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Mission Accomplished
Despite a bracingly cool wind, and some driving droplets of what could only be described as a cross between fog and drizzle, I braved the elements to catch MOL Mission arriving this afternoon as it...
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Asterix back
The Navy's rented supply ship Asterix arrived back in port today. It sailed April 30 for Norfolk, VA, only one day after the RCN helicopter crash in Europe that claimed six lives. All Cyclone...
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Activity
There was some activity in the port today, and once the rain stopped and the sun came out, I had missed most of it. However there were a couple of ships of interest in difficult places to see - piers...
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Ins and Outs
After unloading trucks and Machinery at pier 31 [see previous post] ARC Integrity moved to Autoport this morning and off loaded cars then sailed this afternoon. Although operated by Atlantic RoRo...
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Thunder Bay
Another of Canada Steamship Line's versatile Trillium class ships arrived in Halifax this afternoon. Thunder Bay was built in 2012 by Chengxi Shipyard Co Ltd in Jiangyin, Jingsu, China. The 24,430gt,...
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A run on tankers and a ZIM feeder
There seems to be a real run on Algoma tankers right now, which is odd in view of the lack of demand for petroleum products. Perhaps the large tank farm that used to be the Imperial Oil refinery is an...
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More Algomas
Four Algoma tankers in port at one time is a unique event as far as I know. Even in the days when Imperial owned its own fleet and operated a refinery it was rare to have four ships in port at...
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MOL Ms
THE Alliance seems to be happy with MOL's M class ships both in their original form and as renamed and repainted as ONE's M class. Today there were two in port at the same time. They passed each other...
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Woodside activity
The Woodside dock has seen some interesting activity over the years, but over the next few days it will see something quite unique. The wind farm installation vessel Vole au Vent arrived yesterday and...
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Noted Arrivals
Among the arrivals in Halifax harbour today (May 19) there were two of note.Federal Mosel arrived and anchored for an as yet undeclared reason. A launch alongside (appears to be Captains Pride), is...
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Vole au Vent sails
After taking on some of the wind turbine components from Bigroll Beaufort the offshore installation vessel Vole au Vent sailed this afternoon for offshore Virginia.With a couple of tower sections on...
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IT Intrepid - a classic
With the arrival on May 17 of IT Integrity, International Telecom's new ship, the veteran IT Intrepid may not be around that much longer, so I am taking every opportunity to get photos of the older...
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Acadia Desgagnés
The cargo ship Acadia Desgagnés arrived on May 21 and tied up at pier 25. As usual The ship has been working under the Barbados flag for the winter and is returning to Canadian flag for the summer....
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Asterix sails
I generally resist the temptation to post multiple images of ships arriving or departing. Today was an exception because there was an unusual event in the harbour. It was a case of "double...
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AS Federica sails
The container ship AS Federica sailed this morning. Thick fog frustrated photo efforts unfortunately.The ship arrived April 17 and tied up at pier 34 where it was effectively boxed in by stored...
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Fast Ferry (again)
The development of fast ferry / commuter craft in Halifax Harbour has been proceeding at glacial speed since 2005 or...
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Selfoss
Today a new to me ship arrived and sailed for the Icelandic shipping line Eimskip. Named Selfoss it has been in the Eimskip fleet since 2017, but has been serving other routes. Now it is appearing on...
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Tijuca
The huge drop in demand for new cars and the closure of many of the factories, has resulted in very few car carrier visits to Halifax. By my reckoning today's arrival of Wallenius Wilhelmsen's Tijuca...
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Cruise Ban
The Canadian government has extended and expanded its ban on cruise ships in Canadian waters, effectively ending the 2020 cruise season before it can begin. Ships with overnight accommodation for more...
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