Finally getting regular service from the post-panamax container ships. A
few years ago Halifax went head to head with New York & Baltimore to be
the main port of call on this side of the Atlantic for these giant
ships. Although we had the physical advantage, Al Gore had the Army
Corps of Engineers dredge New York Harbour which helped it win.
I'll have to get down to the waterfront on Saturday to see it squeeze
below our two harbour bridges on it's way to the Ceres terminal in the
Bedford Basin.
(note: our southern terminals (Halterm) have no such barriers to ships
of any size...including the Queen Mary 2, post-Panamax container ships
or Nimitz size a/carriers.
http://www.herald.ns.ca/Business/478035.html

I recall readin about the visitng US carrier that dumped 2million gallons of
sewage into HFX harbr a few years ago. I think this speaks for itself.
Re panamax. They have larger bildges to flush off shore and have been doing
so with regularity. It feels like we are in the environmental backwaters and
the only reason we get any large vessel traffic is becasue we are so damned
lax.
just venting.
Vent.
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:42:48 GMT, Don White
wrote:

Finally getting regular service from the post-panamax container ships. A
few years ago Halifax went head to head with New York & Baltimore to be
the main port of call on this side of the Atlantic for these giant
ships. Although we had the physical advantage, Al Gore had the Army
Corps of Engineers dredge New York Harbour which helped it win.
I'll have to get down to the waterfront on Saturday to see it squeeze
below our two harbour bridges on it's way to the Ceres terminal in the
Bedford Basin.
(note: our southern terminals (Halterm) have no such barriers to ships
of any size...including the Queen Mary 2, post-Panamax container ships
or Nimitz size a/carriers.
http://www.herald.ns.ca/Business/478035.html

you might have wanted to explain what a post-panamex vessel is.

ill save you time - its a vessel that cannot pass through the panama
canal.