The Cable ship Decisive arrived yesterday from Boston. The ship is purpose built to install sub-sea cables. built in 2003, its home ported in Baltimore.
Cable Ship Decisive at Pier 25
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FS Fulmar for port visit
The French Marine National patrol vessel Fulmar put into port yesterday for a visit. The ship is the French Naval presence in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. The ship is a regualr visitor to Halifax, Usually tieing up at Tall Ships Quay next to Nova Scotia Power.
Algonova for Imperial Oil
Products Tanker Algonova inbound with the tug Atlantic Beaver. Algonova sailed from Sept-Iles PQ on the 6th.
BBC Challenger for Boilers
BBC Challenger arrived at pier 9 on Wendsday to load boilers which have been on the dock for a while now. The loading took place on Good Friday.
BBC Challenger was built as Thorco Challenger in 2008. the ships cranes are rated at 80 tons each, for a combined lift of 160 tons.
CMA-CGM Lapérouse
the 13,800 TEU container ship CMA-CGM Lapérouse tied up Saturday on the Columbus JAX service. The ship was built in 2010, and is named after a French naval officer who led an expedition to Australia in 1788, and was never seen again. Locally Jean-François de Galaup, Comte de Lapérouse led supply missions to Louisbourg.
CMA-CGM Lapérouse sailed Sunday morning.
New Engine for National Gypsum?
This little Locomotive was unloaded from an ACL vessel this week. The unit was shipped to the UK in February 2022 as a Demo Unit for RSS. It has now returned, and is rumored to be replacing the SW1500 switcher at Gold Bond, reportedly on its last legs.
Designed by Tractive Power Corp of North Vancouver, the TP56 is designed for Industrial Switching. The Locomotive is built on a 3 axle HT-C truck normally used in EMD’s much larger locomotives. This 80 ton unit has 375 horspower, and 56000lbs of tractive effort.
Algoscotia
Products Tanker Algoscotia At imperial oil. the two new looking mooring buoys were recently installed by RMI Marine.
CSL Tacoma riding the hook
CSL Tacoma awaiting a birth at Gold Bond Gypsum, at Anchor in the Basin.
British Engineer for Irving Woodside.
The products tanker British Engineer brought a load of refined rpduct from amsterdam to Irvings Woodside facility. The ship arrived on the 17th, and took to anchor to await the berth.
British Engineer was built in 2017, and flies the UK Flag.
Don Pasquale at pier 9
The PCTC Don Pasquale tied up at pier 9 to deliver heavy equipment. the ship later moved to autoport.
