including lighthouses and range...
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A bit of everything
The Port of Halifax carries out many types of business from containers and RoRo, to break bulk and bulk, but also as a conveniently located ice free and sheltered harbour just off the North Atlantic...
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A bit of everything - Part 2
Thanks to its strategic location just off the North Atlantic Great Circle Route, Halifax has been a convenient port of refuge for centuries. However the number of casualties arriving in port has...
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Colour it Red
It was made official today (January 5) that Irving Shipbuilding Inc (ISI) will build two Arctic Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard. The government originally announced the two ships...
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Back to Belgium
Imperial Oil stocks its Dartmouth, NS distribution facility with refined products from various sources. Sometimes that is its own refineries in Sarnia and Nanticoke, ON. With the St. Lawrence Seaway...
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Rosaire A. Desgagnés sails
The Canadian owned, but (seasonally) Barbados registered Rosaire A. Desgagnés sailed this afternoon, January 8. The ship arrived January 4 in ballast from El Ferrol, Spain and remained at anchor until...
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More departures for Quebec
The tug W.N.Twolan which arrived in Halifax December 12 [see post of that date]with its barge NT 1802 finally sailed Sunday January 8. Once again it did so without pilot, despite the barge exceeding...
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Algoma Hansa - retires
The Canadian flag tanker Algoma Hansa arrived in Halifax on January 7. It came from the Great Lakes with stops at Kildair Sorel-Tracy and Montreal. It arrived in ballast (and likely with tanks cleaned...
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Three's a crowd
The old phrase that "two's company, three's a crowd" might well be leveled at Algoma Tankers Ltd today (January 12) as there are ships from the fleet at Piers 26, 27 and 28.The latest arrival is...
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Too Wet
There was no work at Pier 28 today, January 16, due to rainy and windy weather. The bulk carrier Midland Trader arrived on Saturday January 14 in high winds and rain, and aside from a mix with snow...
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Long Trip Home
The Canadian Coast Guard patrol vessel Private Robertson V.C. departed Patricia Bay, BC January 14 en route for its home base at the Bedford Institute in Dartmouth (Halifax Harbour).It was the lead...
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Algo Update
With Algoma tankers all over Halifax harbour (four at least count if you include ex vessels) it is time for a brief update.The former Algoma Hansa, officially removed from the Canadian register on...
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Ale for the Basin, Morning Celine for Pier 9C
A resident of Pier 9C since January 3, [see January 4 post] the bulk carrier Ale was obliged to move off the berth today January 18 to make way for another ship. The autocarrier Morning Celine will...
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Banner Year for the Port
The three container ports in eastern Canada have published their statistics for the year 2022 and all are showing increases in container throughput.The Port of Halifax exceeded 600,000 TEU for the...
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No Good News for the Needler
There is more bad news for the research trawler CCGS Alfred Needler. A report on the Vesseltracker.com web site today (January 19) states that the ship received structural damage to its starboard side...
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Snow Day
The first significant snow fall of the winter today (January 20) - about 10cm and counting - resulted in some delays and re-scheduling due to conditions on shore.The tanker Algo - the former Canadian...
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