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Artemis for Melfi
A sunny but blustery and cold day greeted Artemis this morning as it arrived for Mefli Lines. This is only the ship's second visit to Halifax, but is the third voyage for Melfi. The usual port...
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The future of Reefer Ships
New reefer containers at Halterm, ready to go into service for Tropical Shipping.Back in April 2015 I posted a series on refrigerated cargo ships, featuring some of the attractive, generally white...
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Donington
Zodiac Maritime, the ever expanding London-based ship management company operates 100 ships of all types, including 15 autocarriers (PCTCs). Some bear the names of the charterers, but some like today's...
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Hard Ride for Patrollers
A CBC investigation has revealed widespread dissatisfaction with the sea performance of the Canadian Coast Guard's Hero class patrol boats. The boats roll so uncomfortably at sea that crews are unable...
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There are updates on a number of previous posts, so I have lumped then all together in one post.Yantian ExpressThe ship was finally allowed to enter the port of Freeport, Bahamas and to tie up at the...
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Tanker after Tanker
Two tankers arrived an hour apart this afternoon, both from the St.Lawrence River.First in was Irving Oil's Acadian. Built in 2005 by Hyundai Mipo, the 23,356 gt, 37,525 dwt ship is owned by TB...
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Fundy Rose Refit
While the rest of the harbour was playing catch up after stormy weather took the pilot boat off station over night and this morning, work continued full bore on the Fundy Rose refit.The Digby/Saint...
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Orange is the new black
Tankers do come in all shades these days. The traditional black hull, that might show the least staining from spills, tug fenders and dock scrapes, has not been abandoned totally. Now however you are...
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Flowering
It is a little early in the year for flowers, but that seemed to be the theme in Halifax today. The auto carrier Primrose Ace arrived at Autoport this morning.Primrose Ace has just lowered its 100...
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Up vclose and personal
The rush to have new cars on the lots by spring is bringing many car carriers to Halifax these days. No sooner was Primrose Ace (see yesterday's post) underway from Autoport late this afternoon than...
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Fireboats - controvery flares up again
Fireboats have been a controversial topic in Halifax for at least eighty years if not more. The debates have erupted periodically over those years, but there has been a lull for a while. I guess it is...
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Tugdock - new owner
Develop Nova Scotia, the provincial crown corporation previously know as the Waterfront Development Corporation, has purchased the property commonly referred to as the tug dock. Svitzer Canada Ltd...
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Drive Green Highway
All the world's auto carrying companies are jumping on the environmental band wagon and the Japanese shipping giant Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, better known as K-Line, is no exception. They took a major...
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Fundy Rose - back to work
Refit complete, Fundy Rose sailed from Halifax early Saturday evening and is expected in Digby this afternoon. It therefore appears likely that the ship will resume service on the Digby / Saint John...
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Frosty morning
On the coldest day of the year so far, and possibly the longest period of sustained winds, the chemical tanker Sichem New York made port this morning, and anchored. The ship was built in 2007 by...
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Reefer addendum
Not included in the previous article about reefers, is the one ray of sunshine for the reefer trade. Despite cautionary advice from nutritionists, orange and other fruit juices are still immensely...
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BBC Michigan returns
It was a return visit for the multi-purpose / heavy lift/ general cargo ship BBC Michigan this morning. After its first brief call here on February 8 (see my post...
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Michigan again
There seems to be some sort of attraction between ships named Michigan and the port of Halifax. As per my post on February 9 a ship named Lake Michigan called here in 1989. Read more at:...
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Friday arrivals and non-arrivals
Shows:Among today's arrivals is Thorco Logic, one of nine sister ships in the Thorco Projects fleet. This is the fourth of the "L class ships to call in Halifax, all for work associated with...
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Saturday calm
It was a very calm morning in Halifax, an omen of another major snow storm on the way. Arriving in the dark, and sailing again in the late afternoon, the first time caller Brighton tied up at...
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