The Container ship Em Ithaki tied up at Fairview Cove this morning. Built in 1991, she is owned and managed by Eurobulk of Greece, and came of a Long term charter as MOL Volta between 2001 and 2012. She is rated at 2135 TEU so is quite low in capacity.
She is likely just filling in for a few trips while the regular ACL Vessel is being Maintained.
The Bowdoin is the official Sailing ship of the State of Maine, and seems to make an annual stop in Halifax in August.
See posts from August 2013, 2012, 2011
HR Maria loaded with what appear to be wind turbine tower segments. She anchored earlier, having arrived from Port Said. She is on her way to Muskegon in Lake Michigan.
Edit: For the Hanks Truck Forum visitors, Halifax is the closest Full service canadian port before heading inland to the lakes. Ships will stop here and take on Supplies. Turbines have been both imported and Exported from Halifax - there is one wind project where the turbines were unloaded in sheet harbour, and another where the turbines came via railcar, were unloaded at the port, and trucked to the final destination.
See http://heavyequip.tumblr.com/post/94483435244/i-see-your-18wheeler-and-raise-you-a-26-wheeler
The Province of Nova Scotia Today issued a tender for the construction of a new 18 car Ferry to run on Grand passage, which is the run between Long island and Brier Island at the end of Digby Neck.
The Route is Currently served by the Joe Casey, Built by AF Theriault in 1995. the Digby neck is also severed by the 2003 Halifax shipyard built Petit Princess, which runs between the mainland and long island. (See those boats here)
Its unclear what the plan for the Joe Cassey is, however she will likely take the place of one of the older ferries in the Provincial highways fleet. its worth noting that the design calls for dual Voith Drives - like the Halifax Harbour ferries use, and unlike the Z drive arrangement used on the current boats.
The New Brunswick government, the New Brunswick
Naval Centre, and Group Océan have signed an agreement aimed at
reviving the shipbuilding and repair sector in Bas-Caraquet, which will
generate up create up to 77 jobs and stimulate other economic spinoffs.
"Reviving shipbuilding in northern New Brunswick is important for
job creation and supporting our provincial economy," said Premier David
Alward. "The arrival of Océan opens the door for shipbuilding and repair
work to resume in northeast New Brunswick."
The tripartite agreement stipulates that Océan will establish its operations at
the Naval Center of New Brunswick through a long-term lease. In the
coming months, Océan will begin the first phase of the construction of a
floating dry dock with a capacity of nearly 7,000 tons.
The dry dock will be constructed in three sections to reach a total length of 105 metres (350 ft.).
This large-scale equipment, which complements Océan's current
inventory, will bolster the range of services the company offers to
customers. The dry dock will also meet the needs of Océan for the repair
of its largest vessels. The creation of 57 to 77 jobs over a five-year
period is planned under the agreement.
For Comparison, the ScotiaDock 2 was 150m, and the Novadock is 250m. this looks to be poised to bid on non NSPS government business (new naval tugs, etc) and compete for smaller repair jobs with Shelburne ship repair.
File photo above Dredge Ocean Traverse Nord taking in supplies before heading to do contract in the carribean. the Dredge was built at Ocean's yard in Quebec.
100 years ago today, the SS Ancon was the first vessel to transit the canal. The panama canal was started by the french, who were emboldened by their success building the Suez canal. Panama was very different, and they ran out of money long before they finished digging. The Americans bought the whole operation for pennies on the dollar, adjusted their plans, killed mosquitos, and 100 years ago today succeeded.
David McCullough offers an excellent history of the canal in his book thePath Between The Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 - its arranged in 3 parts - the french attempt, the American attempt, and the political dealings in between. Its a good read, and i highly recomend it.
this post is a bit late..
Algoma Hansa tied up at pier 34 in Late July. As the sole foreign flagged tanker in the Algoma fleet, she was purchased with her sister vessel who would become Algosea. Algoma Hansa operated in an international pool of tankers, and was modified for seaway service during her 2013 routine drydocking. She was Canadian registered on July 31.
I caught her this past friday, performing a fire drill.
PCTC Heritage Leader Arrived from Emden. just before noon. She hung out while waiting for Oceanex Sanderling to clear autoport, allowing her to tie up.
- its arranged in 3 parts - the french attempt, the American attempt, and the political dealings in between. Its a good read, and i highly recomend it.
