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And away we go
There were two departures of note today.Early this afternoon the bulker Interlink Levity got under way after bunkering and hull cleaning (see previous post for ship's details). The hull cleaning was...
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IT International Telcom lands Toronto project
IT International Telecom, with a marine base at Pier 9A in Halifax, has secured a contract to lay 80 km of fibre optic sub-sea cable between Toronto, ON and Wilson, NY. The company has applied for a...
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Feast or Famine at Fairview Cove
Days go by with no ships at Cerescorp's Fairview Cove container terminal, then, as today, three ships show up.At one point it was the rare sight of two ACL ships in ast the same time. Atlantic Sea was...
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Bunkering tanker Nore at Pier 9B
The Malta flag bunkering tanker Nore arrived (in dense fog) at pier 9B today. A sister ship to the Halifax bunkering tanker Algoma Dartmouth and the Come-by-Chance tanker North Atlantic Kairos it has...
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Sunday arrivals - through thick and thin
The long awaited arrival of the semi-submersible barge for Halifax Shipyard finally took place this morning. Boabarge 37 arrived in tow of the tug Boa Bison (see Tugfax). It was originally expected on...
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Spring Cleaning
The bulk carrier Nordic Yarra anchored this morning for Asian Gypsy Moth inspection. This annual spring cleaning event occurs frequently in Halifax harbour when inspectors from the Canadian Food...
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CL Aquarius sails
The tanker CL Aquarius (ex Nore, etcc., [see previous posts] sailed this evening for Vancouver via the Panama Canal. It seems likely that Vancouver will be its final destination, although they will...
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Rosaire A. Desgagnés returns to Canadian flag
The multi-purpose cargo ship Rosaire A. Desgagnés returned to the Canadian flag today after a winter trading under the Barbados flag. This has been a yearly routine for the ship ever since it was...
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Cable ship Ile d'Aix
The French cable ship Ile d'Aix anchored in Halifax this morning. The ship, which works out of Calais, France, has a Canadian Coasting License, allowing it to work in Canadian waters for emergency...
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Kitikmeot W - new for Coastal Shipping
The Newfoundland based tanker operator Coastal Shipping Ltd, has acquired two tankers for its fleet this spring, to replace older units that have been sold. The first of the two additions arrived in...
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Coastal Shipping Ltd - update
Kitikmeot W getting under way from anchorage for Argentia with a chemical cargo. Since making yesterday's post on Coastal Shipping Ltd's latest acquisition, the tanker Kitikmeot W, I have learned that...
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Eastern Confidence waiting
The handy-size bulk carrier Eastern Confidence is anchored high in the Bedford Basin waiting for orders. The Philippine flag ship arrived May 9 for Asian Gypsy Moth inspection. Surprisingly, it then...
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MOL Paramount new on EC5
THE Alliance's EC5 service, running from the Far East to East Coast North America via the Suez Canal operates with a squadron of 11 ships to ensure a weekly schedule. THE Alliance is (now) a...
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No Maersk Today
The weekly transatlantic container service operated by jointly by Maersk and CMA CGM usually calls in Halifax on Saturday - sometimes on Sunday- eastbound back to Europe after calling first in...
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Catharina Schulte Voyage 004 and a lone tanker
Melfi Marine serves Cuba from Italy, Spain and Portugal via Halifax. It has used a variety of ships over the years on short and long term charters. In March of this year the Macao Strait completed its...
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Grande Halifax
Grimaldi Group's newest auto carrier Grande Halifax made its inaugural call in its namesake port today, amid considerable fanfare.Arriving in the harbour it had to wait for the departure of Delhi...
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Onego Capri with rails and more oil from the Netherlands
Another load of rail arrived for CN this morning on the Antigua and Barbuda flag ship Onego Capri.The ship berthed at pier 27 and unloading is due to begin almost immediately.CN imports its rail from...
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Busy Friday
A number of ship movement are taking place Friday afternoon, and several at the same time, so only some will receive notice here. Some moves may have been due to the upcoming holiday Monday.A late...
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Ultra Angel gets a trim
The bulk carrier Ultra Angel arrived last evening and anchored in the lower harbour. Today is appeared that the ship was not in port for the usual reason of bunkers or Asian Gypsy Moth inspection, but...
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Maersk doubles up
As reported last weekend there was no ship arrival on the Maersk - CMA CGM transatlantic service. This weekend there were two ships, and they were not in the regular order. Maersk Patras, delayed...
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