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CNAV Quest - Next one to go
The Canadian naval research vessel CNAV Quest (AGOR 172) is the next ship from the Atlantic force to head to the scrap yard. The tug Lois M ( the same tug that towed out the Preserver in August)...
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The federal government has taken the liberty of changing the names of the new RCN Joint Support Ships (JSS) . Originally to be named the Queenston class the new ships will now be named the Protecteur...
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Big Day in the Port of Halifax
It was a big day in the port of Halifax in many ways.For one, it was the presence of no less than five cruise ships, Veendam at pier 20, Carnival Sunshine at pier 22, Insignia at pier 23, Zuiderdam at...
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Angeles subs for Maersk Pembroke
Maersk /CMA CGM had to scramble when Maersk Pembroke caught fie August 21 in the Celtic Sea on its way from Belgium to Montreal. While the ship had to be towed back to Europe for repairs, the...
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Anchorages in use
Halifax's anchorages were in good use today for tow ships, neither of which will load or unload cargo here.First in was the tanker Endeavour, arriving from Montreal in ballast. Flying the Singapore...
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Sunday traffic and updates
Not a particularly busy day in the port, with no cruise ships in but there was activity.Work on cleaning the hull of the tanker Endeavour (see yesterday's post) has progressed down the port side and...
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Halterm cranes
As mentioned the other day, three of Halterm's old container cranes have been out of service for some time and apparently were not worth reconditioning.Now we see that demolition has started on the...
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Arcadia sails after extended stay
The P+O Cruises Arcadia sailed late this afternoon after an extended stay in Halifax. The ship arrived Friday morning September 22 and was due to sail that afternoon. However the departure was put off...
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Maersk Pembroke sold for scrap (with some updates)
In a rush to get this posted this morning I made some errors- updates in bold italics:One of the four ships that originated the Maersk / CMA CGM transatlantic service calling in Halifax eastbound has...
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Changing Seasons
Now that is autumn-at least officially-the days are shorter, but we are still getting June like weather, with lots of sun and warm temperatures. Occasional fog and rain make it unpleasant for cruise...
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Camellia for Maersk / CMA CGM
The replacement for the ill fated Maersk Pembroke [see September 26] arrived today on the eastbound leg of its first trip. Camellia is a comparable sized ship to the one it replaces on the Maersk / CMA...
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Jebsens - long time no see
The long standing Norwegian shipping company Kristian Jebsens Rederi AS was founded in 1929. At some point in its history it adopted one of the most identifiable of funnel markings - a blue sawtooth...
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Damia Desgagnes - first dual fuel visitor
The first dual fuel ship to visit Halifax arrived Tuesday with a load of asphalt for McAsphalt Industries (Miller Paving). Damia Desgagnes was built to burn conventional heavy fuel, MDO (Marine Diesel...
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The dawning of a new day
The dawn brings a new day (but shorter)1. Every dawn brings a new crop of cruise ships at the height of the cruise season. Celebrity Summit, Queen Mary 2 and Zuiderdam arrive on Thursday...
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A bit of everything
There was a bit of everything happening in Halifax harbour today - tankers, container ships and of course cruise ships.The Panamanian flag Challenge Procyon arrived during the night and anchored for...
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Hudson and Franklin
News that Seaspan has unveiled the Sir John Franklin at an open house October 1 was followed closely by more news that its illustrious predecessor CCGS Hudson was yanked from the Heddle Marine shipyard...
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Change from the top down
Shipfaxis introducing a new header. After several years of using the same header image it is time for a change. Why? The old header - now retired.The image in the old header is the Atlantic Container...
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Grain from the Lakes
Another load from the Lakes arrived yesterday on the Algoma Mariner. The amount of grain (could be feed grain, corn or wheat) coming from the Lakes is much reduced from days gone by, when there was an...
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Early Arrival
Taking ship photos in the early morning from Halifax is much easier when there is a bit of cloud cover as there was this morning.That meant that Zuiderdam's port side, while in shadow was reasonably...
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Crystal Serenity
Crystal Serenity, a 1,000 person capacity cruise ship that called in Halifax October 9 returned again this evening but only briefly and put back out to sea in an hour. Normally such a short visit means...
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