The tanker Atlantic Muse tied up along side the Travelstern and began what appears to be a transfer operation. We have seen 2 similar transfers occur with asphalt tanker arriving, and transferring a portion of its cargo to a smaller vessel. Atlantic Muse appears to have arrived from the UAE
This blog started in 2008, a month or 2 after I moved to Halifax from Ottawa. I attended remembrance day ceremonies at the Monument, I have taken numerous tours of Parliament; heck we used to park behind the library on weekends when we went downtown for something. I know yesterdays
An anchor, believed to have belonged to His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS)Niobe, has been unearthed at HMC Dockyard in Halifax. HMCS Niobe was the first Canadian warship to enter Canada’s territorial waters, on October 21, 1910, a landmark event in the beginnings of the Naval Service of Canada. As fate would have it,
Todays arrival of Explorer of the seas was the result of a weather related change in schedule. I had assumed this was the case when i discovered her arrival listed, but not appearing on the schedule. This led me to believe a trip to Newfoundland was adjusted due to weather.
From Friday Night, APL Belgium tied up in the opposite direction as normal. This makes for better photos, particularly at night.
(HALIFAX, Nova Scotia) — International Transport Workers Federation inspector Gerard Bradbury has reported another vessel and crew stranded in the port of Argentia in Newfoundland and Labrador. Bradbury said the crew of the Jana comprised of three Russians and eight Ukrainians contacted him stating they had not been paid since
The general cargo vessel Onego St. Petersburg arrived tonight from Houston, at the new pier 9c. She is the first vessel to do so and temporary fencing was erected around the pier, as the permanent fence has not yet been installed. She is delivering Kone 100t overhead cranes for the
Looks like HRM is Posting progress photos of the New Ferry to be delivered Next year. You can find them on the Cities Flickr Account The New Ferry is under construction at AF Theriaut & Sons, the same firm that built the Christopher Stannix, and is due to be delivered
The first of RCCL’s Vision Class, She went into service in 1995. Of the 6 vision class vessels, she is the 3rd to visit halifax, the others being Grandeur of the Seas & Enchantment of the Seas