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ONE plus Onego equals zero
Two ships with the letters O, N and E starting their names were the only scheduled arrivals in Halifax today, February 26. There is no connection between the two except for pure coincidence, and there...
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Autoport strike
Autoport, Eastern Canada's transshipment facility for import and export automobiles, is located in Eastern Passage, an arm of Halfax harbour. Autoport is owned by CN Rail and receives European imports,...
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For Sale and Sold
There is some news about a couple of vessels that have been idle in Halifax harbour for a time.The Tidal Pioneer a Dutch built Neptune type workboat has been sold and renamed C-Horizon under the...
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Seeing Red
Amongst the activity in Halifax harbour today, February 28, were several red ships. Not pictured here was the arriving CCGS Jean Goodwill returning from SAR patrol east. There was no room at the...
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End of an Era - H. Hogarth and the Baron Line
Another in the End of an Era Series, highlighting the last conventional general cargo ships to call in Halifax.H. Hogarth + Sons Ltd traced its roots back to the 1860s when Hugh Hogarth of Ardrossan,...
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Still the Biggest
The BiggestThe ship that holds the record as the largest container ship to call in Halifax arrived again today on the Columbus JAX service of the Ocean Alliance. CMA CGM Marco Polo is one of several...
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End of an Era - Federal Steam Navigation Co Ltd
Another in the series describing the last of the traditional general cargo ships calling in Halifax.The Federal Steam Navigation Company* was a British company founded in 1895, tracing its roots to...
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MSC Sao Paulo V - FIRE
Ship traffic on the St.Lawrence River off the Escoumins pilot station was in delayed this morning when fire broke out in the engine room of the ship MSC Sao Paulo V.The Escooumins pilot station...
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Tirranna takes a turn
The Wallenius Wilhelmsen auto carrier Tirranna arrived yesterday at Autoport. Unionized employees are still on strike there, but replacement workers unloaded the cargo - perhaps more slowly than the...
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New Ferry Service for Halifax
The three levels of government (municipal, provincial and federal) have come together to fund a major expansion of the Halifax harbour ferry service. The current five boat service operates from one...
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ONE Falcon - on the rebound
With the Red Sea deemed a war zone, many shipping lines are making schedule changes and have altered routings to avoid the area. Some lines are committed to the Red Sea and Suez Canal and have...
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MSC Sao Paulo V - Update #3
The container ship Sao Paulo V is anchored near Prince Shoal at the mouth of the Saguenay River as eforts continue to extinguish a fire on board. Tugs moved the ship from its initial position to...
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Contship Pep, ZIM feeder
One of the feeder ships used by ZIM's CGX service to New York and Jamaica, the Contship Pep has been calling in Halifax since late 2023, but had been arriving and sailing in the dark, thus eluding my...
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MSC Sao Paulo V fire - update #4
The Canadian Coast Guard has declared that the fire aboard MSC Sao Paulo V is extinguished. The CCG made the announcement yesterday, March 8, and allowed all emergency resources to stand down. Two...
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Storm Delays
The latest storm to pass through the Atlantic region has resulted in numerous delays to shipping including Halifax. On Sunday (March 10) into Monday (March 11) high winds and driving rain brought...
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Catching up
Due to weather for the last two days several ship arrivals and departures were delayed until pilotage operations resumed this morning. (See also yesterday's post.) The bulk carrier CSL Tacoma returning...
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Clear and not so clear
The autocarrier Asian Captain arrived in Halifax yesterday, March 14, just over a month after its last call. It was here February 6 and since then has been to New York, Brunswick, Charleston,...
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Sonderborg for Tropical
Tropical Shipping's weekly service from Halifax to the Caribbean has been using the gearless container ship Sonderborg since January 29, 2024 in place of the Tropical Lissette which has been switched...
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Good Bye to the Atlantic Vision
Marine Atlantic's flagship ferry Atlantic Vision made a ceremonial last run from Port aux Basques to North Sydney on March 15. A new ship, the Ala'suini, is en route from China and will enter service...
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What's in a Name - French warship arrives
The French naval vessel Premier-Maître L'Her arrived in Halifax this morning, March 17, and berthed at HMC Dockyard Jetty November Bravo 3. It was soon boomed off - indicating that it may be fueling...
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