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Coastal Sun at the scrappers
A tug that made one trip to Halifax has turned up at a scrap yard in Amelia, Louisiana. I stumbled across the a photo of the tug Coastal Sun while reading an article on another ship being scrapped at...
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Outboard powered workboat
1. The Flexifloat sectional scow and workboat at pier 6.Work at Halifax Shipyard's pier 6 expansion enters a new phase as the Municipal Enterprises Ltd gears up to build the cribs for the pier phase....
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John Spence - rare caller
1. John Spence after delivering a barge this morning.The tug John Spence arrived this morning after a long absence from Halifax. By my reckoning it was here last in 1998. However it was once here all...
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Océan Tundra-construction well underway
1. The new Océan Tundra is under construction at Groupe Océans's shipyard. On the weekend I got my first look at Groupe Océan's new TundRA 100 tug under construction at Industrie Océan at...
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Little tugs get bigger
The fleet of miniature tugs built and owned by GFFM Leclerc of La Baleine, Ile-aux-Coudres, QC grows by on or two new tugs each year. The tugs are then bareboat chartered for use in northern supply...
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Wee tugs at work
The small outboard motor driven tug/workboats reported on earlier, are now at work moving gravel at pier 6. Using a pair of miniature dump scows, they are transferring gravel from shore to form the...
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Keewatin - arctic veteran- CORRECTED
1. Keewatin works it way up the Narrows this morning.Northern Transportation's veteran tug Keewatin arrived this morning with the barge NT 1524 and tied up at the Fairview Cove container terminal.Built...
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Atlantic Coast towing for Penn Maritime
While Penn Maritime tugs and barges are common sights in Halifax, it is rare to see a Penn barge towed by a non-Penn tug. This morning's arrival is Dann Marine Towing Inc's Atlantic Coast towing the...
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Belle-D. at work
RMI Marine's Belle-D. was at work again today, this time with a sectional scow. Starting out from Le Grow's wharf in Dartmouth, it loaded a heavy lift at pier 27 then headed for the Halifax Shipyard...
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Groupe Océan - another big move
Groupe Océan has done it again, with another major acquisition* - this time a double play.With an estimated arrival date of August 8, at Quebec City, Stevns Ocean and Stevns Arctic will join the Océan...
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Tugfax will be on vacation for the month of August - postings, if any, will be few and far between and e-mails will not be acknowledged.
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Groupe Océan update
The two Stevns tugs arrived at Ile-aux-Coudres on schedule during the night of August 7. They were hauled out in turn on the marine slip at Industrie Océan for delivery inspection, and perhaps some...
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Sable Sea - sad story
1. Sable Sea at pier 9A on Saturday. Still in Secunda colurs, but now sold, presumably for scrap.The supplier Sable Sea has finally found a buyer after many months of maintenance/ layup at pier 9 and...
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Return of the Jamie L
McNally Construction's Jamie L has returned to Halifax after several years of work in other locations. It arrived during August with the crane scow Derrick No.1 (built by Canadian Dredge and Dock in...
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Sable Sea - cleared for Portugal
The supplier Sable Sea sailed this afternoon for Portugal. Rumours that she will be scrapped haven't been confirmed, but it seems very likely.The sale of the ship took place before the announcement...
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McNally - still working pier 6, pier 9 and Fairview Cove
Three McNally tugs in Halifax involved with pier expansions at Fairview Cove and Halifax Shipyard. One new concrete crib, built by McNally, will soon be placed at Fairview Cove to extend the pier. They...
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Atlantic Maple - splendid tug, gone for scrap.
After many years of layup and on the sale broker's list, Atlantic Towing finally gave up on the Atlantic Maple this summer and scrapping began at the Indiantown tug base in Saint John, NB, and is...
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Atlantic Hemlock back in Halifax
Atlantic Towing's Atlantic Hemlock is back in Halifax for a short stint. It is presently covering for Atlantic Willow which has gone to Shelburne for routine maintenance and drydocking.1. Atlantic...
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Tandem Tow
1. As the large tugs Atlantic Oak and Atlantic Hemlock head back to base, they pass Oshawa towing Jamile L towing a concrete crib.A tandem tow usually refers to one tug towing two ships, but in...
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Pointe aux Basques
Svitzer Canada's Pointe aux Basques arrived in Halifax this afternoon. The tug, which had been stationed at Sept-Iles, QC since it was built in 1972, has now been re-deployed to Halifax along with...
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