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Do Not Panic
Thank you for the comments praising this blog, some of which I published, others I dared not, and others decrying the demise of Shipfax.Don't weep yet! It will just change form in 2016. I am not sure...
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A miscellaneous sort of day
There was a little bit of everything today, with ships coming and going at all hours.A huge gantry on the port side carries an ROV. The control umbilical runs to a spool. The gantry aft is used to...
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HMCS Annapolis now a reef
I missed this one, which occurred April 4:HMCS Annapolis, a product of Halifax Shipyard was sunk as an artificial reef.There is good coverage of the event on the B.C. Artificial Reef website.Annapolis...
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Windmills for the mid-west
The British flag Johanna C stopped in Halifax with a load of windmill blades from the far east. The ship took bunkers and sailed on to Montreal. After Seaway inspection it will proceed on to Duluth, MN...
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Genmar George T. for bunkers - and a digression into Japanese shipbuilding
En route to Whiffen Head, NL for a cargo of crude oil, the tanker Genmar George T. put in to Halifax this afternoon for bunkers. The last port given for the ship was Dalian, China in February, - which...
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Regal Princess [2] to skip
The cruise ship Regal Princess will not be opening the cruise season in Halifax April 19 as planned. This was to be the ship's inaugural call in the port, but it has been cancelled due to en route...
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Thorco in Pictou
The general cargo ship Thorco Asia appeared to be loaded and just about ready to sail this afternoon in Pictou.Owned in Germany (but registered in Antigua and Barbuda) and under the technical...
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HMC Iroquois and Athabaskan (correction Algonquin) , the final indignity...
It was announced that HMCS AthabaskanAlgonquin* and Iroquois will be paid off May 1. Neither ship will be given a traditional sail past, nor the opportunity to fly a paying off pennant. Instead the...
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Skogafoss and other Icelandic matters
Today's arrival and departure of Reykjafoss was the only activity at Halterm all weekend. This is no doubt due to ships working to avoid Easter overtime in other ports adjusted their timetables...
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TransPine - a rare visitor [REVISED]
The ships of Rederi AB TransAtlantic of Sweden and its predecessor company Gorthons were once frequent callers in Halifax for bunkers and voyage repairs. Specializing in carrying paper products, they...
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Quadriga back again
In last week for its asian gypsy moth inspection, http://shipfax.blogspot.ca/2015/04/saturday-round-up-and-spring-may-be-here.html the Quadriga was back today on the Maersk transatlantic service (but...
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Voruta and Lisco
Ships of the Lithuanian Shipping Co also known as LISCO, (Lietuvos Juru Laivininkyste or LJL) currently operates about a dozen ships and we usually see one or two a year arriving for bunkers.Voruta...
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Hull Speed in the Narrows
It is not uncommon to see one of the navy pup tugs transiting the Narrows at hull speed, but to see a Coast Guard ship operating at anything above dead slow is rare. Listerville north bound in the...
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NYK Diana rates a double escort
When NYK Diana arrived this afternoon the fog outside the harbour was so thick that the ship had to be lead in part of the way by the pilot boat before the pilot could board. That is not unheard of,...
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Shamrock coming back (as Nolhanava)
Arriving in Halifax for the fist time January 20, 2001.A ship built specifically to run between Halifax and St-Pierre et Miquelon is arriving back in Halifax tomorrow and tying up at pier 34. Built in...
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Sunlight Ace sees some sunshine, TransPine goes to anchor
Not much activity in Halifax harbour today, but the autocarrier Sunlight Ace did see some sunshine for a time, after it arrived out of the fog at noon time. Once inside Meagher's Beach, the ship was...
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More rails, this time it's Freya
CN's insatiable need for rails means steady business for Halifax. A parade of ships manages to keep up with the demand, by bringing in and stockpiling cargo at pier 27. Today's arrival is typical of...
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Amadea - season opener
It was a gloomy start to the cruise season this morning as Amadea became the first ship* of the year for the second time. There was an early promise of some sunshine, but that soon changed as cloud...
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Grand Benelux - not your usual ACLer
Shipping lines adopt various colour schemes to distinguish their ships from their competitors. Various shades of the primary colours of red, blue and green seem to be as popular as greys and blacks, so...
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Nelvana - end of the road
The Panamax self-unloading bulker Nelvana arrived off Aliaga, Turkey April 24, and will be borken up in the very near future. The tug Atlantic Willow assists Nelvana to her berth in Auld's Cove, with...
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