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Mariner Sea - out, Atlantic Kestrel - in, Maersk Beater-in,
The latest changes in the offshore tug/supplier business have seen a couple of additions and one deletion from the roster of the three main players in the Atlantic region.Secunda Marine have sold...
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Penn Maritime Inc sells to Kirby
1. Penn's Eliza following a drydocking at Halifax Shipyard in 2003. She is an ATB tug - you can see the coupler - and is rarely detached from her barge. As mentioned the large US tug and barge operator...
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Atlantic Oak and Atlantic Willow assist in launch
1. Atlantic Oak has the bow line and Atlantic Willlow the stern in the cold move* of the newly launched patrol boat.Among the many duties of the Halifax harbour tugs is attending launches at Halifax...
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Naval Large Tug Construction Project
As reported in Halifax Shipping News last week the Canadian government has issued a “Price and Availability Enquiry” for the acquisition of new naval large tugs. In a Notice on the Public Tenders web...
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McNally tug on the move
McNally Marine's Sandra Mary sailed at dawn this morning with the barge Beaver Kay to carry out some cable work. The tug is a rare caller in Halifax, we usually see Mister Joe. Both tugs are built to...
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Ocean makes a move into ATBs (amended)
Mega (no copyright/wiki commons)Groupe Océan of Quebec has made a jump into the Articulated Tug and Barge world with the acquisition of the tug Mega (ex Aatos-93, ex Teuvo-85) and the bulk dry cargo...
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Craig Trans - in the teeth of a gale (more to come)
1. As Craig FossThe classic tug Craig Trans flying the flag of Bolivia, arrived this afternoon in the teeth of a gale. It anchored at first, but was unable to hold position, and so moved to pier 25 -...
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Craig Trans - more
With storm conditions persisting the tug Craig Trans is secure at pier 25, but she is still bobbing around in the swells.The tug has certainly seen better days. She still wears her Foss green hull...
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Craig Trans - more
1. Craig Trans now has a boom around it.News reports tell us that the eight member Honduran crew on Craig Trans ran out of food three days before arriving in Halifax. The tug has now been detained by...
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Craig Trans - saga continues - Atlantic Fir to Montreal - maybe
1. Atlantic Fir - file photoThe Port of Montreal web site shows the tug Atlantic Fir arriving Christmas Day, then proceeding on to Beauharnois. Presumably this would be to pick up the former cargo ship...
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Atlantic Fir - update
Atlantic Fir sailed this morning, giving its destination as Méchins, QC. This would seem to preclude a visit to Montreal on Christmas Day.
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Groupe Océan - tough tow
Groupe Océan of Quebec City won the contract to tow the Canadian warship HMCS Athabaskan from St.Catharines, ON to Halifax.. As recounted in Shipfax the job has not been without its challenges!Assigned...
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Atlantic Juniper - a real veteran
Stopping over in Halifax for a few days is the veteran Atlantic Juniper. She is likely traveling from her summer base in Belledune, NB to Saint John or possibly Shelburne for winter maintenance.Built...
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Atlantic Juniper - say it ain't so Joe
Word reached me via the comment section of the blog that Atlantic Juniper may be on the way to her demise. This would certainly be sad, but I guess inevitable. Such is the way with old tugs.Her is a...
View ArticleSurprise new Canadian tug
A surprise addition to the Canadian flag is the tug Itinerante I, registered in Thunder Bay, ON on December 10, 2012.Built in 1963 by Gebr. Paans NV, in Moerdijk, Netherlands, it is small tug of 117...
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Tarpon makes a side trip
1. Tarpon makes a bow wave as it ambles across the harbour.The tug Tarpon arrived at Imperial Oil yesterday with its barge Potomac and berthed at Number 4 dock. This morning the tug exited the barge...
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UPDATE: Charlene Hunt - welcome to Bolivia - or here we go again
I have been informed that the US flag tug Charlene Hunt, which called in Halifax, in distress in November, has now been re-flagged to Bolivia. This welcoming flag state is "home" to the tug Craig Trans...
View ArticleCharlene Hunt - more on the story
According to latest reports the tug Charlene Hunt has been ordered back into St.John's over concerns for the safety of the crew. As you will see from comments attached to previous postings. the tug...
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Craig Trans - lights on, no one home
After the repatriation of the tug's crew. through the generosity of the public, there was a little activity on the tug last week. A welding machine was parked on the pier and there was a watchman also....
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