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Conspiracy Theories
Recently there have been breaks in submarine cables both in Canada and in Europe. Conspiracy theories abound that the breaks are caused by malicious activity guided by Russia, but one thing is true -...
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Back to the Future and other matters
There were wintery conditions in Halifax today, February 5, with light dusts of snow. The temperature struggled to reach -10ºC [14º F], there was a biting wind at 26 kph [16 mph] with gusts to 35kph...
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Late in the Day and a Bonus
Celebrating the days when the sun sets after 5 pm Atlantic Standard Time, I made my way to Point Pleasant Park to see off the MSC Kim on its way to Gioia Tauro on MSC's Med Canadian service. Of course...
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Loss of the Fortune Pride - Updated
The 18 meter long fishing vessel Fortune Pride capsized off Halifax February 6. An emergency beacon signal at about 2200 hrs AST initiated an intense rescue operation. Despite low visibility, due to...
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Cruise 2025
The Port of Halifax has announced details of the upcoming cruise season. The first cruise ship to call will be the Viking Polaris on April 18.The 30,114 gt ship, built in 2022 by Fincantieri carries...
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MSC Baltic III - AGROUND - UPDATE
A ship that made several calls in Halifax late last year has been reported aground on the west coast of Newfoundand. The MSC Baltic III is assigned to the Mediterranean Shipping Company's Canada Gulf...
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Dan Ships and Good Luck
The legendary J. Lauritzen company of Denmark has long been associated with arctic shipping, and its ice reinforced ships pioneered winter navigation on the St.Lawrence River. Until the early 1960s...
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S.S. United States
The famed transatlantic liner S.S. United States left its long time berth in Philadelphia on February 19 bound for eventual reefing in US territorial waters off Florida's (northwest coast)...
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Conspiracy Theories - Updated
In my February 3 post, I noted several recent breaks in important sub sea cables. Some of the breaks were suspected as deliberate acts of sabotage but nothing could be proven.The infamous Baltic break...
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Fishing trawler Northern Alliance
I can remeber in the 1960s there were about seven fresh fish plants and at least two salt fish operations on the Halifax waterfront. It goes without sayiung that they lent a certain "ambiance"...
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Brand New PCTC
The hot market for autocarriers has lead shipping companies to make major investments in new Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) ships, but also to make improvements in their efficiency both...
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Parade of Shipping
There was quite a parade of ships in Halifax today, February 25, and most of them had never been here before. In no particular order:MSC England arrived for MSC's Gulf Canada service en route from...
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Onego Deusto
The multi-purpose general cargo ship Onego Deusto sailed early this afternoon after approximately twelve hours in port. The ship has called here several times with rail from Poland. This time however...
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More Tankers
Tanker traffic in Halifax harbour usually concentrates on the Woodside area on the Dartmouth side of the harbour where both Irving Oil and Imperial Oil have terminals for refined product. Ships...
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CSL Metis - gone south
The self-unloading bulker CSL Metis has been an occasional caller in Halifax to load gypsum for the United States, but not recently. Its last call here that I recorded was in October 2023. It is also...
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March - in like a lamb
Today, March 1, was a very bright, very spring-like day with temperatures edging above zero Celsius. A brisk sea breeze brought a light mist and a healthy dose of ozone. With lots of shipping activity,...
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Oil for Power
The Nova Scotia Power Corporation, a subsidiary of Emera Corporation operates the electricity generating facility at Tufts Cove on the east side of Halifax harbour. The plant is located on The...
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East Coast update
When the Irving Oil tanker East Coast moved to Pier 9B on February 27 I should have realized that the ship would be handed back to its owners. My post of that date, titled More Tankers gave the story...
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Cape Ashley - total loss
The second total loss of a fishing vessel in a month has fortunately not resultrd in loss of life. The Fortune Pride sank in severe weather off Halifax February 4 with the deaths of all four crew...
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Interesting Times
The current unpredictability in the Canadian economy thanks to unwarranted tariffs applied by the President of the United States against Canada will certainly show up in the shipping in Halifax...
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