Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023 @ 1405
ANGLEGARTH (1996- Tug 33m long of Svitzer A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark / Managers: Svitzer Marine Ltd, Middlesbrough) Own Page

Tug ANGLEGARTH passing Custom House Quay, Greenock after berthing tanker ALASKA at Finnart

Ship's locationPassing Custom House Quay, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryMilford (Wales, UK)
Gross Tonnage374
Deadweght Tonnage290

Ship Event

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 @ 1420
SVITZER MILFORD (2004 > Shiphandling tug IMO 9292876 of Svitzer Marine, Middlesbrough, UK) Own Page

SVITZER MILFORD passing Whiteforland Point, Greenock on her way to Great Harbour, Greenock

Ship's locationPassing Whiteforland Point, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryMilford Haven (Wales, UK)
Gross Tonnage384
Deadweght Tonnage226

Tug SVITZER MILFORD and tugs ANGLEGARTH and SVITZER WARDEN had been assisting tanker ALASKA to berth at Finnart Oil Terminal, Loch Long, Firth of Clyde, and SVITZER MILFORD was now returning to her base at Great Harbour, Greenock. 

News Event

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 @ 1421
NORDIC HAMBURG (2010- Container ship 152m long of Nordic Hamburg Schiffahrts, Hamburg) Own Page

NORDIC HAMBURG leaves Greenock Container Terminal, Greenock with containers for Dublin

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryValletta (Malta)
Arrived in berthGreenock Container Terminal, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Gross Tonnage10,585
Sailing forDublin (Ireland)Deadweght Tonnage13,000
Sailed from berthGreenock Container Terminal, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.
Cargo carried on arrivalContainers
Outward cargoContainers

News Event

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 @ 1435
SVITZER MILFORD (2004 > Shiphandling tug IMO 9292876 of Svitzer Marine, Middlesbrough, UK) Own Page

SVITZER MILFORD passing Custom House Quay, Greenock on her way to Great Harbour, Greenock

Ship's locationPassing Custom House Quay, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryMilford Haven (Wales, UK)
Gross Tonnage384
Deadweght Tonnage226

Tug SVITZER MILFORD and tugs ANGLEGARTH and SVITZER WARDEN had been assisting tanker ALASKA to berth at Finnart Oil Terminal, Loch Long, Firth of Clyde, and SVITZER MILFORD was now returning to her base at Great Harbour, Greenock. 

News Event

Friday, January 20, 2023 @ 1017
PATAGONIA (2006- Chemical / Oil tanker 144m long of Harren & Partner Schiffahrts GmbH & Co KG ms "Patagonia" , Germany) Own Page

PATAGONIA passing Container Terminal, Greenock outward bound for Mongstad (Norway)

Ship's locationPassing Container Terminal, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryMadeira (Portugal)
Arrived fromRotterdam (Netherlands)Gross Tonnage11,935
Arrived in berthRothesay Dock, Clydebank (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Deadweght Tonnage16,772
Sailing forMongstad (Norway)
Sailed from berthRothesay Dock, Clydebank (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Cargo carried on arrivalOil grades
Outward cargoLight ship = no cargo on board

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Sunday, January 22, 2023 @ 1700
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Ship Event

Thursday, January 26, 2023 @ 1158
C5411 22 (Motor cruiser in January 2023) Own Page

Motor cruiser C5411 22 passing Custom House Quay, Greenock outbound from James Watt Dock Marina

Ship's locationPassing Custom House Quay, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.
Sailed from berthJames Watt Dock Marina, Greenock

News Event

Thursday, January 26, 2023 @ 1220
NACC ITACA (2017 > Cement carrier IMO 9615860 : 120m overall of Haminford Shipping, Panama, Managed by Navigest Trust Services & Shipmanagement, Geneva, Switzerland) Own Page

NACC ITACA passing Custom House Quay, Greenock outbound on passage to Arzew, Algeria

