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Canadian Coast Guard Part 3 - lesser lights
The Dartmouth base was a huge operation in 1984, with many ships calling it home, with the Charlottetown and Saint John ships occasional visitors. Not only that but fisheries protection had a separate...
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Crude tanker and bulker for a change
Accustomed as we have become to product tankers, multi-purpose general cargo ships and container ships in Halifax, it was a bit of a break today to see a crude oil tanker and a bulk carrier...
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Reefer follow up
It was wall to wall reefer boxes along the fence at Halterm again this week.Maersk Pembroke arriving November 1. Some empty reefers are stacked astern. Active reefers are below deck. A looming shortage...
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Side by Side
This morning, early, the Canadian Naval Auxiliary tug Glenside arrived towing the Royal Canadian Navy's Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Summerside from Shelburne, where it has been refitted by Irving...
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Nova Star a snowbird - NOT : Updated Post
Update: Original post (see below for latest news) The ferry Nova Star , like many Canadians, is heading to Florida for the winter. Reports indicate that winter heating a costs in Yarmouth are behind...
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Hamburg - really the last
Hamburg is really the last scheduled cruise ship of the season after all. Its arrival this morning, finally brings to the end one of the longest cruise seasons in memory. Usually the last ship is in...
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A rash of bulker repairs
The laden bulker Nordic Visby arrived November 13 at pier 31. Workers have bulit staging around the deck cranes and appear to be repairing the bearings.[scroll down for previous post]The well weathered...
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Gypsum Centennial - from the where are they now department
Staff in the Where are They Now Department have been working tirelessly for the past many moons to dig up the latest news on ships of days gone by. This time, not too many years have gone by since we...
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More bulkers
Two more bulkers to add to the recent list, both arriving in the wee hours of this morning.The Trabzon arrived at number one anchorage for an underwater inspection. That apparently did not take very...
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HDMS Niels Juel preview
Arriving at dusk this evening the Danish frigate Niels Juel did not co-operate for the camera, so this is only a preview.The 6,645 ton (full load displacement) vessel was built in a remarkably short...
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More ACL
ACL P classBack to Atlantic Container Line to fill in a blank from the last post. CARELineIn 1972 the French Cie Générale Transatlantique, and the two Swedish companies Wallenius and Swedish-Amerika...
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Canadian Coast Guard small craft - Part 1
The review of the Canadian Coast Guard in 1984 continues. Not just a big boat operator, the Canadian Coast Guard had numerous small craft too. So many in fact that it would be a monumental task to...
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Acadian and other movements
The Irving Oil tanker Acadian sailed from anchorage.An early report indicated that it would shift to anchor in the Basin, but it left for sea.The bulker Nordic Visby sailed in very windy and rough...
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Canadian Coast Guard small craft - Part 2
Back in 1984 the Dartmouth base was home to numerous small craft. Some worked navigation aids in small ports and others were tasked with pollution cleanup and other duties. (I have chosen photos taken...
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Seabed Prince to work off Nova Scotia
The Norwegian Seabed Prince tied up at pier 27 today to load gear for work offshore. The ship will be working for Secunda Canada to accommodate a dive team and and ROV to work on the export gas...
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1984 and Portugal calling
Back into the 1984 shoebox. 1984 was the year of the biggest Tall Ship event in Halifax for years. My vantage point off Point Pleasant Park for the Parade of Sail was not the best, and most of the...
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HMCS Iroquois gives and gets an invitation
Although a paying off sail past is not in the cards for HMCS Iroquois - the government does not want to call undue notice the occasion of her decommissioning - there will be a dockside ceremony...
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CMA CGM Montreal sold
The container ship CMA CGM Montreal is reported sold to undisclosed buyers for $US 7.2 mn. One of five ships in the Maersk / CMA CGM TA4 transatlantic service, it was in Halifax last Saturday. Built...
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CMB returns - if only briefly
Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) is one of the oldest Antwerp based shipping companies. Founded in 1895 it initially traded to Africa, but later became a general cargo and liner company.CMB operated a...
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Shipfaxhas reached another milestone with 1600 posts to date. It also received 1617 hits yesterday on the posting about HMCS Iroquois - another record.Thank you for your support. Comments, corrections...
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