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Ocean Voyager - last stop
The small cruise ship Ocean Voyager arrived in Halifax this morning, October 18, from the Great Lakes. The ship, with sister ship Ocean Navigator (see below), spent the summer touring the many ports...
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CSL Flexvik sails
The CSL Flexvik sailed this morning (October 19) from its berth at Pier 9C after more than nine months alongside. It first went to Bedford Basin and with the assistance of the tugs Atlantic Willow and...
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Another ZIM
It was another "new" to ZIM ship today, October 19. Earlier in the week it was the ZIM Asia, (see October 16 post) renamed in April of last year when it was taken up on charter by ZIM. Today's...
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Narrows News and other notes
There were four ships responsible for six transits of the Narrows today (October 20). The CSL Tacoma counts for two of those transits, arriving in the wee hours of the morning to load at Gold Bond...
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Odd loads Pier 9C
Pier 9C has become the "go to" place for odd loads in the Port of Halifax. At the far north end of the waterfront in the Narrows, just before the A. Murray MacKay bridge, the open pier is now used for...
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Pacific Fortitude, and the Seaway
As per the previous post October 21, the heavy lift cargo ship Pacific Fortitude got underway this morning (October 23) destined for Port Everglades [not Fort Lauderdale] with its deck cargo of...
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Ships with a Story
If they could talk, many ships would have tales to tell. Even without the power of speach some ships are still able to tell their stories. Today (October 24) there were two ships in Halifax that tell...
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Nirint and Melfi
The Port of Halifax hosts two shipping lines to Cuba: the Dutch company Nirint Shipping B.V. and the Cuban company Melfi Marine Corp's Melfi Lines. Due to the longstanding United States embargo on...
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What's in a name
The naming of ships is a fascinating topic. With an endless variety to choose from, why owners select certain names can sometimes be puzzling. [Warning: I have decidedly conservative or traditional...
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ZIM's ZCA changes
ZIM's Mediterranean to North America East coast service called Zim Container Service Atlantic and abbreviated as ZCA has made a significant change to the ships in the rotation. The longstanding...
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Hamburg - return of a perennial
A perennial late season cruise caller in Halifax returned again today (October 28), twenty-six years after its first call (although off by three days).Now called Hamburg it was built by MTW...
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Cruise Season Winding down
The Halifax cruise season is winding down with only four more ships scheduled over the next eight days. Today (October 31) a first timer arrived on a sort of "gap filler" cruise of fourteen days...
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MSC Freeport
The MSC Freeport made its first call in Halifax today (November 3) on the Mediterranean Shipping Company's Canada Express 2 service. That line operates between the Mediterranean and Montreal, and its...
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Algonova - strike free
The coastal tanker Algonova arrived at Imperial Oil this morning after a lengthy trip. The ship was at Imperial's refinery in Nanticoke, ON October 21-22, when it became certain that St.Lawrence...
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New Cranes
Two new Super Post Panamax cranes arrived in Halifax at the PSA Atlantic Hub terminal today (November 6) aboard the specially equipped ship Zhen Hua 23. The ship made an impressive sight as it made...
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Other Port Activity
The arrival of two Super Postpanamax cranes [see previous post] was not the only large scale activity in the Port of Halifax today, November 6. Across the harbour at the IEL wharf in Woodside the...
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Parting is such sweet sorrow
In his play Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare wrote "Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say goodnight till it be morrow." I seem to have noted several partings from the port today, November 9....
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Jessica B - odd ducks at Fairview Cove
Unusual ship calls are nothing rare in Halifax, so it may be unfair to call then "Odd Ducks" and perhaps a less unflattering term can be found: Rare Brid 1 The two PSA container terminals in Halifax...
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Business As Usual
Most stores and many businesses were closed for November 11, Remembrance Day, but the port remained in operation with activity at several locations.At the South End Container Terminal (PSA Atlantic...
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Odd Ships
The Port of Halifax sees numerous container ships and product tankers and (in season) cruise ships, but there are a few kinds of ships that are less common. Among the somewhat rarer sightings are...
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