Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Container ship MSC MANYA from Portbury approaches and arrives at Greenock Container Terminal

  About 1840 on 13 July 2020 the container ship MSC MANYA

arrives at Greenock Container Terminal from Portbury, England.

   She was assisted by tugs SVITZER MILFORD and AYTON CROSS

who met her off Whiteforeland Point and then turned her to port

off Greenock Esplanade and then backed her to berth port-side

to the berth.

   It was a heavily overcast afternoon, with occasional light rain, and

the weak, watery sun broke through just in time to illuminate the ship,

and MSC MANYA had to wait off the terminal for around 40 minutes

for the Netherlands registered container ship ENCOUNTER to leave

the berth.

Images

1.   Tug SVITZER MILFORD off  Fort Matilda (Whiteforeland

Point) waiting for MSC MANYA.

   MILFORD was tasked to attach to MANYA’s stern centre lead,

and tug AYTON CROSS would not need to attach but simply to

push on the starboard side of the container ship.  

2 and 3.   MSC MANYA arrives off Whiteforeland Point.   She

was having to wait about 40 minutes for Netherlands container

ship ENCOUNTER to leave the berth.

ENCOUNTER was delayed in discharging her last 12 or so

boxes because of a problem with the crane.

4 to 14.   Tug AYTON CROSS joins them off Greenock

Esplanade.

15.   Netherlands container ship ENCOUNTER has now

left the Container Terminal and, outward bound to Bilbao

  (Spain), passes MANYA.

16 and 17.    Tug SVITZER MILFORD is now attached to

the stern of MANYA, and AYTON CROSS moves to the

starboard side of the ship.

18, 19 and 20.   Both tugs begin canting (turning)

MSC MANYA to port (= left) to position her to come

astern to the berth.

21 and 22.   MANYA approaches the terminal, being

towed astern by MILFORD and pushed onto the berth

by AYTON CROSS.