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Fog Season
With the arrival of spring comes fog. Although it is a major annoyance for photographers, it is only a minor hindrance to shipping, which carries on with due caution.Today's (March 18) blanket of fog...
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Qingdao double header
Several container lines name their ships for cities - usually important ports on their routes, or sources of cargo. HAPAG-Lloyd is one such line as is ZIM. Other lines seem to have various naming...
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SFL Thelon - updated
It is not often that fully loaded crude oil tankers visit Halifax. There are no longer any oil refineries here, and neither of the oil terminals (Irving Oil nor Imperial Oil) currently handle crude...
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Initials and more initials
It seems that the proliferation of initials or abbreviations is well entrenched among shipping companies, with a few notable exceptions. Today, March 21, saw six representatives of seven "initial...
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UBC Santos
The bulk carrier UBC Santos arrived late last evening March 21 and tied up at Pier 28.This morning it began loading wood pellets from storage in Halifax Grain Elevators silos.Spouts from the loading...
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HMM Courage - more initials
When the Hyundai Courage was last here on the westbound leg of the EC5 service of THE Alliance I posted ship's info and the details of HMM (formerly Hyundai Merchant Marine.) See: Shipfax March 7,...
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MSC, ZIM, UBC and WWO
Continuing on the "initials" theme started two posts ago, today, March 23, was another "initial day" - but with some variations.An early morning arrival was the ZIM Shekou a familiar caller since 2018...
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Another Sign of Spring
There have been a few signs of spring this year - intermixed with snow showers. This evening, March 24, was just one of those as the bulk carrier Baie St. Paul sailed with a load of gypsum, bound for...
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CMA CGM Lapérouse
The Ocean Alliance / Columbus JAX service brought in another Ultra size ship to PSA Halifax's Atlantic Gateway today, March 25. This time it is the CMA CGM Lapérouse, a 13,880 TEU ship, with reefer...
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Operation Projection - updated
The Royal Canadian Navy uses the title Operation Projection to describe many of its activities with other nations that include port visits and exercises around the world. The early 2023 version saw...
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Something for everyone
It was a real mixed bag in the harbour today, March 27, with several ships sailing and arriving. In more or less chronological order:HMCS Montreal was in and out of the harbour as it works up for its...
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Quiet Day
Today, March 28, will be a quiet day in the harbour. The only scheduled arrivals are the Atlantic Sail at 1500 hrs and the CSL Tacoma at 2300 hrs. Therefore I have looked backward a few hours to a...
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SFL Conductor
The large shipowning company SFL (formerly Ship Finance International Corp) made another appearance in Halifax today. Since its founding in 2003 the company has expanded from tankers into bulk...
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Fairview Cove - new work
A $15 million project at Fairview Cove is now underway. The work consists of a new truck gate and a container examination facility.The 1.03 hectare area will accommodate four "in" gates and two "out"...
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Changes Coming
Shipping industry experts (and I am not one) have been predicting big changes in container shipping in 2023 for a number of reasons. The increasing costs of goods due to inflation coupled with rising...
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MSC Ines - light load
As if in follow up to my post from yesterday, the MSC Ines arrived in Halifax this morning, April 2, lightly loaded.The ship is eastbound on MSC's Indusa service sailing from US east coast ports and...
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Hangzhou Bay - big load
As if in defiance of my posts of the last two days*, the ONE Hangzhou Bay sailed today with a huge deck load. The ship is on the eastbound leg of its EC5 voyage for THE Alliance. It was last in...
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Ale changes hands
The idle bulk carrier Ale has changed hands and as of mid-March is part of CSL Europe Ltd. The European branch of Canada Steamship Lines operates four ships, three of which are conveyor belt type...
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All hands on deck - Part 1
It was a busy day in the harbour with four arrivals of note.The arrival of ZIM Vancouver was the first arrival of the day today, April 5, at PSA Halifax Atlantic Gateway, picking up its pilot at 1100...
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All Hands on Deck Part 2
Continued from earlier today, April 5, 2023...The next arrival was notable on several counts. Brooklyn Bridge arrived from Savannah and New York, but as an extra ship, not assigned to a particular...
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