We’re odd animals, us people. It’s among the terrific secrets of deep space that our types can send out astronauts to the moon and ships to all corners of the world—however ask us to call those ships, and our motivation stops after about… 7 names. (And that’s not counting Boaty McBoatface.) On Wednesday, the Danae bulk provider is set to show up in Halifax Harbour from Kamsar, Guinea. But don’t puzzle it with the Danae bulk provider which left Russia recently and is taking a trip the Baltic Sea, nor the Danae bulk provider en path from Singapore to South Africa. God prohibit you error it, either, for the Danae bulk provider cruising from Brazil to Singapore, or blend it up with the Danae bulk provider making the reverse journey from Singapore to Santos, Brazil.
Every Danae bulk provider conference at the same time.
You understand how every junior hockey group is bound to have a Tyler (or Tanner), and every Republican convention has somebody called Jeb or Mitt? We’re making a brand-new guideline today: Going forward, every bulk provider is called Danae. Just envision the confusion we’ll foster.
The rest of this week’s ship arrivals are much more uncomplicated in their calling conventions—which is valuable for directing port traffic, one imagines, if less accidentally comical. Let’s dive in.
Monday, June 12
Say hi to the Hafnia Mikala oil tanker, which showed up in Halifax Harbour early Monday early morning after a 10-day crossing from Antwerp, Belgium. The double-hulled ship is among 8 sibling vessels and referred to as a medium-range tanker—amongst the smaller sized of the chemical and petroleum providers of the shipping world. (In the Average Freight Rate Assessment system, tankers vary in size from basic function—believe little ships, brief journeys—to ultra-large unrefined providers.) The Mikala isn’t small by any stretch—it has 10 liquid freight tanks and a summer season deadweight of simply under 50,000 tonnes—however it fades in contrast to the greatest oil tankers asea, which can boast a summer season deadweight of approximately 550,000 tonnes.
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The Hafnia Mikala oil tanker showed up in Halifax on June 12, 2023.
The Atlantic Sea container ship made its go back to Halifax on Monday early morning. It’s been 3 weeks because the 296-metre-long ship’s last check out to Nova Scotia. In the meantime, it made the rounds of northwestern Europe, cruising through Hamburg, Antwerp and Liverpool. The ship got to the Fairview Cove Terminal simply after 5:30am and will cruise onward to New York City. On its heels is the Taipan vehicle provider—incoming from Southampton, UK. It leaves Tuesday for New York also.
Finally, welcome back to the Zaandam, that makes its 8th—8th!!—drop in Halifax this cruise season. The 1,430-passenger ship got to Halifax’s Pier 22 on Monday early morning from Boston and continues onward to Cape Breton.
Tuesday, June 13
The MSC Beijing container ship was slated to start the day’s arrivals. It’s en path from Baltimore, Maryland and is presently 8 days behind schedule. The 325-metre ship—which cruises under a Portuguese flag—had actually been booked for a 6:15am arrival at the South End Container Terminal, however its latest satellite update recommends it may be more postponed. When it lastly shows up, it will bring onward to Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, the 141-metre Lagarfoss container ship showed up from Reykjavik at 7:30am. It’s berthed at the South End Container Terminal and cruises onward to Portland, Maine by 6pm.
Wednesday, June 14
The abovementioned Danae is the day’s only scheduled arrival. It’s anticipated at 1pm.
Thursday, June 15
Right after the quietest day in Halifax Harbour, we get the busiest: Seven ships are slated to show up in port on Thursday, beginning with the MSC Nuria and ZIM Luanda container ships. Both are anticipated around 6:15am. Both are likewise in the running for The Coast’s “Sexiest Port Call of the Week”: The previous is en path from Valencia, Spain and will cruise onward to New York City, while the latter—incoming from Montreal—will bring onward to Barcelona.
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The ZIM Luanda container ship, seen travelling through the Panama Canal in 2011, is en path to Halifax from Montreal.
Halifax’s weekly regulars, the Oceanex Sanderling and Nolhan Ava ro-ro/cargo ships, do the same at 8am and 9am, respectively. Both are anticipated at the South End Container Terminal. The Sanderling shows up on its normal path from St. John’s, NL, while the Nolhan Ava makes its circuit from Argentia, NL and St. Pierre & Miquelon. The Acadian oil tanker isn’t much further behind; it’s anticipated to show up simply after midday from Charlottetown, PEI and head onward to Saint John, NB by 4pm.
Rounding out the day’s arrivals, the MOL Experience—which sounds more like the name of a skin specialist’s private yacht than a freight ship—is slated for a 5pm berthing at the Fairview Cove Terminal, while the Atlantic Sky container ship shows up an hour later on.
Friday, June 16
Remember the GPO Grace heavy load provider that signed up with the Orion crane ship in Halifax Harbour for all those weeks? Prepare for the arrival of its cousin vessel, the 225-metre-long GPO Sapphire. The ship was integrated in Taiwan in 2019 for carrying drilling rigs throughout the ocean and has a summer season deadweight of 63,581 tonnes. It’s incoming from Aviles, Spain and cruises beside Rostock, Germany.
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The GPO Sapphire heavy load provider shows up in Halifax on June 16, 2023.
Elsewhere in the harbour, the Grande Togo ro-ro/container provider is anticipated to reach Eastern Passage’s Autoport around 7am. It’s run by Italy’s Grimaldi Lines and has a freight capability of 800 20-foot steel containers. The ship is presently en path from Vigo, Spain.
Finally, the MSC Apollo container ship and East Coast oil tanker are both scheduled to make port around 6pm and 6:40pm, respectively. The previous—incoming from Savannah, Georgia—will dock at the South End Container Terminal, while the latter—en path from Saint John—will make its stop at the Irving Oil Terminal.
Saturday, June 17
The weekend brings more cruise liner arrivals to Halifax, beginning with the return of our previous USSR-ship-turned-cruise-vessel, the Seven Seas Navigator. The 490-passenger vessel makes its 4th of 5 stops at Halifax’s Seaport in 2023. It’s presently cruising the St. Lawrence River from Quebec City to Saguenay.
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The Seven Seas Navigator cruise liner, which shows up in Halifax on May 14, 2023, is a previous USSR satellite-tracking ship.
The MSC Tamara and CMA CGM Chile container ships are both anticipated at the South End Container Terminal in the early morning. The previous is presently 5 days behind schedule from Sines, Portugal, while the latter is en path from Tanger Med, Morocco. The Tamara cruises onward to Montreal around 5pm.
The day’s last 2 arrivals are a ship called for a Roman orator and another called for the dinosaurs’ termination occasion: The Siem Cicero ro-ro/vehicle provider is anticipated to reach Halifax around 8am from Emden, Germany, while the 294-metre NYK Meteor container ship is slated for an 8:30pm arrival from Antwerp, Belgium.
Sunday, June 18
The week ends with another cruise liner arrival, together with the biggest container ship of the week. The 930-passenger Viking Neptune cruises into Pier 22 around 8am on Sunday after drop in Norway and Iceland. Meanwhile, the 364-metre ONE Crane container ship shows up in Halifax after a long worldwide journey from Thailand, through Vietnam, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Egypt. It’s anticipated at the South End Container Terminal around 8pm.
