Work appeaers to be well underway. Low tide put the holes below the dock level, but based on the ducts, it looks like she is reciving shore heat and ventilation.
The Scope of the Work includes finishing work not completed at Port Weller, as well as repairing the Tow damage.
Marine Atlantic ferry highlanders is currently scheduled to depart at 11:30 this morning. More to follow.
UPDATE: Looks like this has been Canceled. As of 1120 tugs are still birthed At Woodside, and she nolonger is listed as a departure
UPDATE: Saturday was also Canceled. Currently Set for 11:00 today.
Looks like the tug Charlene Hunt snapped a tow line and is having trouble reconnecting.
See shipfax for more on the tug. (which waited out weather in Halifax in Dec, and arrived in newfoundland damaged due to additional weather.
(Left) To Vessels at bottom are the Charlene Hunt and the CCGS Cape Roger. Initial reports were that the Lyubov Orlova was drifting out to sea.
A derelict Russian cruise ship that left St. John’s this week for the scrapyard is drifting in open seas.
The Lyubov Orlova finally left St. John’s Harbour on Wednesday afternoon after being tied up for nearly two-and-a-half years.
It was being towed to the Dominican Republic to be scrapped when the Coast Guard was notified on Thursday that the tow line had snapped.
It happened about 12 kilometres east of Cape Race.
No one was on board the Orlova at the time.
There were high winds in the area Thursday evening, with five- to six-metre waves, causing more issues for the ship – though a spokesperson for the Coast Guard said those winds should diminish overnight.
The crew of the tug boat Charlene Hunt was trying to reconnect the line. Meanwhile, the Coast Guard vessel Cape Roger is en route to monitor the situation.
The Coast Guard is advising mariners to be cautious if travelling through the area.
HMCS Fredericton left the Machine Shop wharf today. She’ll complete her refit at the dockyard. (Above) Along side the Jetty, we dont get good photo angles unfortunately.Photos to hopefully follow.
Cable Ship IT Interceptor returned from a cable repair in Cape Bretton yesterday. As she is registered in the Bahamas, a Coasting Permit was required, before she could perform the work. A coasting permit allows a non Canadian Flagged vessel to work in Canadian waters, when no suitable canadian vessel is available.
Photo is from her departure on the 18th.
Nirint Shipping has been adding new ships to its halifax service as of late.
Jan Van Gent was built by Damen shipyards Yichang China in 2009. She is a Dry cargo multi-purpose container vessel mening she can carry 686 TEU of continers or a combination of conatiners and 609.990 cbft of bulk product in 2 holds.
She sails for Holand today.
The Port of Halifax will be the first port in Atlantic Canada to implement shore power for cruise ships, beginning with the 2014 cruise season.
I suspect The Port Authority will be the customer to NS Power. They will buy the power at the market rate, mark it up and sell it to the crusie ship, as just another fee. As the Port is the Customer of NS Power the customer is responsible for equipment on thier premise. I see no reason to involve NSP in this Project.
The Question that should be asked of the port however, is why is it not funding the project themselves? They do collect a fee for every vessel and Passenger, which amounts to ~ $30,000/day/crusie ship for a 1 day stopover (Based on 2009 rates).
From the Release:
Shore power is a highly effective way to reduce marine diesel air emissions by enabling ships to shut down their engines and connect to the electrical grid in order to provide necessary power while docked. This initiative represents the second shore power installation for cruise ships in Canada.
Once installed, shore power at the Port of Halifax will have immediate benefits by decreasing cruise ship idling by seven per cent, and will contribute to improved air quality and human health. This percentage is expected to increase over time as more ships equipped for shore power use the facilities. The seven per cent reduction represents an annual decrease of approximately 123,000 litres of fuel and 370,000 kg of greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions.
Stranded tugboat crew leave Halifax | The Chronicle Herald
Eight members of a tugboat crew left stranded in Halifax for more than three weeks have finally left for their homes in Central America.
The men — from Honduras and El Salvador — boarded a flight early Monday in Halifax.
When their rundown, 68-year-old tugboat limped into Halifax harbour on Dec. 18, inspectors deemed the rusty, cockroach-infested boat unsafe.
But the crew didn’t have enough money to get home, and the boat’s owner’s weren’t interested in helping them.
Helen Glenn, manager of he Mission to Seafarers in Halifax, says the charity raised about $7,000 and had enough airline points to pay for flights to Central America.
the Algoma self unloading Bulker Bahama Spirit Pulled up for bunkers this afternoon. Though she is owned by Algoma, she is managed by V ships, and trades under the CSL International Fleet. She was built in 1995, and modified to add the self unloading gear in 2000.
She is registered in Vanuatu.
Work has been progressing on the restoration to the Dorothea. Dorethea has a new Transom, and the interior is scheduled to be painted this Saturday. Volunteers are needed for this, so feel free to stop by.
Here arre some photos of the work that has been going on.
(Below) the new transom
(above) the new transome form the inside. (Below) Some panks near the rail were damaged and in need of replacement.
(Above) Prepairing a replacement plank for the other side
(below)The inside ready for paint
(Below) Screwholes have been epoxied and plugged with wood.
