After creating mass devastation in the Caribbean Hurricane Melissa weakened as it made its way northward. By the time it reached our latitu...

Oops Following upon yesterday's Firsts  (October 29) is a needed correction regarding the new Canadian Coast Guard ice breaking patrol v...

  Firsts There were some first time callers today (October 29) in Halifax. The largest and most apparent was the Norwegian Prima  - a ship t...

 It was a day (October 15) for things happening in twos - and they appeared to be, at east on the surface (no pun?), [see last para.] mostly...

Ships may make short or long visits to Halifax. Ranging from a few hours to weeks or months the length of the stay depends on a number of fa...

 Most of the shipping in Halifax harbour is scheduled container / cargo ships or regular callers such as coastal tankers or gypsum carriers....

 Computer issues have precluded posts on this blog for the last week. It may take some days to return to normal, so there will be fewer post...