The Train Geek pointed me to the Shipment of the second A4 Locmotive – The “Dominion of Canada”. It arrived in Halifax Yesterday from ExpoRail in Montreal, And will likely ship out on the UK Bound ACL Vessel Next Monday. As of this morning, the tender had been moved to
Month: September 2012
The ex AFL New England – now WEC Majorelle sailed today for Casablanca after perforoming a compass swing at anchorage 1. She was sold at auction to cover unpaid bills of her former operator American Feeder Lines. She has a contractual deadline to be out of port by Tomorow as
Those who frequently drive down Quinpool Rd near the Armdale rotaray probably recall seeing a sailboat moored in the arm year round. It was safe to assume that this vessel had been abandoned, untill last fall when a tarp appeared on her. This August, She Sunk. Its possible she filled
The Container Ship VIETNAM EXPRESS has been in Halifax since 0830 on September 8th. Given that container ships typically stop for a few Hours, there is some sort of issue going on. Its possible/probable there is a mechanical issue, though it is also posible Vietnam Express has been detained due
Holland America Lines Cruise Ship Eurodam spent the night in Halifax Last night. They arrived in Halifax early after skipping a stop in Newfoundland on the 10th due to the weather.
The Province of NS today announced that the Bluenose will be Launched September 29th in Lunenburg. The day-long festivities will begin with the official Bluenose II relaunch from 7-9 a.m., to take advantage of high morning tides. The relaunch, which is weather dependent, will slowly winch out the ship so
HMCS Charlottetown Arrived back home sometime last night and tied up at Shearwater. today at 10am she made her return after 9 months to the dockyard. One can imageine that a night spent at shearwater must have been like christmass eve for the crew. Bravo Zulu, and welcome home! HMCS
The Geo Caribbean Arrived this afternoon and anchored in the Harbour. She was Conducting Seismic surveys off Newfoundland, and has presumably come to Halifax to Wait out the Hurricanes. She was most recently seen late last week in St. Johns Nfld, and Presumably came to Halifax as the storm is
WEC MAJORELLE, the Ex AFL New England is Today taking bunkers from the Algoma Dartmouth. Her AIS Lists Casablanca as the Destination, with an ETA on the 29th. I would Imagine she will depart Tuesday or Wendsday as Storms Leslie and Michael pass
This week saw the arrival of 2 cable ships. Earlier, IT International Telecoms IT Interceptor returned home to her base at Pier 9. Today, Wave Sentinal Arrived and tied up alongside the Interceptor. Though Based in Canada, IT International Telecom Does work all over North America, and in the Carribean