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Fednav visitor
It's not often that we have a visit from Canada's largest ocean-going shipping company. Fednavv (short for Federal Commerce and Navigation Ltd) is a Montreal based corporation that owns more than 60...
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End of the Line
THE Alliance announced in September that their AL6 service would stop calling in Halifax in December, and with today's arrival of Bilbao Bridge that has now happened. The cut was originally to stop in...
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New for Algoma
Faced with a growing demand for fuel deliveries Algoma has been chartering in foreign flag tankers this year to work under coasting licenses. They have now acquired another ship to add to their fleet....
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USCG Visitor
The United States Coast Guard cutter Abbie Burgess WLM-533 made a brief stopover in Halifax on its way back to its home base of Rockland, Maine. The ship had made an unusual trip away from its home...
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Business Developments
Shipfax is normally more interested in ships than the shipping business, but a few recent developments have come to our attention.SIEM Despite the Irving Oil sign in the background, Siem Hanne is at...
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Belnor follow up
With a blank horizon and no ships to watch for (at least in daylight hours),and a possible front moving over, the mind turns to deep background............Faintly visible at the bow of the ship is the...
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Coast Guard ramps up
The Canadian Coast Guard has taken delivery of a new ship and transferred patrol vessels to cover for sahips in refit and under repair.In Quebec City, the CCGS Captain Molly Kool has joined the...
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Return of the Prodigal Sun
After yesterday's wintry conditions, it was a return to sunny conditions and better photos today.The tanker Arctos arrived during all that snow yesterday.But looked a little clearer today tied up at...
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Something old, something new
It was a bit of a mixed bag today, but given the bright sun it was hard not to take photos of everything.At Halterm (we are supposed to say South End Container Terminal, since Halterm is the operating...
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Stena
Halifax pilotage operations were suspended again today for a time due to weather. That weather consists of high winds and seas. There is also sometimes near zero visibility in rain and heavy fog, the...
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Maersk Sched
Maersk's Canada Atlantic Express has a gruelling weekly schedule to maintain, particularly in winter when westbound ships must battle the North Atlantic then face varying ice conditions on the...
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Christmas Eve
The day before Christmas can be a busy one in the port, since Christmas Day and Boxing Day are 'no work' days for longshoremen. Ships do not wish to sit idle in port for two days, so they try to get...
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I saw three ships come sailing in
Despite the obscurity of the reference to ships, the Christmas carol "I saw three ships come sailing in on Christmas Day in the morning" has been a favourite for many years. As some spoil sport...
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Outer Anchorage
The tanker Qikiqtaaluk W. arrived today at the outer anchorages, but is so far not scheduled to enter port. According to most sources it is en route from Montreal to Savannah.With Devil's Island to the...
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Early morning in Halifax harbour can be quite spectacular....At 0800 hrs the sun began to show above some cloud behind Macnab's Island.However it does make it nearly impossible to photograph inbound...
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Tanker visits
Two interesting tanker visits today will have to remain largely unillustrated for now, due to heavy snow reducing visibility and mobility.The Qikiqtaaluk W., noted in a previous post, was anchored off...
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STQ Ferry Woes: CTMA to the rescue - and a book
We have been accustomed to hearing about ferry cancellations due to weather. Marine Atlantic certainly has had its share of these during the autumn and early winter of 2018 as very high winds lashed...
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Mostly Tankers - updated
Aside from tone container ship, and the mandatory autocarrier, there was a preponderance of tanker activity today.Oregon Highway arrived with another load of autos. The K-Line ship dates from 2007 when...
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Sunrise to Sunset and more on W. tankers
Although it only shows as a pin point, just to the right of centre on the horizon - there is a ship out there. [0730 hrs AST]To my surprise there were bright lights on the horizon at sunrise this...
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