The 9th and Final Hero Class Vessel, the CCGS Captain Goddard M.S.M, was launched saturday morning. She will be transported to the West Coast with Hero #8 later this year. The Last of the 9 Hero Class boats, She also has the distinction of being the last vessel to be
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Atlantic Towing Limited announced today that it has secured a new ten (10)-year firm contract, plus a total of 15 years of options at the Charterers’ discretion, with ExxonMobil Canada Properties and Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. (HMDC) for four new state-of-the art Platform Supply Vessels operating out of St
BP’s Siesmic Fleet is here. This year, the operation will consist of Mainport Pine and Scotian Sea working as the supply vessels for the Fleet. Western Patriot ; Western Neptune; Western Pride; Western Regent; Geco Diamond; and Ocean Odyssey are the Western Geco Seismic Vessels, and Tugs Beverly M1 and
With Shore power installation occuring at the cruise terminals, Cruise ships are tieing up at pier 31. Today’s arrival is Holland America Lines Veendam, on her second visit of the season.
(Above) Panorama of the New Bridge -Compare the View of the New Bridge with that of one of the Older Ferries (Below) Closeup of the consoles The 2 sided console sits in the middle of the wheelhouse. (Above) Wheel House from Outside (Below) benches let water drain away, deck is
The Tall Ship Amistad arrived in Lunenburg this afternoon. She is built as a replica of the Slave ship Amistad Circa 1780. She is in town for the filming of the TV mini series Book of Negro’s, which will happen in Lunenburg and Shelburne, with sailing in between. A coasting
Today Brought the Arrival of the Car Carrier Fedora for Autoport. Fedora is a regular caller in Halifax. The (Grossly?) named tanker Sea Saliva also tied up at IOL. She appers to be only partially loaded.
Workups with crew began today with the New Ferry Christopher Stannix. She was operating in the approaches and off the Woodside Ferry terminal this morning.
The US Flagged heavy lift ship Ocean Charger arrived and tied up this morning to load project cargo. This is the the first stop for a vessel of the sort at pier 9 in a while, though with recent upgrades, we should se more of this type of activity. Ocean
Halifax’s new ferry Has Arrived in Halifax. She sailed from the builder Friday night, and as of 8am Saturday, she was rounding clarks Harbour, making 7.5 knots. She arrived at woodside at 4:20am Sunday morning.