Vera D Tied up at pier 42 today awaiting her turn. Built in 2004, she is flagged in Portugal . The smaller pair of cranes are out of the way at the end of the pier so she may be waiting for Maersk Palermo to finish.
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The port runs 24/7. Sometimes its worth staying up late to see whats going on.
A simple reminder that the harbour is full of vessels, Large and Small.
Captained by Henry Larsen, the RCMP schooner St. Roch was the first ship to completely circumnavigate North America and the second sailing vessel to complete a voyage through the Northwest Passage. She was the first ship to complete the Northwest Passage in the direction west to east, and returned east to west.
the Kings wharf harbour taxi is now in service running between Kings Wharf in Dartmouth, and Sackville landing in Halifax. They also offer trips to the Arm, Mcnabs, and along the waterfront. The vessel interior looks to be quite spacious. Expect an update after I have gone for a ride.
Last night a Silver Pandora Bracelet with 4 charms was lost along the board walk, somewhere between Cows and East Coast Lifestyle, by the seaport market. It has sentimental Value. If you found it, Please contact me at peter@halifaxshippingnews.ca
Pollution Control Activities continue. The coast guard is reporting that 1000lbs of absorbent material has been removed from within the oil boom, and divers have removed 2000 liters of pollutants from inside the hull. 5 drums on deck have also been recovered. no word on when and if the boat
WATCH Defence Minister Jason Kenney LIVE here at 1 pm ET CBC News has learned that Defence Minister Jason Kenney will announce today a plan for Quebec’s Davie shipyard to retrofit a commercial cargo ship to serve as a temporary naval supply ship. CBCNews.ca and CBC News Network will livestream his
Maersk Pembroke prior to work beginning. She tied up in a nice spot for photos
The general cargo ship finesse arrived this morning and anchored for cfia moth inspection. Once it passed, she tied up at pier 31. Part of the weekly rotation for nirint, she will unload bagged nickel from Cuba. EDIT: Added non phone image above.