USCGC Northland WMEC-904 arrived today for a port visit. The Medium Endurance Cutter is based out of Portsmouth Virginia. She was commisioned in 1984. You can Visit her website at http://www.uscg.mil/lantarea/cgcNorthland/default.asp
Month: February 2013
The US Coast Guard medium endurance cutter USCGC Northland WMEC-904 is due for a visit tomorrow Photos to follow
Yesterday there reports of a Truck rolling over at Halterm. The driver was ok. And no other details were provided. I Have since learned that one of the twist locks broke off the spreader on Crane 4 (the one closest to pier 36), releasing the container from one end 8
We previously reported that halterms new cranes were scheduled to ship on June 8. We now know they will be delivered by ZPMC’s vessel “Zhenhua 19” registered in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The information is contained in an application for a coasting trade licence to allow the vessel to
The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Gateway, announced the acceptance of the the third of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new Hero Class vessels, the CCGS Corporal Teather C.V., built by Irving Shipbuilding Inc. “Our Government is proud to name our ships
The 2013 Cruise schedule has been released. Begining in May , and running until October, All of the Usual ships return, Including the weekly trips by both Massdam and Carnival Glory. Notable in Absence is Disney Cruise Lines, Who sailed here last year for the first time. I Note
HMCS Athabaskan was moved deeper into the dockyard, sometime in the past few weeks. It appears that whatever refit work was remaining is either complete or being done concurently with the re-attachment of the kit that was removed prior to refit. Some Antenas that were removed can be seen in
After a break, it looks like work is continuing at pier 9 with the placement of large boulders at the end of the pier. These boulders were reclaimed from the old gravel pier 9, andstockpiled untill now at the edge of the site.
The two Atlantic offshore petroleum boards and federal entities are not adequately prepared to respond to a major oil spill if needed, says Scott Vaughan, the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, in his report tabled today in Parliament. The audit examined the activities of the Canada–Nova Scotia and the