MV Oceanex Sanderling (Above), a container/cargo ship owned by Oceanex Inc., is scheduled to arrive into Halifax Shipyard’s Nova Dock during the second week of October 2013 for a two-week project to perform routine maintenance and repairs. The project is projected to require approximately 90 employees. Later in the fall,
Author: PeterZ
You May recall a post last week about helping Corporal McLaren’s family view the Launching of the vessel named after their Son. Thanks to Your Help and the Work of Canadian Heros, they were able to attend and have front row seats. It was this post Announcing the launch the
Norwegian Cruise lines Norwegian Gem arrived this morning, and backed into pier 22. (Above) She was last here Last week, Also at pier 22, though tied up Port side to (Below, Coming off the pier) Today Also Brought Visits By Veendam and Emerald Princess
sma The Smallest Cruise ship to regularly stop in Halifax, Yorktown is here for the morning. After dischargeing her passengers, she will likely re-supply and refuel, and then be off (Currently scheduled for 1330 today) Yorktown Spent the summer cruising the great lakes, Spends the Fall on the Atlantic Coast,
HMCS Halifax Spent the weekend secured to 4 mooring trot buoys in the North end of the Basin this weekend, Likely undergoing system and sensor tests. The Fleet Diving Unit appeared to be in Attendance, and a barge is alongside acting as a wharf for smaller vessels. She Departed this
The tanker alpine loyalty is currently at anchor in the approaches. A coasting licence has been applied for her. The ship will be used to transport approximately 120,000 barrels of crude oil, in one voyage, from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Canaport, Saint John, New Brunswick and/or Portland, Maine, United States of
Halifax Regular, ZIM Rio Grande at Pier 41/42 Halterm.
HMCS Fredericton has emerged from her FELEX refit and has been out and about on various trials since. In the photo above, she was running laps in the Basin earlier this week
HMCS Bras d’Or (FHE 400) was a hydrofoil that served in the Canadian Forces from 1968 to 1971. During sea trials in 1969, the vessel exceeded 63 knots (117 km/h; 72 mph), making her the fastest warship in the world. The vessel was built from 1960 to 1967 for the
On September 9, 2013, the CCG helicopter, operating from the CCGS Amundsen on an ice reconnaissance mission in the M’Clure Strait north of Banks Island, Northwest Territories, was involved in an accident and sank. None of the three persons on board the helicopter survived. The TSB investigation team will arrive