SICHEM MELBOURNE

Sichem Melbourne spotted at Imperoyal on 30 May 2013. File photo shows her at anchor in the Bedford Basin,Halifax,Nova Scotia evening of May 28th 2008.
Built in 2007. IMO No 9376921.GT 8,455 tons with a Deadweight of 12,936 tons. Length overall 127m Beam 20m Draught 5.9m. The ship is flagged in Singapore with Call Sign 9VDR8. Typical of a large fleet of chemical tankers run by the Singapore based firm Eitzen Chemicals.

DALAIN EXPRESS First Call at Halifax

The second new arrival at Halifax in as many days  is Hapag -Lloyd's DALIAN EXPRESS,the most recent addition to the new service to the North American East Coast via Suez. Formerly named HAMBURG EXPRESS the vessel was built in 2001 by Hyundai Heavy Industries,Ulsan,S.Korea.
Dimensions: LOA 320m Beam 42.8m Draught (max) 14.5m.
Tonnage: GT 88,493 tons.  DWT 100,006 tons.
Machinery: Single shaft diesel model B&W 12K98MC @ 68,640KWs = 25.3 knots.
Container capacity 7,506 teu.

These vessels moor Port side too suggesting more efficient use of the cranage at Fairview Cove.

CSAV RUNGUE

CSAV RUNGUE made its first call at Halifax  on a foggy 26th May morning. The vessel is filling in for the fire damaged ATLANTIC CARTIER out of service since  early May.
Built 2008 by EMDER WERFT UND DOCKBETRIEBE GMBH,Emden,Germany.
Length Overall 228.6m LPP 218m Beam 32.2m Depth 18.6m Draught 12.0m.
Gross Tonnage: 36,087 tons. Net Tonnage: 15,744 tons. DWT: 42,600 tons.
Capacity: 3,400 teu. Service speed 23.25 knots.

Owner

PRIMAVERA BETEILIGUNGSGES  Elsfleth, Germany.

Flag: Liberia  Call Sign: A8QL5
IMO No: 9372860

YANTAIN EXPRESS MAKES FIRST CALL AT HALIFAX

Containership Yantian Express berthed  at the Fairview Cove terminal on 20th May 2013 her first call at Halifax and the largest such vessel of the type (100,000 DWT) to berth at the terminal.The vessel and her sisters will commence a new chapter in the size of ships calling here.
Former name(s): Shanghai Express (Until 2012 Mar).
IMO: 9229831
Build: 2002
Yard: Hyundai,Ulsan,S.Korea
Gross Tonnage: 88,493 tons.
DWT: 100,003 tons.
Capacity: 7,179 teu
LOA 321m LPP 308.5m Beam 42.8m Depth 24.5m Draught 10.8m.
Machinery; Single screw diesel model MAN B&W 12K98MC @69,619KWs.Service speed 25 knots.
M/O: Hapag-Lloyd,AG,Hamburg,Germany.
Flag: Germany
MMSI: 211367460
Callsign: DPCK

SILVER WHISPER first for 2013 Season

Cruiseship SILVER WHISPER first of two ships arriving at Halifax on 6th May gets the 2013 Cruising Season underway.VEENDAM also arrived just astern of Silver Whisper,both vessels have called on several occassions in the past. File photo above depicts Silver Whisper outbound passing Sandwich Point on 25th September 2011.
IMO NUMBER: 9192179
VESSEL TYPE: PASSENGERS SHIP
BUILD:2001
YARD:CANTIERI NAVALI VISENTINI, DONADA ITALY
HULL TYPE:SINGLE HULL
LOA 186, LPP 161.8, B 24.8,Depth 11.3,Draught 6.12 (m).
GROSS TONNAGE:28,258 tons
SUMMER DWT:2,980 tons
NET TONNAGE:9,144 tons
MANAGER:V.SHIPS GROUP,Monaco
OWNER:COIMAR,Rome,Italy
FLAG:BAHAMAS
Call Sign: C6FN7