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It's an ill wind and other activity
There was activity in several areas of the port today, November 13:Imperial Oil If it's an ill wind that blows no good, tell that to Imperial Oil. Despite new robust mooring facilities at the number 3...
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Prince Edward Island ferry update
It was reported today, November 13, that ferry service to Prince Edward Island may resume December 6. The service was suspended after the ferry Confederation alided with the dock at Wood Island PE...
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Friday
High winds coupled with rain, may have slowed the work at container terminals again today November 15, but ships were still coming and going. Photos as a result are bit fuzzy due to the rain.Yesterday...
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MSC Diversion fallout
Short term work stoppages followed by an indefinite longshore workers strike in the Port of Montreal started on October 31. The employers then declared a lock out as of November 10. The strikers were...
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A newcomer, among others
A new to Halifax ship showed up in Halifax today, November 17, along with a pair of previous callers.ONE Monaco arrived at PSA Atlantic Gateway on THE Alliance's EC5 Asia / North America service, this...
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Cars, Boxes and Propane
There were ships in port today, November 18, with the usual mix of cargoes - containers and automobiles, but there was also one for an unusual commodity.Among the usual container ships there were two...
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Ophelia for ZIM
As reported November 4, ZIM has joined the former CFX (Canada Feeder Express) with its ZCX Colibri Express west coast South America service. The service operates to numerous North and South American...
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Busy Day
There was a lot of activity in Halifax harbour today, November 20, mostly container ships.An over night arrival anchored in the lower harbour. MSC Sagitta III is on the Mediterranean Shipping...
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Algoma Growing
The Algoma Central Corporation is on another growth spurt, with new bulk carriers ordered for its international operations and new tankers for charter.The company's ships are often seen in Halifax,...
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Ijsselborg for Nirint
Nirint Shipping, a Dutch company, trades between Europe and the Caribbean, with a link in Halifax. One service sails from Rotterdam to the Dutch Caribbean and another called the Europe-Cuba-Canada...
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Montreal Strike Fall out
The large quantities of containers stranded in Halifax due to the recent port workers strike and lockout in Montreal is diminishing somewhat, but by most reports there are still hundreds if not...
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Comings and Goings
Among the arrivals and departures today, November 26, were some ships of note:1 The H Cygnus arrived from Port Newark (New York harbour) for ZIM's newly merged service combining the North America to...
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What's the Hold Up
The transfer of containers stranded in Halifax from the Montreal lockout and strike does not seem to be happening very quickly. As previously noted trucks and trains have done what they could do, but...
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Returns
I usually note ships that are new to Halifax, and don't pay too much attention to return visitors. Today, November 28, however saw the return of two ships that may be worthy of note.RETURN SHIP 1The...
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MSC boxes begin to move
The great stacks of MSC containers began to diminish somewhat today, November 30, as two ships started to load boxes that were stranded in Halifax during the Montreal port workers strike. The federal...
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Palmela for Autoport
The dedicated automobile handling facility named Autoport, located on the Eastern Passage of Halifax harbour handles many thousands of cars annually. The most recently reported number is an astounding...
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RoRo, LoLo, PoPo
The terms RoRo for Roll / On Roll Off and LoLo for Lift On / Lift Off are well used in these pages, but today I had to add PoPo for Pump On / Pump Off to include all the traffic in Halifax harbour...
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RoRo and PoPo updates
There are some updates to yesterday's long post:RoRoThe latest Roll On operation at Halifax Shipyard proceeded today, December 6, as scheduled. The sixth and last of the Arctic and Offshore Patrol...
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Carmen - no pun intended
The Large Car and Truck Carrier (LCTC) Carmen arrived at Autoport yesterday, December 6, and was in port all day today. The ship sails for the Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean fleet, and belongs to joint...
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ONE Millau
THE Alliance (or THEA), a global shipping network, claims to operate 260 ships on 31 services. Formed in 2016 it consists (for now) of Hapag-Lloyd, HMM (formerly Hyundai Merchant Marine), Ocean...
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