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MSC Marina
With the world's largest container ship fleet, the Mediterranean Shipping Comapny can keep coming up with "new to Halifax" ships more or less indefinitely. Today's (February 18) arrival then should not...
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CMA CGM Andromeda
Another first caller for the Port of Halifax arrived this morning, February 19. CMA CGM Andromeda is a 131,332 gt, 131,236 dwt ship with a capacity of 11,200 TEU (some sources say 11,300) and was...
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Toreador revisit
The last time I saw the autocarrier Toreador in Halifax was on August 13, 2020 and as the post on that date shows, the resulting photo was at best of "indifferent" quality! And as per the link my...
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Steel and Oil and Gypsum
The general cargo ship Onego Bayou arrived late Tuesday afternoon February 21 with another consignment of rail for CN. The rail comes from the Polish port of Szczecin, but in this case not directly....
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MFO charters
The Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans has once again turned to private industry to provide research capability. With their own ships unavailable due to refits or retirements (see previous posts on CCGS...
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Make Room
Unloading the ship Onego Bayou at Pier 27 has been a laborious process. It has probably been made more so by cold weather and snow since the ship's arrival February 21. The cargo of rails that the ship...
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Algoma Discovery
News reports from Port Colborne, ON indicate that a fire in the engine room of the Algoma Discovery on Monday February 27 was extinguished before it spread to the rest of the ship. So far there has...
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Costco Bows Out
The big box US retailer Costco has bowed out of ship chartering and has paid a big price for the experience.In late 2021, frustrated with unreliable delivery dates and sky high shipping charges,...
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Thorco Legacy - in the news. Well sort of.
Many ships show up in Halifax only once and unless they are assigned to a regular line, never to return. They are soon forgotten (almost) unless they make the news in some other port.Such is the case...
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Meet starboard to starboard
When ships "meet" they usually do so "port to port" following the rules of the road agreed upon by seafarers for centuries. However they may also meet starboard to starboard by mutual agreement. That...
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CMA CGM Lyra
CMA CGM Lyra arrived at Pier 41 early this morning March 5, positioned to use PSA Halifax's largest cranes.Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan delivered the ship to CMA CGM The French Line in 2011. It...
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Where the twain shall meet
"East is east and west is west..." but the twain can meet in Halifax, when the two container terminals, under common PSA management, arrange for two ships to cross tracks. THE Alliance's EC5 service...
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Comings and Goings
There were a good many arrivals and departures in the Port of Halifax today (March 9), particularly in the lower harbour and southend.MOL Charisma (see yesterday's post) sailed from the PSA Halifax...
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The Polish Connection
Poland has had a long time shipping connection with Canada and Halifax specifically. During World War II, the "Pride of the Polish fleet", the passenger ship Batory transported the UK's gold reserves...
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MSC moves for CMA CGM, and other activity
PSA Halifax usually has room to spare, since it operates both container terminals in the Port of Halifax. However it takes considerable advance coordination to shift cargo or ships from one facility...
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Taking Shelter
With a major Nor'easter storm on its way from New England to Nova Scotia, several container ships are remaining in the Port of Halifax, rather than risking conditions at sea, particulary in the Gulf...
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Eimskip - changes coming
On about March 14 Eimskip, the Icelandic shipping company, announced that a Joint Venture with Ernst Russ has acquired an unidentified container ship to be delivered in the second quarter of this...
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Clear up then close in
Following a storm with very high winds last night, things began to clear up and calm down this morning, March 16, allowing most lingering ships to resume their interupted voyages, and a return to...
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Desgagnés for Irving - updated
There was an unusual arrival this morning, March 16. The tanker Rossi A. Desgagnés anchored in the lower harbour and is scheduled to move this afternoon to Irving Oil's Woodside terminal.Tankers of...
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Containers and Cars plus oil
Containers and automobile imports are two of the important areas of business for the Port of Halifax. Containers are handled at two terminals, both operated by PSA, and cars at Autoport, owned by the...
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