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Princess of Acadia - deadlines continue to pass
The elegant old lady of the Bay of Fundy, Princess of Acadia, has apparently been granted a stay of execution. As various parties hastened to Saint John last week to hear an announcement by the...
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Brand new for Nordana
Nordana (NORwegian DANish) Lines brought a brand new ship into Halifax today - the first in a series of new ships to replace iconic oldies that broke new ground when they were built.Back in 1979 when...
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Sails on the Waterfront
Two sailing ships tied up at the Tall Ship Quay today. An off year for the Tall Ships events, it is a pleasure to see a few of these ships come into Halifax independently.Yesterday's arrival was Lord...
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Algoma Hansa - rare Canadian visit - NO MORE
(JULY 31 - SEE UPDATE BELOW)Although Canadian owned, the tanker Algoma Hansa rarely visits Canadian waters. It loomed in out of the fog today and tied up at pier 34, the normal roost of fleetmate...
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Bahri Jeddah - still looks new
The Saudi ConRo Bahri Jeddah visited Halifax again on Friday. Delivered in January, she made her first call here in April: http://shipfax.blogspot.ca/2014/04/bahri-jeddah.html but she still looks brand...
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Rare success for CCG surplus
The Canadian government's abysmal record in selling off its older ships (which I have ranted about before) rarely results in any useful occupation for the vessels. Left to moulder, often for several...
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Sunday round up
Sunday callers at Autoport are not unheard of, but they are fairly rare. Today's arrival was Crystal Ace It was a hazy day so the ship's starboard side, was free of the deep shadow which would...
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Panamax for Fairveiw
Although it was a civic holiday in Halifax today, Fairview Cove worked two ships, the familiar Seoul Express, and another first timer NYK Diana in bound from the orient via west and east coast...
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Tuesday Roundup
Another busy day in Halifax. Among the highlights: The Dutch flag cargo ship Floragracht arrived and anchored in the lower harbour for inspeciton. Built in 2011 by Jiangsu Changbo Shipyard in...
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Summer Break
Shipfaxhas passed the 1500 mark in posts, so it is time for a break. I will take my usual August holiday from postings, due to traveling, and will be back on line early in September.
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Re-paving in the Basin
In a semi-repeat of the July 12 operation there was another transfer of asphalt cargo in Bedford Basin today.[See http://shipfax.blogspot.ca/2014/07/bunkering-in-basin.html for the July operation].The...
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Saturday Roundup
There was quite a bit of activity in the harbour for a change on a Saturday - here is a roundup:More tankers arriving and departing, which now seems to be a pretty typical Halifax activity after...
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HMCS St.John's from the graving dock
Tugs moved HMCS St.John's from the graving dock to the Machine Shop wharf at Halifax Shipyard this morning.Her upper works still shrouded with scaffolding, the grey ship emerged from the first phase of...
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Trailblazer gone to the beach
The recent parade of gypsum carriers to the scrap yard isn't over yet. With CSL International and its pool of ships upgrading with new or newer ships, the old familiar faces are fast disappearing. In...
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Small tugs for Big Ships
Two small tugs went to work this morning to serve two big ships. The cruise ships Maasdam and Norwegian Gem did not need tugs to berth at pier 21 and pier 22 respectively, but they did require...
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Cabotage Rant
It is time for another rant on the subject of cabotage. If you've been ignoring me on this topic, here is the gist of it. Cabotage is essentially trade between ports within the same country- also...
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Balmoral over-nighter
Few cruise ships stay in Halifax over night. The exception this year is Balmoral the veteran Fred Olsen ship. Built in 1988 as Crown Odyssey, it has been Norwegian Crown (1996-2000) and Crown Odyssey...
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Seismic done - for this year
According to press reports, BP has completed it seismic exploration work for this year Starting in April, BP has been working almost without cease, south of Sable Island. To maximize sea days for the...
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Tanker time - again
After a few days of little tanker activity, we again have three tankers in port. Two arrived today, but the third has been here almost all month.Energy Pride picks up some golden energy from the...
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Augusta Kontor - back again
The name Augusta Kontor is a new one to Halifax, but the ship bearing it has been here before. In today at Fairview Cove for Hapag-Lloyd, the Marshal Island flagged ship is one of a number of spot...
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