ATLANTIC COMPASS

Ro-Ro/Container vessel ATLANTIC COMPASS underway,outbound from
the Fairview Cive terminal,Halifax on 31.10.11.

IMO: 8214176, MMSI: 265101000

Ship Type: Ro-Ro/ Container/Cargo

Year Built: 1984/1987(lengthened).

Yard: KOCKUMS, MALMO, SWEDEN.

GROSS TONNAGE:57,255 tons SUMMER DWT: 46,303 tonsNET TONNAGE:21.175 tons. LENGTH B-W PERPENDICULARS:276.12 m, LENGTH OVERALL:292.00 m, BREADTH EXTREME:32.26 m, DEPTH :20.25 m, DRAUGHT:11.60 m.

Container Capacity TEU:2,908
Machinery: Single shaft,diesel.

SPEED SERVICE:17.50 knots.
MANAGER:ACL SHIPMANAGEMENT

OWNER:GRIMALDI GROUPPORT: GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN

Flag: Sweden

Call Sign: SKUN

OOCL ANTWERP

Containership OOCL ANTWERP finally proceeded in to berth at the Fairview Cove terminal after spending a day loitering off Halifax during the October 30th Nor'East gale.File photo depicts her inbound at the Narrows Bridge,June 22nd 2011.

IMO number: 9307011
MMSI: 353889000

Type of ship: Dry Cargo Container Ship.

Year of build: 2006

Yard: Koyo Dockyard,Imabari,Japan.

Gross tonnage: 66,462 tons.DWT: 66,940 tons.Net Tonnage: 25,100 tons.

Length: 280m,Beam: 40, Draught: 12.3

Container Capacity: 5,888 teu with 500
reefers.

Machinery: Single Shaft,Diesel Model: 2 SA 10 CY, Power: 57,200
kws.Speed 25 knots.

Engine Manufacturer : MITSUI ENGINEERING &
SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.

Ship manager: SCHULTE SHIPMANAGEMENT-

Registered owner: LOS HALILLOS SHIPPING CO Imabari-shi, Ehime-ken, Japan.

Flag: Panama
Call Sign: 3EFS3

CLIPPER LANCER

Refined products tanker CLIPPER LANCER anchored in the Bedford
Basin,Halifax,N.S. on 29th October 2011.

IMO NUMBER:9363182
BUILD:2006

Yard:YARDIMCI SHIPYARD, ISTANBUL, TURKEY.

GROSS TONNAGE:6522 tons SUMMER DWT:9971 tonsNET TONNAGE:3220 tons.

LENGTH B-W PERPENDICULARS:112.00 m, LENGTH OVERALL:118.37 m, BREADTH
MOULDED:19.00 m, BULB LENGTH FROM FP:2.80 m, DEPTH:10.10 m,DRAUGHT:8.22
m.

Machinery: Single shaft/ diesel.SPEED :13.8 knots.

MANAGER:CLIPPER MARINE SERVICES,Denmark.

OWNER:CLIPPER GROUP MANAGEMENT,Bahamas
FLAG:BAHAMAS

HOME PORT:NASSAU, BAHAMAS

CALL SIGN:C6VS2

CSL ATLAS at Nat'nl Gypsum

Self-discharging bulkcarrier CSL ATLAS loading at the National Gypsum
dock,Wright's Cove ,Bedford Basin on October 29th 2011.
IMO: 8704171, MMSI: 308294000Ship
Type:Self-Discharging Bulk Cargo.
Year Built: 1990
Yard: INDUSTRIAS VEROLME ISHIBRAS, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL.Length: 227
m,Beam 32 m,Draught: 10.6 m.
Dead Weight: 67,308 tons,NET TONNAGE: 21,901 TONS, Gross Tonnage:41,173
tons.
Manager:CSL International Inc.,Beverly,MA,USA.
Ship Owner: ATLASCO ShippingLtd.Beverly,MA,USA.
Flag: Bahamas
Call Sign: C6IL3

CSL ATLAS

Self-discharging bulkcarrier CSL ATLAS spotted at the National Gypsum dock,Wright's Cove ,Bedford Basin on October 29th 2011. File photo depicts her in the Basin on June 9th this year.

IMO: 8704171, MMSI: 308294000Ship

Type:Self-Discharging Bulk Cargo.

Year Built: 1990

Yard: INDUSTRIAS VEROLME ISHIBRAS, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL.
Length: 227 m,Beam 32 m,Draught: 10.6 m.

Dead Weight: 67,308 tons,NET TONNAGE: 21,901 TONS, Gross Tonnage:41,173 tons.

