NORDKAP

Bulk carrier NORDCAP bunkering from ALGOMA DARTMOUTH at Anchorage No 8,Bedford Basin early AM on 6th April 2011.

Preparing to get underway from anchorage.

Outbound from the Basin anchorage at noon on April 6th 2011.

Outbound for La Baie,Quebec with bauxite for the Rio Tinto Alcan plant from the Bedford Basin,Halifax on 6th April 2011.Nordcap is registered in Denmark, call sign OYFT2. Owners NORDEN,Denmark. Ship is dedicated to service for Rio Tinto Alcan and has been extensively modified to operate in the heavy fresh water ice of the Saguenay/St Lawerance rivers. Built 2002.DWT 77,292 tons. LOA 225m beam 30m Draught 13.2m.IMO No 9253181.

Recent New Arrivals at Halifax

Top Photo: Containership E.R. CUXHAVEN made two calls at Halifax (Aug 1st and 10th) both loading out at Fairview Cove terminal in the Bedford Basin. Built in 2002.Owned and managed by E.R. Shiffahrt,Germany.LOA 212m Beam 30m Draught (max) 11.4m. GRT 26,400 tons. Container capacity 2,496 teu with 344 reefers. Registered in Liberia with C/S A8CF2.IMO No: 9239903.

Centre Photo:Arriving on 16th August from the Far East via Suez and Cagliari (It),the 2006 built containership OOCL KAOHSIUNG shown here North of George's Island inbound for the Fairview Cove terminal in the Bedford Basin.Owners: Shoei Kisen,Japan. GRT 67,500 tons,LOA 279m Beam 40m Draught (Max) 14.9m. Registered in Hong Kong with C/S VRBS7.IMO No:9307009.

Lower photo:Normally homeported at Port Hawksbury on the Straight of Canso the Atlantic Towing Ltd tug ATLANTIC WILLOW has been operating at Halifax from the IEL Dock at Woodside.Probably as reinforcements as all the Eastern Canada Towing tugs are deployed away at present (August 2010).

MSC FREEDOM

Above:Containership MSC FREEDOM alongside at the Fairview Cove terminal,Halifax on July 21st 2010 one of several vessels diverted to Halifax during the Montreal dockworkers labour dispute.

Top Photo: Atlantic Towing Ltd tug ATLANTIC OAK escorts MSC FREEDOM through the Narrows,outbound on the evening of July 25th 2010. Probably her last call as the Dock problems in Montreal appear settled.

CANADA EXPRESS

Dry cargo containership CANADA EXPRESS at the Fairview Cove terminal on 12th July 2010. Secured Port side to,which is unusual,but note divers working along the Starboard side.

Built 2006 by Koyo Dockyard Co Ltd,Japan.

IMO No:9307023

Former name OOCL Dubai ( June 2010).

GRT66,462 tons.

DWT 66,600 tons.

LOA 280.54m Beam 40.0m Draught 14.02m.

Capacity: 5,888 teu. Reefer points: 586.

Owner:Southern Route Maritime SA,Japan.

Manager:Orient Overseas Container Line,Hong Kong.

Flag: Hong Kong,China

Call Sign: VRBW4

GLEN CANYON BRIDGE

Containership Glen Canyon Bridge at the Halterm Terminal,Halifax,Nova Scotia on July 8th 2010 and outbound passing York Redoubt later in the afternoon.
Built 2006 by Hyundai,Ulsan,S.Korea.
Operator/Owner: K-Line (KKK Japan)
IMO No:9302097
LOA 285m Beam40.0m Draught 12.7m.
Gross Tonnage: 68,570 tons.
DWT:57,440 tons.
Flag:Panama
Call Sign:3EFD9

Shipping in the Bedford Basin on 5 Jan 2010.

The Atlantic Container Line's big Ro-Ro/Container vessel ATLANTIC COMPASS departing from Fairview Cove outbound as the Hapag-Lloyd ,Pacific-Atlantic Express (PAX) containership

LONDON EXPRESS turns to berth on January 5th 2010.