Tufts Cove
Nova Scotia Power Plant at Tufts Cove, Dartmouth, Sees the occasional tanker (2 this past winter)
Nova Scotia Power Plant at Tufts Cove, Dartmouth, Sees the occasional tanker (2 this past winter)
2018 saw Halifaxshippingnews.ca turn 10 years old. I also began writing a weekly column in the Chronicle Herald in early September. Navy The navy’s interim supply vessel NRU Astrix arrived in Halifax for the first time, and after workups, sailed for the Pacific. HMCS Athabaskan was consigned to the scrapers in January, and was towed […]
CBC News is reporting that an oil slick was spotted off bishops landing Monday morning. The coast guard is reporting the source of the slick is currently unknown. Additionally, a local Mariner has reported that the Coast guard itself reported an Oil Slick stretching from BIO to Tufts Cove. From the photos posted by CBC, […]
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Appearing to be loaded, and arriving from Texas, the Articulated Tug and barge Genesis Victory / GW6506 likely is waiting in the basin to offload at one of the terminals in Halifax. there are currently 6 Oil terminals in the Port. the First is the Tufts Cove Power plant, the Second is Wilson’s Fuel at […]
Strong winds and rains have shutdown pilotage operations outside the harbour. Zim Texas appears to have anchored in the outer anchorage, and tankers Heather Knudsen and Serifos are circling. (Serifos had been at anchor after offloading at Tufts Cove over the weekend) Fusion is also out there.
The Morning File on the Halifax Examiner pointed me to the Dartmouth History blog, Where the author is seeking more information about a North Ferry Service between Tufts Cove and The North End of Halifax. From the Ad, It looks like the service was run by J.H Dauphinee & Sons, and they ran several boats […]
Unloading a generator for Tufts Cove, it will be delivered to the plant by rail.
NT Dartmouth Normally lives at Pier 34, and provides bunkers to Ships, as well as topping up NS Power’s Plant at Tufts Cove.