Canada’s eye on the seaA look inside Canadas Maritime Inteligence establishment Halifax, Odessa ports team upAs part of a plan to offset Declines in container traffic with break bulk. No money for peeling Peggys Cove lighthouseLooking a bit Battered, but still functional tourists think the Lighthouse is less then Picturesque.UPDATE:Peggy’s
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Melfi Marine to drop Hailfax port for Montreal After almost 16 years Melfi Marine is dropping Halifax as a port of call in favour the Port of Montreal. Cruise season over for Halifax-built ship Pearl Seas Cruises said it had to cancel the remainder of the 2009 Eastern Canadian and
Training exercise off McNabs Island could cause stirFour to six coast guard vessels of various types and a helicopter will be involved in the search and rescue exercise. They will be simulating a search for a lifeboat and possibly looking for people in the water. The exercise will also involve
The Chilean tall ship B.E. Esmeralda Departs Quebec City Tommorow at 3pm for halifax. One of her sailors made it here allready when a Sick sailor airlifted to Halifax on May 4. Photos to come. Also this week, on Friday, Halifax Inshore Rescue begins services for the season, and the
Titanic voyage plannedThe Titanic Memorial Cruise website (http://www.titanicmemorialcruise.co.uk/) wants you to “reserve your place in history.” Onboard the MS Balmoral, a ship operated by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, whose parent company Harland and Wolff built the Titanic, passengers will be treated to the flavours of 1912. Ahoy! Tall Ships in
“One of HMCS Fredericton’s two gas turbines, the ship’s main propulsion system, caught fire while the frigate was at sea on training off Nova Scotia late last week.” Navy assessing damage after fire aboard frigateCanadian warship on schedule despite engine room fire Previously:Setting sail on the HMCS Fredericton
Halifax piers get bulk of gateway cash Which will be spent on lengthening and deepening Halterm to accommodate 2 post panamax ships (and hopefully result in a bigger/better harbour lookoff), and Improvements and expansion to the Richmond terminals. Aqualife comes to Port of Halifax From the Article: “Aqualife Logistics, which
M/V swan, Sister ship of Tern, which was in halifax earlier in the month to move HMCS Chicoutimi, has arrived with the Brand New Seajacks Kraken, which is on contract for the Sable project. fromOffshore Shipping Online: “Seajacks has confirmed that it has signed the final contract with ExxonMobil Canada
From the CBC:“Seven male stowaways found aboard a ship in Halifax Harbour were taken into custody by Canadian border service agents Thursday night.They were on the Atlantic Concert, said Jennifer Morrison, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Border Services Agency.The ship, run by Atlantic Container Line, arrived in port at about
From the Chronicle Herald:http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/9011294.html “Cmdr. Josee Kurtz became the first woman to command one of the country’s major warships, a development she said highlights the progress females have made since they won the right to serve on naval vessels 20 years ago.”