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Northern Delegation
Another in the odd assortment of ships on the G6 service arrived in Halifax this evening. This time it is Northern Delegation, a Liberian flagged ship owned by Norddeutsche Rederei Schulte of...
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Ins and Outs
The harbour ferry Christopher Stannix returned to the inner harbour after a week on Canadian Maritime Engineering Ltd's marine railway at Sambro Head (at the western mainland side of the entrance to...
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Port Stats Down -again, but there is (hidden) good news
The Port of Halifax has issued its most recent cargo statistics and it shows a drop in container traffic again, but does confirm that the G6 Alliance is adding a port call and another line will start...
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Try it again with EM Kea
CMA CGM brought in EM Kea today on its shared service with Maersk. After a pair of unfortunate breakdowns and a number of substitutes, they seem to have settled on this ship as their regular ship for...
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Who will it be - CMA CGM a prime candidate
The recent mention of a new line coming into Halifax, and one that is familiar with the port, got the diggers working and one industrious reader has come up with CMA CGM.Left out of the eventual Maersk...
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One Two for Fairview Cove
Two ships arrived for Fairview Cove this morning, one after the other.Inbound approaching Ives Knoll, NYK Rumina was an imposing sight with its lofty superstructure, but with most containers only...
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Princess of Acadia Bows Out
Princessof Acadia made her final crossings Saint John to Digby and Digby to Saint John today. There was to be much fanfare on both sides of the run before the ship lays up in Saint John.The ship made...
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Barges for the Big Lift Project
This summer will see the start of the Big Lift project to replace the decking of the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge across Halifax Harbour. Fabrication of the new deck sections will take place at Cherubini...
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Barges for the Big Llift Project - Part 2
The two barges finally arrived this afternoon and after slowly making their way in from the pilot station, they were shepherded alongside the Cherubini dock by RMI Marine's Belle-D and Captain...
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Outbound
The Canadian Coast Guard is keeping CCGS Samuel Risley as it fills in for both Sir William Alexander and Edward Cornwallis. It has been buoy tending on short trips out of Halifax and participating in...
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In port R and R
It was an idyllic evening in Halifax and that was embodied by by HMCS Summerside resting at anchor in Bedford Basin, with its anchor cable straight up and down.It looked like a pinic on the after deck,...
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Cleaning up
Shipfaxwill be taking a break during August. However I will be back in September. Expect changes however, as I will begin to transition to an as yet unknown format. As the recent retirement of Princess...
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BIG Changes
It is a time of big changes in Halifax's port and on many other fronts.To pick up where I left off, the veteran ferry Princess of Acadia was laid up in Saint John after its replacement Fundy Rose came...
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Seabourn Quest tragedy
Some time after leaving Boston on September 11 a passenger was lost overboard from the cruise ship Seabourn Quest, 10 miles off Cape Ann. A large search was initiated and the Rockport harbour master's...
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Big Day at Halterm
The official inauguration ceremony for CMA CGM's new service to Halifax took place at Halterm today. The CMA CGM Melisande arrived yesterday and after completing its work moved around to pier 36 for...
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Liberty of the Seas
The Royal Caribbean International Freedom class Liberty of the Seas made a wide sweep around George's Island this morning on its approach to pier 20.Built in 2007, the ship and its two sisters, Freedom...
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Classic Visitor
Marco Polo outclassed the other two cruise ships in Halifax today (Veendam and Carnival Splendour) not only with its classic good looks, but also with its unique history.It was built in 1965 by the...
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Splendid sight
A rare sight in Halifax is two cruise ships meeting each other. This evening that event took place as the departing Celebrity Summit met the inbound Caribbean Princess.After several bursts of 5 warning...
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Article 7
The 2006 ft long seawall, comprising berths 20 to 22, was well occupied today with two big ships, Caribbean Princess (951 ft long) which arrived yesterday and Serenade of the Seas (964 ft long) which...
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Sunday round up: Autoport's safety valve, ACL's substitute, and please take a...
With four autocarriers due in Halifax in the space of two days, Autoport needed congestion relief. As it turned out there was relief in sight.Cattleya Ace ready to sail from Autoport, with tug...
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