Monthly Archives: December 2020

End of the Offshore – Deep Panuke sails out of Halifax

This morning the Deep Panuke Platform was towed from Halifax to sheet harbour, where it will be recycled. The platforms recycling marks the end of the offshore in Nova Scotia, with recent exploration bids coming up dry, and the Sable Gas field now dis-assembled and sent for recycling in the UK.

Nova Scotia has tremendous capability to do work offshore. A transition to offshore wind development would be a good play. many ofthe same skill sets need for offshore O&G work translate well to other projects.

O&G is gone and done. Its not coming back, and the time to move on is now, while we still have the Skills and expertise locally.

Container ship Size Records

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When it was built in 2005, Hapag-Lloyds Colombo Express was the largest containership in the world. That record is now held by the 24,346TEU MSC Irina (2023). Until 2015, the Port of Halifax featured a regular slate of Panamax and Post Panamax ships in the 5-6000teu range.

Below is the list of Record Holders, sorted by teu.

CMA-CGM Marco Polo	16,022teu	May 17 2021	(Canadian Record)
CMA-CGM Brazil	15,072teu	Sept 10 2020	(Canadian Record)
MSC Auriga	15,000teu	Sept 21,2021	(Prince Rupert BC Record) did not call in Halifax
COSCO Himalayas	14,500teu	Nov 14,2017	(Prince Rupert BC – Canadian Record) did not call in Halifax
CMA-CGM T. Jefferson	14,414teu	March 21, 2020
Antwerpen Express	13,200teu	May 8, 2017	(Deltaport BC – Canadian record) Stands as Delta port record. Ship did not call in Halifax
CMA-CGM Libre	11,365teu	Jan 12, 2019
APL Salalah	10,960teu	March 17, 2018
ZIM Antwerp	10,064teu	June 29, 2017
CMA-CGM Tage	9365teu	May 28, 2016
USAC ZAMZAM	9036teu	Oct 19, 2015
Budapest Express	8749teu	Aug 8 2015
CMA-CGM Vivaldi	8478teu	Aug 3, 2015
MSC Melissa	6730teu	July 22, 2021	Montreal – Port record holder. This ship has called in Halifax.

Dominion Diving’s New Vessels ready for offload.

IT Integrity coming along.

New Tugs for Dominion Diving

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Dominion Diving has added a pair of new Damen Stan Tug 1205s to its fleet. The two tugs arrived on the barge Jacob Joseph C towed by the tug Amy Lynn D. The new tugs are named Dominion Rumbler and Dominion Enforcer. They are likely at Pier 25 to clear customs, and will then move to the Cherubini Dock to be offloaded by crane tonight.

The third tug, Saint Georges is bound for Montreal. Curiously, the new Dominion tugs are marked Pilot, Suggesting they may have picked up a pilotage contract somewhere.

Mersey Venture at Pier 9