Hero Class #7 CCGS A. LeBlanc was rolled out this weekend for painting. After her, there are only 2 vessels remaining to be built. CCGS A. LeBlanc, after Fishery Officer Agapit LeBlanc, of Bouctouche, New Brunswick. Mr. Leblanc joined the Canadian Fisheries and Marine Service in 1920. He was killed on
Month: August 2013
Halifax’s New Cranes have arrived from China. ZPMC’s vessel, Zhen Hua 19 arrived in port today. A good crowd and lots of media turned out to watch their arrival. CBC News at 6 tonight Should have an interview with me on the cranes arrival. (Above) A good Crowd turned out
Ok Here is the best and latest information. Zhen Hua 19 takes her pilot at noon. should pass Point Pleasant ~12:45 will anchor North of Georges Island in Anchorage 5 at ~13:15 She will stay there until 1700 Saturday, where she will move to Pier 42 after the departure of
For the first time since departing Panama on the 11th, the Zhen Hua 19 showed up on ais around 1600.
New to HAlifax on the G6 Run, APL Belgium. APL Belgium is odd for a large containership, as she is registered in Oakland California, and Flies the US Flag.
Hero Class #6 completing her fitting out. She has been in this phase for a while – I was late with the photos. Strangely, Hero #7 hasn’t been rolled out for painting yet to my knowledge.
Work is well underway on the shipyard improvements. Parts of the old structure have been Taken down, and foundations for the expanded building and pier are now under construction. the wall along Barrington street is also being repaired. For an idea of what it will all look like, have a
The Chronicle Herald is reporting: The arrival Friday afternoon of a couple of enormous $10-million cranes at Halterm Container Terminal Ltd., in Halifax, is expected to create quite a spectacle for harbour watchers. “It certainly is not the sort of thing you see every day,” Bob Sharp, with Inchcape Shipping