Manager:CSL International Inc.,Beverly,MA,USA.

Ship Owner: ATLASCO ShippingLtd.Beverly,MA,USA.

Flag: Bahamas

Call Sign: C6IL3

OCEANEX SANDERLING

OCEANEX SANDERLING spotted alongside Autoport,Halifax,N.S.
A.M. October 28th 2011. File photo at the same berth on 12th August
2010.

Built by Sasebo Heavy Industries,Sasebo,Japan in1977.

Previously named:Rauenfels (80);Essen(82);Kongsfjord(83),Onno(87)ASL
Sanderling(08).

GRT 21,849 tons.

LOA 193.5m, B 27.1m, Draught 9.1m.

Machinery:2 X Kawasaki 9 cylinder diesel mod.9L52/55A.Total power
18,890KWs ,Single shaft C.P. propellor.Service speed 20.6 knots.

Owner:Oceanex Inc.,Montreal,Canada.

Mngr:V Ships Canada,Montreal.

Flag:Canada

Call Sign: VOLG

OVERSEAS SHIRLEY

Crudeoil tanker OVERSEAS SHIRLEY called again at Imperoyal todat Oct 27th 2011. File photo taken on Sept 5th 2011.

IMO No:9213296.

Built 2001 by Hyundai Heavy Industries,Ulsan,S.Korea..
GRT:62,385 tons. Net Tonnage:33,878 tons. DWT 112,056 tonnes.
Length Overall : 250.17 m Length between Perpendicular: 239 m Molded
Breadth: 44m Molded Depth: 21m Bulb Length From FP: 5.6 m

Machinery:
Single shaft, diesel.Mod: 7S60MC, at 14,517.16 kW.

Owner: Shirley Tankers
SRL,Canada.

Manager:OSG Ship Management UK Ltd . Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United
Kingdom.

Flag: Canada.

Port:St John's,Newfoundland.

Call Sign:CYCJ

ENERGY SPRINTER

ENERGY SPRINTER makes anpther call at Imperial's Dartmouth refinery this week.

Crude oil tanker ENERGY SPRINTER spotted alongside at the
I.O.L. refinery,Halifax,Nova Scotia on 25th October 2011. File photo taken at
this location on 22nd September 2011.IMO: 9297503, MMSI: 235008650Ship
Type:Crude Oil TankerYear Built: 2005Yard:HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES,
ULSAN, SOUTH KOREA Length : 274.5 m, LPP 264.0m, Beam: 48 m, Depth 23.1m,
Draught : 16.0 m.DWT: 159,089 tonsGross Tonnage:81,345 tonsNet
Tonnage:51,731 tons.Speed (Service): 16.0 knotsOwner:Enterprise Shipping
& Trading,Athens,Greece.Manager:Golden Energy
Management,Athens,Greece.Flag: United KingdomPort: Douglas,Isle of Man
Call Sign: MHAC4

SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR Part 2

Cruiseship SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR visiting Halifax on 19th October,here shown at
Pier 23 had an interesting time being born, She commenced life as an ice
strengthened auxiliary vessel for the USSR Navy,then with the end of the Cold
War the hull was sold to Regent Seven Seas Cruises incomplete,towed from St
Petersburg to Italy and extensively modified to become a luxury
cruiseliner.
Built 1999**
**Yard(s):
i Admiralty Shipyard,St.Petersburg, Russia,
ii Mariotti Shipyard,Genoa,Italy.
IMO No: 9064126
Former name(s): Blue Sea (1997)LOA 172.0m Beam 24.0m
Draught:7.4m.
Gross tonnage:28,550 tons
Summer DWT:3,342 tons
Owner/Manager:Celtic Pacific Uk Southampton, U.K.
Flag: Bahamas
Call Sign: C6ZI9

SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR

Cruiseship SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR berthed at Pier 23,Halifax on 19th October 2011.

Built 1999.

Builder*:Admiralty Shipyard,St.petersburg, Russia
Owner:Celtic Pacific UkSouthampton, U.k.
Manager:Celtic Pacific UkSouthampton, U.k.
IMO no: 9064126

LOA 172.0m Beam 24.0m Draught:7.4m.

Gross tonnage:28,550 tons
Summer DWT:3,342 tons
Flag: Bahamas

Call Sign: C6ZI9

SALVOR

Tug SALVOR inbound at Halifax,N.S. on 18th October 2011.

Type of ship: Tug
Build year: 1963. Yard:Jakobson Shipyard,Oyster Bay,N.Y.,USA.

IMO Number: 5427019 MMSI Number: 316001327

Former name(s): Esther Moran (2000).

