Big Ship Day

 Today was a day (May 26) for big ships to arrive and sail from Halifax.

The first departure this morning was the heavy load carrier GPO Emerald, which arrived yesterday and berthed at Pier 27-28. It is carrying some wind generator pylons, en route to the Empire Wind 1 project off New York City.

The GPO Emerald is one of four sister ships built by the China Shipbuilding Corp in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. All but one of the ships called here previously with similar cargoes for the Vineyard wind project. Although not large in terms of tonnage, at 46,091 gt, 63,581 dwt, they can carry very large deck cargoes - as it is was doing today.

When it was in Halifax August 22, 2023 [https://shipfax.blogspot.com/2023/08/gpo-emerald.html] it was in a much more photographical position.  

A noon time arrival was the Capesize bulk carrier AM Tarang, which went to anchor in the lower harbour for Canadian Food Inspection Agency examination.
 

 The ship dates from 2019 when it was delivered by Shangahi Wai Gao Qiao Shipbuilding Co Ltd with the name True Valour. It was very soon after renamed AM Tarang. Its China based ship finance company owners placed it under the management of Synergy Maritime of Singapore. It is a 94,408 gt, 180,885 dwt ship of 292m length and 45m depth. With the recent enlargements to the Suez Canal it may now be able to use that waterway, but it is the current political climate that will force it to seek safer routes.

In March it loaded iron ored in Dalrymple, Australia and was next reported May 5 to 10 in Fos, France, then Musel Arnao (Gijon) Spain, May 17 to19. 

After receiving clearance the ship sailed late this afternoon for Port Cartier, QC, where it will likely load iron ore.

The only other arrival of note was the CMA CGM Lapérouse on the Ocean Alliance's Asia-North America service. Its last port was Colombo and it also sailed here via the Cape of Good Hope.

The ship was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co Ltd in Geoje, and registers 151,446 gt and 162,422 dwt with a capacity of 13,830 TEU. It has 800 reefer points on deck for 40 ft containers.

To complete the day's ship movements the autocarrier Marvelous Ace also sailed. It was covered fully in yesterday's post when it arrived from Emden with a cargo of cars from the Volkswagen family. See https://shipfax.blogspot.com/2025/05/you-look-marvelous.html

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