Turkish flagged, built in 2002, she was formerly the Eternal Confidence. As she appears to be loaded, she is likely waiting on weather, or for supplies/bunkers.
Category: bulker
(Above) Carnival Paradise departing Tampa (Below) Bulker Bulk Chile (Above) USCG Patrol on the Intracoastal Waterway. (Below) REM Poseidon, Offshore construction vessel.
Bulk Costa Rica Arrived late ysterfday afternoon, and sailed last night. High winds caused her to steam off of Halifax for a better part of the day, while pilotage services were suspended. She is a new ship, delivered to her owners in July 2012
I have received word that two crew members of the Egyptian vessel Wadi AlArab jumped ship yesterday – presumably before it sailed. One of them was apparently apprehended in Amherst. I have heard no other reports of this incident from other sources. Google however did lead to a CBC report
Atlantic Superior left Pier 26 this morning where she spent the winter, and headed for National Gypsum in the Basin. As vessel who sails the ocean, but also spends a great deal of time in the great lakes, Superior ties up for 4 months when the St Lawrence Seaway is
The Panamax gearless bulker Wadi AlArab at pier 28 loading grain. Since the demise of the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly, grain is once again being exported from Halifax. Wadi AlArab is probably the largest vessel to export grain to date. She is 70,000DWT, built by Daewoo in 1995, and is
the Algoma self unloading Bulker Bahama Spirit Pulled up for bunkers this afternoon. Though she is owned by Algoma, she is managed by V ships, and trades under the CSL International Fleet. She was built in 1995, and modified to add the self unloading gear in 2000. She is registered
Since the St Lawrence Seaway, inland of Montreal shuts down due to ice, between the end of December and March, much of the great lakes fleet ties up for 4 months. Because of the 4 month stoppage, most major maintenance is deferred to this period of winter down time. Atlantic