Thursday, March 29, 2012

DALLAS EXPRESS

Hapag-Lloyd containership DALLAS EXPRESS arrived at Halifax on March 29th for the first time following her renaming from her previous name ANTWERPEN EXPRESS which has been familiar here for some years past. Can a new ANTWERPEN EXPRESS be in the offing?.
IMO No:9193288.
Built 2000 by Hyundai,Ulsan,S.Korea.
Type: Dry cargo containership.
LOA 294m, B 32.2m, D 13.5m.
GRT 54,437 tons. DWT 67,145 tons.
Capacity: 4,864TEU.
M/C: Diesel:B&W mod 7K98MC-C 40,040KW=24knots.
Service: PAX via Panama.
Owner/Mngr:Hapag-Lloyd AG,Hamburg,Germany
Flag:Germany
Call Sign: DGAF

OOCL KAOHSIUNG

Containership OOCL KAOHSIUNG inbound Bedford
Basin,Halifax on March 28th 2012.
Ship Type: Dry Cargo /Container
IMO: 9307009, MMSI: 477106300
Year Built: 2006
Yard: Koyo Dockyard Co.Ltd.,Japan.
Length : 280 m ,Beam: 40 m,Draught: 10.5 m.
Gross Tonnage:67,500 tons. Dead Weight: 69,000 tons.
Capacity: 5,888teu with 500 reefers.
Main Eng: B and W Mod 10K98MC @ 57,204KW. Maximum Speed: 25.0 knots.
Owner: Shoei Kisen,Japan
Mngr: Orient Overseas Container Line,Hong Kong
Flag:Singapore
Call Sign:9V9830

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

ESSEN EXPRESS

ESSEN EXPRESS with tug ATLANTIC WILLOW assisting executes a 270 degree turn after departing the Fairview Cove terminal Bedford Basin,Halifax thus allowing the incoming container vessel OOCL ANTWERP time to clear the Narrows and permit her departure,late afternoon 26th March 2012 in a nasty mix of rain and ice pellets.
IMO No 9036909.
Built by Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industies,S.Korea in 1993.
L 294 B 32.3 Draught 13.5
GRT 53,815 tons
Container Capacity: 4,639teu.
Service speed 23 knots
Flag:Germany
Call Sign: DHEE

Monday, March 26, 2012

STELLANOVA

Heavy Lift/Load cargo vessel STELLANOVA shown here in file photo of 25 October 2008 at Pier 9 when loading railway locomotives was again at Halifax this weekend to load out what may be the last such cargo through the port as the manufacturing plant is closing down. See Mac's article on the subject today for more details. Sad to see this type of technology leaving Canada which has always been a leader in railway engineering. Back to hewing wood and drawing water for Canucks I guess!

FRONT RIDER

A rare bird, the Ore Bulk Oil (OBO) FRONT RIDER spotted in the outer anchorage East of Chebucto Head this AM 26th March,12.Her last port was Dampier,North West Australia,showing on AIS destination Halifax,due to arrive at 0900 26.03.12. Wonder what she is doing here,maybe wood chips? We'll keep an eye out for movement.
IMO:9002764
Flag:Singapore
Callsign:9VMP
Gross tonnage:89,004 tons
Summer DWT:149,997 tons
Length:286 m Beam:45 m Draught:17.9 m
Build year:1992
Yard:Hyundai Heavy IndustriesUlsan, South Korea
Owner:Frontline ManagementOslo, Norway
Manager:V.ships Group - Monaco
Photo: Marine Traffic.Com

Sunday, March 25, 2012

AFRICAN AZALEA

Bulkcarrier AFRICAN AZALEA spotted inbound at Halifax today 25th March 2012.
File photo depicts her backing down on her anchor at Halifax on December 4th 2009.The vessel having just arrived at the Port for bunkers and anchoring East of Georges Island.
IMO No:7800368 MMSI:636006270.
Built 1978. Yard:Shimoda Dkyd.,Co Ltd,Japan.
GRT6,502 tons.DWT:8,986 tons.Net Tonnage:3,345 tons.
LOA 135m LPP 128m B 19.0m Depth 8.5m.
Machinery: Single shaft diesel @ 3,879 KWs = Service speed 15.0 knots.
Owner:African Azalea Shippind,ATHENS, GREECE
Mngr:ELMIRA SHIPPING & TRADING SA,Greece.
Flag:Republic of Liberia
Call Sign: D5FQ
© K.Watson 2009.

Saturday, March 24, 2012

OOCL SHANGHAI

OOCL SHANGHAI was spotted inbound at the Narrows bridge on 24th March with two Atlantic Towing tugs assisting. A bit more of a load compared to some of the other vessels calling here lately.Certaily more of a load than that carried when here on the 12th of March.
IMO No:9198111MMSI :218150000
Year of build :1999
Yard:SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. GEOJE SHIPYARD, GEOJE,South
Korea.
Gross tonnage :66,289 tonsDWT :67,584 tonsNET TONNAGE 33,235 tons
LENGTH OVERALL 277.28 m LENGTH REGISTERED 263.25 m LENGTH BP 263.25 m BREADTH REGISTERED 40.0 m BREADTH EXTREME 40.0 m BREADTH MOULDED 40.0 m DEPTH MOULDED 24.3 m DRAUGHT 14.0 m
MACHINERY: MAIN ENGINE MODEL 12 K 90 MC DIESEL , TWO STROKE SINGLE ACTING , POWER 54,840 KWs. Speed approx 25 knots.
Ship manager:OOCL,Hong Kong (1.1.2012).
Registered Owner: NEWCONTAINER NO 75 SHIPPING ,c/o Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd (OOCL), Hong Kong (1.1.2012)
Flag : Hong Kong,China
Call Sign:VRJS3

Thursday, March 22, 2012

SIMON BOLIVAR

Venezualen training ship SIMON BOLIVAR is on a courtesy visit to Halifax during the week of March 20th,2012.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

OOCL KAOHSIUNG

OOCL KAOHSIUNG spotted at Fairview Cove this AM 18th March 2012.
Ship Type: Dry Cargo /Container
IMO: 9307009, MMSI: 477106300 Year
Built: 2006 Yard: Koyo Dockyard Co.Ltd.,Japan.
Length : 280 m ,Beam: 40 m,Draught: 10.5 m.
Gross Tonnage:67,500 tons. Dead Weight: 69,000 tons.
Capacity: 5,888teu with 500 reefers.
Main Eng: B and W Mod 10K98MC @ 57,204KW. Maximum Speed: 25.0 knots.
Owner: Shoei Kisen Mngr: Orient Overseas Container Line,Hong Kong
Flag:Singapore
Call Sign:9V9830

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

AMERICA EXPRESS

Containership AMERICA EXPRESS arrived in Halifax securing alongside at the Fairview Cove terminal for the first time on 13th March 2012. The 2008 built vessel is evidently chartered by Hapag-Lloyd on its Far East/Europe/North American PAX Service. The vessel is owned and operated by Wan Hai Lines and registered in Singapore.
Built by China Ship Building Corp.,Kaohsiung,Taiwan.
LOA 268.8m LPP 256.6m Beam 32.2m Depth 19.2m Draught 12.53m.
Gross Tonnage 42,894 tons with a DWT of 52,146 tons on a draught of 12.53 meters.
Main engine Model 2SA8CY at 36,560KWs gives a service speed of 24.0 knots.
Container capacity 4,252 teu.
Flag: Singapore Call Sign 9Vjj8
IMO No: 9326433