WISTERIA ACE calls at AUTOPORT

Vehicles carrier WISTERIA ACE alongside at Autoport, Halifax, N.S. on 27th August 2014.
IMO No: 9355197
Build 2007 by Toyohashi Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Toyohashi, Japan.
G.T. 59,952 tons/DWT 17,325 tons.
LOA 200 LPP 192 B 32.2 D 14.6 Draught 9.73(m).
Capacity: 5,213 cars.
Owner:Polar Express,Hong Kong,China.
Mngr: MOL Ocean Export Co Ltd, Tokyo
Flag: Liberia
Call Sign: D5GC6

KENTUCKY HIGHWAY calls at AUTOPORT

Vehicles carrier KENTUCKY HIGHWAY alongside at Autoport ,Eastern Passage on 8th August 2014.
Vessel type: Vehicles Carrier
Gross tonnage: 50,320 tons
Summer DWT: 15,576 tons
Length: 180 m
Beam: 32 m
Draught: 8 m
Build year: 1987
Builder (*): Imabari Shipbuilding Marugame Yard
Marugame, Japan
Owner: Taiyo Nippon Kisen
Kobe, Japan
Manager: Taiyo Nippon Kisen
Kobe, Japan
IMO: 8616958
Flag: Panama
MMSI: 356793000
Callsign: 3FRJ7

USNS MEDGAR EVERS T-AKE 13 at Dockyard

USNS MEDGAR EVERS T-AKE-13 alongside at HMC Dockyard, Halifax, N.S. on 1 August 2014.
General characteristics:
Class & type: Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship
Displacement: 23,852 tons light,
40,298 tons full, 16,446 tons dead
Length: 210 m (689 ft) overall,
199.3 m (654 ft) waterline
Beam: 32.3 m (106 ft) extreme,
32.3 m (106 ft) waterline
Draft: 9.1 m (30 ft) maximum,
9.4 m (31 ft) limit
Installed power: FM/MAN B&W diesel generators
Propulsion: Integrated propulsion and 6.6 kV ship service electrical system
1 × fixed pitch propeller
1 × bow thruster
Speed: 20 kn (37 km/h)
Range: 14,000 nmi (26,000 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h)
Capacity: Max dry cargo weight: 5,910 long tons (6,000 t)
Max dry cargo volume: 783,000 cu ft (22,200 m3)
Max cargo fuel weight:2,350 long tons (2,390 t)
Cargo fuel volume: 18,000 imp bbl (2,900 m3)
(DFM: 10,500) (JP5:7,500)
Troops: 36 military, 13 for helicopter detachment
Complement: 36 military, 123 civilian
Crew: 126

Bulk carrier SANTIAGO BASIN loads grain at Ocean Terminals

Bulk carrier SANTIAGO BASIN loading grain at Ocean Terminals, Halifax  on the 20th July 2014.
IMO No: 9377999
Build 2008.
Yard: Nanyang Ship Engineering, Jiangmen, China.
LOA 179 LPP 172 B 28.45 D 14.1 Draught 10.2 (m).
Gear: Cranes ( 4 X 30.5 tons).
Machinery: Single shaft diesel STX 6cyld. @ 6,480KWs= 14.0 knots.
Owner/Manager: Pacific Basin Shipping,Hong Kong.
Flag: Hong Kong
Call Sign: VREO2

ASPHALT TRANSFER IN BEDFORD BASIN

Asphalt tankers ASPHALT EAGLE and ASPHALT SAILOR carried out a product transfer in the Bedford Basin on the 12th July and sailed early on 13th for American ports. This is the first such transfer operation which this blogger has witnessed here. A strange new activity indeed!

HEAVY LIFT VESSEL HHL TOKYO IN BASIN ANCHORAGE

Heavy lift cargo vessel HHL TOKYO anchored in the Bedford Basin, Halifax on 8th/9th July 2014.
Build 2011
Yard: Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co Ltd, Shanghai, China.
IMO No: 9448436
GT: 17,634 tons.
DWT: 19,496 tons.
LOA 168m Beam 25m Draught 7.7m.
Cranes: 1 each @ 180/ 150/120/70 tons, 2 each @ 700, 500,,400, 200 tons.
M/C: MAN B&W 7L58/64 @ 13,142bhp = 17.0 knots service speed.
Owner/Manager: Hansa Heavy Lift Gmbh,Bremen,Germany.
Flag: Antigua & Barbuda
C/S: V2FH9

BRIGHT FORTUNE in BASIN ANCHORAGE

Products tanker BRIGHT FORTUNE anchored in the Bedford Basin, Halifax on 8th July 2014.
Build 2010
Yard: Iwagi Zosen Co Ltd, Iwagi, Japan.
IMO No: 9561370
LOA 180m Beam 32.2m Draught 10.4m
GT 28,777 tons. DWT 48,008 tons.
Manager: Norient Product Pool APS, Denmark.
Owner:LA DARIEN NAVEGACION SA, c/o Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd, Imabari, Japan.
Machinery: Hitichi MAN B&W 6S50MC-C @ 12,712 bhp.Service speed 15.0 knots.
Flag: Panama
C/S: 3EUL7