The Tanker British Serenity made a brief stop for bunkers today, before sailing for Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. A British Flagged vessel, she is owned by BP Shipping, and is of their Virtue Class. She was delivered in 2005, and comes in at a respectable 47,000 tons. She sailed At 15:00
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The NYK line PCTC Aquarious Leader tied up at Autoport. She is a regular caller to autoport, as part of NYK RORO’s USCX service. She was built in 2008 and can carry 5980 cars. The observant of you may notice a more head on angle then normal. The Tug Victorious
Oceanex vessels will no longer be sailing to Corner Brook NF. Cargo will be delivered to St. John’s and shipped over land. The company sighted dropping traffic levels and subsidized competition from Marine Atlantic as the cause. Oceanex Runs 3 vessels, Connraiga and Oceanex Avalon sailing from Montreal, and Oceanex
After a previous post mentioned concerns about icebreaking delays impacting shipping; and the fact that the Largest CCGS Ice breaker was tied up for the past month, A reader emailed me to say that As a result of heavier ice then in recent years, the Louis St. Laurent has already
Ice has been a big issue this year, And Halifax based CCGS Craft have been working in Newfoundland and the Gulf of St Lawrence this winter. Earl Grey responded to the grounding of John 1, and Edward Cornwallis and Sir William Alexander are also both working that area. Newfoundland sent
its been a bad week for Bulk Carries and Mechanical issues. 1. The John 1 Lost power and went aground off Rose Blanche Newfoundland. 2. The Rt Hon Paul E Martin Waited out weather in the outer Anchorage before proceeding to Shelbourn Ship Repair with the tug Atlantic Fir with a
This is the container that failed shutting down Fairview Cove. From the photo it looks as though the side completely failed. Note what a good one looks like below
The CSL bulker The Rt Hon Paul E Martin is due to arrive at anchor tonight at midnight. The tug Atlantic fir will be escorting her from port hawksbery to Shelburne ship repair for engin repairs. Atlantic Fir departed halifax a few days ago for this trip. They will be waiting
The 600′ bulk carrier M/V John 1 went aground ~1.6KM from the community of Rose Blanche Newfoundland this afternoon just after 1330. 23 crew were evacuated by helicopter after issue ing a distress call. One assumes they will attemp to tow the vessel off the rocks next high tide. The
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