Category: container ship
Zim Monaco tied up at Pier 41 this Morning. In the foreground is Canada Border Services Portable Xray machine for inspecting containers. Containers will be driven through the scanner as they are offloaded.
Late yesterday afternoon saw the arrival of Los Angeles Express, On her first call to Halifax. She is another of the Larger class of 6000+teu vessels that hapag Llyod has been rotating into the trans atlantic route. Formerly, these vessels plied the Pacific, and are now the largest Post Panamax
Inbound this afternoon.
The third Melfi Lines vessel Vecht Trader arrived this morning and tied up at Pier 42. This is her first trip to Halifax, and is one of the vessels replacing Marwan/Teval who went to the scrappers earlier this year. Renate Shulte sailed on Wendsday, and Heinrich J on Thursday, Both
After a layup since before christmas to repair a hole in her hull, Renate Schulte sailed this morning for Havana. She departed with the assistance of 2 tugs, which may suggest the bow thruster is still broken, however high winds would also indicate the use of tugs.
(Above) Zim New York Backing into Pier 41. It was a cold Operation for the Pilot, with -22 temps with the wind chill, they were well bundled out on the bridge wing. (Below) Hienrich J (below) Occupied Pier 42. She Appears to be unladden, so I would imagine she will
(Above)The Last Ship of the year was OOCL Antwerp, who departed at 9:50PM on the 31st. (Below)The PCTC Torino will be the first ship of 2013. She is Currently Inbound. Both are file photos
(Above) Lady Cristina, for bunkers. She has been to Halifax before. (bellow)Peter Roenna, Owned by BBC Shipping, she is a sister ship to Nils B