The Star Kilimanjaro arrived at pier 28 this Morning. She is an open hatch general cargo bulk carrier with two 70 MT gantry cranes on deck and 11 box-shaped cargo holds intended for the carriage of baled pulp, ore, grain, cement, paper, packaged lumber and other solid bulk cargoes. She
Category: General Cargo
Onego Trader at Pier 31. As a general cargo vessel, she can carry bulk, break bulk and container cargos. Dutch Registered, shes 132m long, and comes in at 8800dwt. Onego vessels are fairly regular callers to Halifax, though not on a scheduled service.
From last week. Vecht Trader for Melfi
General cargo vessel Maple Lea reportedly suffered engine failure off Nova Scotia on Feb 17 13 and was adrift north of Prince Edward Island. According to AIS, vessel was en route to Skaw, Shetland. Maple Lea is tying up at Sydport in Sydney ns. She was towed in with the
The Natcha C is a Ice Class A1 Multipurpose dry cargo vessel, strengthened for heavy cargoes, and equipped for the carriage of containers. She is Operated by Caisbrook Shipping, Whos website offers a Spec Sheet with General Arangement drawing of her. She was built in 2002, and has been working
Nirint Shipping has been adding new ships to its halifax service as of late. Jan Van Gent was built by Damen shipyards Yichang China in 2009. She is a Dry cargo multi-purpose container vessel mening she can carry 686 TEU of continers or a combination of conatiners and 609.990 cbft
(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
As depicted in the oil painting* Above, Novia arrived today for Melfi Lines. She is the ex Melfi Iberia, and is one of the ships replacing Teval and Marwan. Melfi Ibera was a Halifax Regular several years ago. *Crappy iphone camera photo
As reported in Early November, Melfi Lines Vessels Marwan and Teval are bound for the scrapers. Thier replacements have appered on the Schedule. Novia will appear for the first time on Dec 10, and will be followed on the 24th by Vecht Trader. Novia is actully a returning vessel, she
Halifax Regular, Reykjafoss, Part of the Icelandic Shipping line Eimskip.