Thursday 9 August 2012

CARDIFF - Tues Aug 7th 2012

Regular visitor, container ship Rachel Borchard arrived from Leixoes on 2nd and sailed for Liverpool the next day.
Aasvik arrived on 3rd with a cargo of stone from Belfast, she sailed for Port Talbot on 4th.
The tanker Bro Designer arrived on 4th with oil products from Milford Haven, she returned there the next day.
On 4th, the chemical tanker Fen arrived from Rotterdam.  After discharging at the No 1 Oil Terminal she returned to Rotterdam - it was a night time arrival and departure, so no photograph.
Another tanker arrival on 6th - Bro Genius came in from Milford Haven with oil products for the Chevron Terminal - she returned to MH on 8th.  Also on 6th, the dredger UKD Orca came in from the Bristol Channel where she has been working on clearing the dock entrances at Newport and Bristol ports.  She will depart in a few days, after a crew changeover.


Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
RMS BEECK                     Antigua              1996       3246dwt       85          12
RMS Beeck
Arrived from Bermeo. Seen here discharging the cargo of timber at the H Shed.  She is due to sail for Avonmouth on 9th 

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