Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

BOSS TUG and the SLEIDRECHT hopper barges working at Elderslie on the River Clyde

From Thomas Donnelly (Glasgow)

I enjoyed a sail on the WAVERLEY the other day and as we passed the BAe shipyard at Elderslie on the River Clyde saw tugs and barges dredging the channel off the berth.

One of the tugs was BOSS TUG.   Can anyone please give details of this tug, and also details of the two SLIEDRECHT hopper barges which were being used.

Also, why was the dredging being done there.   Are there plans for the berths to be used ?

13 August 2022  @ 1031

John S.  (Whiteinch, Glasgow)

Regarding the message about BOSS TUG and dredging at Elderslie.

The Scottish Government have a chartered Baltic ferry at Leith (Edinburgh) which accommodates refugees from Ukraine. 

 The news in the past few days tells that there is to be a chartered liner to be based near Glasgow to accommodate more Ukrainian refugees.

Could it be that the liner will be based at Elderslie and that is why Peel Ports are dredging the berth ?