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Imperial Oil Tankers - Part 1 - Imperial Quebec
One of the effects of Imperial Oil's decision to stop refining activities in Dartmouth on the eastern side of Halifax harbour in 2013 is the decline in coastal tankers. Now as a storage facility, it...
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HC Bea-Luna - more cranes for Halifax Shipyard
Halifax Shipyard's new shipbuilding facility will be well equipped with cranes. It is hard to imagine how many there will be based on the number they have received so far. Another shipment arrived thus...
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Imperial Oil Tankers - Part 2 - Imperial Acadia
The previous post featured Imperial Quebec, which was considered quite up to date for 1957, but the next new ship for Imperial was truly modern and set the pattern for two subsequent ships.Imperial...
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NYK Constellation makes a big turn
The G6 Alliance container ship NYK Constellation had a to make a wide turn around Seaview Point this evening after leaving Fairview Cove. There was a stiff breeze blowing down from the north and the...
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Imperial Oil Tankers - Part 3 - Imperial Bedford
In 1969 Imperial Oil took delivery of its second tanker built to the new pattern established by Imperial Acadia, but 40% larger. A product of the Davie Shipyard in Lauzon, QC, Imperial Bedford measured...
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Heidelberg Express - another one gone
It has been announced that Hapag-Loyd have sold Heidelberg Express to Turkish breakers. It was built in 1989 by Howaldltswerke Deutsche-Werk in Kiel measuring 29,939 grt, 36,000 dwt. For a brief time...
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Imperial Oil Tankers - Part 4 - Imperial St.Clair
A,B,C, Imperial Acadia (right background) Imperial Bedford (foreground), Imperial St.Clair (left) The third and final new ship built for Imperial Oil, based on the original concept of the Imperial...
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Decisive arrival
The second member of the Hibernia Express cable laying team arrived this morning for pier 28. Decisive is a sister ship to Resolute that has been working for the past week on laying the shore end of...
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Seapike returns
The product tanker Seapike is making a return visit to Halifax, anchoring in the lower harbour. It was last here in February 2012 en route from Philadelphia to Lewisporte, NL. It loaded additive for...
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Imperial Oil Tankers - Part 6 - small fry, big fry and odd man out
As Canada's largest oil company, Imperial covered both coasts and the Great Lakes and provided harbour bunkering services and deep sea crude transport.CoastalOne of the smaller tankers in the Imperial...
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Weekend Roundup
Work continues seven days a week to prepare Canada 2014 for its service between Digby ands Saint John.The ship's old name, Blue Star Ithaki has been burned off the bow and stern, at least on the shore...
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Mei Hua Hai
The Chinese flag bulker Mei Hua Hai arrived this morning for Asian Gypsy Moth inspection. The big ship came in via the western (deepwater) channel, which comes very close to the shore below York...
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Damgracht first call in Halifax
The Dutch multi-purpose ship Damgracht made its first call in Halifax today and it was a brief one. The ship arrived early this morning at pier 31 to unload two oversize pieces (as yet unidentified) .A...
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Silver Whisper overnights
All is not going exactly according to plan with this year's cruise ship season - but it is early days. The planned first ship had to bypass Halifax due to bad weather at sea. The second ship's visit...
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Stadt Cadiz - More Bad News for Maersk
Maersk's grueling North Atlantic service to Canada has claimed another victim. The four ship service which sees weekly calls in Montreal and Halifax, was originally operated with Maersk ships only....
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Maasdam back, Freya sails (finally)
The perennial cruiser Maasdam made it first call of the season today. Built in 1993 it has been a regular since 1999. This year it is expected to make 16 visits. Sistership Veendam has also been...
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Maersk life goes on
Maersk Palermo arrived and sailed on time today, and did not appear to have taken on any extra cargo left from Stadt Cadiz. Maersk Palermo outbound.Passing the wind buoy off Herring Cove.Stadt Cadiz...
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The container ship CPO Miami is due in Halifax May 12 to take on the Maersk containers from the broken down Stadt Cadiz. It only took on its present name in March after a long term charter to United...
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Autoport doubleday
It was a two ship day at Autoport, with one short visit in the morning and a longer stay starting this afternoon.First in was Grande Roma. The ship, with its Grimadli Group white over yellow colour...
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Ottawa where are you - Miner wreck - not done yet and Main-à-Dieu 1982
Why this picture? - see the end of this post.News that the wreck of the Miner (ex Canadian Miner) on Scatarie Island is nearly cleaned up, but is now stalled until after lobster season, is mostly good...
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