Gross TonnageL 407 tons. Net Tonnage:122 tons

Length: 34.14m, Beam: 9.6m, Depth:5.72m, Draught: 3.5m.

Machinery: Twin screw,diesel @ 4,297KWs=12.0 knots.

Owner/Manager: McKeil Work Boats Ltd.,Hamilton,Canada.

Flag: Canada, Port:Hamilton

Call Sign:Ch16 VHF

PRESERVER to SEA

HMCS PRESERVER AOR510 made her way from the Bedford Basin to sea early this AM 18 October 2011. The first time to feel the North Atlantic for quite some time after an extensive refit (probably her last),but this is only a 41 year old ship ( we have older helos,right! ??) and after all this is Canada,a naval gazing country ( belly button in Ontario). So, we may see her around for many years to come.

THOR

BRAND SPANKING NEW, Icelandic Coast Guard Offshore Patrol
Vessel (OPV) THOR alongside Ocean Terminals,Halifax,Nova Scotia on 18th October
2011.The THOR, designated UT 512L, is an enlarged design of the Norwegian
Coast Guard ship Harstand. Thor was scheduled for a June 2010 delivery to
Iceland, but was damaged by a tsunami in the February 2010 Chilean earthquake,
suffering damage to the main engine and seawater in the engine room. Expected
the repairs to take 8 to 10 months with a new delivery date of summer / fall
2011. Vessel type:Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV).IMO No: 9426893Build
year: 2011 Yard:ASMAR Talcahuano, Talcahuano, Chile. Gross tonnage:
4,199 tons Summer DWT: 2,089 tons Length:93.6m (307ft), Beam:16m
(52.4ft),Draft: 6.5m (21.3ft) (Est).Machinery: Diesel , Two Rolls Royce
Bergen B 32 40L diesel engines (10,730 hp); two generators; two reduction gear
sets; two shafts; two Kamewa Ulstein controllable pitch propellers (CPPs); one
Ulstein Aqua Master azimuth thruster; two Ulstein bow thrusters; one Ulstein
736kW tunnel thruster. Speed (Knots):19Range:10,000nm at 12 knots
(Est)Complement:48Owner: Govt. of Iceland Flag: Iceland Call
Sign:TFIA

PRESERVER IN THE BASIN

HMCS PRESERVER AOR510 anchored in the Bedford Basin,Halifax on 17th October 2011. She has been alongside since going into refit last year and appears to have her Starboard boiler flashed-up.Presume trials will continue for a while,still no refueling gear on the goalposts,so may be awhile before fully operational. Born in 1969 it is difficult to get replacement parts for these old steamers these days.

BIG WHITE TANKER

Crudeoil tanker HELLESPONT TRIUMPH alongside at the IOL refinery Dartmouth on October 13th 2011.This is living proof of bad paint scheme for an oil tanker.

IMO: 9160217, MMSI: 636090937Build:1998 Yard: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Okpo Shipyard, Okpo ,South Korea.

Previous name(s):PECOS (2005 Dec 28).

Previous name(s):PECOS (2005 Dec 28). Length Overall: 274 m,LPP: 264.0m ,Beam: 48 m, Depth: 22.8m, Draught: 16.82m.IMO: 9160217, MMSI: 636090937Build:1998 Yard: Daewoo Shipbuilding &
Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Okpo Shipyard, Okpo ,South Korea.Previous
name(s):PECOS (2005 Dec 28). Length Overall: 274 m,LPP: 264.0m ,Beam: 48 m,
Depth: 22.8m, Draught: 16.82m.Dead Weight: 157,406 tons.GRT: 81,565
tons.Net Tonnage:49,488 tons.Machinery: Single shaft,diesel mod 6S70MC @
16,852 KWs=15.0 knots.MANAGER/ OWNER: HELLESPONT HAMMONIA ,Hamburg,Germany.
Flag: LiberiaCall Sign: A8HT9

Length Overall: 274 m,LPP: 264.0m ,Beam: 48 m, Depth: 22.8m, Draught: 16.82m.Dead Weight: 157,406 tons.GRT: 81,565 tons.Net Tonnage:49,488 tons.Machinery: Single shaft,diesel mod 6S70MC @ 16,852 KWs=15.0 knots.MANAGER/ OWNER: HELLESPONT HAMMONIA ,Hamburg,Germany. Flag: LiberiaCall Sign: A8HT9

Cruiseships at Halifax on October 13th 2011.

