Sailing
Monday, September 17, 1962 @ 1500
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CALANUS (Marine Biological research vessel of University of Glasgow) |
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CALANUS departs Ardrossan after loading oil bunkers |
| Sailing for | Millport (Isle of Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde) | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Reg Tonnage | 34 |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board - had bunkered with fuel oil | | |
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| Master of vessel on sailing | J Smith | | |
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News Event
Monday, September 17, 1962 @ 1530
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VETTERSO (General cargo ship 484 feet long) |
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VETTERSO arrives in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with a cargo of steel coils from Ventspils (Latvia) |
| Arrived from | Ventspils ( a town in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia) | | |
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| Arrived in berth | 14 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head West) | | |
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| Sailing for | Lulea (Sweden) | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 14 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head West) | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 23' 08" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 25' 03" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | 8,351 tons of steel coils | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0800 on 18th September | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | J F Wilson | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1100 on 21st September | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo carried | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 10' 08 | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 22' 00" | | |
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Draught at low water 23’ 03” forward and 24’10” aft and touching bottom aft on even keel and alongside Quay
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Sailing
Monday, September 17, 1962 @ 1620
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LIMELIGHT (1948-1963 steam general cargo puffer lighter Crinan Canal type 66 feet long of Light Shipping Company / Ross & Marshall, Greenock : scrapped at Dalmuir 1966) |
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Clyde puffer LIMELIGHT leaves Ardrossan Harbour light-ship for Greenock |
| Sailing for | Greenock | Port of Registry | Greenock (UK) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Gross Tonnage | 96 |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | Deadweght Tonnage | 140 |
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| Master of vessel on sailing | J McFadyean | | |
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| Ships agent | R L Alpine, Ardrossan | | |
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Arrival
Monday, September 17, 1962 @ 1645
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SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) |
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SILVER CREST arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 8 boxes of fish |
| Arrived from | Sea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde) | Port of Registry | Port Seton (Scotland, UK) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | 8 boxes of fish | | |
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Arrival
Monday, September 17, 1962 @ 1705
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SPEEDWELL (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler) |
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SPEEDWELL arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 9 boxes of fish |
| Arrived from | Sea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde) | Port of Registry | Port Seton (Scotland, UK) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | 9 boxes of fish | | |
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Arrival
Monday, September 17, 1962 @ 1705
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CHRISTINA 11 ( in 1962 for CHRISTINA 2 Inshore fishing trawler) |
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CHRISTINA 11 arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 7 boxes of fish |
| Arrived from | Sea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde) | Port of Registry | Port Seton (Scotland, UK) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | 7 boxes of fish | | |
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Sailing
Monday, September 17, 1962 @ 1710
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ANTRIM COAST (1937-1964 a general cargo coaster 209 feet long of Coast Line, Liverpool) |
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ANTRIM COAST leaves Ardrossan Harbour with a general cargo for Belfast (Northern Ireland) |
| Sailing for | Belfast (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (berth 8 "Burns Berth" which was near the Burns & Laird office and store) | Net Tonnage | 234 |
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| Outward cargo | General cargo | Gross Tonnage | 646 |
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| Ships agent | Burns & Laird, Ardrossan | Deadweght Tonnage | 930 |
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Arrival
Monday, September 17, 1962 @ 1730
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GLEN SANNOX (1957-1989 Passenger / vehicle ferry 256 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, / Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock) |
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GLEN SANNOX arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Brodick (Isle of Arran) |
| Arrived from | Brodick, (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, Scotland | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Net Tonnage | 388 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Passengers and general cargo | Gross Tonnage | 1,107 |
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| Ships agent | British Railway | Deadweght Tonnage | 301 |
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Arrival
Monday, September 17, 1962 @ 1745
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PALM (1927-1963 Coastal tar carrier of Fishers of Newry) |
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Coastal tar carrier PALM arrives at Ardrossan to load a cargo of tar for Belfast |
| Arrived from | Belfast (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Newry |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Reg Tonnage | 122 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | J Hollywood | Gross Tonnage | 343 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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| Ships agent | R L Alpine, Ardrossan | | |
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Sailing
Monday, September 17, 1962 @ 1805
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GLEN SANNOX (1957-1989 Passenger / vehicle ferry 256 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, / Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock) |
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GLEN SANNOX leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Brodick (Isle of Arran) |
| Sailing for | Brodick (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, Scotland | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Net Tonnage | 388 |
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| Outward cargo | Passengers and general cargo | Gross Tonnage | 1,107 |
