ZIM BARCELONA and other Fall Visitors

ZIM ONTARIO called at Halterm on September 25th 2010.

Containership ZIM BARCELONA at Halterm on the 18th September 2010.A regular caller at Halifax calling at New York before and after her Halifax visits.

LONG SWELLS in the APPROACHES

The dinner plates would be moving about on the containership ALGOL and the products tanker GLEN as a distant hurricane sends a long swell train in on the Halifax Approaches anchorage area on 30th August 2010.

GLEN: Built 2005 by Hyundai,Samho,S.Korea.

IMO No 9311634

DWT: 12,800 tons.

LOA 127m Beam 20m Dr 8.4m

Flag: Singapore Call Sign: 9VJQ5

ALGOL: Built 2008 by Jiangsu Shipyard,Jiangyin,China.

IMO No: 9339612

GRT: 16,162t

DWT: 17,219t

LOA 161m Beam 25m Dr 8.6m

Flag:Singapore Call Sign: 9VKY3

CRUDEOIL TANKER VIOLANDO

Crudeoil tanker VIOLANDO secured at the Imperial Oil refinery at Woodside,Halifax,Nova Scotia on 26th August 2010.

Built 2009 IMO No:9429285

Yard: Hyundai,Samho.

GRT 84,735t DWT 164,764t

LOA 274m Beam 50m

Flag:Greece

Call Sign: SVAU5

Fall 2010 Activities at Halifax

Containership MAERSK PENANG outbound from Halifax on 28th October 2010. A dreary day not fit for beast nor sailor.

VESSEL MOVEMENTS AUGUST 2010

Self-discharging bulkcarrier CSL ATLAS underway from the National Gypsum dock,Wright's Cove,Bedford Basin,Halifax on August 14th 2010. Built 1990. GRT 41,173 tons.Registered in the Bahamas with callsign C6IL3,IMO No.8704171.Owners Atlasco Shipping Ltd.,Beverley,Mass.,USA,

Dry cargo vessel Moezelborg alongside the Ocean Terminals grain berth on 8th August 2010. Built 1999 in the Netherlands.Registered in Delfzijl Neth.,with callsign PEAD.IMO No9180839.

Ro-Ro/Container vessel ATLANTIC CARTIER outbound from Fairview Cove in the Bedford Basin proceeding South through the Narrows on 8th August 2010.

AUGUST TANKER ACTIVITIES at HALIFAX 2010.

Refined products tanker ALGOSCOTIA at anchorage No2 Halifax on August 20th 2010.Operated by Algoma Tankers,Canada registered with homeport at Halifax.

Crudeoil shuttle tanker Jasmine Knutsen alongside at Ocean Terminals,Halifax,N.S. on 20th August 2010. This ship is registered in Canada and homeport is Halifax.

Crudeoil shuttle tanker HEATHER KNUTSEN at the Oil Dock,Imperoyal (Halifax) on August 8th 2010.Registered in Canada homeport St John's,Newfoundland.

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).