BARRY - Sun May 27th 2012

It has been fairly quiet for the last three weeks, just 3 chemical tanker arrivals - Eships Quest came in from Tjelbergodden on 7th and 19th sailing back there on 8th and 21st.  Stolt Guillemot came in from Rotterdam on 18th and sailed the same day bound for Antwerp.


Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
KEGUMS                           Norway              1989        4225dwt        104       15

Kegums

Arrived from Warrenpoint with a cargo of packaged timber (Her voyage originally started at Riga then Helsingborg - she may have part discharged at Warrenpoint before arriving at Barry)  She sailed for Cork on 29th.

CARDIFF - Sat May 26th 2012

Today, Vita came back to Cardiff from Briton Ferry, to load another cargo of wood pulp.  She is due to sail for Norrkoping on 27th.


Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
PEWSUM                         Antigua               1990       3025dwt      83           13

Pewsum - Thames, September 2011

Arrived in ballast from Liverpool to load  a cargo of steel (sheets of reinforcing steel for the construction industry).  She sailed on 29th bound for Greenore.  I missed the arrival and departure.  The photograph shows her discharging on the Thames in September 2011

CARDIFF - Fri May 25th 2012

Container ship Judith Borchard arrived from Leixoes on 24th and sailed for Liverpool on 25th.
Today, tanker Bro Designer came in from Milford Haven with oil products for the Chevron Terminal.  She returned to Milford Haven on 26th.


Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
BEAUMONDE                Netherlands        2004       3820dwt       89           13

Beaumonde rounding Lavernock Point

Beaumonde (ex Blue Star)  arriving from Limerick with a cargo of scrap metals for Ryans Wharf in the Roath Dock.

CARDIFF - Tues May 15th 2012

After a quiet couple of weeks it is starting to get busy.

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
ARA FELIXSTOWE         Gibraltar            1991      4660dwt       104        16

Ara Felixstowe and Jolie Brise

Arrived from Derince (Turkey) and berthed at the Seawood Shed so I was unable to see what the cargo was.  She is pictured here (together with Jolie Brise) manoeuvring off the berth and about to depart for Bremerhaven - late evening on 21st May.

CARDIFF -Weds May 23rd 2012

Monday 21st saw two arrivals - container ship Charlotte Borchard from Liverpool and tanker Bro Designer from Milford Haven with oil products for the Chevron Terminal - both sailed on 22nd  when the coaster Selene Prahm arrived from Brake she discharged at Bells Wharf and sailed for Teignmouth on 24th.  I missed her  arrival and departure, so no picture.  UPDATE pictures and details now added below.

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
NURI SONAY                    Turkey             2006        12996dwt     143         20

Nuri Sonay

Pictured arriving from nearby Newport, she will berth at Ryans Wharf in the Roath Dock to load a cargo of steel and is due to sail for Ijmuiden on 26th.


SELENE PRAHM             Germany          1994         2422dwt        75          12

Photographed 11 Sept 2013, off  Lavernock  Point on passage Sharpness to Briton Ferry

Cardiff - Sun May 20th 2012

There were two arrivals on 19th - the Tanker Bro Gothia from Milford Haven with oil products, discharged at the No 1 Oil berth.  Aasvik arrived from Belfast with a cargo of stone and discharged at the pontoon berth, she sailed for Port Talbot on 20th.  City of Cardiff was back again on the 20th she discharged her load of sand at Hansons Wharf and sailed the same day, bound for Swansea.

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
STOLT CORMORANT      Cayman Is        1999       5498dwt       96           16

Stolt Cormorant

Arrived today from Fos and discharged at the No 1 Oil Berth in the Queen Alexandra Dock.  The photograph (taken on a misty morning) shows her departing, bound for Stanlow.  Better pic below-

Better photo, taken 7th January 2016

CARDIFF - Fri May 18th 2012

An occasional visitor at Cardiff, the sand dredger City of Cardiff arrived today and discharged at Hansons Wharf.


Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
JOLIE BRISE                     Netherlands        2006       3480dwt        83           13

Jolie Brise

Jolie Brise (ex Flinterbrise) arrived from Kinsale.  I missed her arrival, so a distant photo of her berthed at D Shed in Queen Alexandra Dock where she is loading a cargo for Porto Vesme.

CARDIFF - Wed May 16th 2012

Today, 16th Arklow Resolve arrived from Belfast to load scrap metal at the EMR berth - she sailed for Aviles on 18th.

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
ALTENA                            Netherlands          2004      6063dwt       112        14

Altena

Altena (ex Normed Gemlik) had arrived from nearby Uskport and appears to be loading steel/wire products.  She sailed for Ijmuiden on 19th.