Ship's locationPassing Custom House Quay, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, outbound on passage to Arzew, AlgeriaPort of RegistryPanama
Sailed from berthKing George V Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage
Gross Tonnage5,566
Deadweght Tonnage8,100

Ship Event

Thursday, January 26, 2023 @ 1414
Motor yacht, black hull, single mast off Greenock January 2023 Own Page

Motor yacht, black hull, single mast passing Custom House Quay, Greenock, Firth of Clyde

Ship's locationPassing Custom House Quay, Greenock, Firth of Clyde inbound

Ship Event

Thursday, January 26, 2023 @ 1434
ENDURANCE (in 2023 Inshore creel fishing boat GW42 at Greenock) Own Page

ENDURANCE creel boat GW42 passing Custom House Quay, Greenock, inbound to James Watt Dock

Ship's locationPassing Custom House Quay, Greenock, Firth of Clyde inbound to James Watt DockPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, UK)
Arrived fromInshore creel fishing grounds in Firth of Clyde (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forCreel fishing boat berth in James Watt Dock, Greenock (Scotland, UK)
Cargo carried on arrivalNormally lobsters, prawns and crabs

News Event

Thursday, January 26, 2023 @ 1506
WILSON AMSTERDAM (2009- General cargo ship 88m long of Wilson ASA Damsgårdsveien 135 5160 Laksevåg Norway ) Own Page

WILSON AMSTERDAM passing Custom House Quay, Greenock heading upriver to Clydebank

Ship's locationPassing Custom House Quay, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. heading upriver to ClydebankPort of RegistryBridgetown (Barbados)
Arrived fromGalway, IrelandGross Tonnage2,451
Sailing forRothesay Dock, Clydebank (River Clyde, Scotland U.K.)Deadweght Tonnage3,602
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone

News Event

Thursday, January 26, 2023 @ 1515
ELBTEAM (2021- Container ship 141m overall of Usc Barnkrug Gmbh & Co Kg - Drochtersen, Germany) Own Page

ELBTEAM off Kilcreggan, Firth of Clyde, outbound with containers for Portbury, England

Ship's locationOff Kilcreggan, Firth of Clyde, outbound for Portbury, EnglandPort of RegistryMadeira (Portugal)
Sailed from berthGreenock Container Terminal, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Gross Tonnage9,983
Outward cargoContainersDeadweght Tonnage12,306

News Event

Monday, January 30, 2023 @ 1014
THIRLBY (1958-1981 Oil tanker 559 feet 171m long of Ropner Shipping Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool : 1954 scrapped Aliaga, Spain) Own Page

Ropner's tanker THIRLBY at Ardrossan around 1974

Port of RegistryWest Hartlepool (England)
Net Tonnage7,600
Gross Tonnage13,105
Deadweght Tonnage20,070

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 @ 1101
SKAGENBANK (2005- General cargo ship 90m long of Royal Wagenborg, Delfzijl, Netherlands) Own Page

Royal Wagenborg's SKAGENBANK at Ayr discharging malted barley from Halmstad, Sweden

Ship's locationRiver Berth, Port of Ayr, Ayr (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryDelfzijl (The Netherlands)
Arrived fromHalmstad (Sweden) having sailed 26 JanuaryGross Tonnage2,999
Cargo carried on arrivalBulk cargo of malted barleyDeadweght Tonnage4,500

It was a cold winter's morning, heavily overcast and the rain was soon to come.

News Event

Saturday, February 4, 2023 @ 1035
FRI OCEAN (2006- General cargo ship 89m long of Kopervik Ship Management, Kopervik, Norway) Own Page

FRI OCEAN at Ayr (Scotland) with a cargo of Soda Ash from Gdansk (Poland)

Ship's locationRiver Berth, Port of Ayr, Ayr (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryBahamas
Arrived fromGdansk (Poland)Gross Tonnage2,218
Cargo carried on arrivalSoda AshDeadweght Tonnage3,640