HARBOUR OF REFUGE January 2010 cntd.

Another vessel seeking refuge in the Bedford Basin during the Nor'East gale was the Ro-Ro cargo vessel DUTCH RUNNER,a regular caller at Halifax and a vital link to the French islands in the Gulf of St Lawerance.Shown her on 3rd Jan. at anchor in the Bedford Basin.

IMO No.:8712075

Built 1988 by J.J. Sietas,Hamburg,Germany.

EX: NORTH KING - DUTCH RUNNER (28/11/2000) - P&O NEDLLOYD DOUALA (26/11/2001) - DUTCH RUNNER (22/07/2002).

GRT 2,279 tons,DWT 3,056 tons,Net Tonnage: 1,002 tons.

LOA 75.3m Beam 15.65m Depth 6.37m.

Machinery: Diesel mod: Wartsila 6R32D,single shaft 2,250KW= 12knots.

Owner/Manager: Great Lakes Feeder Lines,ULC,Canada.

Flag:Canada

Port: Quebec

Call Sign: VABZ

HARBOUR OF REFUGE Jan 2-3,2010

Bulk carrier Federal Schelde shown at anchor in the Bedford Basin on January 3rd after the passing of a severe Winter Nor'Easter. She was among several vessels seeking refuge in the Port of Halifax.

IMO: 9118147, MMSI: 314084000

Ship Type: Bulk CargoYear Built: 1997.

Yard: Jiangnan Shipyard & Engineering Works (Group) Co. Ltd., Shanghai/China.

GrossTonnage: 20,837tons. Net Tonnage:11,404tons. Dead Weight: 34,372 tons.

Loa 199.98 m , Lbp 190.98 m, Beam: 23.49 m , Draught: 10.70 m , Depth: 14.89 m.

Machinery: Diesel: Burmeister & Wain , Type 6S50MC at 11,640 BHP / 8.562 kW.Speed: 14 knots.

Owner: FEDERAL ATLANTIC , Hong Kong, China.

Manager: Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd., Hong Kong.

Flag: Barbados.

Call Sign: 8POF

NEWYEARS DAY ARRIVAL

The first arrival at the Port for 2010 entering the Bedford Basin on New Years Day is OOCL CALIFORNIA shown preparing to turn and berth at the Fairview Cove terminal.
Far East service to the North American East Coast is provided by the post-panamax container ships of Orient Overseas Container Lines similar to OOCL California. This company's "Grand Alliance" route uses the Indian Ocean,Red Sea,Suez canal, and Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic at Gibraltar with stops at Halifax on both the Westward and Eastward voyages.
IMO No.9102289, MMSI 477704000.
Built 1995 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd Shimonoseki, Japan, yard / hull number: 2098 .
Type: S Class Dry Cargo Containership.
Machinery: Single shaft /diesel,engine design: Sulzer, type: 12RTA84C with power output (KW): 48.631 providing maximum speed of 24.9 knots.
Length:276m, Beam:40m,Draught 12.5m.
GRT 66,046 tons.
Capacity:5,344 TEU.
Owners: New Container No. 1 Shipping Inc.
Manager:OrientOverseasContainerLine,Hong Kong.
Flag: Hong Kong: China.
Call Sign: VRWC8.

ALGOSCOTIA & ALGOMA DARTMOUTH

The port bunkering tanker ALGOMA DARTMOUTH secures alongside the refined products tanker ALGOSCOTIA in the Bedford Basin,Halifax on December 17th 2009. The former took over the harbour bunkering duties from the NT DARTMOUTH (ex IMPERIAL DARTMOUTH) earlier this year.

ALGOSCOTIA:IMO No 9273222.Built 2004 Jiangnan Shipyard,Shanghai,China.

GRT 13,352 tonsLOA 148.8 LPP 138.8 B 23.8 D epth 12.8(m).

Mach: Diesel single shaft 6,300Kw=15knots.

Owners: Algoma Tankers,Canada.

Flag: Canada Port: Halifax,Nova Scotia

Call Sign:VAAP.

ALGOMA DARTMOUTH:IMO No 9327516.Previously named Samistal Due (21,07.09),Clipper Bardolino (08).

Type: Chemical/products/Bunkering Tanker.

Built in 2007 by Yardimci Turkter Shipyard,Tuzla Bay,Turkey.

GRT 2,999 tons.DWT 3,569 tons.Net Tonnage:1,125 tons.

LOA 90.5m LPP 85.8m B 14.6m Depth 7.6m D:5.5m.

Machinery: Twin shaft/diesels. Speed 12 knots.

Manager:Algoma Tankers,St Catherines,Ontario,Canada.

Registered owner SAMISTAL SHIPPING LTD-MTA, Malta .

Flag:CanadaPort:Halifax,Nova Scotia.

Call Sign:CFK9211

HMCS ATHABASKAN DDG282

Home for the Christmas season HMCS ATHABASKAN secured alongside at HMC Dockyard,Halifax on the 19th December 2009.

Crude oil tanker UNITED STAR

A recent caller at IOL Dartmouth refinery was the80,569GRT crude tanker UNITED STAR.

Built by Samsung,Koje,S.Korea in 1992.LOA 274m LPP 264m Beam 48.2m..Photo date 19.12.09.

POINT HALIFAX back on duty

Eastern Canada Towing Ltd's tug POINT HALIFAX has returned to the Port and along with the return of Svitzer Bedford (over Christmas) from repairs following her E/R fire the full complement of Eastern Canada's fleet is back to strength.Photo on Dec 19th 2009.