Crudeoil tanker OVERSEAS SHIRLEY spotted inbound for Halifax on May 28th 2011. Earlier photo depicts her anchored off Chebucto Head in the Summer of 2009. IMO No 9213296.
K-Line containership CHISWICK BRIDGE spotted at Halterm today 18th May 2011.
Vehicles carrier FAUST spotted on the AIS at Eastern Passage this AM May 16th 2011. File photo depicts her alongside at Autoport in July 2007 when brand new.Faust is a regular caller at Autoport.
Holland America Lines cruiseship MAASDAM spotted at Pier 21 this AM 16th May 2011. Still rainy and foggy,hence the file photo from August 2008 taken in the approaches off Herring Cove.This ship is a frequent caller at Halifax from early Spring thru to late Fall.
OOCL BRITAIN due at Halifax today 15th May 2011 from Singapore via Suez. File photo depicts her at Fairview Cove last Spring (May 24th). A regular caller here on both her East and West bound Atlantic crossings.
Hapag-Lloyd containership TOKYO EXPRESS spotted inbound todat 12 May 2011 at Halifax.File photo shows her inbound in the halifax Approaches on 14th September 2008.
General cargo vessel NIRINT HOLLANDIA spotted at Ocean Terminals today 12 May 2011. File photo taken on September 15th 2010. The Nirint Line has a number of vessels which call regularly at Halifax loading an assortment of general cargo/containers/etc.Built by OKEAN Shipyard,Niko Layeu,Ukraine in 2007. Previously named TRINITAS (07). GRT 8,999 tons, DWT 12,330 tons.LOA 143m LPP 134.9m Beam18.9m.
Ship Manager:Wagenborg Shipping BV,Netherlands. Owner: Danser Shipping BV,Netherlands.
Machinery: Single shaft,diessel @ 6,000KWs = speed 14 knots.
K-Lines' containership GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE spotted at the Halterm container terminal on May 12th/11.Photo taken at Halterm on 9th October 2010.
Hapag-Lloyd charter vessel CANADA EXPRESS spotted at Fairview Cove today. File photo shows her alongside there on 12 July 2010 strangely berthed Port Side to,seldom seen at this facility.Diving tender alongside indicates a maintenance issue however. Built in 2006 by Koyo Dockyard,Japan. IMO 9307023.GRT 66,462;DWT 66,660. LOA 280m B 40.m Draught 14.2m.Registered in Hong Kong.Call Sign:VRBW4. A regular caller at Halifax since last year when her previous name was changed from OOCL DUBAI.
OOCL NEW YORK inbound for Fairview Cove terminal March 2010 (file photo).She is secured at Fairview Cove this AM (May 11th) in weather to wet to venture out the door.Hence the old shot.
ZIM PUSAN outbound at Halifax Sept 2009 (file photo). Look at that fine weather.When will we get some of that! ZIM's fine vessel shown secured at Halterm today 11 May 2011.Far too much rain and fog as of late and nothing in the water yet to convey an Old Salt around the Big Harbour,so we'll have to settle for file pics of todays arrivals.
Naval fireboat CFAV FIREBIRD YTR561 proceeding to the DREA barge in the Bedford Basin.A familiar site to residents along the shore of the Bedford Basin is the shuttle runs made by the naval tugs and the fireboat several times a day ferrying personnel to and from the DREA Laboratory Barge in Birch Cove.This service has been going on since the 195os and will I assume continue for some time in the future.A break in the fireboats' crews boredom I am sure.
Containerships calling at the Port of Halifax on 4th May were the OOCL/Hapag-Lloyd vessel VIETNAM EXPRESS (ex OOCL ITALY) and the ZIM Container Line's ZIM CALIFORNIA.
Crudeoil tanker GLEN MAYE spotted alongside at the Imperial refinery oildock,Halifax today May 3rd 2011.File photo shows her at the same berth on August 5th 2009.
The cruiseship season must be getting underway for 2011 with MAASDAM making a call at the Port of Halifax last week,30th April.. A sure sign of Spring. File photo from last September depicts her alongside Pier 21.