SE POTENTIA

SE POTENTIA berthing at Pier 30 on 18th September with a load of large wind turbine blades. The special projects vessel was built in 2009 by Snafu Ship Engineering,Taizhou Jiangsu,China and previously named Brattingsborg.

IMO No: 9431472. Gross Tonnage: 9,627 tons.

Fitted with two heavy lift cranes at 150/120 tons and 95/70 tons.

Machinery: Single shaft diesel, Model: Caterpiller 6M43 @ 5,400KWs = 15 knots.

Owned and managed by Danneborg Rederi,Denmark.

Flag: Singapore Call Sign: 9V8833.

AIDA AURA

Italian registered and managed cruise ship AIDA AURA alongside Pier 23,halifax on September 17th 2011.Built 2003 by Waden Yards MTW,Wismar,Germany.IMO 9221566. GRT 42,289 tons.

LOA 202,LPP 178.3,Beam 28.1,Depth 8.75 , Draught 6.3 (meters).

Machinery: Twin screw diesel electric @ 18,800 KWs. Speed 21 knots.

Owned by Carnival Cruises,Miami,Fla.USA. Managed by Costa Crociere,Genoa,Italy.

Flag: Italy Call Sign: IBNZ

CELEBRITY SUMMIT

Hurricane Maria did not deter the cruiseship CELEBRITY SUMMIT from calling at Halifax today,Sept 17th 2011. While traffic was minimal in the Port,this big Lass got right down to business as usual. A frequent caller here in the "Northern Cruise Season".Photo taken August 20,2010 at Pier 22 Halifax.

IMO No 9192387

Built by STX France,Saint Nazaire in 2001.

Gross Tonnage: 90,280 tons.

LOA 294,LPP 263, Beam 32.3 Depth 10.6, Draught 8.0 (m).

Manager: Celebrity Crusise,Miami,Fla.,U.S.A.

Owner: Royal Caribbean Vruises,Miami,Fla.U.S.A.

Flag: Malta,Call Sign: 9HJC9.

AIDALUNA

Cruiseship AIDALUNA called again at Halifax on 15th September,11,however photography was problematic with a thick fog in the harbour,so we have a file photo from last Sept 10,10 showing her departing from Pier 21 at George's Island.

IMO no: 9334868

Built 2009 by Meyer Werkt,Papenburg,Germany.

Gross Tonnage: 69,203 tons. LOA 252m Beam 32.2m Draught 7.3m.

Passengers : 2,100, Crew : 607.

Propulsion: Twin screw diesel electric @ 25,000kWs=22.5 knots.

Owner: Carnival,Miami,Fla.,U.S.A. Manager: Costa Crociere,Genoa,Italy.

Registered in Italy with call sign ICLP.

AUTO CARRIER at AUTOPORT

Sweedish auto transporter OTELLO alongside at Autoport,Eastern Passage,Halifax on 14th Sept 2011. She later moved to Halterm and off loaded heavy crated kit before departing evening of 14th. Built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering,Goeje,South Korea in 2006 and owned and operated by Wallenius Marine,Stockholm,Sweeden. IMO: 9316141

Gross tonnage: 60,942 tons. DWT 22,724 tons. LOA 199m LPP 190m Beam 32.2m Depth 34.7m Draught 11.3m.Machinery: Single screw,diesel.Speed 20.5 knots. Registered in Sweeden.Port: Stockholm Call Sign: SBLW.

CRUISE SEASON in FULL SWING

Le BOREAL brand spanking new French cruise liner called at Halifax for I believe her first visit to the Port on 14th September 2011. Built by Fincantieri,Trieste,Italy 2010. LOA 142m Beam 18m. IMO 9502506 Flag: France Call Sign: FLSY. A rare bird in these parts is a French liner.

A regular visitor is the Holland-America liner EURODAM. Seen here at Pier 21 bunkering from Algoma Dartmouth on 14th September 2011. Built 2008. LOA 285 m Beam 32,2m. Registered in Netherlands with call sign PHOS.

Nice to see ARCADIA again 14th Sept 2011,not too frequent a caller at Halifax. The ship is registered in Bermuda (British) with call sign ZCDN2. LOA 285m Beam 32,2m Dr 8.1m. IMO No. 9226906.

GRAND MANAN ADVENTURE

New Grand Manan Island ferry,GRAND MANAN ADVENTURE has a number of teething problems being corrected at Halships. The vessel docked yesterday (Sept 13,11) in the NOVADOCK,looking rather small in the big Panamax floating dock. She is infact GRT at 6,580 tons. LOA 80.28 Beam 18.5 Depth 13.75 (meters). Built 2011 by Eastern Shipbldg.Grp.,Panama City,Fla.,USA. Owned by N.B. Govt. Flag: Canada Call Sign: XJAV.

Vessel scheduled to return to service within about a week. Nice little ship,hope all the defects get sorted out.