Pointe aux Basques

Svitzer Canada's Pointe aux Basques arrived in Halifax this afternoon. The tug, which had been stationed at Sept-Iles, QC since it was built in 1972, has now been re-deployed to Halifax along with fleet mate Pointe Sept Iles (which will be arriving later) following the expiry of the contract with the Iron Ore Company of Canada.

The first Svitzer tug to use the Svitzer wharf in Halifax in three years:

More info to follow....................