New Vietnam Service, with A New Vessel:
The first Eastbound (inbound) vessel to call Cai Mep will be the OOCL America voyage 28E01 on January 9, 2010. The first Westbound (export) vessel to call Cai Mep was the OOCL Oakland voyage 16W50 sailing from the Port of Halifax on December 16, 2009.

Shipping line adds 10th vessel and Port of Halifax gets new connection with Vietnam

Sewage Issues:
Halifax sewage plant shows signs of life and Halifax mayor to brave harbour again

Ferry Issues:
Atlantic Vision ferry back in the waterafter the completion of repairs to a hole in the stern.

Tourism operators fret as ferry service between N.S. and Maine scuttled

ShipBuilding:
N.S. awards first contracts for restoration of famed schooner Bluenose

Shipyard could get busy building large training ships in Meteghan River that could deploy the remote controled fast-attack simulators like a swarm of bees

Naval Refit Contracts to Create 335 Shipbuilding Jobs