Coasting license refusal
The Canadian Transportation Agency is tasked, among other things, with reviewing applications for coasting licenses. They then make recommendation to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency...
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More stuff from 1986 - part 5 of a series
Another random series of news from 1986.A number of ships arrived in Halifax for damage repair during the year. A surprising nunber of them were standard type or series built ships:Alkyonis Among the...
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When the saints come marching in
 Two ships, mirror imaging each other at Imperial Oil.Two saints were tied up at Imperial Oil today. Saints names are not as popular with ships as they once were, so it was a bit of a rare sight. Not...
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Sir Robert Bond - an unlikely future
The Newfoundland ferry Sir Robert Bond has been sold "as is" after a two year layup. The new owner, known as Beausejour Peat Moss Inc plans to use the ship to transport New Brunswick peat moss to the...
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The Port of Halifax is inviting participation in its master planning exercise. To start they are offering a new website to give background and to complete a survey.Go to PlanOurPort.ca here:...
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Edward Cornwallis from 1986
The first post World War II ship to be designed and built for the Department of Transport was retired in 1986 at the venerable age of 37. It is hard to believe that its successor is now 30 years old...
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Goodbye Iroquois
There will be many sad faces on the waterfront at 5 pm tomorrow (Tuesday November 22) when the decommisioned HMCS Iroquois is towed away from HMC Dockyard to the scrappers in Liverpool.The sun was...
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A last look at Iroquois
As it turned out Iroquois"sailed" at 1600hrs not 1700hrs, allowing for one last try at some photos. The sun was just setting behind cloudy skies with a very light snow shower, but the extra hour was a...
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Noreaster
Not the storm, but the ship, Nor'easter blew into Halifax last evening. It is the first time this particular tanker has docked at the refurbished Irving Oil terminal in Woodside. It is also the first...
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Louis S. St-Laurent sails
Canada's largest icebreaker, the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent sailed from the Bedford Institute pier late this afternoon for an undisclosed destination.This year it went to work in the arctic leaving...
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More Stuff from 1986 - Part 6 of a series
The autumn of 1986 and winter of 1986-87 was a big year for Japanese tuna fishing. Late in September, the fleet of white longliners began to arrive in Halifax for stores. These sleek boats migrated...
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Woodside I turns 30
On November 29, 1986 the ferry Woodside I arrived in Dartmouth for the first time. Built to operate a new cross harbour service from Woodside on the Dartmouth shore to the Halifax terminal, it was...
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Oberon - hawsepipe view
In despicable weather and hemmed in at pier 27-28 as it was, I consider myself lucky to have got a mostly unobstructed view of the Wallenius the large car truck carrier Oberon.Built in 2007 by Daewoo...
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Dimitrios K. - ship with a history
The general cargo ship Dimitrios K. is due for bunkers December 1. The ship has been here before and made the news early in its career.The Wuhu Shipyard in Wuhu, China built the ship in 2001 as the...
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Are there storm clouds ahead for ZIM
With the most recent container line takeover, reducing the number of major players on the industry from 11 to 10, questions swirl around the future of ZIM.ZIM Piraeus arrives on Wednesday, one of two...
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Irving invasion
There were two tankers in port today, both operated by Irving Oil.The Marshall Islands flagged Great Eastern arrived Friday and tied up at Imperial Oil #4 dock.Great Eastern at Imperial Oil dock #4....
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Caribbean Princess - her name is mud
The cruise ship Caribbean Princess, a familiar caller in Halifax, has just made history by receiving the largest environmental fine ever levied on a ship in the United States. The $40 million fine is...
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It was a quiet week...
As Garrison Keillor used to say every week on the Prairie Home Companion (NPR Radio in the USA)- It was a quiet week in Lake Wobegon.Halifax harbour somewhat resembled Lake Wobegon this past week....
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Grand Manan - sad end to a fine little ship
CBC News New Brunswick is reporting on what appears to be the end of the line for a ferry that once served Grand Manan Island. See the report and short video clip:...
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Shell going for litterbug of the year award
Nova Scotia has become the latest target for the "let someone else do it" policy of one of the world's largest (and richest) corporations. Royal Dutch Shell has recently come under fire in the UK for...
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