Category Archives: bulker

Tim S. Dool Aground (in Ontario)

At the beginning of last week I drove to Ontario, and on the way back was able to stop in Morrisburg to take a look at the grounded bulk carrier Tim S. Dool.

The Tim S. Dool, loaded grain in Thunder Bay, sailing November 17 for Quebec. Passing through Morrisburg, it left the channel and wedged the bow on Chrysler shoal November 23. Several attempts to pull the ship off failed, and crews began removing cargo late last week , and successfully unstuck the ship earlier today, and is currently at anchor.

The Tim S Dool was built in 1967, and is owned and operated by Algoma Central.

Loading at Gold Bond Gypsum

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Baie St Paul sailed for a gypsum plant in Cote St Catherines, south of Montreal.

The Dawn of a New Age of Sail?

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I first covered the coming Age of Sail in 2021 in the Herald. The Oracel Wind is now looking at 2027, but construction contracts were signed for the NeoLiner earlier this year.

Beluga Skysails now sails as Onego Duesto, and was in Halifax delivering a load of rail for CN in November 2020. sadly i don’t have a photo of the ship.

Jasmina D Loads

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The bulk Carrier Jasmina D loading product at the Halifax Grain Elevator. The Malta registered ship was built in 2012. Jasmina D is 180m and 30m Wide. The ship comes in at 35000DWT, making at a Handysize Bulk Carrier, which includes vessels up to 50000DWT, which are small enough to fit into most ports.

Loading operations often produce a dust clould, and you can clearly see the accumulation around the aft 3 holds. Ships must be loaded in a certain order to ensure they dont loose stability during loading.

CSL Metis for Gold Bond Gypsum.

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the Bulker CSL Metis arrived this evening for Gold Bond Gypsum. the ship was previously in Portsmouth New Hampshire.

CSL Metis sails under the CSL Americas fleet, and is flagged in the Bahamas for International trade. Built in 1981, as a tanker, in 2007 a new forebody was constructed in china, and attached to the original stern and accommodation block. The ships power is 41 years old, but the cargo handling end is much newer.

CSL Tacoma riding the hook

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CSL Tacoma awaiting a birth at Gold Bond Gypsum, at Anchor in the Basin.

3x CSL

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(Above) After taking on a cargo of gypsum, Baie St Paul took the the inner anchorage. the ship is set to sail this evening into the lakes. (below) another CSL Ship, Rt Hon Paul E Martin tied up at the Gold Bond wharf. A Ocean going bulker, its likely headed for Baltimore. CSL Tarantau, another ocean going bulker is waiting in the basin to take its place.