USS Marinette delivery trip

The Freedom-variant Light Combat Ship (LCS 25) USS Marinette stopped by in Halifax this past week for a short visit to refuel during her delivery trip from the Great Lakes. Many of these ships have stopped by on their way to the US East Coast.

USS Marinette backing out from Jetty NB.

Heading seaward with King's Wharf in the background.

These ships are propelled by waterjets, rather than conventional propellers, and they seem to kick up more of a wash behind the ship than I think is typical for warships of this size.

Passing the George's Island lighthouse.

Zhen Hua 23 arrives with new cranes for south end container terminal

 As covered elsewhere, the heavy lift vessel Zhen Hua 23 arrived on November 6th from China carrying four new container cranes, two of them destined for the South End terminal in Halifax, and the remaining two will continue on to be delivered to a customer in Portugal. The cranes could be seen over the horizon while Zhen Hua 23 was still below the horizon out at sea, behind the inbound cruise ship Insignia. 

Inbound cruise ship Insignia to the left with the container cranes jutting above the horizon to the right.

The remaining photos I captured were through the very dirty windows of my company's office, and shooting through the glass at an angle didn't help the image quality and sharpness of these images any, but they are still worthwhile sharing.

Inbound Zhen Hua 23 appearing behind the headland.

Zhen Hua 23 with her cargo of four container cranes.

Zhen Hua 23 behind the grain elevator, with the existing south end container cranes to the right.

A distorted photo of Zhen Hua 23 and her cargo amidst the glare of the sun on the harbour approaches. 

The ship is currently alongside in the container terminal to begin offloading the two cranes.