The Container Ship Malleco fills in today slot on The Alliances EC5 service. Shes Rated at 6589TEU.
Built in 2009, The Ship is named for a Chilean Province.
MALLECO on EC5
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Yearly Archives: 2017
Bilbao Bridge – Backwards
In a nice change, the Bilbao bridge tied up the the west end of Fairview Cove backwards. Ships usually tie up front to sea, but Bilbao Bridge likely requires some sort of work to be done necessitating the backwards docking.
The Ship is Running for the Alliance’s AL6 Route. She is scheduled to sail tonight.
USS Arleigh Burke Visit Today for Bunkers
I wasen’t able to get out to see her arrive, but USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) arrived this morning. She tied up at NB, and took bunkers from the Algoma Dartmouth. so I am unsure which vessel it is. It appears to be an USS Arleigh Burke is the first Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer. She was commissioned in 1991, and is home-ported in Norfolk. She is Scheduled to Sail this afternoon around 3pm
Updates will be posted as they become known at http://blog.halifaxshippingnews.ca/2017/05/visit-today-of-us-navy-vessel.html
The Largest Container Ship to Call in Canada.
On Friday, The Port of Vancouver’s Deltaport welcomed the largest container vessel to call in Canada. The Hapag-Lloyd 13,200 TEU “Antwerpen Express” has been deployed as part of THE Alliance’s Transpacific mainline West Coast PN3 service.
To Date, the Largest vessel to Call in Halifax, was the CMA-CGM Tage, at 9365TEU. Sister ship CMA-CGM Loire is due to call this Saturday,and CMA-CGM Rhone has called in the past.
Third Time is the Charm for Yang-Ming
The third Call for Yang-Ming Happened today, and The Arrival was during Daylight hours. The first 2 calls to Fairview Cove had arrivals after dark, and departures before 8am. The YM Evolution is the third call on The Alliance’s AL1 Service, which is currently served by all Yang Ming vessels.
CMA-CGM Almaviva on the Columbus Loop
With the exception of the appearance of COSCO Vessels on the route, the Columbus Loop appears to be relatively unchanged.
Today’s arrival took her pilot at 11am, and backed into pier 41 around noon. She is scheduled to sail at 3:30am Monday.
Budapest Bridge – second Call on AL6
Cruise Season Begins this Afternoon
The 2017 Cruise season begins this afternoon with the arrival of the AMADEA to pier 22. She is Scheduled to pick up her Pilot at 3:30, so should tie up 4:15 ish.
