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Afternoon Activity
There was a good deal of activity all at the same time later in the afternoon with departures and an arrival.Algoterra sailed from Imperial Oil. It is giving Quebec City as its destination, so may be...
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Throwback Thursday - Furness Withy
The name Furness Withy has long been associated with the port of Halifax. From the 1870s Furness family ships called in Halifax. Furness Withy Co Ltd was incorporated in 1891, and branched out with...
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So far the Port does not seem to be directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ships are arriving and departing and the Port and its terminals are operating. Government regulations are summarized...
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Containers
Container ships seemed to attract the most interest in the port today, with two interesting arrivals.First was the MSC Leigh. It was in port only long enough for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to...
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High, Wide and .....
I will leave the decision on "handsome" to others,as a matter of judgement, but there could be no disputing the choice of the words high and wide as CMA CGM T. Jefferson sailed this morning.Boxes were...
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Covid-19 fallout
Cruise ship operators are certainly hurting as are most other ship owners as the pandemic cuts into trade patterns. Bad news will become all too common as the squeeze continues.Container lines have...
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More throwbacks
With very little news I can report on in the harbour and being confined to quarters, its time to delve into the shoe box again and see what comes up.The Yugoslavian state shipping company known...
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Bunkering Update
Much has changed in the ship re-fueling business, not only in the types of fuel now required by international law, but by how fuel is delivered to ships in Halifax.Since late 2018 ships wishing to...
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Siem Cicero - what is up
The question is what is the autocarrier Siem Cicero doing off Halifax. Originally scheduled to arrive March 22, the ship has been drifting around offshore since that date. The ship sailed from Emden,...
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Kibaz
The mysteriously named Kibaz arrived at Irving Oil this afternoon. A fairly typical Mid Range tanker of 28,517 gt, 47,094 dwt, it was built in 2004 by Onomichi Zosen in Japan as Balzo. It acquired its...
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Life Goes On
Services such as shipping continue as much as possible to deliver essential goods, and they must do so safely..MOL Marvel arrives in Halifax for the first time, with a whole variety of cargo. The ship,...
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Maersk Patras to bypass
The Maersk / CMA CGM joint transatlantic service skipped Halifax this past weekend. Ships of the line normally call in Halifax on Saturdays but there was no call this time. The line calls in Halifax...
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DART start
Two consortium companies were instrumental in the start of container services to Halifax*. Both companies were founded by established shipping lines that banded together to carry the immense cost of...
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Siem Cicero - not welcome in port
The question raised in Saturday's post has apparently been answered. The Siem Cicero has been restricted from entering port due to Covid-19 - like symptoms among the crew. The ship self reported on...
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Capt. Jacques Cartier - here we go again
We are stuck with historical characters - warts and all - whether we like it or not. Denying that these characters existed doesn't work - sweeping them under the carpet is not possible. Nor is it...
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Travetal
While pawing through the shoeboxes (literally) looking for old photos of interest I came across one that I did not take myself, and there is no credit written on the photo. A little online research...
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Spring is here
As one of the east coast "winter ports", along with Saint John, NB, Halifax always had mixed feelings about the arrival of spring. Ships that would not dare to chance an encounter with ice and had been...
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Saturday
Ensuring self-isolation I did manage to get out to see what was happening in the harbour today without making any contact with other humans.Just outside the mandatory pilotage zone the crane rig Thialf...
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Canadian Pacific Railroad to Newfoundland
When Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949 its railroad was taken over by Canadian National Railway (CNR) which was then a crown corporation. The CNR also took over coastal steamship operations including...
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Missed ONE
"Heritage" boxes are still in use along with new ONE boxes.Thanks to the advice of the Chief Medical Officer I was voluntarily "locked down" in self-isolation for yesterday's visit of the first ship to...
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