though no release has been issued, CCGS Corporal McLaren M.M.V. is now tied up at BIO, and carries a Canadian registry. This signifies that she has been handed over from the Shipyard to the Coast Guard.
Month: October 2013
the Dutch general cargo ship ANET arrived this morning. She doesnt apper on anyones schedules, so im not sure why she is here – though she probably has some sort of break bulk cargo to deliver. She tied up at pier 28. Update 11/06 She rolled back to the grain
Dominion diving was spotted lowering Concrete shapes into the harbor off Point Pleasent park. The Reef balls were designed to promote marine life, and are being deployed in consultation with Clean Nova Scotia. The Reef balls were born out of a desire to offset damaged caused to the Marine environment
Today saw a traffic jam at Fairview Cove. APL Belgium arrived just after noon and anchored. Kobe Express arrived just after 3pm and also headed to anchor. (Foreground). Both vessels were waiting for Oakland express to depart, which occurred just after 6pm, the two vessels then tied up along side.
Work on Hero Class #7 CCGS A. LeBlanc has been progressing. it was rolled back last week, though there has been no sign of hero #8 outside the assembly hall.
The container ship FRITZ REUTER Arrived on the 27th for Melfi lines. She is running as a replacement for the Michael A. It is unclear if this is a permenant change or if the Michael A will return to the route. The ship was built in 2006 and is named for
PEI ferry holiday island is due at the halifax shipyard tomorow morning around 9am. She is due for a few weeks of maintenance in the Nova Dock
CN And Toyota put together this video, highlighting how Cars built in France are delivered to North America. Interesting view of How Autoport works.
As predicted, The Minister of National Defence, today announced the names of the RCN’s new Joint Support Ships which will be built by Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd.under the NSPS. The two Joint Support Ships will be named HMCS Queenston and HMCS Chateauguay in recognition of the significant battles of Queenston
Yesterday a release went out to Media inviteing them to attend an important announcement concerning the Royal Canadian Navy’s Joint Support Ships at the Queenston Heights National Historic Site located at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario on October 25, 2013. Given the announcement is at a historic site, could the government be announcing the