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Arrivals, auspicious and otherwise + Sunday update
There were three notable arrivals in Halifax today - some making more of an impression than others.The first was the Canadian owned Zélada Desgagnés, arriving from Freeport, Bahamas, under the Barbados...
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Return from the Med
A strange sight for Halifax today was the arrival of an OOCL ship in non-OOCL livery. The Panamax OOCL Mexico arrived on G6 Alliance service and tied up at Fairview Cove.OOCL Mexico in the Narrows en...
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BBC Paula
The general cargo ship BBC Paula arrived this morning at pier 30 to discharge more steel fabricaitons for the McInnes cement plant in Port-Daniel, Quebec.The unmistakable hull blisters identify it as...
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Tankers moving
Amidst the usual container ship and autocarrier movements today there were two tanker moves of interest.British Serenity arrived only yesterday from New York. It appeared to have some cargo aboard, but...
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Tanker He Chi - needs a revision
A rare Chinese flag tanker put in today. A handysize tanker, He Chi is en route from New York to Montreal, and anchored for Asian gypsy moth inspection and to take bunkers.He Chi still carries the...
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OOCL Belgium - North Atlantic daredevil
 The container ship OOCL Belgium has gained something of a reputation as it plies back and forth between Europe and Montreal on the GEX1 service operated in conjunciton with MSC and Hapag-Lloyd.In...
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Torm and Torm Again
One of the world's leading tanker operators, the Danish company TORM is noted for its unique colour scheme. Their black hulls and burnt orange superstructures mean that they stand out wherever they go....
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Nolhanava returns to service, and a BONUS
The much traveled Nolhanava returned to service today after a hiatus of eight months. During that time the ship has been to Nantong, China for the installation of a ceramic membrane exhaust gas...
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OOCL Washington - Halterm for a change
Ships of the G-6 Alliance normally dock at the Fairview Cove container terminal, but this afternoon OOCL Washington opted to tie p at Halterm instead. The ship was quite lightly loaded, even though...
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He Chi - follow up
 It is not often that I get to actually follow up on the movement of a ship. It is also rare to get a decent photo from the window of a commercial aircraft. However I got a chance yesterday when,...
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MAN for AOPS
At Halifax Shipyard work is progressing on the construction of the first of the Arctic Offshore Patrol Vessels. Since the work is going on indoors in the shipyard's new Assembly facility it is rare to...
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Fairlift in Halifax - but no lift.
The heavy load carrier Fairlift made a day long visit to Halifax, but from my observation did not work any cargo. It did take on some fuel from RST (Irving) tank trucks,and there was some activity on...
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Vega Rose - bulker in transit
With the deep decline in bulk shipping these days, it is relatively rare to see bulk carriers in Halifax. Today's brief visit from the Panama flag Vega Rose was for an Asian gypsy moth inspection, so...
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Cars, gas and more waiting - all singing the blues
Much of Halifax's shipping activity this weekend has centered on automobiles and the fuel to run them. Of course there was other activity too and for some reason the predominant colour was blue.The big...
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Harbour Icons make strange neighbours
I usually cover the interesting arrivals and departures, particularly ships that have never been here before. However there are a lot of ships that rarely or never leave Halifax harbor, but do move...
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Titania takes a turn
It was a breezy day in Halifax harbour, and so must have presented some challenges for turning an auto carrier. However Titania pulled it off, with the help of two tugs.The ship arrived this morning at...
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Carnival Sunshine -
Carnival Sunshine called today for the first time since her major refit in 2013. Before that she was Carnival Destiny a regular here in the early 2000s.Dense fog creeps in as Carnival Sunshine gets...
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The Time Has Come
"The time has come," the Walrus said,"To talk of many things: Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax-- Of cabbages--and kings-- And why the sea is boiling hot-- And whether pigs have wings."I've talked -...
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Picking up - more or less- where we left off
Shipfax resumes its posts now that staff vacations are completed. It will still cover activities in Halifax Harbour - and elsewhere - but perhaps not with quite the the breathless urgency of before. We...
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Zuiderdam makes it this time, and more
As mentioned yesterday Zuiderdam's first scheduled visit to Halifax was scrubbed September 5 due to the storm Hermine. However the ship made it today and gusty winds and some intermittent mist and...
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