Algoma Mariner offloading wheat. She arrived today from the Great Lakes. As previously mentioned, Tundra was tied up on the loading side, likely to top up her load of Soy.
Busy Day at the Elevators
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Tundra Makes Halifax – Finally
The Bulker Tundra made it to Halifax yesterday evening. She will likely be toping up her load of Soyabeans, before departing.
Tundra Ran into trouble of Sorel-Tracy after leaving Montreal. She Departed the channel, and got stuck in the mud. She was freed, and after a brief stop in Trois-Rivers, Headed for Halifax.
You can read more about her Grounding here
More Bulk Ship issues – Death on Tecumseh
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| Techumseh from her bridge (TSB Photo) |
The Transportation Safety Board is on its way to Windsor to invistigate an accidental death. The Bulk Carrier Tecumseh was loading grain at Thunder Bay. TBSNewswatch.com Reports that “A 40-year-old Greater Toronto Area man is dead following an industrial mishap on Thunder Bay’s waterfront.
Thunder Bay Police said the unidentified man was killed in the early hours of Saturday working on a grain ship in port, but had little else to say about the tragedy, which occurred at about 2 a.m”
Tecumseh is Canadian Registered, and owned and managed by Lower Lakes Towing. As the TSB is reporting it is meting the ship in Windsor, It has clearly deprted Thunderbay, and is crossing Superior. Dept of Labour investigators were on scene in Thunder Bay.
UPDATE 12/6 It has been reported that it was a member of the Tecumseh’s crew who died while the boat was docked at the Viterra 7-B terminal in Thunder Bay. Few details have been released, but it appeared the man slipped and fell into one of the boat’s grain holds.
The CBC Reported
The incident was initially considered a labour-related issue, but “at this point in time the Transportation Safety Board believes that [the incident] might be something of interest to advance marine transportation safety,” senior investigator Stephane Chevalier said.
The TSB team wants to hear first-hand what happened by “interviewing the crew, looking at what happened” and reenacting “the sequence of events.” “We will also, if needed, take items away from the vessel that we can bring to our lab in Ottawa for … further testing if it’s required,” he said.
Chevalier said the team will likely spend a few days with the ship in Windsor, however he noted a complete investigation could take 12 to 14 months.”
Tundra Aground off Sorel PQ.
The Bulker Tundra, Which departed Montreal for Halifax loaded with soyabeans on Wendsday, ran aground outside the channel off Sorel-Tracy Quebec. No word on cause or damage, but water levels are very low in the St. Lawerence system this year.
CTV is reporting that the Halifax Grain Elevator is also filling up, as exports increase due to the cancelation of the Wheat Boards monopoly. Farmers can now sell their wheat directly, and Buyers are responsible for shipping. No wheat was exported from Halifax in 2009.
1800AST Updated With TSB Photo
UPDATE 12/2 via boatnerd.com – On Saturday morning, four Group Ocean tugs were attempting to pull the grounded freighter Tundra from her strand. The tugs were Duga, Ocean Charlie, Ocean Jupiter and Ocean Ross Gaudrault.
Image by Gitou via ship spotting.com
UPDATE 12/3 ais still shows her in position, so the attempt was unsuccessful
UPDATE 12/4 There is a Live webcam of the Tundra http://www.marinfo.gc.ca/fr/Glaces/camera.asp?camera_no=18&player_no=1 (Requires Windows Media Player)
UPDATE 12/5 – Looks like lightering operations have begun. Tugs and Barge are in attendance. (Image from the above webcam, note time is in EST)
UPDATE 12/5 1300AST – Shes free and underway.
Carol to Anchor
The Maltease Flagged bulker Carol Arrived this morning and anchored in the basin. She passed the outbound Atlantic Huron after exiting the narrows on the basin side.(Below) Carol was most recently in Sorel PQ. She is owned and Manged by NYK Bulkship Atlantic.
Compared to Atlantic Huron, Carol lacks any handling gear, and is therefore required to make use of dockside equipment.
One for the Road
Atlantic Huron, after unloading at Pier 25, moved to load at National Gypsum. She departed this morning.
Atlantic Huron Unloading
Atlantic Huron unloading at the Grain elevator. She is sized to be the maximum size allowable by the St. Laurence seaway locks – there is not much room, as witnessed by the scrapes on her sides.
Bulkers For Grain Elevator
Sea Bailo is scheduled to depart pier 27/28 late this afternoon.
Alpha arrived just before noon, and will take Sea Bailo’s place.
Pioneer for National Gypsum
The Self Discharging Bulk Carrier Pioneer arrided this afternoon for National gypsum. She was built in 1981 as Canadian Pioneer, and was renamed in 1988. She is operated as part of the Canada Steam Ship Lines International (CSLI ) fleet.
New Ships For Ocenex and Fednav.
Announced a few weeks ago, Oceanex is cutting of first steel of what will become the largest Canadian flag container/roll on roll off (Con/Ro) ship. This twenty knot, ice-class vessel, to be named the Oceanex Connaigra, is custom designed for world-wide trade and will be 210 meters in length with a deadweight carrying capacity of 19,500 metric tonnes.
Oceanex Connaigra is being built by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG of Germany. The roro weather deck of the Oceanex Connaigra is designed for a conventional lift-on/lift-off container ship operation and is able to accommodate all relevant sizes of containers, including the Oceanex high cube 53’ units – with a weather-deck load capacity of 11,000 metric tonnes of containers. Liftable ramps provide access to all five roro decks which allow for the transportation of up to 95 tractor trailers and 500 automobiles. Notably, the ship is uniquely designed with a 40’ wide stern ramp to accommodate over dimensional loads that can weigh several hundred tonnes.
Fednav announced the signing of a long-term contract which provides for the transportation of nickel and copper concentrates from Canadian Royalties’ Nunavik Nickel Project in northern Quebec to customers in Europe as well as the import from Europe of mine supplies and equipment.
As a result, Fednav will be placing of an order with Sumitomo Corporation and Universal Shipbuilding Corporation, Japan, for the design and construction of an ice-breaking bulk carrier with a design deadweight of 25,000 tonnes to service the transportation contract referred to above. The Polar Class 4 vessel will be built at Universal’s Tsu shipyard, and will be classed by Det Norske Veritas. The scheduled delivery date is December 2013.
Fednav already owns and operates two of the world’s most powerful ice-breaking commercial vessels, the MV Arctic and the MV Umiak I. Based in Montreal, the Fednav Group is the leading Canadian operator in the deep-sea bulk market, operates year-round in ice-covered waters, and has the world’s largest fleet of ice-class vessels
