Month: September 2013
Products Tanker Sichem Melbourne Arrived after noon, and proceeded to IOL. She will be loaded with refined product for export.
Operated by SilverSeas Cruises, Silver Explorer is a 1A ice-rated vessel. She carries up to 132 passengers in 66 cabins, and primarly sails polar expeditions during the polar summers. Silverseas cruises’ Silver Whisper (a Much larger vessel is a regular in Halifax, And was the first Cruise Ship of 2013),
The Onego Trader arrived this morning with a load of Rails for CN. She Tied up at pier 27. Onego Vessels frequently deliver rails for CN through Halifax. So frequently perhaps, that the Dutch company uses the Peggys cove lighthouse as a background on their website onegoshipping.com/
PCTC Suzuka Express (Above) spent the morning tied up at Autoport, and departed just after noon today for Baltimore. She spent yesterday in the outer anchorage while the Emerald Ace (below) was there.
another new Vessel for Melfi Lines is Amanda. She is on Charter to Melfi, and is owned by the United Africa Feeder Lines. Built in 2000, she carries 1730TEU
The Alcatel Lucent Cable Ship Ile De Sein arrived this morning and tied up at Pier 9. The IT Intrepid moved out and anchored in the Basin to make room at the pier. No coasting Licenses have been issued for her to work in Canadian waters, so this is likely
Today brings 3 Vessels; RCCL’s Brilliance of the Seas and her sister Grandeur of the Seas (Above) as well as Norwegian Dawn. Departures are scheduled for (x2) 1700 and 1900
With news that Oceanex Sanderling is due for a work period in October, Oceanex Connaira was quietly registered in Canada on Sept 20, And is currently conducting trials. Its possible she may make it to Canada in time to take over for the Sanderling. Oceanex Connaigra is being built by
MV Oceanex Sanderling (Above), a container/cargo ship owned by Oceanex Inc., is scheduled to arrive into Halifax Shipyard’s Nova Dock during the second week of October 2013 for a two-week project to perform routine maintenance and repairs. The project is projected to require approximately 90 employees. Later in the fall,