LINGEBORG                     Netherlands            2008      7433dwt       122       14

Lingeborg

The second of Mr Wagonborgs ships to arrive today.  This one came in from nearby Newport. Judging by her draught it looks like she too may have loaded steel/wire products. She is seen sailing on 17th, bound for Bremerhaven.


FAST WIL                         Belgium                  1985      2285dwt       80         11

Fast Wil

Fast Wil arrived 'light' from Drogheda. She loaded steel/wire products and sailed on 17th for Belfast.  I missed her arrival and departure so a bit of a distant photo - must make a note to buy a longer lens! UPDATE- still haven't bought a longer lens, but Fast Wil returned on 4th January 2014 when I got this better photograph -

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CARDIFF - Mon May 14th 2012

Still very quiet, just two arrivals since the last post until today:
On 11th the Royal Netherlands Navy submarine Zeeleeuw arrived from sea, she berthed in the Queen Alexandra Dock so guess it's not an official visit.
On the 13th the tanker Bro Distributor arrived from Milford Haven with oil products.
Today, the two ships above sailed and there were two arrivals - the Antiguan flagged coaster See-Stern arrived from Brake (Germany) and..................

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
WAPPEN VON FLENSBURG   UK               2005        8154dwt      117          18

Wappen von Flensburg

German owned, British flagged chemical tanker seen arriving from Rotterdam.  She is due to sail on 15th - to sea for orders.  If the ships name was any longer, they'd have had to lengthen the forecastle!

Cardiff - Mon May 7th 2012

There are few shipping movements at the present time.  On May 2nd Union Diamond arrived from Halmstad with a cargo of timber products.  She part unloaded, then sailed on 3rd for Newport to complete discharge.
Container ship Sara Borchard arrived from Leixoes on 3rd and sailed on 4th bound for Liverpool.


Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
CELTIC MARINER            Bahamas            1986         2886dwt       88           12

Celtic Mariner

 Seen here approaching Cardiff (rounding Lavernock Point) at the end of her voyage from Eregli (Turkey).  She will be berthing at D Shed in the Queen Alexandra Dock, so guess the cargo is steel products.  She sailed on 11th bound for Plymouth - photo below of her departing.

Celtic Mariner departing Cardiff on May 11th 2012

BARRY - Fri May 4th 2012

A few chemical tanker arrivals since the last post for Barry -
Eships Quest arrived from Tjelbergodden on April 10th and again on 21st on each occasion she returned to Norway on the following day.
Stolt Kittiwake was back again on April 19th, arriving from Gijon and again on May 1st arriving from Port Jerome both times she sailing the following day to Antwerp.

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
MTS VICTORY                      UK                  1976        190gt           23           8

MTS Victory

MTS Victory had arrived this morning from Ellesmere Port along with the heavy lift barge Terra Marique.  More info below


TERRA MARIQUE                UK                     ?            2211dwt           80           17

Terra Marique

A unique locally registered (Newport, Gwent) shallow draft Ro Ro/semi submersible heavy lift barge.  She's equipped with two caterpillar engines powering 4 pump jets for self propelled manoeuvring in harbours and rivers.  She had brought a heavy load on an Ale Heavy Lift road trailer, a tractor unit was hitched to the trailer and driven off the barge ready for local delivery.  She is seen here manoeuvring towards the locks in the No 1 dock prior to departing for Southampton.  The picture below shows her with wheelhouse lowered, tow attached to MTS Victory and ready for sea.

Terra Marique departing for Southampton

CARDIFF - Tues, May 1st 2012

On 29th the tanker Bro Deliverer brought oil products from Milford Haven, she returned there the same day.
On 30th regular visitor, container ship Judith Borchard arrived from Liverpool and sailed the following day for Leixoes.  Another delivery of oil products from Milford Haven came in on board Bro Garland, and as soon as she had sailed on May 1st, Bro Distributor came in with more oil products - she had a short lay over, sailing back to Milford on May 3rd.

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
PASCAL                            Antigua               2001        4263dwt       90          15

Pascal

Another of Gerhard Wessels ships to visit Cardiff. She had arrived from Bermeo with a cargo of steel.  She sailed in ballast on May 4th, bound for Antwerp.

CARDIFF -Weds 25th April 2012

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
RMS TWISTEDEN             Antigua              2002         2530dwt      88           11

RMS Twisteden

She had arrived from Bremen and is seen here loading a cargo of steel products.  She sailed for Randers on April 30th.  UPDATE:  Another/better picture added below:-

Pictured loading scrap metals at Briton Ferry - 9th Feb 2017