the last caller in the rotation on the AL6 service, Brotonne Bridge sailed today just after noon. built in 2010, she is owned by Vancouver’s Seaspan, and is on long term charter to K-Line.
BROTONNE BRIDGE 4th K-line on AL6
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4th stop for Yang Ming
YM Enlightenment made the 4th call for Yang Ming last night, and tied up at Fairview cove. Once she was finished at the terminal she went to anchor in the basin to wait for weather to improve. She’s scheduled to sail this morning at 11:30
CMA-CGM Loire – Tied for Biggest
MALLECO on EC5
The Container Ship Malleco fills in today slot on The Alliances EC5 service. Shes Rated at 6589TEU.
Built in 2009, The Ship is named for a Chilean Province.
Bilbao Bridge – Backwards
In a nice change, the Bilbao bridge tied up the the west end of Fairview Cove backwards. Ships usually tie up front to sea, but Bilbao Bridge likely requires some sort of work to be done necessitating the backwards docking.
The Ship is Running for the Alliance’s AL6 Route. She is scheduled to sail tonight.
USS Arleigh Burke Visit Today for Bunkers
I wasen’t able to get out to see her arrive, but USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) arrived this morning. She tied up at NB, and took bunkers from the Algoma Dartmouth. so I am unsure which vessel it is. It appears to be an USS Arleigh Burke is the first Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer. She was commissioned in 1991, and is home-ported in Norfolk. She is Scheduled to Sail this afternoon around 3pm
Updates will be posted as they become known at http://halifaxshippingnews.ca/2017/05/visit-today-of-us-navy-vessel.html
The Largest Container Ship to Call in Canada.
On Friday, The Port of Vancouver’s Deltaport welcomed the largest container vessel to call in Canada. The Hapag-Lloyd 13,200 TEU “Antwerpen Express” has been deployed as part of THE Alliance’s Transpacific mainline West Coast PN3 service.
To Date, the Largest vessel to Call in Halifax, was the CMA-CGM Tage, at 9365TEU. Sister ship CMA-CGM Loire is due to call this Saturday,and CMA-CGM Rhone has called in the past.
Third Time is the Charm for Yang-Ming
The third Call for Yang-Ming Happened today, and The Arrival was during Daylight hours. The first 2 calls to Fairview Cove had arrivals after dark, and departures before 8am. The YM Evolution is the third call on The Alliance’s AL1 Service, which is currently served by all Yang Ming vessels.
