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Where the action is.
After mentioning Atlantic RoRo Carriers as recently as January 28 - {qv} I was more than a little surprised to see one of their ships show up in Halifax yesterday and today. Now branding themselves as...
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Another blue ship day
Blue was the prevailing colour of visiting ships today - both familiar callers.At Irving Woodside the Elka Glory was discharging another cargo from Amsterdam. The ship was here at least three times in...
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Commentary and something new.
Just a reminder that Shipfax is a blog - a form of on line diary. I use it to post photos, cover news and make comments about shipping. I do read submitted comments and sometimes post them. Mainly I do...
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Yantian Express update
Yantian Express in Halifax March 17, 2015.A year and a month after the outbreak of fire on the Hapag-Lloyd container ship Yantian Express, the German Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty has released...
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PSA Crane woes
I wondered on the weekend why PSA Halifax was using only two cranes to work the CMA CGM Libra.It turns out that one of its cranes is out of service - in the down position - at pier 42.I understand that...
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RTGs for SPA
PSA, operators of the southend container terminal, known for fifty years as Halterm, but now called PSA Halifax, are continuing the previous operator's equipment replacement plan. Today (February 6)...
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Throwback Thursday - a third pair
Another pair of ships that met up in Halifax. By coincidence products of the same shipyard as the last pair, they were much better looking!Another pair of twins in Halifax, loading at pier 30-31.In the...
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Back to Normal
After last night's tremendous wind storm, with gusts in the 100 kph range, and freezing rain, shipping ground to a halt. Ships remained in port or put out to sea, but began to arrive and depart again...
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Room to Maneuver
MOL Maneuver put in its second appearance today. It is now on the eastbound leg of its first trip to this area for THE Alliance. I did get a photo of its first (westbound) call on January 27, but...
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Back to Work
It was a good morning to get back to work in Halifax harbour.With the arrival of the 9200 TEU container ship APL Miami at PSA Halifax, all four cranes were back at work. The number 2 crane (second from...
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Port Paralysis Ahead
Protests against a pipeline crossing indigenous territory in British Columbia have spread in scope and in location, extending all the way to the Port of Halifax. Now highlighting many other grievances,...
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ACL cuts the cord
In a series of strongly worded statements the two top leaders of Atlantic Container Line threatened to, then indeed did, cut Halifax out of its transatlantic shipping schedules today, diverting all...
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Some Business as Usual
Following ACL's decision to divert ships from Halifax and today's statement by HAPAG-Lloyd that it will likely follow suit, things were not noticeably quieter in the Port of Halifax.At Autoport the...
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Comings and Goings - and old news.
Despite the halt in train traffic, there is still some activity in the Port of Halifax. Trucks have been able to take up some of the work, but they are stretched to the limit, particularly long...
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An unusual winter
It has been an unusual winter so far in Halifax Harbour. With generally above normal temperatures, and stretches of sunny days, one would be forgiven for claiming to detect spring in the air.Today's...
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Tankers-something for everybody
There was very little activity in Halifax harbour today unless you count tankers. The central Canada rail blockade has choked off the container business, although Tropical Shipping's Tropic Hope was in...
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Southend - next phase
A small ad in today's paper notified potential bidders that tenders will close March 2 for Phase 5 of the South End Container Terminal Extension.The work currently underway includes a lot of fill and...
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Cruise 2020 - Halifax puts a good face on it
Cruise Halifax has published its 2020 schedule. Starting April 11 with Norwegian Star, the prediction is for 203 ship visits (including eleven inaugural calls) and 350,000 passengers.Norwegian Dawn...
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Where the Action Is
Despite layoffs of 450 CN employees at Autoport, there are still ships arriving with cars. Today it was Boheme with the usual consignment of European brands. The cars are unloaded to open storage by...
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ACL in port
Despite its well publicized announcement that it would be bypassing Halifax, Atlantic Container Line's Atlantic Star docked at Cerescorp's Fairview Cove terminal today.Some cargo that would normally be...
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