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RoRo and LoLo
The term "RoRo", short for "Roll On Roll Off" is widely used to describe ships and cargo such as cars, trucks and trailers that can load or unload on wheels, and which do not require cranes either on...
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More Lo
My photos from yesterday showed the ship BBC Challenger and its huge 160 tonne spreader preparing to load at Pier 9C. The light was fading rapidly when I took the last photo, but today, April 7, there...
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ACL
The North Atlantic container business has fared well over the years - even when other container routes were suffering. From December 2022 until March 2023 people have noted Atlantic Container Line...
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Decisive
The United States flagged cable ship Decisive has been a caller in Halifax from time to time. It was reaponsible for laying and maintaining one of the major transatlantic cables that lands at the...
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NYK Delphinus - back on the AL5
The NYK Delphinus made a return appearance in Halifax today, April 9, on THE Alliance's AL5 service, docking at PSA Fairview Cove. The ship was a regular on the eleven ship AL5 rotation until May 2021...
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Miscellaneous outs and ins
Today, April 11, was another day for a variety of activity in Halifax harbour.There were two departures of interest. First was the French Navy patrol vessel Fulmar. Based in St-Pierre et Miquelon, it...
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Morning Charlotte - reverse order
Autocarriers calling in Halifax often have RoRo cargo that does not consist of automobiles. This can include wheeled machinery and heavy loads on trailers. Automobiles are almost always* handled at...
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ONE at the Southend
As predicted, PSA, the operators of both container terminals, is shifting ships between the two terminals. When the terminals were run by competing operators, shipping lines contracted with only one...
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CMA CGM Panama - a tale to tell
Most ships that call in Halifax go about their business without much notice. Once they leave here little is heard of them again unless they return on another voyage. Newsworthy events like shipwrecks...
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Different Strokes
Shipping activity in Halifax is usually fairly predictable. Even though there are frequent "new to Halifax" ships, most arrivals are scheduled, and there are many returnees as ships cycle through...
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MSC goes big
The Mediterranean Shipping Company's INDUSA service (north India to the United States via Suez and Halifax) must be doing well for cargo volume as the line brought in a somewhat larger ship today...
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Gypsum in Demand
There seems to be a large demand for gypsum - with three ships in Halifax to carry away some of the material. It is usually the sign of a strong economy when there is demand for gypsum as it is used...
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MSC Double Header
Two MSC ships arrived in Halifax today, April 19. MSC Alyssa arrived from Montreal on the CANEX2 service and docked at PSA Halifax Atlantic Gateway, southend container terminal and MSC Fiammetta...
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Maersk Katalin
The tanker Maersk Katalin arrived at Irving Oil's Woodside terminal this morning, April 20. it is an unusual visitor on a couple of counts.Unlike most product tankers we see in Halifax, which are...
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St-Laurent 1 service
The St-Laurent 1 service is jointly operated by CMA CGM and Maersk and uses four ships to maintain a 28 day North Atlantic rotation. Sailing from Bremerhaven (Day 0) the service calls in Rotterdam...
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Cruise Start
The cruise business continues to rebound from COVID restrictions, although some companies failed and some ships were scrapped. Those hoping for a wakeup call over the massive carbon footprint of the...
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Kopit Hopson 1752 - more trials
The CCGS Kopit Hopson 1752 put out to sea today for trials, and returned to its base at the Bedford Institute in mid-afternoon.The ship is coming off a multi-year Vessel Life Extension (VLE) project,...
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All cylinders
The two container terminals and Autoport were busy today, April 24, and the second cruise ship of the season arrived.At the Southend Container Terminal PSA Atlantic Gateway there were two ships:...
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ONE Stork
Another Ultra size container ship arrived in Halifax this afternoon, April 26. This time it was not one of the Sea Alliance CMA CGM ships however. The ONE Stork is sailing on the EC5 service of THE...
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Halifax Loss, Saint John Gain
The ports of Halifax and Saint John have been rivals over the years, but Halifax has usually come out on top in terms of winning container lines. However Saint John has upped the ante this year with...
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