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A.P.A. in all weathers
The sun begins to burrn off heavy clouds of sea smoke this morning. With little harbour activity, the pilot boats sit calmy at their dock.The main pilot boat Chebucto Pilot is back from its refit, but...
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Where Have All the Con-Ros gone - Part 2
Among the Con-Ros gone from the scene were some very impressive looking ships:Polish Ocean Line (POL)The Polish national shipping company formed the French-Polish Shipping Co and built four stylish...
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Out with the old
Crews have been dismantling two old straddle carriers at Halterm this week. Number 76 undergoes the torch.All that's left of another one.The old units have been out of service for a while, replaced...
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Where Have All the Con-Ros Gone - Part 3
Miscellaney:BrostromsBullaren, was built in 1979 by Gotaverken, Arendal , Norway for Rederi A/B Transatlantic [RABT], which, at the time, was owned by Brostroms, also of Sweden. It was nominally...
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Where Have All the Con-Ros Gone - Part 4 The Russians are Coming
USSRThe Russians Are Coming (repeat) was a hilarious movie about Russian submariners landing in the United States. Had there been a real invasion from the USSR it would likely have been supported by...
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Halifax Shipyard gets the green light
Good News Item 1 File photos of the new building hall at Halifax Shipyard. The long awaited finalization of the contract to build Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) was announced yesterday. Halifax...
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Sunday Morning by the numbers
Some sea smoke lingers in the harbour at sunrise.There was activity in the harbour early this morning. Last night's departure of the tanker Algonova freed up berth #3 at Imperial Oil, High Fidelity...
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More Sunday by the numbers
HMCS Toronto made an ice-clad arrival - which I missed- and tied up at HMC Dockyard Jetty Charlie 3 about 1000, to be met by dependents and other well wishers. After six months in the Mediterranean,...
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Grimaldi's new service to Halifax
The January 12 arrival in Halifax of Grimaldi Lines'Grande Napoli presaged a new service that will start in February.Billed as the first direct Mediterranean to East Coast North America RoRo service...
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BBC Maryland
BBC Maryland arrived last night at pier 27. The ship appears to have some large metal fabrications on deck forward. There was no sign of activity at the ship this morning - probably due to high winds...
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Where Have All the ConRos Gone - Part 5
When bad things happen to nice Con-RosIt seems that almost everyone in the shipping business tried to get in on the Con-Ro game. Some were more successful than others. Some of their ships ran in to...
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Lowlands Boreas for bunkers
The bulker Lowlands Boreas anchored for bunkers this morning. The ship is a fairly new one, built in 2013 by Zhejiang East Coast Shipbuilding in Zhoushan, China for the Belgian company Cobelfret. The...
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Where Have All the Con-Ros Gone - Part 6
Wilhelmsen Lines and partnersWilhelm Wilhelmsen, the long time general cargo operators from Norway, were always innovators, and even their late general cargo ships were refitted with extra wide...
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Atlantic Companion - engine problems
The Atlantic Companion suffered an engine breakdown January 20 off the Fastnet Rocks and was adrift for about twelve hours. The ship was en route Liverpool, UK to Halifax, and drifted with the current...
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Where Have All the Con-Ros Gone - Part 7
Large ocean going Con-Ros or Ro-Cons are much reduced in numbers, with Grimaldi the major operator in the field now. Their Europe /Africa / mid-East services are still using lots of the big ships, and...
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Let Me Count the Ways
The oddly named tanker Two Million Ways arrived this morning and berthed at Valero (Ultramar) in Eastern Passage. The Cypriot flagged ship is a sizeable one for a product tanker at 40,685 grt, 73,965...
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Casualty Updates
Australian SpiritThe rudderless tanker Australian Spirit has arrived safely in Setubal, Portugal, in tow of the tug Janus. When leaving Halifax January 7, they gave an ETA of January 18 in Portugal....
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Where Have All the Con-ros Gone - Part 8 (and last)
Canadian Con-RosAstron Docked in St.John's - Mediterranean style - Astron shows off its flush deck with a hatch cover removed to load containers below deck.Arriving in Halifax for Atlantc Searoute,...
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Kouros anchors instead
The tanker Kouros arrived this afternoon on schedule, and everyone expected it to go to Imperial Oil dock #3. By everyone, I mean me and the tug Atlantic Willow which set out to meet the ship at the...
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Irving Shipbuilding Inc grabs the gold ring
The announcement that Irving Shipbuilding Inc has been named prime contractor the RCN frigate replacement program is perhaps the biggest news coming out of Halifax Shipyard since the announcement in...
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