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Irving Woodside - official opening
Today was the official inauguration of the new $80 million dollar Irving Oil facility in Woodside. Consisting a of a rebuilt pier, distribution centre and tank storage, the installation is now totally...
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Energy Panther heads up
The tanker Energy Panther took up an unusual position in the harbour today. Ships at anchor are normally oriented with the bows in the northeasterly direction. However with a weather system building in...
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That's the breaks
Thanks to some well timed breaks in the fog and driving rain, there were a few photo ops of harbour activity today.The cruise ship Sirena arrived and tied up at pier 22. Although there was not a great...
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Sunday follow up
As I mentioned yesterday the tanker Emergy Panther moved from anchor to Irving Oil Woodside - signalling an interesting development. Irving Oil is now importing refined product for local distribution....
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The Antigua and Barbuda flag general cargo ship Nordkap arrived at anchor this morning. It sails for HC Chartering of Hamburg and is a multi-purpose carrier, with box shaped holds and adjustable tween...
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More stuff from 1986 - part 4 of a series
Until recently diesel locomotives were built in Canada. GM's Electro-Motive Division in London, ON built the units for domestic users and for export. Most of the latter came through Halifax and were...
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Weather plays havoc with schedules
Time and tide may wait for no man, but man certainly has to wait for suitable weather, and such was the case with the the port today.High winds (accompanied by heavy rain) for the third weekend in a...
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Weekend catch up
Yesterday's weather meant that today was a catch up day for several ships, and for Shipfax too.The tanker Acadian made it into port last evening, and apparently has not resolved the engine problems it...
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Thorco Liva - maybe looking for work
The multi-purpose general cargo ship Thorco Liva was anchored off port this morning. It arrived at pier 9C later in the day, but did not seem to be in any hurry to work cargo. It arrived from Belfast,...
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Merger for Survival
Another huge coming together of shipping lines has been announced. This one is more than just an alliance, it is an actual merger and represents the desperate times most container shipping companies...
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ZIM Alabama
ZIM Alabama sailed at about 1730 hrs this afternoon, leaving pier 42. At pier 41 was ZIM Barcelona. With two sailings a week it is not hard to understand that ZIM Integrated Shipping Lines is an...
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Atlantic Erie - one for the books
The days are numbered for the self-unloading bulk carrier Atlantic Erie. Its Canadian register was closed October 5 and CSL company markings have been painted over. It has been registered in...
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Kathryn Spirit - another scrapping
A ship that has been in a sort of limbo for five years will finally be scrapped this winter. The Kathryn Spirit was to be broken up at Beauharnois, QC, just below the Seaway locks in 2011. However the...
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Saturday sailings
It was a day for outbound ships as all arrivals were in early morning or early evening darkness.Colorado Highway made a brief visit to Autoport, arriving early morning and sailing before noon.The...
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Cosco Izmir - smallest ship
It's not often that a smallest ship gets much attention, but today's arrival of Cosco Izmir is worth noting. It is the smallest ship to appear in Halifax for the Columbus loop operated by CMA CGM, UASC...
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One way traffic in the Narrows
As the name implies, the Narows is not wide enough for two large ships to pass.The shadow of the A.Murray MacKay bridge falls across the Mary as it makes its way toward Bedford Basin. Tug Atlantic...
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Maersk Patras
A one time regular caller in Halifax may be on the way to the scrapyard after an engine room fire. Starting in 2011 Maersk Patras was one of the ships on Maersk's transatlantic service to Montreal and...
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Fairview Cove Action - and more for Halterm
Cerescorp's Fairview Cove container terminal was a busy spot for a time today. An early morning arrival of Atlantic Sail had the west end of the pier busy all morning. The late morning arrival of NYK...
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Three tugs - some waiting
When the port has three berthing tugs standing by but has an arrival and two departures scheduled for virtually the same time, someone will have to wait. That happens from time to time and it did...
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Aside from a pilotage order for 2330 hrs tonight for the auto carrier Grand Cosmo there has been no commercial shipping traffic in Halifax harbour after the departure of CMA CGM La Scala at 2200 hrs...
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