Nagoya Express made her first stop in halifax yesterday. on arrival she held up in the inner harbour while the northern delegation departed her berth at Fairview cove. once Northern Delegation was free of the berth, Nagoya express proceeded through the narrows and tied up. Northern Delegation then Left the Basin through the Narrows.
Also a first stop, Northern Delegation was here for ACL filling in prior to the service start of Atlantic Star.
Large container ships seem to be becoming more frequent in Halifax in the past few Weeks.
August 5th – CMA CGM Vivaldi was the Largest Ship to Date at 8500 TEU
Less then a Week later, on August 8, the 8749 TEU Budapest Express appeared, Breaking the Record Again.
Ships in the 8000 TEU range have since become common, with CMA CGM making several stops with the 8500 TEU Vessels, and Hapag Lloyd continuing with the 8700TEU vessels, including Colombo Express – when built the Largest Container ship in the World.
UASC Is Bringing an even larger vessel on the Columbus Loop, when the USAC Zamzam makes her first appearance in Halifax this October 18th. The USAC Zamzam comes in at 9034Teu. Her record holding will also be brief, as CMA CGM has added the CMA CGM Vela to the Columbus Loop. the Vela is rated at 11262teu, and will hold the record when she arrives, likely in December
Due in port today is the Colombo Express. When Built in 2005, as the lead ship in the class, she was the largest container ship in the World at 8700 TEU. She was so impressive Revel released a 1/700 scale model of her at the time. (the model is 18″ long)
Shes met the inner harbour noonish, bound for Fairview Cove West.
Photos to Follow on arrival.
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From earlier this week, Nagoya express made an appearance at Halterm.
This leaves only class name sake Vienna Express to Appear. Budapest Express was here on August 8
Due to Airdraft considerations, these ships may stop at halterm on the return westbound leg.
Rated at 8749 TEU, she was built in 2010 and is a member of the 3 ship Vienna Express Class.
CMA-CGM Vivaldi recently made a stop in Halifax, and was touted as the largest ship yet. at 8478, she was just bested by 271 TEU.
The Vienna express class are the 3rd larges ships in the Hapag-Llyod fleet, with only the 9300teu C-Class and the 13000teu Hamburg Express Class above it.
The Container Ship Ningbo Express made her first visit to Halifax on Tuesday, Sailing yesterday over the noon hour. She was announced as one of the vessels on the G6 rotation, but had not prviously made an Appearance.
Built in 2002 as Hong Kong Express, She is owned by Hapag Lloyd, and took her current name in 2012.
Weekly stop at Fairview cove last night for Hapag Llyoyd.
Herma P made a second appearance today at Fairview Cove. She is the ex Maersk Dryden, and looking sharp after a yard period after that charter ended. Her and her sisters are now appearing on Hapag Llyod services, likely on short term charters, while they cycle their fleet.
She was first in halifax at the end of march, and is now on the return trip.
Hapag LLyod has recently merged with CSAV, and is sending older and smaller ships to the scrappers, or selling them to other carriers.
Yesterday brought the arrival of the Herma P. Built in Ulsan, South Korea in 2006, she immediately was chartered as Maersk Dryden. The Charter ended in July 2014. She is owned by Stefan Patjens Reederei of Germany. Hapag-Llyod seems to be chartering these vessels, Sister Alise P was here in February 17 and March 10.
Hapag-llyod is also Selling off or scrapping its Kiel Class Vessels. Halifax Regulars, Paris Express, Kiel Express, have been sent for scrap, Atlanta Express built as Ludwigshafen Express and Hoechst Express have been sold to new owners. These vessels were built in the early 90’s, and have a capacity of about 4600TEU.
