The SE Viridian Tied Up at Pier 30. She was carrying a cargo of wind turbine Parts. Owned by ES Shipping lines,who specialize in Wind turbine cargo, she was built in 1998.
Also Arriving and picking up her Pilot at 1100 with SE Viridian, was the Tsing Ma Bridge – a regular on the K-Line Route.
The Geja C remained tied up at Pier 27.
And the Cruise Ship Ocean Princess was at Pier 22. This is her first trip of the year to Halifax.
Edward Cornwallis Departing on a SAR tasking.
Shortly After, Alfred Needler returned and tied up at BIO. Primarraly a research vessel (hence her fishing (stern) trawler form, She is one of the CG ships to be replaced as part of the Government’s Ship Procurement Strategy. Her Sister shipe, the Wilfred Templeman has been renamed 2011-1 and Put up for Auction in St John’s NF.
Weather has kept Spotting to a minimum.
Salvanguard arrived with Boa Barge 36. They are now tied up at pier 25/26.They Were installing the Production Platform for Deep Panuke.
The Tanker Acadian Anchored, then moved to IOL. She departed On Thursday.
The AFL New England Arrived on Wed, and tied up at Fairview Cove, Offloading containers. She loaded today, and is scheduled to sail Today at 15:30
Locomotives arrived at Halterm, So expect a visit from Jumbo Shipping. This load is equipped with “normal” couplers, so I suspect they are for a North American Client. If anyone Trainspotters know what they are, please Comment.
UPDATE: From CP9524 on RailFanHaven.com
“These units are GT38ACe, build at EMD London for PTKA Sumatra in Indonesia. Six units have been ordered and from what I gather all are finished and in-transit.
These are the first units of this model to be built. They feature an eight cylinder 710 and narrow gauge trucks (hence the need to be transported on flat cars). ”
African Fern Tied up at the Grain Elevator. Her Sister African Dahlia was in port a few months ago.
of course, the Usual suspects have all been in Attendance.
HMS Dauntless (D33) arrived In Halifax this morning.
From Wikipedia HMS Dauntless is the second ship of the Type 45 class of air defence destroyer built for the Royal Navy. She was built by BAE, and launched at Govan in January 2007, was handed over to the Royal Navy on 3 December 2009 and was formally commissioned on 3 June 2010
Today’s Visit was a short one, as she took on Bunkers, And departed at 1700.
The Scotia Dock II Returned to her normal place, next to the Nova Dock.
Her Side still appears to be Hove in, so its unclear what the prognosis is.
The Scotia Dock II sank in May 2010 while preparing to lift the Stevens Breaker.
Friendship tied Up at Pier 31. She appears to be loading Telephone Poles.
Petit Princess runs from Digby Neck to Long Island. She was built By Halifax Shipyard
The Joe Casey Was built By A.F Theriault on the Methagan river, and plies the waters between Long Island and Brier Island.
Last seen in Houston, Kent Sunset was anchored in Shelburne Harbour
She is a Dry Bulk Carrier, Built in 2006. Though she looks like a containership, her holds open up to store break bulk cargo.
Shelburne ship repair is another Irving yard ( Halifax Shipyard, St John Shipbuilding (NB), and East Isle (PEI) are the Others). The Yard is currently the home of the Pearl Mist. Built at Halifax Shipyards, her delivery was refused by the Pearl Seas Cruises for defecnies, inculding not meeting standards of various vessel Licencing Authorities, including the USCG and the Flag State (Marshal Islands). The Flag state issues are contractual and apparently trivial to resolve. The USCG Issues are outside the contract, and actully require the vessel to be turned over and crewed by the owner prior to certification.
The yard recently began several million in repairs and upgrades, including a new Marine Railway seen here:
Well, its now a case of Hurry up and wait.
The Quebec based Davie Yard, Had its sale to Ontario based Upper Lakes Shipping approved Thursday, Just barely making them eligible to bid. Irving Shipbuilding, and BC based SeaSpan Have also confirmed bids. 32 boxes of bid documents were submitted, and of those 16 belong to ISI.
For More, See (Via The Chronicle Herald) Battle of the boatyards Source: Halifax ship bid on course
Shelburne district backs Halifax bid
