I Recived an email this morning form a reader who noticed the BluePutties in Drydock in Boston. In the past, Marine Atlantic work has been done in the NovaDock at Halifax shipyards, however I have heard that the Nova Dock is having some sort of issue and is not serviceable.
Year: 2014
On today’s council agenda is a tender award for Two Additional Harbour Ferries. These Boats will replace Halifax III and Dartmouth III which have been in Service since 1978. The Construction of the 2 new ferries will be done by A.F. Theriault & Son Ltd.,for a Total Tender Price of
The Products Tanker NCC Rabigh anchored in the basin last week, presumably to wait her turn at Imperial Oil. Owned by National Chemical Carriers, which is part of Bahari, the Saudi National Shipping Company, she is typical of the tankers that have been tying up at the terminal lately. She
Todays G6 Arrival to fairview cove is the Virgina, formerly APL Virginia. Owned by NSC Schiffahrts GmbH, she is of the same yard and Design as Zim Haifa, Zim Beijing and Zim Savannah, all of which are regular callers in Halifax. She was built in 2005. Photo to follow.
The 9th and Final Hero Class Vessel, the CCGS Captain Goddard M.S.M, was launched saturday morning. She will be transported to the West Coast with Hero #8 later this year. The Last of the 9 Hero Class boats, She also has the distinction of being the last vessel to be
Atlantic Towing Limited announced today that it has secured a new ten (10)-year firm contract, plus a total of 15 years of options at the Charterers’ discretion, with ExxonMobil Canada Properties and Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. (HMDC) for four new state-of-the art Platform Supply Vessels operating out of St
BP’s Siesmic Fleet is here. This year, the operation will consist of Mainport Pine and Scotian Sea working as the supply vessels for the Fleet. Western Patriot ; Western Neptune; Western Pride; Western Regent; Geco Diamond; and Ocean Odyssey are the Western Geco Seismic Vessels, and Tugs Beverly M1 and
With Shore power installation occuring at the cruise terminals, Cruise ships are tieing up at pier 31. Today’s arrival is Holland America Lines Veendam, on her second visit of the season.
(Above) Panorama of the New Bridge -Compare the View of the New Bridge with that of one of the Older Ferries (Below) Closeup of the consoles The 2 sided console sits in the middle of the wheelhouse. (Above) Wheel House from Outside (Below) benches let water drain away, deck is
The Tall Ship Amistad arrived in Lunenburg this afternoon. She is built as a replica of the Slave ship Amistad Circa 1780. She is in town for the filming of the TV mini series Book of Negro’s, which will happen in Lunenburg and Shelburne, with sailing in between. A coasting