The port authority website shows the ZHEN HUA 19 due at 0630 tomorrow. When the vessel was last within AIS range on Marine traffic, the eta was 14:00. no news on a Pilot order. Stay tuned. UPDATE 08/20: Port now shows arrival the morning of the 23rd.
Blue Putties is scheduled to depart Halifax Shipyards this afternoon. Recent Past ferry departures have been delayed affairs – we will see if this one is on schedule. UPDATE: She was, she left the dock just after 15:30, and headed outbound. (Below – Close up of the repaired and re-painted
SS Royal William was a Canadian steamship that is sometimes credited with achieving the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean to be made almost entirely under steam power, using sails only during periods of boiler maintenance She was commissioned by brewer John Molson and a group of investors, built in
Seems Craig trans still has hope for life… See the ad yourself at http://www.autotrader.ca/a/Condor/Tug/HALIFAX/Nova%20Scotia/19_7281859_/?ms=boats&showcpo=ShowCPO
Halifax Fireboat Rouille, Circa 1941.
From the Press Release:Economic and Rural Development and Tourism Minister Graham Steele announced today, Aug. 13, the province will enter into negotiations with STM Quest Inc., a proposed joint venture between ST Marine Ltd. and Quest Navigation, to set up and run a ferry between Yarmouth and Portland, Maine. Three
The Maine Maritime Academy Sailling Vessel Bowdoin has arrived for her annual August visit. Built in 1921, she is 8 years younger the the CSS Acadia For her previous visits See the 2011 and 2012 posts
(above) Plating removed in the bow.
This past weekend it was reported that Irving Shipbuilding has purchased the former Maritime Steel Site at 604 Windmill Rd. in Dartmouth. The sale occurred in June. The site is currently home to a precast concrete Highway Barrier facility. Though the site has waterfront, it is located next to a