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Desgagnés sheds oldies
Transport Desgagnés the major Quebec shipowner has been adding new tonnage to its fleet for some time now. New-built tankers have begun to arrive, and some slightly used general cargo ships and tankers...
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Schippersgracht
Another ship of the Spliethoff fleet made a short visit to Halifax today. The purpose was to unload a new Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) for the South End container terminal operated by Halterm. The first...
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Power to the people (of St-Pierre)
Regular weekly service between Halifax and the French islands of St-Pierre et Miquelon was disrupted this week when the shuttle ship Nolhanava suffered a mechanical breakdown and could not make its...
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Thorco Logos finally sails
A ship that has spent most of the time since November 4, 2017 in Halifax finally sailed today. The Thorco Logos first arrived at Pier 9C where it was fitted with cable racks (also known as tanks). It...
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Sunday Report
CSL Argosy arrived for bunkers today, making it the fourth CSL ship in Halifax in a week.The first ship was CSL Tacoma, arriving February 3 to load gypsum. It did not sail until February 5, opting to...
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THE Alliance relents
After announcing that Halifax would be left out of THE Alliance's AL6 loop in favour of Baltimore starting in April, the line has apparently relented and re-instated the old port rotation.This will...
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Dutch General Cargo
Halifax general cargo stats were down last year, but they are getting off to a better start this year thanks to a pair of Dutch general cargo ships in port today, both carrying steel.Ijsselborg arrived...
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More icebreaker woes
It's been a difficult winter for the Canadian Coast Guard's icebreaker fleet. Various mechanical issues have kept some of the ships out of service for days at a time. This has been particularly awkward...
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More Big
ZIM is adding larger ships to its Zim Container Service Pacific rotation as former post Panamax ships become available for world wide trading. Previously confined to the Pacific and Suez routes, they...
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Comings and goings
It was a sunny today today for a change, so some brighter photos than those posted recently. The comings and goings today were all familiar faces going about their regular business.APL Santiago arrived...
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Reykjafoss reassigned
A ship that had been serving Halifax for the Icelandic company Eimskip since 2005 has been replaced. Reykjafoss has been renamed RS Mistral and is currently operating between Lisbon and Caniçal...
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Holiday Monday - for some
Most Nova Scotians enjoyed a day off as Heritage Day, but there was some work in the harbour.Asian Moon arrived for Nirint Lines, with another cargo of nickel from Cuba.As Asian Moon passes the Middle...
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Grande
The second of three new Pure Car and Truck Carriers in the latest series for Grimaldi Group discharged its cargo at Autoport today. The shining white and yellow Grande New York brightened an otherwise...
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Another Happy Day
Ships of the Dutch heavy lift specialists Biglift and members of parent company Spliethoffs are becoming regular visitors to Halifax.Today it was a return visit for the Happy Sky, this time berthing at...
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Glorious Leader(ship)
An autocarrier with an unusual name is not necessarily an unusual sight in Halifax, but Glorious Leader must be one of the few that is (perhaps) tinged with irony. The term "Glorious Leader" has been...
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Vincent Coleman in service
The newest Halifax-Dartmouth ferry entered service last week. Vincent Coleman arrived in Halifax January 24 from its builders A+F Thériault in Meteghan River and went into regular service Tuesday...
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Container life
A typical container has a life of about 13 years, according the website of Textainers, one of the largest non-operating container owners. They own or manage some 3 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalents)...
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Neither Lamb nor Lion
The old adage is "in like a lamb out like a lion" for the month of March. Today's weather is sort of in between, neither here nor there, so it is not a reliable predictor.It was a bit blustery, with a...
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Busy at Pier 9C, and elsewhere
Pier 9C, the recently developed area of Richmond Terminals has been very busy recently, certainly justifying the investment the port made in expanding the area nearest the A. Murray MacKay...
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Weather Watch
Very high winds coupled with high tides resulted in delays for arrivals, departures and moves in the harbour.The container ship APL Phoenix was due at the pilot station at 0800 but instead went to...
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