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Shipping News and information / Bella Desgagnes on its way to Canada

« on: March 27, 2013, 11:42:09 AM »

The new Bella Desgagnes is on its way to Canada, the ship is due in Halifax April 6, 2013

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Shipping News and information / Maersk Aaron

« on: October 05, 2011, 03:45:34 PM »

Hi,

Does anyone know anything about this ship..the Maersk Aaron

Thanks
Dean

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Shipping News and information / New Blog

« on: July 04, 2011, 06:06:42 PM »

Hi,

Please feel free to check out my blog at wwwshipshots.blogspot.com/

Thank-you
Dean

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Shipping News and information / Dutch Runner

« on: May 10, 2011, 03:52:22 PM »

Just wondering if anyone know if the Dutch Runner is on dry-dock in Istanbul, Turkey. Marine Traffic shows her there.

Thanks
Dean

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Shipping News and information / New Ferries Named

« on: March 01, 2011, 12:10:36 PM »

The Newfoundland Government has named the first new ferries, see below

New Ferries to Honour Provincial Political Pioneers

The Provincial Government

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Shipping News and information / CCGS Pierre Radisson

« on: February 09, 2011, 07:30:28 PM »

Hi,

Just wondering if the Pierre Radisson is back in operation.

Thanks
Dean

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Shipping News and information / Stena Transporter

« on: February 09, 2011, 07:29:37 PM »

Just wondering if the Stena Transporter which is posted on the opening page of this site, is she new and where will she operate.

Thanks
Dean

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Shipping News and information / Polar Prince (former Sir Humphrey Gilbert)

« on: January 31, 2011, 10:52:55 PM »

Does anyone know where the Polar Prince is and what she is doing.

Thanks
Dean

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Shipping News and information / Sir Robert Bond starts the Straits Run

« on: January 27, 2011, 11:47:27 AM »

The Sir Robert Bond has atarted the Straits run. The Bond arrived in Corner Brook last evening after departing Blanc Sablon, Quebec that morning. The Bond is replacing the Apollo while the Apollo is in St.John's for refit

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Shipping News and information / Joseph and Clara Smallwood heading to Boston

« on: October 07, 2010, 03:36:05 PM »

The Marine Atlantic ferry Joseph and Clara Smallwood will depart North Sydney later today for Boston, no dry-dock avalable in Halifax or anywhere else that can handle the Smallwood. She is making the trip to have repairs made to it rudder

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Shipping News and information / New Freight Service to Newfoundland

« on: July 22, 2010, 04:36:17 PM »

Hi,

Does anyone know the name of the tug and barge that will be doing a freight service from Hamilton, Ontario to Long Pond, Newfoundland.

A local trucking company (Hunts Transport) has a barge leased for three years. This new service comes from frustration with Marine Atlantics new commercial researvation service, trucking companies says its hurting them. The barge is due to arrive over here Monday.

Thanks
Dean

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Shipping News and information / CCGS PIERRE RADISSON

« on: June 01, 2010, 06:45:10 PM »

Just wondering wat is going on with the Pierre Radisson. She is not listed on the Coast Guard report, and the last report I seen she was listed as out of service.

Does anyone have ay news

Thanks
Dean

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Help and Advice / Pelagitis

« on: May 19, 2010, 09:05:39 PM »

Hi,

Just wonering if anyone has seen the former Atlantic Freigter, now Pelagitis. Any information like where she is going to operate would be great, any photos

thanks
Dean

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Trip reports / Canada cuts Coastal Patrol in half

« on: May 13, 2010, 04:43:35 PM »

An arcticle right from CBC news reportd today.


Canada's navy cuts coast patrol fleet in half
Last Updated: Thursday, May 13, 2010 | 1:20 PM NT Comments175Recommend66.
CBC News
HMCS Saskatoon and the other coastal patrol ships were built in the mid-1990s. (DND)
A shortage of money and sailors is forcing Canada's navy to mothball half of its fleet of coastal patrol vessels.

Canada's 12 Kingston-class ships, based in Halifax and Esquimalt, B.C., are operated by the navy reserve. The 55-metre vessels are used to patrol the Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific ocean coasts.

In a statement to CBC News, the navy says it made the tough choice to leave several ships at dock and strip them of their crews because it doesn't have the resources to operate all 12.

The navy says the move is necessary to continue the primary mission of defending Canada.

"Upon close examination of resources and priorities, this was deemed necessary to safeguard and optimize our operational capability, both now and in the future," wrote Denise LaViolette, a navy spokeswoman.

Three ships will remain on each coast. The others won't be scrapped, but they will be put in long-term storage.

No financial details given
The navy has not said how much money it would need to keep the whole fleet active, or how much it will save by reducing the fleet by half.

The Kingston-class ships were built in the mid-1990s to hunt for mines that could block Canadian ports. They are lightly armed and can be converted to carry a small underwater robot or even platoons of soldiers.

LaViolette said that, despite the navy's actions, the federal government is providing "stable and predictable" funding. She said the navy continues to modernize its frigates and refit its submarines.


Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/05/13/ns-navy-coastal-ships.html#ixzz0npQNccAS

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Trip reports / Pelagitis - former Atlantic Freighter departs

« on: April 10, 2010, 03:31:27 PM »

The PELAGITIS  the former Atlantic Freighter departed Port aux Basques April 9, 2010 for Piraeus, Greece her ETA is April 24, 200 at 0600hrs according to Marinetraffic.com.