More October Cruise ActionA regular at Halifax, CARNIVAL GLORY called again on October 13th,2011. Built in 2003 by Fincantieri,Italy.Gross Tonnage 110,239 tons. Owned and operated bt Carnival Cruises. Registered in Panama. Call Sign 3FPS9.Alongside Pier 20 on 13th October is Royal Caribbean Cruises JEWEL of the SEAS. Built by Meyer Werft,Papenburg,Germany in 2004. Gross Tonnage 90,000 tons. Owned by Royal Caribbean (Jewel of the Seas Inc.)Cruise,Miami,Fla.,USA. Registered in Bahamas with call sign C6FW9.Secured alongside Pier 23 on 13th October is the 28,258 ton (Gross) SILVER WHISPER.Built by Cantieri Navali Visentine,yard at Donada,Italy in 2001. Owned by Coimar,Rome,Italy and managed by V.Ships Group,Monaco. Registered in the Bahamas with callsign C6FN7.

S.S. WRIGHT T-AVB-3

S.S. WRIGHT T-AVB-3 after moving around the approaches,coming into anchor for an evening and returning back out to anchor off Devil's Island is now (Oct 8/9 secured alongdside at FMG ,HMC Dockyard. Nobody has revealed the mystery ships purpose here at Halifax,obviously much more than a courtesy call,which these types don't often make. Any info on this one anybody? For specs,see earlier post.

BASIN ANCHORAGE due OCTOBER GALES

A nasty Nor'Easter placed a lot of shipping out in the Basin anchorages on October 5th. AFL New England arrived mid-afternoon to an unusually crowded Basin with two tankers and a Post Panamax containership already at anchor.

German owned and operated SEACONGER lay upwind of Algoma 's ALGOSEA anchored off Rockimgham. ALGOSEA was the first to come to anchor in the morning. The largest vessel in the group was the big containership CANADA EXPRESS laying North of the Fairview Cove/Seaview Park area.

The angle of the big box boat's anchor cable attests to the wind strength. Hard to hold the camera still in the gusts!

ALGOSEA seemd to take the whole thing with a grain of salt,being very accustomed to riding out such things here in the past. All in all a busy day in the Basin.

CSL SPIRIT at Wright's Cove

CSL's 2001 built self-discharging bulkcarrier CSL SPIRIT arrived at Halifax at sunset on October 3rd to load gypsum at the Nat'nl Gypsum facility in Wright's Cove,Bedford Basin. An overcast 4th of October morning with light breezes belied what is expected in the next few days so few pics will be forthcoming. Enough! At 70,018 DWT the CSL SPIRIT is one of CSL's fine new bulkers. Built by Jainqnan Shipbuilding (Group) Co,Shanghai,China in 2001. IMO No: 9138111.

Length overall 225m LPP 216m Beam 32.2m depth 19.5m Draught 14.4m.

GRT 41,428 tons. Net Tonnage: 19,172 tons.

Boom length 79.0m Discharge rate: Coal 4,000tons/hr. Ore 6,000 tons/hr.

Owner: CSL Group,Mtrl.Canada

Manager: V Ships,USA Llc,Boston,Mass.

Flag: Bahamas Call Sign: C6FG6

HERON at National Gypsum Dock

Bulk cargo vessel HERON is quite a bit different from most of the vessels which loadout at National Gypsum's Wright's Cove facility. Interesting gantry cranes serve her numerous holds,would appear a time related task to off-load,but what do I know of that.Just speculating.

Built by Nipponkia Heavy Industries,Tomaya,Japan in 1975 the vessel is double bottom with a Gross Tonnage of 25,919 tons. DWT 38,633 tons and Net Tonnage of 11,300 tons.

Overall length 182m LPP 172.4m Beam 29.0m Depth 16.13m Draught 11.59m.

Owned and Managed by SMT Shipmanagement and Transport,Limissol,Cyprus.

Previously named: STRINDA until 1985; TRINTA 85 to 92;and HERON ARROW from 92 until 2001 when shortened to HERON.

Presently registered in the Bahamas with Call Sign C6KR4.

S.S. WRIGHT T-AVB-3

S.S. WRIGHT T-AVB-3 anchored off Hartland Point,Halifax on 27th September 2011. Built by Pascagoula Shipyard,Ms,USA in 1969 as MORMACSUN a ro-ro/container vessel.Renamed Young America in 1975 and Wright in 1986 when taken over by the US Govt. as an aviation logistics support ship T-AVB. A Mystery as to what it is doing off Halifax.

Gross Tonnage 23,255 tons. LOA183m LPP 171m Beam 28m Depth 18m Draught 10.4m.

Machinery: Single shaft geared steam turbine, 11,190KWs =18.7 knots.

Manager/Owner: U.S. Govermnent, Port: Norfolk,Va. Call Sign: WGLW.