Ocean Network Express ships of the Bird class are now regular callers in Halifax. Today (September 21) saw two of the ships in port - although not at the same time. The ONE Blue Jay, which arrived early yesterday morning sailed mid-afternoon today for Port Said, Egypt on the eastbound leg of its EC5 route for THE Alliance.
It was just about hull down on the horizon (from my position) when the ONE Wren arrived at the pilot station from Colombo (via Suez) on the westbound leg. I could not manage both ships in the same photo as I was too close to sea level.
I did note that both ships were well loaded, with ONE Wren carrying containers up to eight high on deck. The ship was built by Japan Marine United in Kure in 2018 as NYK Wren. When it was renamed in 2021 its gross tonnage was revised from 144,285 to 146,409 tons. Deadweight tonnage remained the same at 13,335 tonnes as did container capacity of 14,026 TEU.
When ONE Wren arrived in Halifax on June 11, 2023 (also westbound) it was only loaded to four containers high, and so it was possible to see some of the ship's superstructure:
The lead up to Christmas is usually the busiest time of year for imports from Asia, which would explain the considerable difference in beck load and hull draft between June 11 and September 21.
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