Thanks to HRM fire buffs for informing us that halifax crews from university ave were paged out to a ship fire just after noon. The fire is reported extinguished, and smoke is being cleared. Given the location of the crews it’s likely the ship was at the ocean terminals suggesting
Earlier we reported on a RFP to transport the last 2 hero class vessels to Victoria. The rfp seemed to hint that the 2 vessels could be delivered to a US port, thus averting cabotage requirements. The CCGS has now filed a request for a coasting trade licence for a
STS Lord Nelson, will visit Halifax this August 2/3. This three-masted barque is one of two tall ships that are part of the Jubilee Sailing Trust, a registered charity founded in 1978 in the U.K. The JST takes both disabled and able-bodied men and women to sea, to not only teach them how
As a Followup to the news that the NovaDock at Halifax Shipyards needs to be replaced, i was asked a few questions about the NovaDock and the Scotia Dock II. this post should clarify things. The Scotia Dock II was built in 1964 by Canadian Vickers Ltd for use in
I have heard rumors that the Nova dock at Halifax Shipyard was broken and in repair. Today I received confirmation of this: I was told that the Nova Dock has needed repairs since at least April, and that after evaluating options, costs to repair are approaching the cost of a
Recent CSL Arrivals make a good lead into Bulker terminology. Firstly a bulker is a Bulk Carrier – they typically carry bulk cargos such as gravel, salt, grain, gypsum, wood pellets etc. They come in 2 Basic Types – Geared and Gearless. Atlantic Huron is a Geared bulker, She carries her
The HHL Tokyo arrived last night for bunkers, and will be proceeding to Sheet Harbour to unload wind turbine parts. Designed for project cargo and heavy lift, HHL Tokyo was built as Beluga Procession, originally for upstart Beluga, who attempted to grow to fast and collapsed in 2011. (Beluga made