At Anchor, Bedford Basin
Tanker barges are a common sight in US waters but much less common elsewhere. US Crewing regulations require a much larger crew fro a tanker of similar size, However a Tug requires a much smaller crew, and the barge, an even small crew then the tug. LoopHole… Towing the barge
AFL New England and Sichem Beijing Both arrived and went directly to anchor. Presumably the winds were too high to Tie up. OOCL Hong Kong, being considerably larger was able to tie up Without Issue.
The ferry Dartmouth III Now Carries AIS. you can now watch her ply the crossing Between Halifax And Woodside. Besides now being visible on our ship tracker, Dartmouth III Will be more visible to incoming and outgoing commercial traffic – a big safety/collision avoidance benefit. Dartmouth III Went in for
The tug Point Vim arrived this evening an tied up at Woodside. Point Vim was a tug stationed in Halifax for many years at ECtug, and was sold several years ago, and now operates with the same name out of Newfoundland. Her sister Point Vigour, now operates out of Quebec
The Nova Scotia Government Spent $600 thousand dollars on the recent Ships Start Here campaign, with the Irving’s and others spending another $500 thousand. Recent comments by the Defence Minister Peter Mackay, indicate he believes that the Ships Start Here campaign was a waste of money because it did not
The first ships to be built in Halifax are the 3 Arctic Offshore Vesssels. As this procurement program was begun several years ago, and Contracts for design work awarded in 2008, Presumably there is a design sitting in an office in Ottawa somewhere. The rendering above Comes from the DND
Just after 5 pm the winners of the National Shipbuilding procurement strategy were announced. Halifax Shipyard won the $25 billion Combat Ship contract, and Seaspan in BC won the Non-Combat ship contract. Irving Shipbuilding gets to build 3 destroyers, 12 frigates and 3 arctic patrol vessels. SeaSpan Gets the work
There has been much debate about whether the current Bluenose hull is a restoration or a replacement. Transport Canada has evidently allowed the Bluenose to carry the Builders plate of the 1963 hull, and will treat it as the same ship. But is it really? First – the original bluenose
The ICGV Thor Arrived in Halifax, Today, and tied up at Halterm. It is customary that visiting naval and coastguard vessels tie up at the Dockyard, so this is odd According to the Iceland Coastguard Website http://www.lhg.is)she was handed the Icelandic Coast Guard at a ceremony September 23rd at the