More newbies and Pier 9C update

 There were two "new to Halifax" ships in port today April 5 and as we are now into Invasive Species season, both anchored for Canadian Food Inpection Agency (CFIA) examination before docking.

MSC Manchester, as the larger ship, took up position in Number 1 anchorage in the lower harbour. (The auto carrier Lake Shirasagi is visible in the background, offloading at Autoport.)

As usual when that anchorage is occupied, incoming ships then pass to the west of George's Island. MSC Ingrid did just that as it proceeded to Number 3 anchorage.    

ONE Manchester was built in 2015 by Imabari Shipbuilding Co Ltd at the Hiroshima Shipyard as the Manchester Bridge. It was renamed and repainted in 1920 as K-Line had joined the other Japanese container lines to form Ocean Network Express (ONE). It is a 51,672 gt, 146,900 dwt ship with a capacity of 13,900 TEU including 800 reefer plugs. It is sailing on Premier Alliance EC3 sailing directly from Columbo via the Cape of Good Hope.

Later in the day MSC Ingrid moved to Pier 42.

 

MSC Ingrid dates from 1999 when it was delivered by Samsung, Geoje as the Saudi Jeddah. At 53, 208 gt, 67,678 dwt, it has a capacity of 4657 TEU including 300 reefers. It is operating on MSC's Canada Express en route from Le Havre for Montreal. It joined MSC in 2002 and has been retro-fitted with an exhaust gas scrubber.

ONE Manchester was cleared by CFIA, but remained at anchor until early eveningi before moving in to Pier 41 when the berth was clear. In bright sunlight it beame apparent that ONE's magenta colour scheme will require a great deal of maintenance. ONE Manchester's paint appears to have been applied hastily with minimal surface prep.

 

Pier 9C

At Pier 9C business was booming - pun intended. The E-Ship 1 (see yesterday's post) was off loading its project cargo wind generator components, including nacelles and containers of equipment.

With E-Ship 1 at the north end of Pier 9C there was just enough room for the Lake Shirasagi to dock. After discharging cargo at Autoport, it moved through the Narrows  to turn in Bedford Basin, then came in alongside astern of the E-Ship 1, with just enough room to deploy its stern ramp. There are so many wind tower sections on the pier, its RoRo cargo will be a tight fit.

 

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