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ZIM - light at the end of the tunnel
Zim reported positive earnings (EBITDA) for 2012 compared to losses in 2011. The modest turn around still represents a significant loss to shareholders. A much smaller player than the Maersks and and...
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FS Aquitaine - a first look
The spanking new French frigate Aquitaine put in to Halifax today as part of its first "Long Cruise" Following commissioning in November 23, 2012, the FREMM (frégate multi-mission) has been working up...
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Quest - deplorable lack of respect for tradition
1. CNAV Quest heads for Bedford Basin this morning for a day of trials. Her four Fairbanks Morse engines are still warming up, with lots of white smoke from her (white) funnel. (This is not the ship's...
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IT Intrepid - more work
The cable ship IT Intrepid has been granted a coasting license for more work in Canadian waters. This time it will be to remove concrete tunnels and install temporary scour protection along the face of...
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Fog Season is upon us
With warmer air temperatures, but very cold water (there are still ice pockets in the Gulf, and lots of ice off Labrador) it is fog season once again. I will spare you the gory details of ship...
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Cap Theodora - pirate attack repeled
The Suezmax tanker Cap Theodora eluded a pirate attack on April 16 in the Gulf of Guinea. The ship was bound from Quebec to Usam, Nigeria when the pirates attacked, firing on the ship's bridge. The...
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Cape Ballard - one more for the torch
1. Cape Brier was the first in a series of three sister trawlers built at Halifax Shipyards.The Halifax built trawler Cape Ballard arrived in Grenaa, Denmark on April 17 to be broken up by Fornaes. As...
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Constable Carrière - sea trials today
1. Constable Carrière builds up speed in Bedford Basin.Launched as recently as March 24, the newest Hero class patrol boat Constable Carrière conducted builders sea trials today in Bedford Basin and in...
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Green Ridge - US flag autocarrier
1. Green Ridge at Autoport, as seen from Halifax.A typical autocarrier in most respects, except that it is flying the United States flag, Green Ridge unloaded at Autoport today. Built in 1998 by...
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CCGS Sir William Alexander - ready for a refit
1. CCGS Sir Wialliam Alexander arriving this afternoon,April 22, showing some signs of wear and tear after a busy fall and winter with buoy removals and now spring replacements.Note the port bridge...
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FS Aquitaine sails
The newly minted FREMM FS Aquitaine sailed this morning and obligingly took the course west of George's Island.Because the channel is narrower (though deeper) to the west, and there were divers working...
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The incident in Esquimalt BC on the morning of April 23, wherein the American trawler American Dynasty rammed HMCS Winnipeg has almost universally been called a collision by the press.Initial reports...
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Atlantic Navigator - too much fog, but.....
I did not get to see Atlantic Navigator when it arrived today - too much fog! On one of Atlantic RoRo Lines rare Halifax calls, the ship berthed at Halterm. I was sorry I missed it because it has an...
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Going Up - Bayonne Bridge raising awarded
1. A familiar Halifax caller, Atlantic Compass, approaches the Bayonne Bridge while heading for Newark Bay.On April 24 The Port Authority of New York /New Jersey awarded a contract to Skanska Koch Inc/...
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Royal Natura - CFIA AGM inspection
1. Royal Natura inbound. Some of her cargoes must be highly corrosive judging by the area below the manifold.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency Asian Gypsy Moth inspectors must have their work down to...
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IT Intrepid - off to Deep Panuke
1. IT Intrepid sails for Deep Panuke this afternoon.The cable ship IT Intrepid sailed this afternoon for the Deep Panuke gas field off Sable Island. The project, which has experienced numerous delays...
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BBC Seine
The German owned, Antigua flagged, cargo ship BBC Seine arrived this afternoon for CFIA Asian Gypsy Moth inspection. The ship sailed from Viana do Castello, Portugal on April 19 and is headed for...
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Wadi Alarab - missing cargo
1. Wadi Alarab at anchor today, in ballast.The Egyptian flag bulk carrier Wadi Alarab is back in Halifax, this time for bunkers. Since it was here as recently as March 10 to 17, what has it been doing...
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CCGS Corporal Teather CV
1. CCGS Corporal Teather CV in Narrows just after sunset.CCGS Corporal Teather CV sailed just after sunset this evening. Halifax Shipyard launched the boat December 15, 2012 and the Coast Guard took...
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Big Bulker Bunkers
1. Seen broadside the ship's great length is evident.The bulk carrier Aquagrace took on bunkers this morning before continuing it voyage from Hunterston, UK to Port Cartier, QC. It is likely that the...
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