Readers of G-Captain’s Maritime Monday feature will notice that today features an Article on Concrete Ships throughout the years..
Probably unknown to most, Halifax has a Fero-cement Sailboat.
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Yearly Archives: 2013
Ferry updates
It was announced today that the Government of Canada will invest in a replacement vessel for the federally-owned MV Princess of Acadia. Economic Action Plan 2013 provided funding for the new vessel and costs associated with acquiring the vessel. The procurement process to be launched soon will involve the identification and assessment of suitable candidate vessels from all over the world, including Canada.
Travelling the 70 kilometres between Digby, Nova Scotia and Saint John, New Brunswick, the MV Princess of Acadia, built in 1971, operates on a year-round basis carrying passenger and commercial traffic with a total of 155 cars and 33 tractor trailers. The MV Princess of Acadia is owned by Transport Canada and is operated by Bay Ferries Limited, a private company. Transport Canada also owns both ferry terminals and supports other private operators who provide ferry services between Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island and Caribou, Nova Scotia; and Cap-aux-Meules, Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec and Souris, Prince Edward Island.
what This means that an off the shelf vessel will be procured, rather then a new canadian build, as was the case with the most recent Marine Atlantic acquisitions. The government also announced funding for upgrades to the caribou and wood isle ferry terminals and new engines for Holliday Island.
10 days remain for bidders to make proposals for a Yarmouth cruise ferry. One of the bidders last time around was QuestNav who have a vessel the Norman Leader. It’s possible that if they do not rebid/are unsuccessfully again that they offer this vessel to the Feds. For more see this post
FLORIJNGRACHT for CFIA Inspection
the genearal Cargo Vessel FLORIJNGRACHT is currently inbound to anchor for Asian Gypsy Mothe Inspection. She is sheduled to sail at 13:30
Photos to follow
Dartmouth refinery to Convert to Terminal
Looks like Imperial Oil is hutting down the refinery, and Converting to a terminal operation, Like Ultramar did previously. this means that Imperial Oil will basically operate a tank farm which recives refined product by tanker, and then distributes it, by tanker, truck or Rail.
This will also mean an end to the Larger tankers Visiting Halifax, as refinded product tankers tend to be smaller then the Crude Oil Carriers.
From the Imperial Oil Press Release:
Despite interest in the refinery assets over the past year, Imperial was unable to attract a buyer to continue operating the refinery. The initial start-up of the converted facilities is planned for later in 2013 depending on progress with facility modifications in the coming months. Decommissioning surplus facilities will be a multi-year process.
The refinery began production in 1918 and has throughput capacity of approximately 88,000 barrels per day. Approximately 200 employees and 200 contractors are employed at the refinery and related terminals. Minimal changes are expected to the operation of the related terminals located at Dartmouth, NS, Sydney, NS, Corner Brook, NL, Sept-Iles, QC and Cap aux Meules in the Magdalen Islands.
Sailing around the World
Sailing vessel Lola was being sailed, by Maarten Klinkenbijl, Danielle Stolwijk thier Son (born on the trip) and cat. They have a website about thier journey from Holland, Around the world, and finally up to halifax.
You can find them at http://www.maartendaanopzee.nl/. Incidently, the Boat is for Sale. 165000Euro.
Dorothea under Sail
HMCS Sackville Returns to the Waterfront + Update on Battle of the Atlantic Place.
Today at 10am, HMCS Sackville made her way to Sackville landing for the summer season.
On the 4th and 5th of June, 5 teams pitched their concepts for Battle of the Atlantic Place. Bellow is how they got to that point.
A significant milestone has been reached in the plan to commemorate the remarkable contribution by Canada in the Battle of the Atlantic when a jury, established to evaluate design proposals for the new Halifax waterfront landmark, compiled its short list.
Proposals were submitted from 10 consortia representing more than 100 companies from Canada, the USA and Europe. The selected design teams ( in alphabetical order) on the short list are:
- Barrie and Langille with Moriyama & Teshima;
- Fowler Bauld Mitchell in association with Schmidt Hammer Larsen;
- Stantec Architecture;
- WHW Architects with Diamond Schmitt;
- William Nycum Associates in collaboration with Smith Group JJR.
