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Ocean Crescent at pier 9c
American flag ships are rare to see in Halifax, but this one (and similar sisters) are more likely to call. That is because they are non-Jones Act ships. To qualify under the Jones Act ships must be...
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Harbour Roundup
With a number of interesting ships and first time callers in Halifax over the past few days, it has been frustrating that weather conditions (particularly on land) have been so desperate as to preclude...
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Ingrid Gorthon to the breakers
The once familiar Ingrid Gorthon has sailed for the breakers in Alang, India. Renamed Forest Costa Rica in 2012, it sailed from Durban, South Africa February 5, giving an ETA of February 22 at Alang....
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Bonn Express to the breakers
It is the end of the road for another container ship. The rash of container ship scrappings, with the advent of new mega ships, continues apace as owners shed uneconomical tonnage- generally in the...
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Atlantic Companion en route
The Atlantic Companion is now due in Halifax Sunday, February 8, after having retreated to Liverpool when it suffered an engine breakdown January 20 south of Ireland. The ship left its anchorage in...
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Thorco Svendborg
Thorco Svenborg made a chilly arrival this morning, shrouded in sea smoke once it entered the harbour. The rising sun was trying valiantly to overcome the combination of relatively warm harbour water...
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Earl Grey anniversary
In this day and age a ship that lasts thirty years can claim a significant achievement. On February 8 CCGS Earl Grey will have reached its twenty-ninth birthday, leading into an eventful thirtieth...
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Ships Named Halifax - Halifax Express
A rename that does not quite match the spirit of the original.As you might expect HAPAG-Lloyd, one of Halifax's largest container customers, has named one of its ships Halifax Express. It was...
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Nova Scotia coasters - Part 1
In the days of wooden ships, Nova Scotia had a justifiable reputation for building fine big schooners. Best known are the two master fishing schooners, but there were also scores of trading schooners,...
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Ships named Halifax - MSC Halifax
The Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), now the second largest container shipping company in the world has taken a perhaps unique route to growth. It has bought old ships from competitors and continued to...
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Nova Scotia Coasters -Part 2
As mentioned in the last post W.L.Sweeney of Yarmouth was a major owner of these large coasters. In fact he may have been the individual owner of the most ships in Nova Scotia history-but that will...
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Ships named Halifax - HMCS Halifax
The most enduring ship to carry the name Halifax will almost certainly be the current HMCS Halifax, lead ship of the Royal Canadian Navy's Canadian Patrol Frigates. It is not the first naval ship to...
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Acadia takes bunkers
A ship called Acadia arrived today to take bunkers. This is not Irving Oil's Acadia, although that ship is also a frequent caller, but a crude oil tanker built in 2008 and originally named Overseas...
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SEDCO 709 in trouble
A semi-submersilbe drilling rig, built at Halifax Shipyard in the glory days of rig building was reported to be in trouble off China February 10. The rig SEDCO 709 was listing, with its deck nearly...
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C.T.M.A. mulls fleet replacement
Heavy ice north of Prince Edward Island has reduced ferry service from Souris, PE to Cap-aux-Meules, Magdalen Islands to three times a week. The ferry C.T.M.A Vacancier will now travel only in daylight...
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Nova Scotia Coasters - Part 3 Lady Grenfell
Sir Wilfred Grenfell was an important figure in the early days of the last century, and if he is largely ignored or forgotten today, it is time his legacy was remembered. The Canadian Coast Guard has a...
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HMCS Windsor - heading south perhaps
We hear that HMCS Windsor is heading south for winter exercises and some repairs in the balmy climes of Florida. Today would be the perfect day to go - sunny, cold, with a major snow storm due...
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C.T.M.A. continued.
Back in November I showed photos of two little wooden coasters operated by Co-opérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien of the Magdalen Islands....
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Ferries named Halifax (and Dartmouth) - Part 1
The Halifax-Dartmouth ferry service must be one of the most reliable means of transportation in the Halifax area. It seems to operate no matter the weather. However for the first time in many moons it...
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Ferries Named Halifax and Dartmouth - Part 2
Continuing the story of ferries named Halifax and Dartmouth a fourth set of ferries bearing the names entered service in 1979. Although they looked vaguely similar to their predecessors, they were...
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