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RRS Discovery departs and MSC Rachelle departs
RRS DiscoveryThe Royal Research Ship Discovery sailed from Halifax early this afternoon, September 13, after a one day stop over. The ship initially arrived August 27 and tied up at the Bedford...
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The former CCGS Matthew - finds a new home
A former research ship once based in Halifax arrived in its new home port of Amherstburg, ON on September 13, where it will be converted for a novel new use.Built in 1990 by Versatile Pacific...
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Preparing for Lee
Hurricane Lee is making its way up the United States eastern seaboard heading directly for southwestern Nova Scotia. By the time it gets here it may be downgraded slightly to a Tropical Storm or Post...
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Lee update
Although there was coastal flooding and shore erosion due to the storm surge, Post Tropical storm Lee did not create the widespread damage to boats and harbours that last year's Hurrucane Fiona did....
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New to Halifax - Updated
A pair of "new to Halifax" ships arrived today. They are both veteran ships of 17 and 18 years of age however, so are not otherwise new.First along was MSC Shristi sailing on the Mediterranean...
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CSL Flexvik - new name for the ALE
A ship which appeared to have been languishing in Halifax for many months has been the scene of considerable activity during the past weeks, and I noted today that it now has a new name on the bow.The...
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Silver Cloud
Halifax is typically a way point for cruise ships on their way to or from a home port. Occasioanlly Halifax is the "terminal" port where a cruise starts or ends. That was the case today, September 20,...
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More boxes for ONE
Ocean Network Express ships of the Bird class are now regular callers in Halifax. Today (September 21) saw two of the ships in port - although not at the same time. The ONE Blue Jay, which arrived...
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Another three cruise ship day
September 20 and September 21 were both "three cruise ship days" in the Port of Halifax. Today, the 21st, it was Zuiderdam (at Pier 20), Emerald Princess (at Pier 22) and Viking Octantis (at Pier...
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Irving Oil stocks up
Over the last few days Irving Oil has had three tankers in quick succession at its Woodside terminal.On Wednesday, September 20 it was the company tanker Acadian. (It arrived late Tuesday and anchored...
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CMA CGM Cochin
An unusual ship arrived today (September 22) on the CMA CGM led Columbus JAX service. The CMA CGM Cochin is much smaller than the usual ships on the service and it did not call at all of the usual...
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Blue for ZIM
Some shipping companies have distinctive colour schemes (Maersk comes to mind immediately) but others are satisfied with serviceable black and white. ZIM is certainly one of the latter, so it was a bit...
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Viking Trader
I frequently look back through my photographic index and log books to see what I was doing thirty or forty or even fify years ago (and yes - or more!) So on today's date, September 24 in 1983, I know...
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MSC Roma
The Mediterranean Shipping Company's INDUSA service (Northwest India to the USA East Coast) is one of four regularly scheduled routes that call in the Port of Halifax. Another two services that run to...
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Two CSLers - times two
Canada Steamship Lines is a large Canadain shipping company part of the even larger CSL Group which has shipping interests in Europe, Australia, Asia, Africa and the Americas/Caribbean. The Canadian...
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Cruise Triple Header
Today, September 25, saw three cruise ships arriving in the Port of Halifax. Far from a rare event nowadays, this is only one of at least fourteen days this season when there will be three cruise...
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Update, CSL Flexvik ex Ale
The newly named CSL Flexvik formerly the Ale and before that the Raba is showing even more signs of progress today (September 27.) Repairs to its grounding damage (mostly below the waterline)...
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Last Call for the Zaandam
As the 2023 cruise season reaches its peak in September - October it is unusual to see a ship make its last call in Halifax as early as September 29. Holland-America's Zaandam is the exception as it...
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TransAtlantic
The majority of ocean going ships that call in Halifax are either arriving from or emabarking on a transatlantic crossing. Some ships are in a transatlantic trade, but for others the Atlantic is just...
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Some Chicken, some Hen
I could not help but (badly) paraphrase Sir Winston Churchill's famous "Some Chicken - Some Neck" speech this afternoon (September 29)*. I was awaiting some ships (see previous post) at the very...
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