The CCGS Corporal Mclaren MMV took to the basin for builders trials this morning. I believe this is the first time she has operated under her own power.
CCGS Corporal Mclaren MMV on trials
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ZIM San Francisco
Yesterdays Zim Arrival
Oceanex Connaigra at Pier 21
Oceanex Connaigra spent yesterday tied up at Pier 21. She Hosted media Tours in the morning, and a commissioning reception in the Evening. She moved to anchor at 9pm, and will returned to load at Pier 36 when Fusion Autoport after the PCTC Aida Departed for pier 31 around 11am.
Second Call For Oceanex Connaigra
Groupe Ocean Dredge Visits Halifax
The Group Ocean Dredge, Ocean Traverse Nord appeared at anchor last night, and moved to Pier 31 this Morning. Ocean Traverse Nord is Groupe Ocean’s new trailing suction hopper dredge which went into service last fall. It Can discharge via pipe, rainbowing or by splitting and dumping its hopper.
The Dredge was constructed at Oceans Own Shipyard in Quebec. Based in Quebec city, group Ocean primarily works in the St Lawrence river and Gulf of Saint Lawrence areas. groupe Ocean Had the Towing Contract for HMCS Athabaskan (Departure, Trouble Post ) and one of their tugs was built by Irving in PEI.
Photos to follow.
This Weeks ZIM Visit
(Above) ZIM Mediterranean was in port on the 9th. She is quite high in the water due to a high tide, and a light load. (Below) ZIM Monaco Arrived this morning, The crews begin at 8am, and had just arrived at the cranes when this was taken.
Recent ZIM Visits can be seen at http://halifaxshippingnews.ca/search/label/zim
Svitzer Tugs back at ECTug
Svitzer tug Pointe aux Basques arrived in Halifax today. This was a bit of a surprise, as the port website was listing the arrival of fleet mate Pointe Sept Iles .
Mac at Tugfax reports these tugs will now be stationed in Halifax, since thier contract at Sept-Iles, QC with Iron Ore Company of Canada expired. The two Twins have been stationed in Sept-Ills since they were built in 1972.
Halifax is an odd location, since Svitzer has a joint operation with Atlantic towing, With Svitzer handling tug duties in Port Hawksbery and Atlantic towing in Halifax.
It will be good to see tugs at Ectug Again. here is a post from 2009 about Ectugs former residents
Stay tuned for More.
First Call for newbuild Oceanex Connaigra
the new build Oceanex Connaigra Arrived in Halifax on her maiden revenue voyage and tied up at Autoport. She Was recently delivered from the builders in Germany, and is filling in For Oceanex Sanderling who will be heading to the NovaDock on the 13th. After Sanderling’s work period, Oceanex Connaigra will work on the Montreal route with Oceanex Avalon and Cabot.
Update, She Moved to Halterm Early this morning.
The CH148 Cyclone Flys
2 New Cyclones were spotted flying loops around Shearwater around noon today. Looks like flight training has begun.
Moving tankers – Alpine Loyalty moves the last of the crude.
The products tanker Indian point completed discharging refined product at the Imperial Oil terminal, and proceeded to anchor.
The crude carrier Alpine Loyalty arrived from the outer anchorage to load unrefined crude and take it to another Canadian refinery. She had been in the outer anchorages waiting for a Coasting trade license to move 120,000 barrels of unrefined crude to another refinery – either in St Johns, or Via Pipeline from Portland Maine to refineries in Ontario and Quebec. This Crude is presumably the remaining unrefined oil after the plant shutdown.
Update: 10/10/13 Alpine loyalty sailed at 1500, giving PAULSBORO USA as her destination
