CARDIFF - Sun 29th January 2012

On 26th  Bro Distributor arrived from Milford Haven with a cargo of oil products, returning there on 27th.
Container ship Charlotte Borchard arrived from Leixoes on 27th and sailed the same day for Liverpool.
On 29th we had 2 arrivals and 1 departure.


Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
PETERSBURG                   Antigua             2001        3667dwt        97          13

Petersburg

Photographed  arriving at Cardiff on 17th December 2015

Petersburg a fairly typical looking Russian built vessel owned by Gerhard Wessels.  She had arrived from Gemlik (Turkey) on 26th  and is seen here departing in ballast for Ijmuiden.



WILHELMINE ESSBERGER   Marshall Is   2005     8657dwt        115          19

Wilhelmine Essberger

One of John T Essbergers fleet of chemical tankers is seen arriving from Lavera (Spain).  Being assisted by the tug HT Scimitar.  She sailed on 30th bound for Antwerp.

BONACIEUX                     Gibraltar            2010       3300dwt       86           12

Bonacieux

Arriving from Bilbao, the local VTS indicates that she's carrying a cargo of animal feed!!.  The deck cargo look suspiciously like wind turbine blades, she could have animal feed in the hold but looks to be sitting quite high in the water to be fully loaded.  I'll be in work when she's due to sail for Emden on 1st Feb so won't know if she still has the cargo on deck when she leaves.

BARRY - Tues 24th January 2012

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
UKD SEALION                      UK                    2003       224gt           26         10

UKD Sealion

Sealion arrived from Southampton this morning.  She's a multicat vessel, a product of the Damen shipyard.  She regularly carries out dredging and buoy handling duties.  From 26th to 31st January and working in conjunction with UKD Orca, Sealion has been carrying out plough dredging of the outter harbour and lock entrances.  She sailed for Cardiff on 31st.

BARRY - Mon 23rd January 2012

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
UKD ORCA                          UK                   2010       3087gt          78          16

UKD Orca

  Orca arrived in Barry on the 22nd and is carrying out the dredging of the outer harbour and entrance channel.  She is seen here heading out to drop her dredgings at the spoil ground.  She finished work at Barry on 29th Jan and proceeded to Portbury.  Usually there are a number of small vessels on moorings in the outer harbour - the lifeboat, pilot boats and.........

MAIR                                    UK                   1973            175disp       24          6

Mair

Mair - ex Clovelly Class Naval Tender RMAS Horning  (A1773) - looks like she's heading for Cardiff/Penarth while the dredging operations are taking place.  She's normally based at Barry and carries out contract work on the west coast of the UK on behalf of Trinity House.

CARDIFF - Sun 22nd January 2012

Recent arrivals:  Aasheim on 18th with a cargo of stone (aggregate) from Belfast.  Regular container ship Rachel Borchard came in from Leixoes on 20th and sailed for Liverpool on the same day.  The same day, Bro Deliverer brought a cargo of oil products to the Chevron berth, she returned to Milford Haven on 21st


Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
BRO GOTHIA                     Netherlands       2003       7157dwt       119        17

Bro Gothia

I've missed Bro Gothia a number of times.  Usually the Bro.... tankers discharge at the Chevron terminal in the Roath Dock, where it's possible to get some sort of half decent photo.  But I was disappointed to find her at the No 1 oil berth in the Queen Alexandra Dock where it's not possible to get a decent photo.  This picture was taken when she was departing Cardiff on 13th February.

BARRY - Thurs 19th January 2012

The multicat workboat Alec D arrived from Swansea today.

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
LISTRAUM                       Norway Int.          1991      6519dwt        102        18

Listraum

The chemical tanker Listraum, seen here berthed at the Vopak terminal, had arrived from Tjelbergodden (Norway) on 18th.  She sailed later on 19th bound for Terneuzen (Netherlands)

CARDIFF - Sun 15th January 2012

Since the last post on 10th Jan, we've had the regular arrivals - on the 11th, Bro Designer from Milford Haven  she returned there on the 12th, when Sara Borchard arrived from Leixoes.  She sailed for Liverpool on 13th.
Bro Gazelle arrived from Milford Haven today,  I got a better picture this time so I have replaced the picture on the posting for 13th Oct 2011

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
HMS SEVERN                       UK                  2003        1700 disp    80           14

HMS Severn alongside Britannia Quay, Roath Basin.

