Ocean Emerald for Melfi

Melfi Lines' Ocean Emerald sailed this evening for Havana. Built in 2008 by China Shipbuilding Corp, the 18,123 grt, 22,314 dwt ship has a 1713 TEU capacity and carries two 40 tonne cranes. Although it flies the Liberian flag, it is owned in Germany by the Carsten Rehder company (hence the CR on the funnel).
Built in 2008 by China Shipbuilding Corp of Keelung, Taiwan, the ship has retained its original name since built, despite a fair number of short term charters.
The ship arrived from Valencia, Algeciras and Lisbon on May 13. It anchored off Chebucto Head and berthed at pier 42 yesterday. Melfi ships usually have an over night stay at Halterm.
Trade with Cuba must be picking up since the ship that Melfi charters in keep getting larger!

 Just after the ship cleared Halterm, the Nova Scotia Emergency Health Services Life Flight air ambulance landed on the heli-pad adjacent to the terminal. The pad is used as an alternative to the two hospital roof top pads, in times of limited visibility, or for crew pick-ups. Life Flight uses a Sikorsky S-76-A from CHC Helicopters.
The helipad is squeezed in between Halterm and the Point Pleasant Park lower parking lot.

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Ocean Emerald - Voyage 1 for Melfi

Melfi Marine, one of the lines serving Cuba through Halifax, has chartered a wide array of ships over the years, and some make very few voyages for the line, others are on hire for longer periods. Therefore I always make an effort to catch a ship on its first trip to Halifax, in case it doesn't come back.
I had to be patient for today's arrival. Ocean Emerald arrived off Halifax March 17, but anchored outside until in came in to Halterm at noon time.

Unusually for ships these days, this one was built in Taiwan by China Shipbuilding Corp, Kaohsiung, Otherwise it is built to a fairly standard pattern, 18,123 grt, 22,314 dwt, with a pair of 40 tonne centreline cranes. It has a capacity of 1713 TEU and has carried the same name since built in 2008 for the Carsten Rehder Reederei of Hamburg. It flies the Liberian flag.

After turning with the assistance of the tug Atlantic Willow the ship backed down to come alongside pier 42.

 

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