Reports are that as a result of the refinery shutdown, Irving Oil is looking to rebuild their wharf at woodside. Irving currently Has a tank farm at woodside, however since their old wharf was condemned, have been accessing it via Imperial Oil. recently core drilling has been taking place in
Author: PeterZ
With the port mostly shutdown for christmas, Only one vessel Arrived. The bulker Garganey arrived and proceeded to anchor. The 24th Brought the arrivals of container vessels Amanda (to anchor) Oceanex Sanderling (Pier 41) and Soul Express (Fairview Cove) Garganey arrived with a load of grain from the great lakes,
the Bulker Cornelia arrived yesterday, and tied up at pier 31. Owned and operated by Minship, she was built in 2001. She has a single deck, with box shaped holds, and can be unloaded via crane and clam shell bucket. Compare this to CSL Acadian’s Self unloading boom, in this
From Library and Archives Canada CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS. HALIFAX OCEAN TERMINALS. PLAN OF WHARVES AND WATER LOTS TRANSFERRED. Online MIKAN no. 2161386 (1 item)
Hot on the heels of sister ship CSL Metis first visit to Halifax for a load at national Gypsum, CSL Americas Bulker CSL Acadian arrived last week for some repair work. Like the Metis, She was built as an oil tanker in 1981, and when purchased by CSL, the tanker
After having a bunker tank punctured, HS Beetoven has now been emptied and cleaned. She is now due to sail on Tuesday for Spain where she will undergo a repair. Photo and info via @halifaxsig on twitter
With the Maritime Heritage store gone for the winter, the NSMMA has opened up their shed to the Halifax Art Boat Project. From their Website: The Halifax Art Boat Project is a community-focused art project where everybody can come join in building a real, floating, traditional boat right on the
HRM released an Expressions of interest for the construction of 2 new Ferries. These new vessels will be built to the same plans as the 4th ferry currently under construction by AF Theriault & Son. From the Document: Metro Transit’s existing ferries were constructed in 1978 (Dartmouth III and Halifax
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The Hapag Lloyd Container ship, and Halifax Regular, Boston Express is reported to under tow by the tug Koyo Maru. The Vessel was en route to Takoma, got disabled south of Aleutian Islands on Dec 9 – the cause of the trouble is unknown. Salvage tug Koyo Maru was contracted for salvage