Kang Fu - making smoke

The Hong Kong Chinese bulk carrier Kang Fu arrived this morning for a straight forward CFIA Asian gypsy moth inspection. However its noon time sailing was cancelled due to issues in the engine room. The main issue was clouds of acrid white smoke wafting over downtown thanks to a stiff southerly breeze.
Built in 2002 the 28,613 gross tons, 51,069 deadweight tonne ship is operated by Cosco Hong Kong Shipping Co Ltd, a branch of the China Ocean Shipping Company. Nevertheless the ship was built by Oshima Shipbuilding in Oshima, Japan.It is notable for its relatively low freeboard compared to other ships. It carries four 30 tonne cranes, with grab buckets stowed on deck.

 By evening things had calmed down a bit in the engine department.

The ship's main engine is a B&W built under license by Kawasaki Heavy Industries.

BBC Seine

The German owned, Antigua flagged, cargo ship BBC Seine arrived this afternoon for CFIA Asian Gypsy Moth inspection. The ship sailed from Viana do Castello, Portugal on April 19 and is headed for Trois-Rivières, QC with a cargo of windmill components.
The inspection will be fairly brief, with the ship due to sail at 9 pm.
Owners Briese Schiffahrts now has a fleet of 130 ships, many with specialized capabilities. BBC Seine can carry containers, heavy cargoes and oversize loads. It is fitted with 3 cranes- 2 of 250 tonnes and 1 of 80 tonnes capacity. Built in 2010 by Xingang Shipyard in China, it has a gross tonnage of 12,974 and deadweight tonnage of 16,968 tonnes.
Briese (also known as BBC Chartering) specializes in windmill parts, and its ships are common sights in eastern Canada with deck loads of wind vanes.

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Royal Natura - CFIA AGM inspection

1. Royal Natura inbound. Some of her cargoes must be highly corrosive judging by the area below the manifold.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency Asian Gypsy Moth inspectors must have their work down to a science now. The chemical tanker Royal Natura was brought up at anchor around 1730 hrs and sailed again before 1930 hrs.
The ship was built in 2008 by Sekwang HI in Ulsan, South Korea, measuring 12,560 gross tons and 19,998 tonnes deadweight. It is bound for Becancour, QC.

For the record, I missed a photo of the tanker Scarlet Ibis which was also in for CFIA inspection on April 24, due to fog. It was bound from Ijmuiden, Netherlands to Montreal.

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HR Maria - wind mill blades, but not for us

Another in the long line of ships calling for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency arrived at anchorage number two today for Asian Gyspy Moth inspection. HR Maria, although registered in Liberia is German owned and has carried several names in its history. It was built in 1998 for Dutch owners as Maria Green but became BBC India from 2004 to 2008 then reverted to Maria Green again to 2010 then ran as SE Veridian until 2012 when it received is current name.
Built by Schelde Scheepsbouw. BV in Vlissingen, Netherlands, she is a general cargo ship of 11,894 gross tons and 17,539 deadweight. Strengthened for heavy cargoes and Ice Class 1A, the ship also has three 60 tonne cranes. Large hatches permit the carriage of oversize and project cargoes.

On this particular trip the ship has a load of wind mill vanes bound for Trois-Rivières, QC. Its last port of call was Emden, Germany and it will be sailing this afternoon.

As Maria Green its first visit to Halifax, back in 2001, was more prolonged. Bound for Halifax to be fitted to carry fibreoptic cable, it was struck by an LNG tanker in the Bay of Biscay. Having survived the impact and the subsequent boiler blow off from the tanker, Maria Green was able to carry on to Halifax, arriving May 9. A number of plates had to be cut out of the bow area and replaced while the other work to carry cable was completed.

The ship was able sail on June 2 for Portsmouth, NH where it loaded its cargo and received a final coat of paint. The only outward sign of its ability to carry cable was a railing above the starboard rail, but there was a lot of special framing in her holds.

The ship returned to Halifax in November 2001 from Cape Town to have its cable tanks reconfigured. It sailed again January 5, 2002 for Portsmouth NH (where the cable is manufactured) for another load. 

Nord Montreal - in and out for CFIA

1. Nord Montreal is just about to heave up anchor in anchorage 2. The ship's clamshell buckets are neatly stowed at the base of each crane.

 
Another bulker for CFIA/Asian gypsy moth inspection was in and out of port this morning. Inspections can only be done during daylight hours, so the ship was in port and anchored at about sunrise and was underway by 1000 hrs ADT.
Bound for Sept-Iles, and loaded, it is likely carrying alumina for the Alouette smelter.
The ship was only delivered last year, to Danish owners Norden A/S, and is owned through their Singapore address. A handy size ship of 22,850 gross tons, 36,570 deadweight it is fitted with four cranes with 30 tonne grabs.
Norden is major bulk carrier operator, see: http://www.ds-norden.com/

Atlantic Jupiter for CFIA inspection

1. Atlantic Jupiter arrives at number one anchorage in advance of some high winds and rain.

A decidedly shabby looking Atlantic Jupiter arrived this morning for CFIA inspection. The chemical and product tanker was built in 2009 by Hyundai Mipo in Ulsan, South Korea, where quality paint was obviously not on the builder's agenda. A repainting by the crew was started in some warmer clime but was suspended before they got to the hard parts.
Operated by MTM Ship Management of Singapore, the ship measures 23,342 gross tons and 36,677 deadweight tonnes. It is bound from New Orleans to Come-by-Chance, NL.

C-E Alliance - big bulker for CFIA inspection

If there was any doubt that ships travel the world in the course of their work, the recent spate of arrivals for Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) inspections should put that to rest.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is responsible for inspections to combat the spread of the Asian Gypsy Moth from its home habitat of Japan, Korea and eastern Russia. Both Canada and the US have set rigid rules for ships that have visited those areas in the last two years. They must report to authorities 96 hours before arrival in our waters, and if they do not have inspection certificates in order they must then be inspected before going on to their port of call.
See CFIA's site for more detail: http://www.chamber-of-shipping.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=377&Itemid=75
C-E Alliance is the latest ship to arrive in Halifax for an inspection.The ship, en route from Rotterdam to Port Cartier, QC to load iron ore must have been in one of those gypsy moth countries within the last two years. The 87,363 gross tons, 172,499 deadweight tonnes bulker is operated by Maritime Trust Ltd of Athens, Greece and registered in Malta. It was built in 2001 by Nippon Kokan's Tsu yard as Unique Alliance and acquired its current name in 2006.
As an iron ore carrier it has very likely been to China or South Korea to deliver its cargoes. 

The ship is termed a Capesize vessel because it is too deep and too wide to transit the Suez Canal (and the Panama Canal) and therefore must round either the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn to reach its destinations.