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Today's activities-from the Dartmouth side
Bess at Autoport, unloading an endless stream of Mercs and Bimmers:Acadian at anchor waiting a berth at Imperial Oil, while Survival Systems lifeboat training goes on:Repairs to Louis S. St-Laurent...
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Leif Ericson - departs at last
Marine Atlantic's truck ferry Leif Ericson got away form the Novadock late this afternoon after a six week refit. The ship spent yesterday and today afloat in the Novadock, seemingly ready to sail. It...
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Kim Jacob - Suezmax tanker arrives
The Suezmax crude tanker Kim Jacob arrived this afternoon after an earlier arrival was scrubbed. The ship was built in 1998 by Daewoo Heavy Industries in South Korea and measures 81,265 gross tons and...
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IT Intrepid and IT Interceptor, seeing double at pier 9
The cable ship IT Intrepid arrived this morning and tied up alongside IT Interceptor at pier 9. Soon after the crews began transferring material from one ship to the other.International Telecom Canada...
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Sunday traffic - mostly departures
At sunrise this morning the open hatch cargo ship Star Kilimanjaro sat peacefully in one of the outer anchorages, awaiting her turn at the grain berth.By late morning the departures began with the...
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Star Kilimanjaro - state of the art open hatch cargo ship
After my little essay on open hatch cargo ships (see: White Pearl http://shipfax.blogspot.ca/2013/02/white-pearl-open-hatch-cargo-type.html ) it is interesting to see today's arrival Star Kilimanjaro...
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Rotterdam Express and freezing spray
Freezing spray warnings were issued for the harbour and approaches today as temperatures plunged and the wind picked up in advance of some nasty weather for the next few days.Rotterdam Express showed...
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Los Angeles Express-waits at anchor before docking
1. Los Angeles Express at number one anchorage.The post-Panamax container ship Los Angeles Express arrived this morning and anchored in the harbour. She weighed anchor about 1130 and berthed at...
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Cypress Galaxy - inspection visit.
1. Cypress Galaxy has her starboard anchor cleared and ready as she passes up west of George's Island this morning. The ship had anchored off Halifax for a time before coming in to port.The Panama...
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Jan van Gent for pier 31.
The cargo ship Jan van Gent made one of its regular calls in Halifax today to unload nickel sulfides from Cuba. for Nirint Line. The ship has made previous calls in Halifax, but this is the first time...
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Atlantic Superior - winter visitor departs
1. Atlantic Superior sails with a cargo of gypsum but only loaded to the permissible St.Lawrence Seaway draft of 26'-3".Wintering in Halifax gives a spinal shudder to all but a few hardy natives,...
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Bulk Costa Rica - first in
1. The Bulk Costa Rica makes its way inbound to an anchorage. Another period of blustery weather had the port on weather watch all day. High winds again prevented pilots from boarding inbound ships or...
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Lieke, not Leaky
The Dutch cargo ship Leike arrived this evening and tied up at pier 31 with the assistance of Atlantic Oak. Built in 2011, the 7580 gross ton, 9,214 deadweight vessel is operated by Moerman.Although it...
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Floragracht - Spliethoff F class
1. Floragracht weighs anchor. Note the web between the submerged bulbous bow and the stem. The bulb projects .5m beyond the bow. Another of the distinctive Spliethoff ships made an over night stay in...
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NBP Liner - of on a long trip
The small general cargo ship NBP Liner sailed late this afternoon for Santos, Brazil after bunkering. The ship is of German origin, flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda. It was built in China by...
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Oceanex Sanderling rolls in for the seond time this week
1 and 2 There is still a significant swell outside Meagher's Beach.As previously reported Oceanex will now be calling in Halifax twice per week due to large cargo demandsfor...
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IT Intrepid back from cable repair
1. IT Intrepid turns in the Narrows in a stiff breeze. IT Telecom's IT Intrepid returned this afternoon from a cable repair job off Rose Blanche, NL. See previous post:...
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Constable Carrière - prep for launch tomorrow
Halifax Shipyards moved the Constable Carrière onto the turntable this morning and lined it up for tomorrow's 1600 scheduled launch.Once safely launched it will be moved to pier 9B for final fit out.
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C-E Alliance - big bulker for CFIA inspection
If there was any doubt that ships travel the world in the course of their work, the recent spate of arrivals for Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) inspections should put that to rest.The Canadian...
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Constable Carrière, like a duck to water
The fourth in a series of nine Canadian Coast Guard Hero class patrol vessels, Constable Carrière, took to the water today in a controlled launch at Halifax Shipyard. There was no ceremony, so shipyard...
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