Weekend over

 The Monday closest to May 24 is a national holiday in Canada, celebrating the birthday of Queen Victoria (1819-1901). This year it fell on Monday May 19, and thus there was a long weekend for most workers.

It is generally reckoned to be the first weekend of summer in most parts of the country and most businesses are closed on the Monday. As a result ports are generally quiet as shippers do not wish to incur overtime charges for cargo handling. The Tuesday following is thus a return to work and can be busy handling any backlog, and so it was today Tueday May 20.

Among several arrivals was the AS Felicia on ZIM's ZCX feeder service. 

AS Felicia was built in 2006 by Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding Co Ltd in Zhoushan, with tonnages of 15,375 grt, 18,291 dwt. It has a capacity of 1296 TEU, including 390 reefers, and has two 45 tonne cranes. It was launched as Medocean but entered service as EWL Cribbean. In 2007 it became APL Managua and in 2014  Medocean and in 2015  AS Felicia.

 

The ship has been a long time caller for ZIM, and worked the old CFX (Canada Florida Express) feeder service to New York and Kingston, Jamaica starting in 2018. Since earlier this year it has been on the extended ZCX Colibri Express from Kingston via the Panama Canal to the east coast of South America at Callao and Paita. On the return leg it calls in Kingston, Miami, Philadelphia and New York, before arriving in Halifax - the northern terminus.

 

Also at PSA Halifax Atlantic Gateway is the 15,000 TEU CMA CGM Chile - one I missed.

 

Arriving for Autoport was the auto carrier Tijuca from north European ports and Southampton. Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co Ltd built the ship in 2008 at Okpo. A 71,673 gt, 30,089 dwt vessel, it has a capacity of 7620 RT43 cars and is equipped with a 320 tonne capacity stern ramp and a small side ramp. It has the usual rounded superstructure forward, but its bridge structure is elevated three decks above the weather deck, which is at least one deck, if not two decks, higher than most auto carriers. While this must improve forward visibility, it is not a feature taken up on newer ships. It also has enclosed bridge wings- a uncommon feature among newer car boats.

 

The ship's name is for a National Park in Rio De Janiero and begins with the letter "T" as do all Wilhelmsen ships. (Partner company Wallenius names its ships for operatic characters)
 

Among departures was the crude oil tanker Ionic Anax from an anchorage in Bedford Basin. The ship arrived May 14, and as reported here May 15 it probably had an underwater hull cleaning while in port.

The ship came from Saint John, NB where it off-loaded crude oil for Irving Oil at the Canaport monobuoy. It is now en route to Come-by-Chance, NL to load some Newfoundland crude.

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