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Arica sails

The debut of the container ship Arica on Maersk CMA/CGM's Canada Atlantic Express yesterday was extended through to today. The ship sailed early this afternoon, after undergoing some maintenance. There...

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New ship - Lydden

The autocarrier Lydden arrived this morning, its first call in Halifax,.The sip was delivered by builders Shin Kurushima, Onishi Japan in late March of this year, so is virtually brand new.The ship is...

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Another historic shipping line

Among the best known names in shipowning. J. Lauritzen is rarely seen in Halifax, although it was once a familiar (and sometimes controversial) one.The Danish shipping company J.Lauritzen was named for...

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Early arrivals and Coast Guard Doings

 Early ArrivalThe small Norwegian flag bulker Eidsvaag Sirius put in to Halifax last night and docked at pier 25. It was built in 2006 by the CSPL Shipyard in Decin, Czech Republic as the Marietje...

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Grandeur of the Seas

A regular caller over the years, Grandeur of the Seas arrived this morning for the seond time this year.The 73,817 grt ship, built in 1997 by Kvaerner Masa has a passenger capacity of 2446 with a crew...

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Paxi sails

The Livberian flag Paxi sailed this afternoo, with a substantial deck load. The ship is on its eastbound leg for THE Alliance. It called here for the first time June 1 on the westbound leg. See...

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Waterfront walk

The downtown waterfront is a popular walk for tourists. Here is some of what they would see today (especially if they took photos with their cell phones as I did.).The major attraction on the...

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Ile d'Aix back

The cable ship Ile d'Aix returned to Halifax this evening. After its lube oil spill in Halifax harbour May 29, the ship went to the Verreault shipyard in Méchins, QC for drydocking. It tied up this...

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Saturday action

Several arrivals today meant that there was something happening almost continuously.The earliest arrival was Maersk Patras at Halterm. This is a ship that was a week late last month, but now that Arica...

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AIDAvita inaugural call

AIDAvita made its first ever call in Halifax this morning. The ship is en route Hamburg to New York on a 16 night 17 day cruise. (Hamburg, Invergordon, Kirkwall, Reykjavik, St.John's, Halifax, Bar...

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Sail Ho

Although there is no scheduled Tall Ships event in Halifax this year, there have been events in Philadelphia and Boston, and one of the participants is making a return visit to Halifax. The Portuguese...

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Rare caller - regular caller

It has been a while since a Maersk Line Ltd USA ship has called in Halifax. These ships, flying the US flag, normally sail past Halifax en route from the mid and far east via the Med to the US east...

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Big Bulker - Golden Amreen

The big bulker Golden Amreen emerged from the fog and anchored in number one anchorage area at noon time. The ship will undergo Canadian Food Inspection Agent inspection for Asian Gypsy Moth before...

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Paul E., not Paul R. Martin

CSL has two ships with the name Paul Martin. The one that visits Halifax from time to time is the  Rt. Hon. Paul E. Martin named for the former Prime Minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006, Paul Edgar...

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Contrasts

It was a day of contrasts, both in colour but in style.The Portuguese naval training barque Sagres got underway after a three day visit at Pier 24. [see also Tugfax]. There was enough wind that the...

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Viking Destiny and Oborishte

The auto carrier Viking Destiny arrived this morning in calm and clear conditions. This is very different from its first scheduled arrival March 7 when it was held off the port for two days due to...

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Bright Sun Woes

Everyone is enjoying bright summer sun, except those of us trying to take photos from the Halifax side of the harbour.EM Kea arrived a little later than the crack of dawn, and after it tied up around...

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Eidsvaag Sirius hoists the Canadian flag

Skretting Canada Inc of Bayside, NB, representing owners Eidsvaag AS , registered Eidsvaag Sirius in Halifax June 20. The ship arrived in Halifax June 11, and was covered in my post of June 12.The ship...

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Back on Watfh

After a week away from Halifax, Shipfaxis back on watch. (More on my Quebec trip in later posts)The autocarrier Hoegh Transporter arrived at noon time today. Although it was built as far back as 1999 I...

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Some weekend activity

There was lots of activity in the harbour over the weekend as usual. Among the more interesting:The small asphalt / bitumen tanker Feng Huang AO sailed on Saturday from the McAsphalt dock in Eastern...

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