Update from yestrday's post: the parcel tanker Swan Biscay did indeed move to lower harbour anchorage this morning, May 25. It was attended by some harbour craft - possibly divers - and ordered a pilot for 1500 hrs ADT.
Despite persistent drizzle, it was clear enough to get a better look at the ship as it prepared to sail - destination Houston.
New to Halifax Today's arrival at Pier 9C is the Wagenborg multi-purpose general cargo ship Arneborg. Despite the rain it was able to offload another aircraft fuselage from Belfast. These oversize units were previously carried by ACL RoRo, but recently they have been arriving on general cargo ships and unloaded by ships' cranes.
Arneborg is a 11,864 gt, 17,356 dwt ship built in 2006 by Hudong-Zhonghua and is a typical open hatch (no overhangs) double skin type with moveable tween decks in two box shaped holds, stengthened for heavy cargoes. Its three 60 tonne SWL cranes can work in tandem and it carries its own spreader beam. By the time I caught up with the ship, it had completed work and its hatches were sealed up again. Some pontoon type tween deck sections were stowed on deck just forward of the bridge and on number one hatch cover.
Wagenborg ships are regular callers at St.Lawence River ports, loading forest products and aluminium. Its next port is shown as Baie-Comeau where it could load aluminium ingots or paper.
The ship turned off the berth at Pier 9C without tug assistance, using its bow thruster.
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