Those five move to the second stage of the selection process which requires a presentation of preliminary design ideas in early June.
Battle of Atlantic Place, an initiative of the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust, will be the new home for HMCS Sackville, the last remaining Corvette – the ships critical to victory in the Atlantic.
Ted Kelly, a director on the Trust’s Board, said Sackville is a fitting symbol of the extraordinary effort by hundreds of thousands of Canadians, who “came from what was largely an agrarian society to develop a capability to engage in a war at sea.”
Battle of Atlantic Place will be more than home to Sackville. The facility will provide a memorial to more than 4,000 people who gave their lives in the conflict and have no known grave. Perhaps most importantly, Mr. Kelly said, “it is intended that the story of amazing achievement of that generation of Canadians will be told in a manner such that future generations know of the struggle and sacrifice of their forebears in the accomplishments that shaped the character of their country.”
Members of the evaluating jury are drawn from across Canada. They are: Andrew Amos, engineer, senior partner in the firm of Catalyst Engineering Consultants and Project Manager; Paul Merrick, internationally renowned architect and founding principal of Merrick Architects Ltd. of Vancouver and Victoria; Randy Mosher, quantity surveyor and cost consultant based in Moncton; Jamie MacLellan, public art consultant, Halifax; Guy Larocque, engineer, who served as director of facilities at the Canadian War Museum; and Ted Kelly, a former naval Captain, who heads the Battle of Atlantic Place project team.
The federal, Nova Scotia and Halifax Regional Municipal governments, along with several corporations and individuals have made contributions towards the development of a design concept for Battle of Atlantic Place.
The New Cranes Have Shipped!
A Quick Scan of marine traffic indicates that the ZhenHua 19 Departed Shanghai within the last few days. Today the Port Authory Tweeted the Above picture of Halifax’s new Super Post Pananmax Cranes. The vessel gave its destination as Panama, who are liekly the purchasers of the Dark blue Equipment seen in the phot.
A coasting Licence Application was made to Move the Old Crane at the end of pier 42 to Pier 36 with a target date of July 15. We should expect the ZhenHua 19 to Arrive in mid July, as she is too large to pass through the Panama Canal, and must go around the Cape Horn. Cape of Good Hope, since her Panamianian destination is Christobal, which is on the Atlantic side.
Yantain Express to the Rescue!
Recent Halifax visitor Yantain Express was first vessel on Scene After the MOL Comfort Broke her back and sank, of Yemen.
MOL Issued a press release:
MOL-operated containership MOL Comfort, while under way from Singapore to Jeddah on the Indian Ocean (12’30”N 60’E) at about noon JST (07:00 local time) on June 17, 2013 during inclement weather, suffered a crack amidships and ingressing water in the hold. This made it impossible for the vessel to continue on under its own power.
Some of the containers on the vessel were lost overboard or suffered damage during the incident. Details are being confirmed.The damage to the MOL Comfort is extensive, while the 26 crew members took to lifeboats. All were safely rescued by other vessel in the area.
Photo via Gcaptian
MOL Vessels previously Stopped in Halifax as part of the Grand Alliance with K-line, MOL is also a partner on the new G6 Alliance, which will see Yantain Express making regular calls to Halifax, though MOL will not be providing vessels to this service.
UPDATE: MOL Comfort was previously APL Russia. APL will once again be calling in Halifax as part of the G6 Alliance. MOL Comfort was relatively new, Built in 2008, and at 4500TEU well within the size of vessel that normally calls in halifax.
UPDATE: It seems the 2 haves are still Afloat.
(Above 2 photos MRCC Mumbai via Gcaptian)
(photos Above and Below from Andrew Mcalpine and G-Captain via twitter)
5th Hero Class Launched today
the CCGS G. Peddle launched today, just after noon. She is the 5th Hero class to be launched, with 4 more remaining. after launching, she was taken to Pier 9 for outfitting. Hero #6 CCGS Corporal McLaren MMV, which was painted in mid May, should be rolled out within a few days.
Alas, I missed it. Photos of her along side at pier 9 to follow.
See Shipfax for photos.
