Public Tours Of the Port Of Halifax Sept 29
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Sichem Melbourne
Products Tanker Sichem Melbourne Arrived after noon, and proceeded to IOL. She will be loaded with refined product for export.
Silver Explorer at pier 23
Operated by SilverSeas Cruises, Silver Explorer is a 1A ice-rated vessel. She carries up to 132 passengers in 66 cabins, and primarly sails polar expeditions during the polar summers.
Silverseas cruises’ Silver Whisper (a Much larger vessel is a regular in Halifax, And was the first Cruise Ship of 2013), and an Appearance was made last year by Silver Cloud.
Silver Explorer was last in Halifax in October 2011
Onego Trader with Rails
The Onego Trader arrived this morning with a load of Rails for CN. She Tied up at pier 27.
Onego Vessels frequently deliver rails for CN through Halifax. So frequently perhaps, that the Dutch company uses the Peggys cove lighthouse as a background on their website onegoshipping.com/
Car Carriers
PCTC Suzuka Express (Above) spent the morning tied up at Autoport, and departed just after noon today for Baltimore. She spent yesterday in the outer anchorage while the Emerald Ace (below) was there.
Amanda for Melfi Lines
another new Vessel for Melfi Lines is Amanda. She is on Charter to Melfi, and is owned by the United Africa Feeder Lines. Built in 2000, she carries 1730TEU
Cable Ship Ile De Sein
The Alcatel Lucent Cable Ship Ile De Sein arrived this morning and tied up at Pier 9. The IT Intrepid moved out and anchored in the Basin to make room at the pier. No coasting Licenses have been issued for her to work in Canadian waters, so this is likely a pre or post job stop.
Alcatel Lucent is the french Telco equipment manufacturer. Pier 9 rests across the narrows form the Old French Cable Wharf (Now DRDC Atlantic) Halifax Serves as the Main base for IT Telecoms 2 vessels IT Intrepid and IT Interceptor, and is a frequent stop over for others.
3 Cruise Ship Day
Today brings 3 Vessels; RCCL’s Brilliance of the Seas and her sister Grandeur of the Seas (Above) as well as Norwegian Dawn. Departures are scheduled for (x2) 1700 and 1900
Oceanex Connaira now Registered in Canada.
With news that Oceanex Sanderling is due for a work period in October, Oceanex Connaira was quietly registered in Canada on Sept 20, And is currently conducting trials. Its possible she may make it to Canada in time to take over for the Sanderling.
Oceanex Connaigra is being built by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG of Germany, And was Announced in October 2012 She Launched May 31 2013.
You can See Oceanex’s entire fleet in this post
Photo above from http://schiffsfoto.wordpress.com/
Halifax Shipyard wins 2 repair contracts
MV Oceanex Sanderling (Above), a container/cargo ship owned by Oceanex Inc., is scheduled to arrive into Halifax Shipyard’s Nova Dock during the second week of October 2013 for a two-week project to perform routine maintenance and repairs. The project is projected to require approximately 90 employees.
Later in the fall, the MV Holiday Island (Below) is expected to arrive at Halifax Shipyard for two weeks of general repairs and routine maintenance. The Passenger Ferry is owned by NFL Northumberland Ferries Limited and is expected to make its call into the Nova Dock in the November timeframe. This project is expected to require approximately 50 employees.
(Both images File Photos) There is a rumor around that the GSF Grand Banks is Due for a refit over the winter. Halifax Shipyard is in the running for the work, however there may not be able to do the work due to issues with winter painting.
