Container vessel ZIM VIRGINIA made another scheduled call at Halifax on 10th September 2011.Built 2002 by Hyundai Heavy Industries,South Korea. GRT 53,453 tons DWT 66,686 tons. LOA 294 Beam 32.2 Draught 13.5. Container capacity 4,839 teu with 500 reefers. Machinery; Single shaft diesel model B&W 9K90MC-C @ 41,693KWs = 24 knots.
Russian tanker PETRODVORETS which had been anchored off Halifax for some time finally entered harbour early on September 11th 2011. Built by Daewoo,S.Korea in 1999 the vessel is owned by SOVFLOTCOM,Moscow and managed by Unicom Management Services,Cyprus and registered in Liberia with callsign ELZP2. GRT 59,731 tons. DWT 105,692 tons. Net Tonnage 31,480 tons. LOA 248 LPP 243 Beam 43.0 Depth 21 Draught 14.3(m). Former name ASTRO SATURN (2001).
MAERSK container vessel MAERSK POLARMO called at Halifax (Halterm) on September 10th,2011.Build 1998. IMO no 9168207. GRT 31,333 tons. DWT 37,842 tons. Containers capacity: 2,902 teu. LOA 210 LPP 197.1 Beam 32.2 Depth 19.4 Draught 12.5 (m). Machinery: Single shaft diesel mod. 8K80MC-C @ 28,880 KWs = 22.5 knots. Flag: Netherlands Call Sign: PDHW.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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