Atlantic Huron Last Night
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Atlantic Huron unloads at grain elevator
Atlantic Huron arrived this morning at tied up at pier 25. She is self unloading to the grain elevator and based on her draft is fully loaded.
She arrived from trois rivers PQ
MEI HUA HAI for CFIA Inspection
the Chinese Bulk Carrier MEI HUA HAI put in for Gypsy moth inspection, anchoring in Anchorage 1. She sailed for Port Cartier PQ, just after Noon.
a Bulker with Ramps – TransPine
A unique bulker, TransPine was built to carry rolls of paper. Though it is a bulker, she has a stern ramp and elevator on the Port side for moving cargo.
Once frequent callers in halifax, the Ships stopped coming as the paper business dried up.
Salarium to National Gypsum
The CSL Bulk Carrier Salarium paid a visit to National Gypsum this past weekend. She is a frequent visitor to Halifax. Built to Seaway-max Proportions, she does trade along the North American Coast.
With the Arrival of the Trillium Ships, her days are likely numbered, though since she normally works moving salt – a corrosive Cargo rough on vessels, they may keep her in service of that commodity for as long as possible.
Harefield at pier9 with ice damage
The gear bilk owned bulk carrier Harefield tied up at pier 9 suffering from ice damage. Divers have been seen working around her since she arrived earlier in the week.
The ship features 2 overhead gantry cranes that fold out over the pier edge and work in a similar manner to shore based container cranes.
United Breeze For bunkers
The Bulk Carrier United Breeze took to anchorage 1 for bunkers today. She is appears to have spent time waiting in the straight area so she is likely unloaded, but her final destination is not known.
Federal Tweed to anchor
Frontier Discovery
Lastweek brought a stopover of the laden capesize bulker Frontier Discovery for bunkers. As a cape size, she is too large to fit through either the Panama or Suez Canals, and is typically restricted to working one ocean, as leaving requires sailing around the southern tip of Africa or South America.
She doesn’t look that large form this angle, but the bridge wings certainly give her away.
CSL Spirit For Fuel
Last here in 2011, CSL Spirit has been operating as a shuttle bulker to load iron ore onto larger bulkers for export. As large bulkers are 2 large to tie up at the pier, CSL Spirit is loaded, then offloads into the larger vessel anchored off shore. Several trips are required to fill one vessel.
I expect once she is done bunkering, she will sail back to Sept-Ills. CSL Spirit also severed national gypsum on numerous occasions.
file photo above.
Below, From Straight Area Shipping News, A Coal transfer operation similar to what happens in Sept-Iles.
