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All Quiet
It was another uneventful week in Halifax harbour. The usual comings and goings, with a possible weather delay to Monday or Tuesday, but very little else to report. [see also Tugfax]Looking south from...
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Polish Trawlers - back to the shoe box
Dark rainy and stormy days mean few photos and not much to see in the port, so it is back to the shoebox for some older material.When the waters off Canada's east coast were a free for all for fishing,...
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Cielo di Hanoi - more eurofuel
An unusual tanker arrived today with an unusual load - but it is not the first.Cielo di Hanoi tied up at Irving Woodside this morning with another cargo of fuel from Europe. Does it seem strange to you...
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Adriatic Highway
Determined not to miss another opportunity to photograph this particular ship, I decided to take a picture anyway despite low light.My last opportunity was almost two years ago, on January 30, 2015,...
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Best Deal in Town
The Best Deal in Town to me has always been a ferry trip across Halifax Harbour. Although the price has increased over the years, the $1.75 one way price also entitles you to a transfer to bus routes...
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This and That
A trip to the south shore of Nova Scotia turned up some items of interest.At Brooklyn (Queen's County) on the eastern side of Liverpool Bay, the shipbreaking operation of R.J.MacIsaac is going full...
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Bright Red at Imperial Oil
The bright red Danish tanker Hafnia Crux arrived at Imperial Oil this morning from Antwerp, Belgium. (So Irving Oil is not the only company importing refined products from Europe.) Tankers come in all...
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Familiar / Unfamiliar name to the breakers
A once frequent caller in Halifax has been sold to the breakers at the age of 13 years. Surely a very young age for a ship, but another victim of the neo-panamax crunch.Built in 2004 by Hyundai, Ulsan,...
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Giving Halifax a Miss
CMA/CGM gave Halifax a miss last week end. Since starting up their service in earnest in October 2015 (there were three trial runs before that) they had not missed a week.It would also have been a...
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Nolhanava - still sharp, and other traffic
The ConRo feeder ship that links Halifax with St-Pierre et Miquelon is still a striking sight, even after eight months of weekly service. Nolhanava is unmistakable, for it resembles no other ship in...
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Icy calm before the next storm
The port was moderately active today as ships tried to catch up on time lost due to Thursday night's snow storm. Oceanex Sanderling and Nolhanava shared pier 41 for a change (the pier 36 crane must...
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South Shore Follow Up
Back by popular demand - a follow up to my post about last weekend's trip to the South Shore - more particularly Liverpool.Liverpool is the home of Mersey Seafoods Ltd, founded in 1964 by a local...
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Bedford Basin for Shelter
The two tankers tied up at Imperial Oil today headed for Bedford Basin this evening to shelter from the latest blizzard due tonight and all day tomorrow.STI Virtus (left, with red hull) and High Pearl...
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Rekord in Lunenburg
A delightful little Norwegian built ex freighter showed up in Lunenburg this winter. Regrettably I could not get a good photo on my last visit (at least not without trespassing) so you will have to go...
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Halifax Harbour is hunkered down for a rip snorter of a blizzard that is now estimated to bring 25 to 70cm of snow, blown by sustained winds of 60 kph and gusts in excess of 100 kph (peaking at noon...
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Waiting for the next blast
With one severe storm safely past, the harbor is bracing for the next onslaught due over the next few days. Chebucto Pilot and backup boat A.P.A.No.1 wait for the next call. Even an hour after high...
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To PEI - Part 1, the hard way
The recent closure of the Confederation Bridge to all traffic during a blizzard, was one of the rare times that Canada has been cut off from Prince Edward Island in recent years. Since the 8 mile long...
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Weeked Catch-Up
The port seems to have caught up after the many delays caused by Monday's and Thursday's heavy snow falls and high winds. Almost every ship was effected, and at one time up to five ships were anchored...
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Wall to Wall Cars
Although Autoport has few walls, the title is indicative of the current situation in Eastern Passage. The facility is stuffed with cars, mostly European, and more are on the way.California Highway has...
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Veteran Tanker Sold On
A veteran tanker has been sold and has left Canadian registry for an as yet unknown flag of convenience.Thalassa Desgagnés has been a fixture on the Great Lakes, St.Lawrence and east coast as a...
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