Tomorrow marks the Start of the Route Halifax Saint Pierre yacht race. Held Every second year, opposite the MarbleHead to Halifax Race. The Start is at noon, with the starting line near Sackville Wharf on the downtown Halifax waterfront (near Lat 44° 38.9’ N,Lon 63° 34.0’ W) The finishing
Year: 2014
The general Cargo Ship Beauforte has been tied up at pier 27 for the past week. I believe she was here with a load of rails for CN. She sailed from Poland on the 14th of June. She is owned by Beau Shipping, and currently chartered to Onego. Built to
New Trillium Class Geared bulker CSL Tacoma, passing through the narrows earlier today on her way to National Gypsum. She may now be serving as a replacement for Pioneer, who recently reportedly sailed for the scrappers.
Tied up at Autoport.
McAsphalt/Stirling who are now running the Algoma Dartmouth were in the process of adding a tank to their farm in eastern passage to store bunker fuels. I stopped by to take a photo, and discovered it was damaged in yesterdays wind. As the tank was still being erected, it was
With the worst of the storm still due in Halifax, many arrivals have taken shelter. (Above)Offshore supply Vessel Panuke Sea is riding out the storm in the basin. (Below) Zim Texas arived, and went right to anchor. Maersk Palermo also arrived this morning, but tied up at 42, which is
Remember folks, we now have the Smart Atlantic Weather buoy off Herring Cove. You can get current conditions from it at http://www.smartatlantic.ca/Halifax/buoy.php
The French navy patrol vessel based in St Pierre and Miquelon is in Halifax until the 8th. She is tied up at Tall Ships Quay, Between Bishops landing and NSP. We wrote a bit more about her on an earlier Visit.
The Small Cruise ship Pearl Mist is on her way to Halifax, having just departed Lunenburg. The vessel was built in 2009 by Halifax Shipyards, then Mired in a contract dispute, that was finally resolved last year, prompting pearl Seas Cruises to finally take delivery of the vessel. you can
PCTC California Highway, Bound for New York. Running for K-line, she arrived yesterday from bremmerhaven.