The RFA stores carrier ROBERT DUNDAS at Glasgow to load 2 aircraft for Belfast

The RFA stores carrier ROBERT DUNDAS leaves Glasgow with 2 aircraft for Belfast

P & O - Orient Lines IBERIA leaves London on a 70 day Round-the-World cruise

ROUND  THE  WORLD

Out  via  Suez 

Home  via  Panama 

IBERIA,  30,000 tons, sails from London on October 17 1961.   70 days first class from £414.

ORSOVA,  29,000 tons, sails from London on March 7  1962.

76 days first class from £504.

HIMALAYA,  28,000 tons, sails from London on April 19  1962.   90 days first class from £589.

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Pacific Steam's SALINAS leaves Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow for South American ports via Liverpool

SALINAS arrived at Glasgow on 15th October at 1530, and she left Glasgow at 0155 on 18th October

NEWSHOT loads 1 x 39-ton heavy lift onto DONGA

DONGA arrived in Glasgow at 0925 on 16th October.

On 18th October she received 1 heavy lift of 39 tons from the floating crane NEWSHOT.

DONGA departed Glasgow at 0943 on 21st October for Freetown (Sierra Leone) via Liverpool.
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city in the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country.

Elder Dempster's DONGA receives 1 heavy lift of 39 tons for West Africa

DONGA arrived in Glasgow at 0925 on 16th October.

On 18th October she received 1 heavy lift of 39 tons from the floating crane NEWSHOT

DONGA departed Glasgow at 0943 on 21st October for Freetown (Sierra Leone) via Liverpool.
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city in the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country.

LETITIA shifts in Prince's Dock, Glasgow

Donaldson Line's LETITIA shifted from berth 10/11 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, to berth 16/17 Prince's Dock.

Royal Interocean Lines TJIWANGI leaves Sydney for Japan

Furness Withy's PACIFIC RELIANCE leaves Glasgow for Liverpool

PACIFIC RELIANCE arrived at Glasgow at 1600 on 13th October.

She departed Glasgow on 18th October at 1703 for Liverpool

At 0600 on 19th October PRINS FREDERIK WILLEM shifted from berth 19 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, to berth 83 Plantation Quay, Glasgow.

CLAN MENZIES arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to load for Durban and Beira via Birkenhead

Steamship META departs Glasgow for Gothenburg (Sweden) via Tail-of-the-Bank

META arrived at Glasgow at 1000 on 14th October.

META shifted berth at 1700 on 18th October from berth 31 Prince's Dock to berth 28 Prince's Dock.

During her time in Glasgow the ship bunkered with 270 tons of coal.

META sailed from Glasgow at 0900 on 20th October.
Vessel Meta was owned by Glen Line of Glasgow who operated between the U.K and Scandinavian Ports.Their inward cargo usually consisted of Matches and timber and allied products Exports from Scotland at one time were the chassis of the Volvo cars which were taken to Sweden for the final completion the exported from there. This was,as I recall the car driven by "The Saint" in the early detective series. The Meta was built in the early 1930,s

Blue Star's BRISBANE STAR arrives in Glasgow to load for New Zealand

BRISBANE STAR arrived in Glasgow on 20th October at 1215.

On 23rd October at 1700 she shifted 100 feet astern on berth 65.

On 25th October she loaded 9 heavy lifts totalling 80 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT

She departed Glasgow on 26th October at 1150 for Auckland (New Zealand) via Liverpool

The Auckland metropolitan area in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country. Auckland has an urban population of 1,418,000 and a metropolitan population of 1,529,300, which respectively constitute 32 and 34 percent of the country's population. Auckland has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world.

Oranje Line's PRINS FREDERIK WILLEM leaves Glasgow for the Great Lakes of North America

Trois-Rivières is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence Rivers, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of Bécancour. The ship arrived in Glasgow at 1400 on 13th October. At 0600 on 19th October PRINS FREDERIK WILLEM shifted from berth from 19 Prince's Dock to berth 83 Plantation Quay. She sailed from Glasgow on 20th October at 1835 for Great Lakes

Harrison Line's CRAFTSMAN arrives at Plantation Quay, Glasgow from Trinidad via Liverpool