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Ringing in the New Year
There was harbour activity on January 1 despite blinding snow, later turning to rain, and more activity January 2. Note: black bordered photos are form the Shipfax archive. Borderless photos are...
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Tropical Hope
When Tropical Shipping moved its operations from Saint John to Halifax starting in January 2017, it was with chartered ships, but the company had new ships on order, and they were expected in July and...
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Yantian Express in trouble
Fire has broken out aboard Hapag-Lloyd's container ship Yantian Express en route to Halifax from Colombo in the EC5 service. Due to severe weather conditions, the crew has suspended fire fighting...
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Federal Ruhr - ghostly visitor
The geared bulker Federal Ruhr made an over night visit at pier 26, and sailed this morning at 0800 hrs AST, in dense fog. While the ship's bow was visible, the stern was not, but the name was...
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Dark Arrivals
Short days are still with us, and it will be several weeks before they are long enough to catch most arrivals and departures. There were two arrivals after dark today and there will be one before...
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Break Bulk - and a throw back.
Non-containerized cargo at Port of Halifax facilities has been dropping steadily over the past several years, and is down to about 370,000 tonnes - below 2013 levels. [Cargo handled by National Gypsum,...
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Yantian Express - following up
Will we be seeing this sight soon? Yantian Express sailing into Bedford Basin (in 2013) There is very little new news about Yantian Express. After fire broke out on deck January 3, the crew exerted...
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Cinnamon and some weather
Normally thought of as a spice, cinnamon is also a colour, and that is why this particular ship carries the name it does. Like all ships in the Canfornav fleet, it is named for a species of duck, and...
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Yantian Express update
Reports indicate that the Maersk Mobiliser has the Yantian Express in tow. Although not stated, this implies that there is crew aboard the ship, whether ship's original crew or salvors, someone had to...
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Paul Johansen
A delightful looking vessel is tied up at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Since yachting season is well over, it is unusual to see a pleasure craft there at this time of year. However this is not...
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ZIM Friday
ZIM Vancouver arrived this morning signalling another step in ZIM's many service and route changes.Zim Vancouver comes up on the turning point to back into pier 42 Halterm, in a light snow flurry.It...
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What's in a name
Ship's names are always an interesting topic for research and speculation. These days ship names are becoming longer, often accompanied by a series of initials, or worse still, numbers, and thereby...
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CMA CGM Libra - biggest yet
The size of container ships calling in Halifax is creeping upward. Having passed the 10,000 TEU threshold last year, the new benchmark has been set by today's arrival, CMA CGM Libra.Listed at 131,332...
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A touch of levity
In a bit of departure from the normal Shipfax post here is a touch of levity for a change."Buster" Keaton's 1921 move "The Boat" is a classic in nautical humour. The star is of course Keaton himself,...
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Acivity north and south
There was activity at both ends of the harbour today.In south end off Halterm, McNally Marine began to mobilize for its dredging contract. The tugs Mister Joe and J.F.Whalen moved the Derrick No.3 into...
View ArticleYantian Express - endless speculation - updated
People are eager to learn how how things are going with the fire fighting and salvage of the ship Yantian Express. This can result in speculation which spreads and is reported as fact. Regrettably this...
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One reason I shifted from my paper version of Shipfaxto a blog nearly ten years ago, was that I could reduce the amount of correspondence required to answer questions. All that letter writing took away...
View ArticleFerries - controversial and political
For some reason ferries in this country almost always have some controversy associated with them, and they become political issues.Quebec is no exception. As previously reported,[...
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Elegant Ace - background check
Another of Mitsui OSK Line's car carriers arrived today. The company has a fleet of 120 of these ships, so it is little wonder that I have not seen this one before. Operating as Auto Carrier Express,...
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More Algoma in Halifax
Algoma Central Corporation is on the move again with more acquisitions.The Algoma Tankers division's Algonorth arrived again today on its shuttle run from the Valero refinery in Lévis, Quebec for...
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