You saw a different version of this photo last week, NS Leader being assisted into Bayway. This begs the question . . . from where did NS Leader come? Where did it take on the cargo discharged at Bayway?
The answer for NS Leader and lots more crude tankers is Point Tupper NS, where there’s a NuStar Terminal. Maybe you’ve seen that on AIS.
Sailing a tanker from there looks a lot like here, although the Strait of Canso is quite a bit deeper than the Kills. That’s Eagle Varna, a VLCC, at the dock. Smaller Eagle tankers (AET) used to call in the sixth boro, as in here and here, although I don’t recall seeing them recently.
Here Point Chebucto and Point Valiant assist Suezmax tanker Eagle San Antonio.
Here London Spirit departs the dock
with Point Chebucto and Svitzer Montreal to port and Svitzer Bedford to starboard. NYK “Spirit” tankers used to call regularly in the sixth boro as in here, here and here, and maybe they still do.
Stena Weco tankers call in the sixth boro frequently as well: Stena Concert, Stena Contest . . . come to mind.
Here Switzer Bedford and Point Chebucto assist Stena Conquest
out to sea via the Strait. Svitzer Canada is a towing branch of Maersk with a network of hundreds of boats.
Many thanks to Jack Ronalds for these photos. More of Jack’s photos soon. If you want to see some of them right now, click here for his Marine Traffic snaps and here for his general photos, not limited to maritime shots.
Once US citizens are again welcome in Canada, I hope to make many trips, including one up his way.
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August 14, 2020 at 12:01 pm
john44c56be40ee
Beautiful country down that way. Could spend a summer in the lake and the SE coast of Nova Scotia.
About 8 years ago, I sailed from Baddeck to Mount Desert Island, coming out of the lakes at St Peters locks.
The passage across the mouth of the Bay of Fundy is pretty interesting. If you don’t time your crossing right (around slack tide), and end up running against the tide (range in the Bay of Fundy is ~13 meters), your speed through the water might show 6-7 kts, but SOG is maybe 1 knot or less…
It was especially fun as we did it at night. The Mount Desert hills never looked so good as we approached Southwest Harbor!
August 14, 2020 at 1:38 pm
ws
Where does this Point Tupper crude originate?
August 14, 2020 at 1:39 pm
tugster
Good question. I had imagined it was Canadian crude, but in case it originates in Nigeria, I’m told.
June 14, 2021 at 1:55 pm
freightboy1
Seaways Redwood and Victor Bakaev seem to be Canada to New York regulars also
February 28, 2022 at 3:47 pm
Oil Guy
I’ve worked at the Point Tupper facility for a quarter century now and have seen many ships come and go. I always wondered how a sail from here to NY or Philly would be. The B-Class of Eagles have been sold off to other interests now, made many friends with the crews over the years.
February 28, 2022 at 3:57 pm
tugster
Thx for writing, Oil Guy. My friend from up there–Jack Ronalds–helped me see what the Point Tupper docks look like.Come on down some time . . .
February 28, 2022 at 4:20 pm
freightboy1
Victor Bakaev and NS Laguna, which also loads in Canada for disch New York, have some ownership links to Soviets. Not sure which way all the sanctions activity will go- but potentially trade patterns may get disrupted.
February 28, 2022 at 4:25 pm
tugster
On an irregular basis I check the provenance of crude tankers calling in the sixth boro; Ust- Luga shows up a fair amount, and that is sure to change: https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/urals-oil-exports-russias-baltic-ports-revised-upward-traders-say-2022-01-11/
February 28, 2022 at 4:58 pm
freightboy1
Soviet owned tanker “SCF Irtysh” 50 kdwt owned by company within Sovcomflot, has been discharging in New Jersey (Carteret, then moved to Ambrose Anchorage, then over to IMTT in Bayonne), starting Feb 26th According to AIS readout on Marine Traffic, this vessel loaded in Ust-Luga- which you mentioned. I looked on the map- it’s near St. Petersburg. “Urals” crude oil, per the Reuters article. But yes, this is all going to change.
As I am posting this, approx 2200 gmt on Feb 28, vessel is still docked at Bayonne NJ per MarineTraffic
February 28, 2022 at 5:02 pm
tugster
I’d love to be privy to discussions aboard that ship as well as ones between the ship’s master and his superiors. It takes a while for messages/compliance from top to bottom of command chain. Then the refinery is likely having discussions with suppliers about who might up their delivery to make up for Russian crude. Maybe I’m wrong about all this.