From yesterday's post (September 13 ) there is a correction required regarding the MSC Sena. The ship is indeed on the Canada Express service, but it is east bound and arrived from Montreal to top up its cargo to sea going draft. Due to abnormally low water levels in the St.Lawrence River, the ship was even more limited than usual in how much it could load in Montreal. It therefore called in Halifax where it took on more containers, and sailed this afternoon for Malaga, Spain loaded closer to capacity. It appeared to have at least two more containers on each stack, and no gaps.
It faced a different hazard however, and that was a fleet of sailing craft, most of which had the good sense to stay clear, but inevitably there were one or two that were either too close, or showed no signs of "situaitonal awareness." The pilot had to sound warnings several times, including a five blast signal which seemed to do the trick in clearing the channel.
Another arrival from yesterday was the ONE Madrid which tied up at PSA Atlantic Hub, Pier 41, where the big cranes got to work.
Most ships at Pier 41 would not be visible from the shore side, but this one towered over the containers stacked in the terminal.
To clarify yesterday's post, the ONE Madrid is also eastbound. It was last in Halifax August 17 (when I was not) on the westbound leg of its voyage. It then called in New York, August 19-22; Savannah August 27-28; Charleston August 29-30; Norfolk September 4-5 and New York again September 7-10. The ship is on Voyage 27 for the EC3 service of the Premier Alliance and is due next in Singapore October 17 via the Cape of Good Hope.
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