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Algoma Tankers International update
As discussed in my posting of December 18, Algoma Central Corp had determined to build a number of chemical/product tankers for foreign trading, but when the shipyard did not produce the ships on time,...
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Amphibex wins one from the Gipper
Normrock, the Terrebonne QC builder of the amphibious excavator Amphibex has received a letter of determination from the United States that its units assembled in Panama City FL will qualify under the...
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Point Halifax remembered
The new Marine Curator blog has just recently made its arrival in blogdom. It promises to be a very interesting addition with a very broad scope.Its first post was Titanic related and now it is...
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Atlantic Cartier fire in Hamburg
1. Atlantic Cartier in the Narrows March 14, 2013.A fire broke out on Atlantic Cartier while it was loading in Hamburg on the evening of May 1. At the time there were 70 to 80 new cars aboard, and it...
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Kang Fu - making smoke
The Hong Kong Chinese bulk carrier Kang Fu arrived this morning for a straight forward CFIA Asian gypsy moth inspection. However its noon time sailing was cancelled due to issues in the engine room....
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Battle of the Atlantic
On Friday tugs cold moved HMCS Halifax into position at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic as part of the annual commemoration of the Battle of the Atlantic. A Thursday parade was the start of many...
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Kaspar Schulte - small load of crude
Designateda product tanker, Kaspar Schulte was pressed into service to carry a small batch of crude oil on a special trip from Whiffen Head, NL. It loaded 50,000 tonnes under a coasting license for...
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The old order changeth..........
In the worlds of Alfred Lord Tennyson "The old order changeth yielding place to the new", and so it was this morning when for the first time ships of the RCN flew the naval ensign from the stern and...
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Renate Schulte - aufedersein
1. Reanate Schulte arriving off Halterm at dusk April 11, 2012.When Renate Schulte sailed on February 14, 2013 I suspected that the ship was on its way to the scrap yard, and that has proven to be...
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Cruise Season - race to the start line
The 2013 Cruise Season kicks of Monday May 6 with two ships. Which one will actually tie up first remains to be seen, as both are due at the pilot station at 0730, and to tie up for 0900.In...
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Cruise Season - Silver Whisper first
The answer to yesterday's question about which cruise ship will actually tie up first to start the 2013 cruise season has finally been answered. It looked like Veendam would be it, but a last minute...
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HMCS Windsor -carrying on, and RCN too
Canada's east coast submarine HMCS Windsor is exercising around Halifax, due to a restriction on activities. It has been reported that the sub is confined to Canadian coastal waters due to a faulty...
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Big tankers on the move
Two big tankers moved out of Halifax this morning. First off was the Euronav tanker Cap Guillaume bound for West Africa. It measures 81, 324 gross tons and 158,889 tonnes deadweight. It discharged a...
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HMCS St.John's - big oops
A mishap during refueling HMCS St.John's resulted in a what the RCN is calling a "significant" fuel spill into Halifax harbour. The ship arrived last night and anchored. Why it chose to refuel at...
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Jag Arjun - big bulker
1. Chebucto Pilot takes a pilot out to Jag Arjun at number one anchorage.It seems to be a week of superlatives in Halifax-everything is on a big scale.Today's arrival of a large bulk carrier is no...
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Wlocawek - gone to breakers
1. Wloclawek sailing from Halifax for the last time.A ship that visited Halifax several times while on charter to the Canadian military has ended up on the beach at Alang, India for scrap.Wloclawek...
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IT Intrepid - off again
1. IT Intrepid sailing form Halifax in April.The cable ship IT Intrepid sailed Saturday night for the Trinity Bay area of Newfoundland to make an emergency cable repair.The ship had been working with...
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ACL scrambles
With the removal from service of Atlantic Cartier due to fire in Hamburg on May 2, ACL is maintaining its normal rotation - more or less (Atlantic Conveyor seems to be the odd ball)Atlantic Conveyor...
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Ocean Odssey
The seismic research vessel Ocean Odyssey arrived at pier 27 this morning. Built on conventional supply vessel lines, it has an enclosed after deck and helicopter platform.Owned by Remoy Shipping of...
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SCF Neva and OOCL Hong Kong
The Russian flag tanker SCF Neva arrived at inner anchorage. The ship will be moving to Imperial Oil at some point. As with all Russian flag ships, the name appears in Cyrillic characters on the bow....
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