Neil
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Post by Neil on Mar 21, 2024 9:16:44 GMT -8
An update on the Carrier Princess as of yesterday... Thanks for this. It's different and a bit sad to see the Carrier Princess cut-down to a barge deck, but I understand that this has been the fate of many old ships on our coast. I like the glimpse of the Queen of Tsawwassen in the background. I wonder if it is going to be used as a barge or if the next step is dismantlement of the hull. The forward starboard bulwarks are at sort of an odd cut angle.
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Post by paulvanb on Mar 22, 2024 14:26:03 GMT -8
The Seaspan Trader heading up river today.
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Neil
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Post by Neil on Mar 24, 2024 21:19:31 GMT -8
It's interesting to me that, despite adding four large ferries to their fleet , Seaspan still has a fleet of six, with their two tug and barge combos of the Seaspan Challenger/Coastal Spirit, and the Seaspan Pusher/Fraser Link. As well, Seaspan Greg is still registered and on Marine Traffic at Tilbury, and the Princess Superior at Duke Point, although they are no longer on the Seaspan fleet list page.
The tug and barge combos are down to a few return trips per week. Still, Seaspan moves a considerable portion of the freight between the mainland and Vancouver Island, and the company's investment in fleet renewal indicates that they're in the market long term.
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Post by john689 on Apr 11, 2024 11:12:05 GMT -8
It's interesting to me that, despite adding four large ferries to their fleet , Seaspan still has a fleet of six, with their two tug and barge combos of the Seaspan Challenger/Coastal Spirit, and the Seaspan Pusher/Fraser Link. As well, Seaspan Greg is still registered and on Marine Traffic at Tilbury, and the Princess Superior at Duke Point, although they are no longer on the Seaspan fleet list page. The tug and barge combos are down to a few return trips per week. Still, Seaspan moves a considerable portion of the freight between the mainland and Vancouver Island, and the company's investment in fleet renewal indicates that they're in the market long term. From a (former) insider’s perspective, it makes sense, as “renewal” is synonymous with “spending many years ironing out issues with new vessels” In this instance, it’s wise to not have all your eggs in one basket, as catastrophic failures, collisions, groundings, floodings, etc., did occur periodically pre fleet renewal, and then you need a backup plan, otherwise your business will go down the plug hole within a week. The new ships look the part, but sometimes looks can be deceiving, and short-sea shipping isn’t always plain sailing. You’ll pardon me if I don’t delve to deeply into all the specifics.
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Post by Neil on Apr 11, 2024 12:44:51 GMT -8
It's interesting to me that, despite adding four large ferries to their fleet , Seaspan still has a fleet of six, with their two tug and barge combos of the Seaspan Challenger/Coastal Spirit, and the Seaspan Pusher/Fraser Link. As well, Seaspan Greg is still registered and on Marine Traffic at Tilbury, and the Princess Superior at Duke Point, although they are no longer on the Seaspan fleet list page. The tug and barge combos are down to a few return trips per week. Still, Seaspan moves a considerable portion of the freight between the mainland and Vancouver Island, and the company's investment in fleet renewal indicates that they're in the market long term. From a (former) insider’s perspective, it makes sense, as “renewal” is synonymous with “spending many years ironing out issues with new vessels” In this instance, it’s wise to not have all your eggs in one basket, as catastrophic failures, collisions, groundings, floodings, etc., did occur periodically pre fleet renewal, and then you need a backup plan, otherwise your business will go down the plug hole within a week. The new ships look the part, but sometimes looks can be deceiving, and short-sea shipping isn’t always plain sailing. You’ll pardon me if I don’t delve to deeply into all the specifics. john689, you need to re-do your post, because you've put your remarks in with mine.
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Post by john689 on Apr 11, 2024 17:21:31 GMT -8
From a (former) insider’s perspective, it makes sense, as “renewal” is synonymous with “spending many years ironing out issues with new vessels”
In this instance, it’s wise to not have all your eggs in one basket, as catastrophic failures, collisions, groundings, floodings, etc., did occur periodically pre fleet renewal, and then you need a backup plan, otherwise your business will go down the plug hole within a week.
The new ships look the part, but sometimes looks can be deceiving, and short-sea shipping isn’t always plain sailing.
You’ll pardon me if I don’t delve to deeply into all the specifics.
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