The port was unusually busy for a Sunday, today October 20, with arrivals and departures or ships working at most berths. Some of the more notable ones:
Autoport hosted the impressive Wolfsburg one of the pair of autocarriers on a ten year charter to Volkswagen from SFL. The first ship, the Emden was here February 9, 2024.
The Wolfsburg was delivered in November 2023 by Guangzhou Shipyard International and is a 69,470 gt, 19,203 dwt ship with a capacity of 7,000 Car Equivalent Units on thirteen decks. Its main engine is an MAN (a Volkswagen subsidiary) and is rated for dual fuel. With two 1,675 cubic meter LNG fuel tanks, it has a range of 15,000 nautical miles. Its first call in Halifax was on February 27, 2024.
As the cruise season winds down (the last ship is due November 3) the Nautica was the only cruise ship in port.