For the first time since departing Panama on the 11th, the Zhen Hua 19 showed up on ais around 1600.
New to HAlifax on the G6 Run, APL Belgium. APL Belgium is odd for a large containership, as she is registered in Oakland California, and Flies the US Flag.
Hero Class #6 completing her fitting out. She has been in this phase for a while – I was late with the photos. Strangely, Hero #7 hasn’t been rolled out for painting yet to my knowledge.
Work is well underway on the shipyard improvements. Parts of the old structure have been Taken down, and foundations for the expanded building and pier are now under construction. the wall along Barrington street is also being repaired. For an idea of what it will all look like, have a
The Chronicle Herald is reporting: The arrival Friday afternoon of a couple of enormous $10-million cranes at Halterm Container Terminal Ltd., in Halifax, is expected to create quite a spectacle for harbour watchers. “It certainly is not the sort of thing you see every day,” Bob Sharp, with Inchcape Shipping
The Containership HS Beethoven arrived yesterday evening for Fairview Cove. She is working for ACL, which is interesting since she is a container only vessel. She is likely filling in temporarily for one round trip, as she does not appear on ACL’s schedule after this voyage.
A reader sent me the above photo of HMCS Iroquois departing the harbor at a very high rate of speed this morning. (Just look at the wake) I have no idea what was up, how ever she appeared to be circling in the outer anchorages. She returned to the
Tanker Walnut Express at anchor for bunkers. She will sail later this afternoon.