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If you don't like the weather...
The old Halifax saying "If you don't like the weather, wait 15 minutes" certainly proved true today (although it was apparently not in effect Thursday and Friday.) A gray drizzly day greeted early...
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Classic - redefined
When transatlantic liners were outmoded and various other long range passenger routes were rendered obsolete by aircraft, many of the older passenger and passenger / cargo ships were re-purposed for...
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Saga Sapphire ex Europa - good from any angle - and a bonus
As Saga Sapphire sailed early this afternoon [see also yesterday's post], it backed out into the stream from pier 23 and turned off the pier. It was a chance to see the ship from several different...
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Big Trucks - Light Loads and a Lift Off
A couple of sizable trucks arrived today with B-Train loads of roofing insulation for a downtown construction project. The material was craned off the trucks directly to the roof using a very new...
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Bulker in Ballast for Bunkers
The Japanese owned bulker Coral Queen anchored in the harbour today for bunkers. Not that I have anything against the bunkering tanker Algoma Dartmouth, but it is nice for once to have it on the...
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Flags of many nations
On any given day the flags of many nations can be seen in Halifax harbour. Usually many of those are so called flags of convenience. Ship owners may register their ships in those nations even if they...
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Flags of many nations - Part 2
More flags to be seen or implied from my second peak at the harbour today. With three cruise ships sailing at about the same time, just as the sun was sinking, it was a good time for a look see.First...
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Moderation in all things
YM Moderation sailed from Fairview Cove - in daylight, unlike most ships from now on to fall and winter.Yang Ming's three M class ships help to maintain THE Alliance's 11 ship EC5 rotation. Sister ship...
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Katmai Bay
The United States Coast Guard cutter Katmai Bay got away this morning heading back to the Great Lakes. The veteran 140 foot class icebreaker has spent the last year off lakes undergoing a service life...
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LR1 tanker - more than meets the eye
Tankers come in all sizes, but the ones we usually see in Halifax are Handysize or Mid-Range chemical / product tankers in the 15,000 to 55,000 dwt size. Today however a LR1, arrived for bunkers. A...
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Antem of the Sea - unscheduled arrival
It was wall to wall cruise ships today as five ships visited Halifax at the same time. The fourth arrival, AIDAdiva tied up at pier 33-34, displacing the bunkering tanker Algoma Dartmouth from its...
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ZIM ZCA
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd has re-jigged their ZCA Mediterranean - North America weekly service with some different ships and different ports. Effective September 1 such familiar ships as ZIM...
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New England for Irving
In an unusual move the tanker New England arrived today in Woodside from Saint John, NB.The 23,519 grt, 37,515 dwt ship usually runs from Saint John to US ports, and is flagged in the Marshall Islands,...
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Saturday activity
The port was unusually busy for a short spell this morning with arrivals and a departures - some before sunup such as the container ship APL Santiago and the cruise ships Adventure of the Seas and...
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Up close
Ship watchers had another rare treat in Halifax today as the container ship YM Enlightenment entered the harbour and sailed up west of George's Island heading for Bedford Basin. The reason for going...
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Miraculous Ace
The autocarrier Miraculous Ace made a normal visit today, unlike its last appearance in March. On that call, the ship had to undergo an Asian Gypsy Moth inspection before docking at Autoport. The...
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Silver Wind - lives up to its name - supplemented
The cruise ship Silver Wind brought high winds to Halifax today. In fact the wind picked up last night, hastening the arrival of the Serenade of the Seas which came in around mid-night and tied up...
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Melfi's revolving door
Melfi Marine, a company that trades between Europe, Halifax and Cuba, has chartered many ships for short, medium and long terms over the years. Each time a new one comes along it seems to be bigger...
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Atlantic Sea - problems
Atlantic Container Line is still having trouble with its new China built ConRos. The latest to encounter a problem is Atlantic Sea, the third in the series of five, and completed in 2016 by...
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More wind more rain
More high winds and periods of rain are nothing new in recent forecasts, and typical for this time of year. The harbour was a little lumpy this morning as the pilot boat Scotia Pilot returned from the...
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