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Storm Over
After yesterday's wind storm (with freezing rain, ice pellets and other delightful forms of precipitation) calmness returned today and several ships that had been delayed finally arrived.One of these...
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Return to near normal
Before the rail blockades began to disrupt freight traffic in and out of the Port of Halifax last week CN had one inbound and one outbound train from Halifax each day, each about 10,000 feet long. The...
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Bridges and Bridges
K-Line container ships, (now part of Ocean Network Express) named their ships after bridges, but did not get around to Halifax's bridges. In recent years they have sailed below them many times as...
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OK Service
When I receive requests for photos and information on ships and shipping from times past, I am always happy to share what I have on file. In recent weeks I have received one of particular interest,...
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Near Normal
Shipping took on the look of normal activity today despite some major uncertainties resulting from the spread of the Covid-19 virus and delays caused by the now ended rail blockades.Maersk Patras...
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Navy
There has been a fair amount of navy off Halifax in recent weeks, with HMCS Moncton as one of the participants. It is always interesting to see the ship in different lightning conditions with its...
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Catching Up
With rail service apparently restored to normal, and bypassing ships returning, the port seems to be working at full tilt.MOL Motivator is back on the eastbound leg after its first visit February...
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Algoscotia back to work [and File Box Friday]
It was back to work this afternoon for the coastal tanker Algoscotia after a layover in Halifax for maintenance. The ship arrived February 21 and after discharging cargo at Imperial Oil it moved to...
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X-PRESS MAKALU heading south
After waiting out some stormy weather X-Press Makalu sailed this afternoon for Mariel, Cuba.After the ship had loaded its cargo on Thursday it went to anchorage number 13 well north in the Bedford...
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Pictor J for Eimskip
Since joining Eimskip in May 2019, Pictor J has been in and out of Halifax many times working the company's Green Line service linking Iceland with Argentia / Halifax / Portland.It had been my...
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CSL Spring Break
The Canada Steamship Lines self-unloading bulker Baie St. Paul arrived last evening at pier 9C for a maintenance period. Unlike Great Lakes ships of previous years which laid up for the winter, this...
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No 3 in 1
Getting a photo of two ships underway in the same frame is not particularly difficult in Halifax, if one is in the right place at the right time. Getting three in one is rare enough that it is worth a...
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T as in Tulane
Not a pun on the how its cargo gets from point to point, but the continuation of a Wilhelm Wilhlemsen corporate tradition of naming its ships with the letter "T". Tulane is the third ship in the...
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Port of Halifax - Cruise Cancellation
Cruise ships will not be calling in Halifax until July at the earliest. The announcement was made today as part of the latest set of precautions against the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The sole...
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MOL, CSL and RHL
Shipping companies are much given to initials as a convenient form shorthand.That is certainly the case with Mitsui OSK Lines, tracing its origins to 1884 when OSK conglomerated a large number of...
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More MOL and CSL
Today's arrival for THE Alliance is another MOL ship, MOL Marvel. It has been here before but I did not get an arrival or departure photo.Built in 2010 by Mitsubishi Heavy in Kobe, it is a member of...
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Business As Usual - so far
Commercial activity in the harbour seems to be going on as usual for the time being. With growing restrictions on optional travel, so far at least, business activity is still unrestricted.Irving Oil...
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Back to the Basin
The action was in Bedford Basin this morning, with ACL's Atlantic Sail arriving for the Cerescorp terminal at Fairview Cove.Second ship in the G4 series of ConRos, Atlantic Sail was out of service for...
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South End Too
There was activity in the south end of the port today too.At pier 27 the Bulgarian owned, Malta flag bulker Rila that arrived yesterday [see yesterday's post] was loading what appeared to be grain.Most...
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Ferbec returns
The bulker Ferbec returned to Canada today as per schedule. The ship, operated by Canada Steamship Lines, has been operating under the Barbados flag since January 1. It is expected to be re-registered...
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