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CPO Miami, Zim Tarragona - in from the fog
A swirling band of fog greeted CPO Miami and Zim Tarragona as they arrived for Halterm this morning. CPO Miami emerges from the band as the tug Atlantic Larch comes alongside. (Atlantic Willow is on...
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Fundy Rose...a rose by anyother name
I have been carping over the years about the process for naming ships and the often insipid names selected. The present government's penchant for naming ships has seemed mostly self-serving to me and...
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USSR - bulkers of the 1980s
It was not just bagged flour for Cuba that ships of the USSR loaded in Halifax. There was also bulk grain. As one of the world's largest grain producers, the USSR's crops were mostly centred on the...
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Tanks and Cans
The everlasting stream of product tankers continued today with some slight variations and the containers keep rolling. All on Korean built hulls.Iron Point at anchor in the lower harbour, awaits the...
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Saturday Summary
It was quiet in Halifax harbour for most of the day, then all activity seemed to be happening at once for a short time, before quietng down again. Here is a north to south tour:Early this morning saw...
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Veendam returns
After cutting short its 2014 fall cruise season Veendam arrived this morning, apparently restored to good order.With a recorded wind speed of 3 knots, Veendam arrived in ideal conditions, its bulbous...
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Helene J, Voyage 001
Melfi Lines was represented this morning by the container ship Helen J, flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda. The German owned ship has changed names eleven times since it was built in 1997 by MTW,...
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Fishing Boats, Now and Then
Once upon a time Halifax was a major fishing port, but nowadays, things are different. We usually see the herring seining fleet once or twice a year for a week or so at a time as they chase the...
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Busy, but foggy and drizzly
A oslty drizzly day cleared off somewhat giving a chance to see most of the departures.A new to Halifax autocarrier Paganino got a bit ahead of me departing Autoport. Built in 2009 as CSAV Rio Tata, it...
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Atlantic Project II
Atlantic RoRo Carriers (ARRC) http://www.arrcm.com/ make occasional calls in Halifax, on their operation between St.Petersburg, Russia to Baltimore, New Orleans and Tampa. Long time users of...
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Herrin'-Ho
The Leroy and Barry II returned to port this morning with a load of herring, and judging by the number of trucks lined up at pier 24, more boats are due.The chute has positioned over the hatch on the...
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Zim London - new to us
An empty container ship arrived at Halterm today. Zim London has apparently been shifted from one route to another, starting in Halifax, and so arrived with no containers on board. Its name does not...
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USS Virginia
Attended by CNAV Glenside and several small craft, USS Virginia has passed Meagher's Beach inbound. A 200 meter exclusion zone was declared around the sub during its transit.The submarine USS Virginia...
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Saturday Roundup
The officially renamed Fundy Rose was turned at Pier 9B this afternoon. The ship's port side has been repainted from the shoreside after the installation of new liferaft launching equipment. It will...
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CSL and minerals
Canada Steamship Lines and its affiliate CSL International have a large fleet of self-unloading ships to carry a variety of bulk cargoes. Today there were two CSL ships in Halifax, one from each side...
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Bochem Mumbai inspection
The chemical tanker Bochem Mumbai anchored for Asian gyspy moth inspection this morning. The ship is truly international in its ownership and operating structure. Built in 2010 by Hachinohe, Japan as...
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Pearl Mist - half day visit
The Halifax-built mini-cruise ship Pearl Mist made a half day visit to pier 22 today, sailing over the noon hour.The ship went into service for the first time in 2013 after several years of layup...
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Triple Header in the South End
It was a busy time late this afternoon with one ship sailing and two arriving.Zim Alabama sailed from Halterm, looking nearly full.Zim Alabama flies the Marshal Islands flag, and is operated by...
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Slim pickings
It was slim pickings in the harbour today, as compared to yesterday, and due to various timing conflicts it was only possible to catch one ship underway, and that was the autocarrier Torino sailing...
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The fog creeps in
"The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on."Carl Sandburg had it right when it comes to today's harbour conditions. Exiting Eastern...
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