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Mixed Bag
There was a variety of shipping in Halifax today, November 13, starting with container ships.Two ships arrived for PSA Fairview Cove. First was MSC Shristi from Las Palmas on the Turkey-Greece...
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The Ripple Effect, and other news
Work appears to be completed on relocating one of the existing cranes at PSA Halifax. The Super Post Panamax crane dubbbed "Max5", was repositioned by loading it back onto the Zhen Hua 23, then off...
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PEI and other ferry news
News Item 1 The federal government confirmed today (November 16) the purchase of the ferry Fanafjord from Norwegian owners, for CAN$ 38.6 million. The ship will be used on the Wood Islands, PE -...
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ZIM feeder
ZIM's feeder service to New York and Kingston, Jamaica, called CFX (Canada Feeder Express) has apparently been combined with another feeder service the Central America Gulf Express (CGX) which...
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For the Record
The old adage "Don't believe everything you read" might also include the post script "and be careful how you read it".Halifax's daily newspaper The Chronicle-Herald includes a weekly history page...
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Morning Catherine
The EUKOR car carrier Morning Catherine arrived this morning, November 19, for Autoport. I believe this is the first time it has called in Halifax. Until this trip it was operating in the far east and...
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Small Craft Old and New
Halifax harbour is not only host to a wide array of commercial ships, but it is also home to countless smaller craft. These boats include pleasure craft, based at one of the five yacht clubs scattered...
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Tankers to Anchor
The coastal tankers that come to Halifax are usually in and out of port quickly, so it was unusual that the Algocanada arrived yesterday, November 21, and anchored in number 2 anchorage - not far from...
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Load and Go
Another load of wind turbine towers was due to leave Halifax this evening (November 23) on the crane ship Orion. The latest batch only arrived yesterday November 22 on the GPO Emerald, so that is very...
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Firing on all cylinders
It was a busy day in the Port of Halifax, with ships working at almost every available berth. This is not unheard of - particularly around a holiday. There is no holiday in Canada, but as yesterday...
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Blue
The colour "Maersk Blue", trademarked in Denmark and codified by various standards agencies (e.g. Pantone PMS 7702C) and widely identifiable around the world was originally a sky blue band on the...
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How Narrow
The Narrows, the stretch of water joining the main body of Halifax Harbour and the Bedford Basin, is aptly named. It is usually too narrow for ships to meet safely, and was the scene of the collision...
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East Meets West and All Around the Circle
The variety of traffic in Halifax Harbour today (November 28) was not unusual, and so is a reminder of how vital the port is to a number of aspects of the Canadian economy. The amount of traffic was...
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Morning Carol
The proliferation of female names among shipping companies continues unabated with today's arrival of the auto carrier Morning Carol. The ship belongs to Eukor, the Wallenius-Wilhelmsen owned company,...
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Naval Manoeuvres - UPDATED
Today (December 1) there was some non-typical naval activity in the harbour. The HMS Kent F78 sailed after a short courtesy visit, after arriving on November 27, and tying up at Jetty B. It backed out...
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Bridging the Gap
The two bridges spanning the Narrows of Halifax harbour have certainly proven to be successful. In the pre-bridge era (i.e. before 1956, if you don't count two short lived railroad bridges in 1885-1891...
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Algoma and MSC arrivals
Among the arrivals and departures in Halifax today (December 5) there were two ships that attracted my attention.A first time caller on the Mediterranean Shipping Company's INDUSA service to/from...
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Memorial
Halifax Explosion Memorial Bell TowerFort Needham Memorial ParkDecember 6, 1917
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Conti-Courage Update
Thanks to an alert reader, I have updated the December 5 post Algoma and MSC arrivals:The container capacity of the ship Conti Courage is indeed 8084 TEU, but the reefer capacity is 700 TEU - not 7000...
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Frédérick Rolette AOPV 434
Today, December 8, the fifth in the series of Arctic Offshore Patrol Vessels moved one step closer to launch. AOPV 434, the future HMCS Frédérick Rolette, has been transported on self-propelled...
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