News 1.USS Fitzgerald ProPublica offers a really good write up on what happened with the Collision between the warship and an outbound ship. 2.Fire Control the Fire on APL Vancouver was declared under control. 3. Montreal Debt the port of Montreal...
Read More »This Week in the Herald
This week I talk about the Alam Sayang, a ship that lost power in Canadian Waters off BC. This Case is problematic for a few reasons:1. we first heard about it from the Americans.2.both Canadian ETV’s were dispatched, but didn’t really...
Read More »Tropic Hope
Caught Tropical shipping’s New Vessel Tropic Hope on her third trip today. The ship made her maiden call to Halifax on Jan...
Read More »Tropic Hope
Caught Tropical shipping’s New Vessel Tropic Hope on her third trip today. The ship made her maiden call to Halifax on Jan...
Read More »Port Releases its 2019 Cruise Schedule.
The 2019 cruise season in Halifax will start on April 8 with the arrival of Marina, an Oceania Cruises vessel. The season will run until the first week of November, making it one of the longest seasons for the Port of Halifax with the highest number...
Read More »Port Releases its 2019 Cruise Schedule.
The 2019 cruise season in Halifax will start on April 8 with the arrival of Marina, an Oceania Cruises vessel. The season will run until the first week of November, making it one of the longest seasons for the Port of Halifax with the highest number...
Read More »Lots of Small Ships, and ice
(Above)Unistar arrived first Friday from Belledune NB, and tied up at Pier 9 to take on bunkers. she sailed overnight Saturday. (below) the Bandura arrived with Casks of Radioactive material on deck. the ship arrived Friday afternoon, and sailed...
Read More »Fire aboard the Tanker Kivalliq W.
Around 6 am Sunday morning, Halifax fire was dispatched to the Imperial Oil Wharves due to a fire on board the tanker Kivalliq W. The fire in a generator compartment was first fought by the ships crew, but when they were unable to bring the flames...
Read More »Port Expansion Options Revealed.
With the interm expansion of pier 42 currently underway, The Port announced its further expansion options yesterday. The Images are photos of slides taken by Councilor Waye Mason, who attended the presentation by the port, and the descriptions are...
Read More »Dredging Underway
though it began last week, Tuesday marked the official start of dredging for the Halterm expansion. McNally appears to be using two dump scows, dumping the spoil at the reclamation area off Fairview...
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