HOEGH MASAN

Easter weekend visitor to the Bedford Basin, vehicles carrier HOEGH MASAN at anchor off Rockingham.
IMO No: 9166704
Call Sign: S6HK
Former Name(s): Rio Salado,Maersk Teal
GRT 44,219 tons.
DWT:12,490 tons.
LOA 180m ,Beam 32m,Depth: 29.6m,Dr: 7.9m.
Build year: 1998
Yard:Tsuneishi Tadotsu Factory,Tadotsu, Japan.
Owner: Hoegh Fleet Services,Oslo, Norway.
Manager: Maersk Tankers,Copenhagen, Denmark.
Machinery: Single shafr,diesel.Service speed 19.8 knots.
Flag: Singapore:
Call Sign: S6HK

OOCL ANTWERP

Containership OOCL ANTWERP spotted at the Fairview Cove terminal this AM 22nd March 2013.File photo depicts OOCL ANTWERP at anchor in the Bedford Basin, on 2 November 2012 awaiting a berth at Fairview Cove.
IMO number: 9307011 MMSI: 353889000
Type of ship: Dry Cargo Container Ship.
Year of build: 2006
Yard: Koyo Dockyard,Imabari,Japan.
Gross tonnage: 66,462 tons.
DWT: 66,940 tons.
Net Tonnage: 25,100 tons.
Length: 280m,Beam: 40, Draught: 12.3.
Container Capacity: 5,888 teu with 500 reefers.
Machinery: Single Shaft,Diesel Model: 2 SA 10 CY, Power: 57,200 kws.Speed 25 knots.
Engine Manufacturer : MITSUI ENGINEERING & SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.
Ship manager: SCHULTE SHIPMANAGEMENT-Registered owner: LOS HALILLOS SHIPPING CO Imabari-shi, Ehime-ken, Japan.
Flag: Panama
Call Sign: 3EFS3

PIONEER Stays Safe in St Margarets Bay

Self-discharging bulk carrier PIONEER  shown inbound in the Narrows,Halifax,Nova Scotia circa 2008 prudently spent several windy days anchored in St Margarets Bay after leaving Halifax with a load of gypsum for Baltimore,Md. Once clear of the shipping lanes she altered course and came to anchor in St Margarets Bay a wise move considering the wind and seastate which struck the Region several hours after her decision was taken.

With the wind and seastate considerably reduced we see on the AIS this AM that PIONEER had departed from her hide hole in St Margarets Bay and was off Cape Sable,N.S.  AM 9th March enroute Baltimore. Others have paid dearly failing to heed Mother Natures fury viz: Gold Bond Conveyor ,March, 1993 and S.S.Novadoc,  March,1947 both vessels sailing from NovasCotia fully loaded with gypsum and both lost with all hands.

IMO No: 7925613
YEAR OF BUILD:1981
Yard:SEAWAY MARINE & INDUSTRIAL, ST.CATHARINES, CANADA.
VESSEL TYPE:SELF-DISCHARGING BULK CARRIER
Class:LLOYD'S REGISTER
EX NAME: CANADIAN PIONEER since 1987 Dec 21.
HULL TYPE: DOUBLE HULL
TONNAGE:
GROSS TONNAGE:24,113 tons
NET TONNAGE:10,168 tons
DEADWEIGHT:37,448 tons.
DIMENSIONS:
LENGTH OVERALL:222.0 m,LENGTH BP:217.7 m,BREADTH MOULDED:23.12 m,DRAUGHT:10.51 m.
Machinery: Single shaft/diesel,Doxford Model 76JC4R.
PROPELLER:1 FIXED PITCH
Speed:11.5 knots,
Owner: MARBULK CANADA INC, C/O Manager.
Manager:CSL International Inc., Beverly Mass., USA
Flag:VANUATU
Call Sign:YJWY6

ROTTERDAM EXPRESS

Containership ROTTERDAM EXPRESS turning to depart from the Bedford Basin,Halifax,N.S. on 25th February 2013.
IMO No 9193317
Year of build: 2000.
Yard:Hyundai Heavy Industries,Ulsan,South Korea.
GRT: 54465 , DWT: 66975
LOA: 294 , Beam: 32.3 ,Draught 13.6(M).
Engine type: B&W Model 7K98MC-C with power output of 40,040KWs and max speed 24 knots.
Container capacity:4,890TEU with 370 reefers..
Owners/Managers: Hapag-Lloyd A.G.,Hamburg,Germany
Flag:Germany
Call Sign: DMRX.
© Capnken 2013

NORTH CONTENDER

Products tanker NORTH CONTENDER anchored in the Bedford Basin,Halifax,N.S. on 16th February 2013.
IMO: 9352585
MMSI:371496000
TYPE: Double hull tanker.
Build 2005
Yard: FUKUOKA SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.,FUKUOKA,Japan.
Owner: Yaoki Shipping SA,c/o Selandia Ship Management (Singapore)PTE Ltd,Sembawang,Singapore.
Manager: Eitzen Chem USA LLC,Westport,CT,USA.
Machinery: Single shaft diesel 6150KWs,fixed pitch propellor.
SERVICE SPEED:14.6 knots.
Dimensions:
LENGTH OVERALL:146.6 m,LENGTH REGISTERED:138.5 m,LENGTH B.Perps:138.0 m,BREADTH REGISTERED:23.7 m,BREADTH EXTREME:23.7 m,BREADTH MOULDED:23.7M,DEPTH MOULDED:13.0 m,DRAUGHT:9.616 m.
GROSS TONNAGE:11,662 t
NET TONNAGE:6,138 t
DEADWEIGHT:19,925 t
FLAG:PANAMA
PORT OF REGISTRY:PANAMA
CALLSIGN:3ECY7

SAN FRANCISCO EXPRESS

Containership San Francisco Express * anchored in the Bedford Basin,Halifax,N.S. on 11th February 2013.
* Charter name, Build as NORTHERN MAJESTIC.
IMO: 9252565
Vessel type: Dry Cargo Container Ship
Gross tonnage: 75,590 tons
Summer DWT: 85,400 tons
Length: 299 m, Beam: 40 m, Draught: 11.2 m
Class society: Germanischer Lloyd
Build year: 2004
Yard: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Goeje, South Korea
Machinery: Single shaft diesel @ 57,100 KWs = 25.5 knots.
Owner/Manager: Norddeutsche Reederei,Hamburg, Germany
Flag: Germany
Home port: Hamburg
MMSI: 211779000
Callsign: DCPP2

VALLE AZZURRA

Products tanker VALLE AZZURRA anchored in the Bedford Basin,Halifax,N.S. on 4.02.13.
IMO No: 9391488
Build: 2007
Yard:SPP SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.,TONGYEONG-CITY, GYEONGNAM,S.Korea.
Gross Tonnage: 29,987 tons.
Net Tonnage:13,240 tons.
DWT:50,697 tons.
LENGTH OVERALL:183.09 m
LENGTH REGISTERED:175.54 m
LENGTH BP:174.0 m
BREADTH MOULDED:32.2 m
DEPTH MOULDED:19.1 m
DRAUGHT:13.0 m
Owner/Manager:NAVIGAZIONE MONTANARI SPA,Italy.
Flag: Italy
Port:Trieste
Call Sign: ICGE