FULMAR

French police patrol vessel FULMAR P740 alongside at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic on a visit to Halifax from its base on St Pierre.

Bow of the FULMAR belies its trawler heritage.Sept 10,11,2011.

NAME CHANGES - CCNI PATAGONIA

Former ADRIATIC BRIDGE,former NORTHERN PRECISION which called recently at Halterm with K-Line has changed fortunes and now operates as CCNI PATAGONIA. IMO no. 9450296. LOA 264m Beam 32M, Flag: Liberia. Call Sign: A8RX3.

BULK CARGO ,Comin and Goin 6th Sept. 2011

Self-discharging bulkcarrier AMBASSADOR arrived early AM at the National Gypsum dock in Wright's Cove,Bedford Basin. Built in 1983 by Port Wheller D.D.,St Catherines.. Former name Canadian Ambassador. IMO No: 8016653.GRT 24,094 tons.LOA 222.0 LPP 217.7 B 23.2 Draught 7.1 (m). Owner: Marbulk Inc.,Canada. Manager: V Ships Ltd. Limmasol,Cyprus.

Flag: Vanuatu C/S: YJWP4.

CSL Group bulkcarrier SALARIUM discharging grain at Ocean Terminals,Pier 26.Once completed here she will load gypsum at Natl. Gypsum,Wright's Cove prior to returning to the Lakes,(Upper Canada). Built 1980 by Collinwood Shipyard,Collingwood,Ontario as NANTICOKE,renamed 2009.. IMO No:7902233. GRT 22,706 tons. DWT 35,686 tons. Net Tonnage: 15,530 tons.LOA 222.5 LPP 216.9 Beam 23.2 Depth 14.18 Draught 9.97(m). Owner: CSL Group ,Montreal,Canada.Manager: V Ships Group,Monaco. Flag: Canada C/S: VCQL.

Containers Keep Moving

Containership EL TORO at Halterm on 6th September 2011. Built as MAYA 2 in 2006. Yard: Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding,Taizhou Jaingsu,China. Owned by Delphis,Antwerp Belgium.GRT 9,957 tons. DWT 13,633 tons, Net Tonnage 5,020 tons. LOA 147.8m LPP 140.3m Beam 23.25m Depth 11.5m Draught 8.5m. Machinery: Single shaft diesel model 7L58/64 @ 9,730KWs = 19.6 knots. Registered in Liberia. Call Sign: A8PQ9.

Containership AKINADA BRIDGE at Halterm on 6th September 2011 (raining). Built in 2001 by Hyundai H.I.,S.Korea. GRT 68,687 tons,DWT 71,366 tons. Net Tonnage 25,395 tons. LOA 284.6 LPP 271.3 Beam 40.0 Depth 24.4 Draught 14.0M. Machinery; Single shaft diesel mod. 2SA11CY @ 59,000KWs = 28.9 knots. Owner: Yammamoto Kaiun,Hiroshima,Japan. Flag: Panama Call Sign: H9PN.

Regular caller at Fairview Cove,Hapag-lloyd's ESSEN EXPRESS in the West berth on a dreary wet 6th September 2011. See Specs on earlier Hapag-Lloyd posts.

New to Halifax CAPE MAYOR makes a second call at Fairview Cove terminal on 6th September 2011. Built in Wismar Germany by Waden Yards MTW in 2007. Gross Tonnage 28,007 tons. DWT 37,909 tons. Net Tonnage 13,574 tons. LOA 222m Lpp 209.6m Beam 29.8m Depth 16.4m Draught 11.4m. Manager/Owner: Columbia Ship Management Deutschland,Hamburg,Germany. Flag: Cyprus Call Sign: C4YD2

BIG IVAN in the Approaches

Big Russian refined products tanker PETRODVORETS anchored East of Chebucto Head,Halifax Approaches over the past week,photographed late on 4th Sept. 2011.

Built in 1999 by Daewoo,S.Korea. Previously named ASTRO SATURN (2001). Owned by SOVCOMFLOT,Moscow and managed by Unicom Management Services,Cyprus.

Gross Tonnage 59,731 tons. DWT 105,692 tons. Net Tonnage 31,480 tons.

LOA 248m LPP 243m Beam 43m Depth 21m Draught 14.3m.

Machinery: Single shaft diesel model 5S70MC MK6 @ 14,249KWs = 15.2 knots.

PETRODVORETS is registered in Liberia with Callsign ELZP2. IMO No. 9186596.

FAREWELL to SMALLWOOD and CARIBOU

Former Marine Atlantic Ro-Ro /Passenger vessels Caribou (2008 file photo) and J and C Smallwood (below) both called at Halifax for their final bunkering before their Atlantic crossing on 31st August 2011.

Good-bye to the Smallwoods,poor old Joe and Clara looks a bit bedraggled as she bunkers from Algoma Dartmouth in Dartmouth Cove on August 31st in preparation for her Atlantic crossing to Gibraltar. Name shortened to Smallwood and registered in St Kitts and Nevis. Sadly, she is probably destined for a breakers yard. She was followed later in the evening by Caribou ( Caribo) also in for a bunker stop. Not to be seen by us again,sadly. Two fine Canadian ships will be missed by many on the East Coast.

September 1st Harbour Activities

Atlantic Towing Ltd's supply/ROV control vessel ATLANTIC CONDOR in for a regular call at the Mobil dock,Woodside. Seems to be constantly on the move these days indicating a great deal of activity out on the Panuke site. Built 2010 by Halifax Shipyards. Based on Halifax. See earlier posts for her specs.

Crudeoil tanker OVERSEAS SHIRLEY back again at the Imperial refinery. The Canadian registered vessel is a frequent caller at Halifax. Built in 2001 by Hyundai Heavy Industries,Ulsan,Korea. GRT 62,385 tons. DWT 112,056 tons. Net Tonnage 33,878 tons. Length Overall 250.2m,LPP 239.0 Beam 44.0 Depth 21(m). Machinery: Single shaft diesel mod. 7S60MC @ 14,517KWs. Owner: Shirley Tankers SRL,Canada. Manager: OSG Shipmanagement,U.K. Flag: Canada Call Sign: CYCJ.

Products tanker TRINE THERESA at anchor off Indian Pont on 1 September. Probably in for bunkers. Built by Yilirim Shipbldg,Istanbul,Turkey in 2007. GRT 5,289 tons,DWT 8,100 tons,Net Tonnage 2415 tons. LOA 121.6 LPP 115.3 Beam 17.2 Depth 8.8 Draught 6.85 (m). Machinery: Single shaft diesel @ 4000KWs =14 knots. Owner: Bernard Schulte Group,Hamburg,Germany. Manager: BSM Singapore.

ARGEAN CASTLE in for bunkers on September 1sy 2011. Build 1086 by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding,Tokyo,Japan.Type: Bulk carrier. LOA 182.0 , LPP 174.0, Beam 30.0 , Depth 15.75, Draught 11.0 (m). GRT: 24.646 tons. Summer DWT : 41,540 tons. Net Tonnage 13,377 tons. Machinery: Single shaft 1D2SA6CY @ 6000KWs = 14 knots. Owner/Manager KONVOY MARITIME,Turkey. Fllag: Malta Call Sign: 9HTE8.