Built at Halifax Shipyards

Halifax Shipyards has been around in various forms for over 100 years.
Shipbuilding history brings us a list of everything she's Built over the years:
http://shipbuildinghistory.com/world/canada/halifax.htm

Weekly News Bits

HMS Ark Royal is new Royal Navy Fleet FlagshipAnd will visit Halifax after easter.

Canadian navy to modernize ships without U.S. equipment

Interested in buying a used tall ship? MV Caledonia is up for sale by Creditors.

Say Please: Slow vehicles must ask to use MacKay Bridge

Port Authority news:
Port: Cargo slowdown won’t soon improve

Expansion announced for port’s south terminal

Port of Halifax to waive tariff charges for Haiti-bound relief shipments

Weekly News Bits

Expert: Don’t move container terminal

Recession to blame for drop in cargo volumes, port says

Port prep work starts:
Workers must shore up pier before dredging in effort to help cargo shipping

This is the year the smile replaces the smell for our harbour

Earthquake in Haiti dominated the news. Here are some of the stories of the Canadian Navy's work there.
Navy ships leave Halifax for Haiti
Navy ships arrive off Haiti
Sailors brace for sad duties
Canadian sailors find massive destruction in Haitian city
Canadian sailors continue relief work

Weekly News Bits

HMCS Halifax, Athabaskan headed to Haiti

Marine group set to announce shipping development todayThe marine group promoting the dredging of Sydney harbour and construction of a container terminal has scheduled an announcment unprecedented in the history of the ports of Sydney and entirely unique to the international shipping industry

Pollster: Fix up Halifax port By tearing it down?

Halifax to Boston ferry long way from docking

Weekly news bits

Halifax-Boston ferry could become reality

The case for commuter rail in Halifax

Waves create mess along Halifax waterfront

N.S. to fund Shelburne Ship Repair yard upgrade

Oil tanker heads for Bermuda with injured sailor A 50-year-old Filipino national got injured when a wave crashed over the bow of the Genmar Progress.

OOCL Singapore

Stuff from yesterday

Astoria Bridge departing Pier 42.

Point Chebucto Tying up at EcTug

Dresden Express tying up at Fairview Cove.

Svitzer Bedford Returning to EcTug.

Atlantic Larch

OOCL California Outbound

Todays Arrival and Moves

This morning, Dutch Runner and Federal Schelde moved from anchorages in the basin to the Ocean Terminals.



Bow Tone moved from Imperial Oil to the Basin


And Kometick Arrived.

Storm Cleanup

Halifax Port Authorities' Maintainer 1 removing various deadheads and Flotsam from the Harbour.