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FIRST WORKING DAY OF 2016
After the New Year's Day holiday, activity ramped up again in the port as ships were arriving at all the main centres of operation.The first ship of the year for Cerescorp's Fairview Cove container...
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2000 in 2016
This post is number 2000 since Shipfaxbegan as a blog in 2009. I am as surprised as anyone that it has lasted as long as it has, and I hope it is and will continue to be a reliable source of...
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HMCS Fredericton sails for NATO
It was a bitterly cold afternoon in Halifax, with temperature at the -10C mark, with a very brisk breeze making it feel more like -20 something, as HMCS Fredericton got away from HMC Dockyard for a six...
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Atlantic Star - ACL's G4 makes its debut
The first of five new fourth generation (G4) ships for Atlantic Container Line made its Halifax debut this morning. (The large letter G on the funnel casing stands for the Grimaldi Group, owners of ACL...
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General Updates on Atlantic Star and HMCS Fredericton, etc.,
Atlantic Star will remain in port overnight January 6. Although it was still working containers late in the afternoon, the stern ramp was in the up position. This is most unusual since it is usually...
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Atlantic Star - in business
Whatever problems Atlantic Star had with its stern ramp yesterday were overcome and the ramp was down and in use today.The high angle view also shows how secure containers are when nestled in the...
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Atlantic Progress for Nirint
The much traveled Atlantic Progress arrives Friday morning for Nirint Shipping. To my knowledge it is the first time the ship has called in Halifax, but it has operated in this area under six different...
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Quiet Saturday
There was very little activity in Halifax harbour today, with only one daylight arrival, and that was the regular caller NYK Demeter for Fairview Cove.The 55,534 grt, 66,000 dwt ship has been calling...
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Famille Dufour II - slow speed to Halifax
The high speed catamaran tour boat Famille Dufour II arrived in Halifax last night at 8.5 knots instead of its cruising speed of 30 knots.Famille Dufour II tied up at Connors Diving's base adjacent to...
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Back in business
Left over rough seas and continuing high winds from last night's storm had the Halifax pilot boat off station this morning. As the day wore on conditions improved and the boat got underway at noon....
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Canadian Tanker traffic
The Canadian tanker business is in a state of flux, with comings and goings in various fleets.AlgomaAlgoma Tankers, which took over the Imperial Oil (Esso) fleet in 1998, faced a major shift in its...
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Kathryn Spirit - more trouble for troubled ship
Kathryn Spirit, an occasional visitor to Halifax and long a derelict in Quebec, appears be in for more trouble.The ship has been tied up in Beauharnois, QC since 2011 where it was to be broken up....
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Busy Basin
Most of the shipping today was in Bedford Basin - although some of the ships weren't moving.It was probably even colder than it looked, so this bench remained abandoned. With two ship unloading at...
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Atlantic Star - Give Me Forty Acres
ACL's new Atlantic Star made its return appearance in Halifax Wednesday January 20, eastbound. Some mechanical issues with the stern thruster and ramp again caused the ship to extend its stay in port...
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Milo moves on
The bunkering tanker Milo sailed this afternoon for Montreal.Milo will be working for Shell Canada when it reaches Montreal, despite the Esso sign in the background of this photo.Milo arrived January...
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Coast Guard Type 1100 upgades on the way
CCGS Sir William Alexander is one of six Type 1100 ships in the CCG fleet. It was built by Marine Industries Ltd in Sorel, QC in 1987. Two federal ministers descended on St.John's Friday January 22 to...
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British Merlin - safe in port
The fully loaded BP Tanker British Merlin (Isle of Man flag) finally arrived in Halifax in the wee hours of this morning. It had reported a turbo charger malfunction and was taken in tow by the big...
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BBC HAREN - a question of timing and luck
No sooner had Halterm announced the impending acquisition of some new shoreside equipment to the tune of $4.5 mn than they had a container crane failure while unloading the ship BBC Haren.Container...
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BIO Fire and Dockyard Spill
With little shipping activity to view, a trip around Halifax harbour today still revealed a few itrems of note.At around 1635 this afternoon a fire broke out at a building on the grounds of the Bedford...
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UASC More Big - for now
The Columbus Loop service operated jointly by CMA CGM, China Shipping (CSCL) and United Arab Shipping (UASC) brought in another of their large ships today. UASC Umm Qasr at 9034 TEU ties sister ship...
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