Thursday 2 August 2012

CARDIFF - Weds Aug 1st 2012

A number of arrivals since the last post - two on 27th:  container ship Sara Borchard from Leixoes, she sailed to Dublin the same day. And sand dredger City Of Cardiff arrived from Avonmouth, she discharged and sailed on the same tide.
On 28th the tanker Bro Designer, unusually, arrived from Avonmouth with a part cargo of oil products for the Chevron Terminal - she sailed the same day, bound for Milford Haven.
On 30th the smaller tanker Bro Gemini arrived from Milford Haven she discharged at the Chevron Terminal and returned to Milford Haven the next day - I missed this one, so no photo - UPDATE photo/details now added below.


Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
AMALIA                          Neth. Antilles       2006        5780dwt     106         14
Amalia with tug Nobleman
Photographed arriving from Cork.  Her arrival was delayed while she waited for the tug Nobleman to come out of Barry.  It's unusual for a ship of this size to need the assistance of a tug, so wonder if she had a problem with her bow thruster.  She will berth in the Queen Alexandra Dock and load steel (?) for Algeria.


BRO GEMINI               Netherlands          2003        7559dwt        115          15
Bro Gemini departing Cardiff on 7 December 2012

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