The Cape Breton Post is reporting that the Bennington group is wanting to come back to perform the removal. The Bennington Group was contracted by the ship’s owner Arivina Navigation SA of Turkey to remove it by the end of August. The Project was faced with delays from the province
Author: PeterZ
2 Halifax regulars are headed to Shelburne for periodic maintenance. The navy’s fireboat CFAV Firebird is headed for 10 weeks of work including hull cleaning and painting. The coast guard’s fisheries Research vessel CCGS Alfred Needler (Above) is also headed for similar work. Recently laid off workers will be recalled.
A First Stop in Halifax For Hapag-Lloyd’s San Francisco Express. She is Currently Inbound. Pictured Bove she is waiting for Paris Express to Clear the Birth. Photos To Follow.
Fair trade certified products, are products such as Coffee where the distributors agree to pay the producer a fair price. The idea is that the consumer may pay a bit more, but the Grower gets paid a higher price and is able to make a better living for himself and
Techumseh from her bridge (TSB Photo) The Transportation Safety Board is on its way to Windsor to invistigate an accidental death. The Bulk Carrier Tecumseh was loading grain at Thunder Bay. TBSNewswatch.com Reports that “A 40-year-old Greater Toronto Area man is dead following an industrial mishap on Thunder Bay’s waterfront.
SCL Bern arrived last night under cover of darkness on the weekly Nirint Service. this is Her first trip to Halifax to my knowlege. Built in 2005, she is swiss registered, and owned by Enzian Shipmanagement. At 139m she is typical of vessels operated by Nirint.
As reported in Early November, Melfi Lines Vessels Marwan and Teval are bound for the scrapers. Thier replacements have appered on the Schedule. Novia will appear for the first time on Dec 10, and will be followed on the 24th by Vecht Trader. Novia is actully a returning vessel, she
The Bulker Tundra, Which departed Montreal for Halifax loaded with soyabeans on Wendsday, ran aground outside the channel off Sorel-Tracy Quebec. No word on cause or damage, but water levels are very low in the St. Lawerence system this year. CTV is reporting that the Halifax Grain Elevator is also
The Canadian Coastal Forces Trust has launched a campain to raise funds to Purchase and restore a WWII Motor Torpedo Boat. In the Course of thier research, they have identified ex RCN MTB 486 curently acting as a house boat in the UK. The Plan is to Purchase the vessel,
The Maltease Flagged bulker Carol Arrived this morning and anchored in the basin. She passed the outbound Atlantic Huron after exiting the narrows on the basin side.(Below) Carol was most recently in Sorel PQ. She is owned and Manged by NYK Bulkship Atlantic. Compared to Atlantic Huron, Carol lacks any