SeaJacks Kaken

Seajacks Kraken

And the AIS View:

Narrows Traffic

Atlantic Oak and Mariner Sea.

Broken Containers from HS Smetana

seen dockside at Halterm, Belive they came off the HS Smetana, on charter to Hamburg Sud.

M/V Swan delivers Seajacks Kraken

M/V swan, Sister ship of Tern, which was in halifax earlier in the month to move HMCS Chicoutimi, has arrived with the Brand New Seajacks Kraken, which is on contract for the Sable project.

fromOffshore Shipping Online:

"Seajacks has confirmed that it has signed the final contract with ExxonMobil Canada for Seajacks Kraken to work as an offshore accommodation unit for the Sable Project offshore Nova Scotia, starting in May 2009 for a 4-5 months period.

Seajacks Kraken is currently being constructed at Lamprell in Dubai and is on schedule for delivery in February 2009."

Adopt A Highway

The crew of HMCS Halifax performed a spring clean up on Barrington St, from the Mckay Bridge to Cornwalis St. this morning
Good Job and Thanks guys!

Stowaways

From the CBC:
"Seven male stowaways found aboard a ship in Halifax Harbour were taken into custody by Canadian border service agents Thursday night.
They were on the Atlantic Concert, said Jennifer Morrison, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Border Services Agency.
The ship, run by Atlantic Container Line, arrived in port at about noon Thursday and was docked at Fairview Cove terminal. The Swedish-flagged vessel's last known port was Antwerp, Belgium, according to the website MarineTraffic.com."

also in The Chronicle Herald

Tufts Cove

Nova Scotia Power Plant at Tufts Cove, Dartmouth, Sees the occasional tanker (2 this past winter)

NT Dartmouth

NT Dartmouth Normally lives at Pier 34, and provides bunkers to Ships, as well as topping up NS Power's Plant at Tufts Cove.

Atlantic Towing

Atlantic Larch



Atlantic Oak


Atlantic Bear and Spitfire III (Actually Atlantic Reyser Inc - for the LNG Terminal In Saint John NB)

Pilot Station

Home to the Atlantic Pilotage Authority's APA #1, APA #18, and APA #20

ECTUG Warves

The former Foundation maritime warves, now known as ECTug (short for Eastern Canada Towing and Salvage) which was what foundation maritime became when spun off from Foundation Co. (now AECON). ECTUG is now Swizter Canada.

The residents:

Point Valiant

Point Halifax

Point Chebucto
Svitzter Bedford

Grey Seas Under

Farley Mowats Tale of the Foundation Franklin, A salvage Vessel based out of Halifax.



Available from Chapters:
At Chapters.

Canadian Coast Guard Dartmouth

Cap Perce (Not really a regular)

CCGS Earl Grey


CCGS Edward Cornwallis

CCGS Louis St. Laurent


CCGS Sambro (Stationed in Sambro NS, But a regular visitor)

CCGS Sir William Alexander

Ships of BIO (Bedford institute of Oceanography)

The Bedford Institute of oceanography is home to many coast guard research vessels. Note The Aerials in the Background - those belong to Halifax VTS, up on Shannon Hill.

Sigma T

CCGS Matthew
CCGS Hudson

CCGS Frederick G. Creed
CCGS Alfred Needler

Harbour Shipwrecks

Canadian minesweeper Middlesex lost just after the war near Lawrencetown Beach. She wrecked so close to the shore that a gangway was rigged to take the crew ashore.

Photo credit: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, MP35.17.2, N-7,455

From the Shipwrecks of Nova Scotia Lots of ships lie in the Harbour and Approaches this site Lists them.

Under the Waves

Natural Resources Canada has put togeather an intersting site on Halifax Harbour. The site explores the geology and geography of the harbour, and pays particular attention to the various man made influnces on the harbour


It also explores common Harbour myths such as the Tunnel to Georges Island (False) and Previous Narrows Bridges (true)

M/V Tern from Anchorage 6 to Vancouver

The Tern is now on its way to Vancouver (after performing a compass swing, seen here on AIS) Via the Panama Canal
ETA Panama Canal, PM of April 15
ETA Vancouver, AM of April 28

HMCS Halifax Has New CO

From the Chronicle Herald:
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/9011294.html

"Cmdr. Josee Kurtz became the first woman to command one of the country's major warships, a development she said highlights the progress females have made since they won the right to serve on naval vessels 20 years ago."

HMCS Chcoutimi and Corner Brook

M/V Tern from Pier 27 to Anchorage 6

Waiting for the weather to clear.
Departing tuesday at the earliest.

Atlantic Conveyor

OOCL San Francisco

Roald Amundsen

The Norwegian Frigate Roald Amundsen paid a visit to halifax, Departing Yesterday Morning.

New Container Business to Halifax

From The Chronicle Herald

The CKYH Alliance, which includes shipping lines COSCO, K-Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin, announced a new all-water express service that will connect Halifax with the Far East. The weekly service, scheduled to start in Halifax May 3, will have eight K-Line vessels each with a capacity for 3,850 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units).

http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1114476.html

This Follows a previous announcement:
http://www.portofhalifax.ca/english/news-and-events/index.html#CMA

CMA CGM announces new Port of Halifax service

Halifax, NS - January 29, 2009 - CMA CGM, the world's 3rd largest container shipping company, has announced plans to initiate a new service which includes a regular call at the Port of Halifax.

The fortnightly service will connect Canada and the USA with the Caribbean, Central America, South America and Australasia. In particular, Canada, the US Midwest and the East Coast of the US will be connected via CMA CGM's Kingston, Jamaica hub to a broad range of North-South and East-West trade routes.

Halifax is the only Canadian port of call on the new service. The inaugural call of the "Black Pearl" service to the Port of Halifax is scheduled for Monday, February 23rd. Container handling services for CMA CGM vessels will be provided by Halterm Container Terminal Limited.

Tern refloating

M/VTern and HMCS Chicoutimi