The geared bulker Skelt made a brief stop at anchor for bunkers, sailing in the afternoon. Built in 2010 and registered in Singapore, she arrived from Portsmouth, NH. She is Owned and operated by Wellard Ships of Australia, via their Singapore office.
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the bulker Vitagrace moved from the Basin anchorage this afternoon to tie up at pier 28. She will presumably be loading a bulk cargo of some sort from the grain elevator. We previously posted about her on the 16th, when she had been at anchor for a few days allready
The Bulker CMB Mae made a brief stop for bunkers today. Built in 2010, she is equipped with 4 cranes and clam shell buckets, as well as deck stanchions for loads such as logs. She is bound for Gibraltar, having sailed from Port Cartier She spent the Afternoon off Dartmouth
The Maltese registered Bulker Vitagrace Arrived on the 14th and anchored in the basin. Built in Japan in 2001, she is owned and manged by the Greek firm Vita Management. She Appears to have arrived from Australia, and may be headed to load Iron Ore at Sept Iles. Sorry for
it is perhaps ironic, that a few weeks after we find one of Sir John Franklin’s ships, lost while searching for the northwest passage, that the ice class bulk carrier Nunavik is sailing the route to reach China. They are offering daily progress updates on their website at http://www.fednav.com/en/voyage-nunavik A
The Bulker Santiago Basin has spent the past few days at the elevators loading a product. this could be wood pellets, as they are now expecting to export a large number through the port. She is owned by Pacific Basin Shipping, and was built in 2008
Recent CSL Arrivals make a good lead into Bulker terminology. Firstly a bulker is a Bulk Carrier – they typically carry bulk cargos such as gravel, salt, grain, gypsum, wood pellets etc. They come in 2 Basic Types – Geared and Gearless. Atlantic Huron is a Geared bulker, She carries her
New Trillium Class Geared bulker CSL Tacoma, passing through the narrows earlier today on her way to National Gypsum. She may now be serving as a replacement for Pioneer, who recently reportedly sailed for the scrappers.
2 vessels made brief stops at the anchorages late this afternoon. both sailed early evening. first to arrive was the Atlantic Dawn, sailing to Charleston from Quebec City. She put in for bunkers at anchorage 7. Following shortly behind was the bulker Aliki, bound for Sept Ile PQ to load
Arriving Last night in the Pouring Rain, the geared bulker Sveti Nikola 1 anchored for what I believe to be a CFIA Gypsy moth Inspection. She sailed at noon, and moth instpection stops typically last only a few hours. She is sailing for St John NB.