Despite being twenty-three years old, the auto carrier Tarago made what may be its first visit to Halifax today (October 29).
It first went to Pier 9C to offload some RoRo cargo. That meant transiting the Narrows and turning in Bedford Basin, then re-entering the Narrows to tie up starboard side to the dock.
It did not take long to off load and by early afternoon was raising its stern ramp and preparing to move to Autoport to unload cars.
(The five white trucks on the pier came on a different ship a few weeks ago and are LNG powered Volvos to be run by Linde Air on a pilot project.)
The Tarago was built in 2000 by Daewoo Heavy Industries in Okpo and measures 67,140 gt, 39,516 dwt with a capacity of 5496 autos. It has a 380 tonne capacity stern ramp, and no side ramp.