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| Ships agent | British Railway | Deadweght Tonnage | 301 |
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Sailing
Monday, September 17, 1962 @ 2050
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POINTER (1959 - 1975 Container, trailer and flat transport carrier 224 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) |
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POINTER leaves Ardrossan for Larne on her regular trailer service |
| Sailing for | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Net Tonnage | 608 |
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| Outward cargo | Trailers | Gross Tonnage | 1,208 |
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| Ships agent | Northern Ireland Trailers | | |
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Sailing
Monday, September 17, 1962 @ 2200
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ELISA (1957-1969 General cargo / container carrying coaster 61.77m 191 feet long of Hendrik Pepping / Dammers & van der Heide's Shipping & Trading Company, Rotterdam) |
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ELISA leaves Ardrossan for Larne on her regular container service |
| Sailing for | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Rotterdam (Holland) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Net Tonnage | 300 |
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| Outward cargo | Containers | Gross Tonnage | 519 |
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| Master of vessel on sailing | Pepping | Deadweght Tonnage | 800 |
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| Ships agent | Atlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan | | |
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News Event
Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0225
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PATROCLUS (1950-1972 Passenger and cargo liner 516 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) |
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Blue Funnel's PATROCLUS arrives at Glasgow to discharge cargo, drydock then load for the Far East |
| Arrived from | Hong Kong and Singapore via Liverpool and Dublin | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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| Arrived in berth | 3 / 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) : with her head south | | |
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| Sailing for | Birkenhead then Singapore and Hong Kong | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) : with her head south | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 16' 08" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 22' 10" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | General cargo 1,315 tons | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 18 September @ 0800 | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Renfrew Stevedoring Co. Ltd., King George V Dock, Glasgow S.W.1. Tel. GOVan 2241 | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 20 September @ 1815 | | |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 25 September (berth 4 King George V Dock) at 0800 | | |
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| Outward cargo | General cargo 826 tons | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | Renfrew Stevedores, King George V Dock, Glasgow | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 27 September @ 1045 | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 17' 00" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 20' 02" | | |
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| Vessel drydocked | To Elderslie Drydock at 0535 hrs on 21 September : returned to berth 4 at 2150 on 24 September | | |
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| Ships agent | Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 80 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. Tel. CENtral 9891 | | |
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| Sailed | 1120 on 27 September for Birkenhead then Singapore and Hong Kong | | |
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News Event
Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0400
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CERRO BOLIVAR (1955- 1968 Ore carrier 582 feet 177.6m overall, 21.3m breadth of Skips-A/S Vorma ( Torvald Klaveness Rederi A/S Oslo Norway : 1992 scrapped at Bombay, India) |
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CERRO BOLIVAR arrives at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow with Iron Ore from Puerto Ordaz (Venezuela) |
| Arrived from | Puerto Ordaz (Venezuela) | Port of Registry | Oslo (Norway) |
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| Arrived in berth | General Terminus Quay, Glasgow ..Pilot Hamilton and 3 Steel & Bennie tugs | Net Tonnage | 7,263 |
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| Sailing for | Puerto Ordaz (Venezuela) | Gross Tonnage | 12,380 |
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| Sailed from berth | General Terminus Quay, Glasgow ..Pilot MacKenzie and 3 Steel & Bennie tugs, canted KG5 Dock | Deadweght Tonnage | 18,650 |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 30' 03" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 30' 06" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Iron Ore 18,106 tons | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0600 on 18th September | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Colvilles Ltd. | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1545 on 19th September | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) and oil bunkers | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 13' 07" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 14' 05" | | |
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| Vessel bunkered | 18th September bunkered 225 then 75 then 60 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE | | |
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| Vessel on ground | At 1040 on 18th September, vessel alongside and draught forward 23' 03" and aft 22' 08" | | |
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| Ships agent | Patrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467 | | |
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At 0400 on 18 September 1962 Pilot Hamilton and 3 Steel & Bennie tugs berthed the 582 feet long ore carrier CERRO BOLIVAR at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow, bringing 18,106 tons of Iron Ore from Puerto Ordaz (Venezuela) for the Colville's Steelworks in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The ship was on long-term charter to Navios Corporation who had a contract from the US Steel Corporation to carry the Ore from Puerto Ordaz, and, with her draught of 30 feet, she had very little clearance under her in the river channel, and was, as the Pilots and tug crews would describe "smelling the bottom of the river" on her way to Glasgow.
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Arrival
Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0510
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SPANIEL (1955-1973 Coaster handling containers, trailers and flats, 224 feet long of Link Line/ Coast Line : 1981 Scrapped at Aviles, Spain) |
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SPANIEL arrives in Ardrossan on her regular trailer service from Larne |
| Arrived from | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Liverpool (England, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | | |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | Fullarton | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Trailers | | |
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| Ships agent | Northern Ireland Trailers | | |
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