Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 @ 1709
SHOALWAY (2010- Hopper Dredger 90m overall of Owner: Boskalis Westminster Ltd Manager: Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV) Own Page

Hopper dredger SHOALWAY passes Esplanade at Greenock on passage upriver to Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Esplanade at Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryLimassol (Cyprus)
Arrived fromSpoil dumping grounds in Firth of Clyde (roughly midway between Gourock Pier and Blairmore)Deadweght Tonnage5,490
Sailing forRiver Clyde and docklands at Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalLight = no river spoil remaining on board (she had earlier emptied the spoil at the dumping ground)

SHOALWAY was engaged in dredging the upper seagoing reaches of the River Clyde at Glasgow and then carrying the spoil from the riverbed to the dumping ground off Gourock.