The River Class patrol vessel HMS Severn (P282) is one of 3 vessels engaged in marine security and fisheries protection in the waters around the UK. For more information click HERE.   Another photo below, taken on another visit  April 2017.

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CARDIFF - Tues 10th Jan 2012

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
KEGUMS                             Norway (Int)      1989       4224dwt       104          15

Kegums

Arrived this morning with a cargo of timber from Brunsbuttel.  Seen here discharging at Ryans Wharf.
A better picture below, taken at Barry on May 29th 2012, when she was also discharging timber.

Kegums at Barry  May 29th 2012

CARDIFF - Sun 8th January 2012

The coaster Hav Marlin arrived from Izmir on 5th  and sailed for Stralsund on 7th (arrived 2 hours earlier than expected so I missed the opportunity to get a photo) UPDATE: photo now added at foot of the page.
Regular container ship Judith Borchard arrived from Leixoes on 6th she also sailed on the 7th , for Liverpool.
2 arrivals on the 7th - the tug Trueman from Fawley - I don't know why she's here, I don't think she brought a tow with her? there's nothing at Cardiff to be towed away. And the dredger UKD Orca came in from sea for repair. (Update - The tug Trueman is owed by SMS Towage Ltd who have set up a company - SMS Towage (Bristol Channel) Ltd.  They're advertising in the local press for skippers, chief engineers and deck crew.  Photo added [below] on 15/03/2012)

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
BARBAROSSA                    Gibraltar         2000         3200dwt        83          12

Barbarossa

Arriving from Garston in ballast.  She is due to load a cargo in the Queen Alexandra Dock for Porto Vesme in Italy.


TRUEMAN                                  UK           1987           182gt           23          9

Trueman

 Eventually photographed on 15th March 2012  Assisting with the arrival of HMS Dragon UPDATE another picture (in better light) below -

Trueman pictured in Cardiffs Roath Dock on 14th May 2014

HAV MARLIN                      Bahamas       1994            3041dwt       88         13

Hav Marlin - 20th May 2013

Returned to Cardiff on 19th May 2013, arriving from Londonderry with a cargo of scrap metals that she discharged onto Ryans Wharf.  She sailed for Troon on 21st May.

Departing Cardiff 12th July 2014

CARDIFF- Tues 3rd January 2012

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
BRO GRATITUDE              Denmark           2003       7559dwt       115         15

Bro Gratitude

Arriving from Milford Haven with a cargo of oil products. One I've missed a couple of times but managed to get a photo this time, on a typical grey winters day.

BARRY - Sun 1st January 2012

A few arrivals in November and December:
Doris T arrived on 10th Nov from Larne with scrap metal and sailed for Rotterdam on 12th
Stolt Kite arrived on 28th from Birkenhead and sailed for Antwerp on 29th
Eships Quest arrived on 29th from Tjelbergodden and returned there on the following day.
Stolt Cormorant arrived from Stanlow on 15th Dec and sailed for Le Havre on the same day.

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
BLUE GARNET                   Malta                2010       7000dwt        119         16

Blue Garnet

Arrived from Tjelbergodden, she discharged her liquid chemical cargo and sailed on 3rd, bound for Liverpool.

BARRY - Thurs 10th November 2011

Just found something I should have posted a while ago........
Stolt Puffin arrived from Le Havre on 1st November, she loaded liquid chemicals and sailed the following day, bound for Rotterdam

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
V-USHAKOV                        Cyprus            1985        2591dwt       96         14

V-Ushakov

This Ro-Ro ship had arrived from Riga with a cargo of packaged timber.  She sailed on 18th bound for Bilbao.

CARDIFF - Mon 2nd January 2012

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
OHLAU                              Antigua             2007        3689dwt      88          13

Ohlau

Photographed from Penarth pier, Ohlau  was arriving from Bermeo, and on her way to discharge at H Shed in the Roath Dock.