CARDIFF - Thurs May 30th 2013

On 23rd the tanker Bro Designer arrived from Milford Haven with oil products for the Valero Terminal, she returned to MH on 24th.
Five days until the next arrival on the 28th - Aasvik came in from Belfast with a cargo of stone aggregate for the Pontoon Wharf, she sailed for Port Talbot on 29th.
There were two arrivals on 30th, both tankers from Milford Haven - Bro Deliverer brought oil products for the Valero Terminal, she returned to MH on 31st.


Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
THUN GENIUS               Netherlands           2003       7559dwt        115        15

Thun Genius

Thun Genius (ex Bro Genius) arriving from Milford Haven with oil products for the Number 1 Oil Terminal.  She sailed on 31st bound for Kalundborg.    UPDATE: 4th April 2019, another picture added below (with green colour scheme)

Photographed at Milford Haven, June 2017

CARDIFF - Thurs May 23rd 2013

17th May saw the arrival from Swansea of Arklow Faith, she loaded scrap metals at the EMR berth and sailed for Aviles on 18th.
On 19th Hav Marlin arrived from Londonderry with a cargo of scrap metal.  She discharged onto Ryans Wharf and sailed on 21st bound for Troon.
Regular caller Bro Designer arrived from Milford Haven on 20th.  She discharged her cargo of oil products at the Valero Terminal and returned to MH later the same day.
Another cargo of scrap metal arrived on 21st when Uphusen came in from Liverpool.  She discharged onto Ryans Wharf and sailed for Swansea on 23rd.
There were 2 arrivals on 23rd - Bro Designer was back again from Milford Haven, she discharged at the Valero Terminal and returned to MH on 24th.


Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
MARRY  S                        Netherlands        1997       3471dwt        89          12

Marry  S

Photographed arriving from Halmstad with a cargo of packaged timber (some on deck).  She discharged on Ryans Wharf and is due to sail on 25th - to sea for orders.

CARDIFF - Thurs May 16th 2013

There were two arrivals on 15th : the tanker Bro Distributor came in from Milford Haven with oil products for the Valero Terminal, she returned to MH on 16th. The coaster Poprad arrived from Bremen with a cargo of steel products, that she discharged onto Bells Wharf.  She sailed for Rotterdam on 16th.


Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
SMERALDO                         Italy                 1998       7014dwt       118         16

Smeraldo

The Italian chemical tanker Smeraldo arrived from Fos/Lavera, she discharged at the Number 1 Oil Terminal.  Photographed as she sailed on 17th, bound for the English Channel 'for orders'

CARDIFF - Sun May 12th 2013

On 26th April the dredger UKD Bluefin took over from UKD Orca, the dredging of the entrance channel to Cardiff Docks.  She sailed for Port Talbot on 29th.
On the 28th the tanker Thun Gemini (ex Bro Gemini) arrived with oil products for the Valero Terminal, she sailed for Plymouth on 29th - missed this one under her new name, so no photo. UPDATE: photo now added HERE
Two arrivals on 29th - Flinterbirka arrived with a cargo of packaged timber from Riga, she part discharged at Ryans Wharf and sailed to Barry, to complete discharge, on 2nd May.  The tanker Bro Designer arrived from Milford Haven with oil products for the Valero Terminal, she returned to MH on 30th.
On 30th Arklow Rose arrived in ballast from  New Ross, she loaded scrap metals at the EMR berth and sailed for Dunkirk on 1st May.
On 1st May Hohe Bank arrived in ballast from Garston, she loaded at D Shed and sailed for Porto Vesme on 3rd May.
On 4th the dredger UKD Bluefin was back again,this time from Avonmouth,  She carried out a few more days dredging before docking on 8th and laid over until 23rd when she sailed for Newport.
On 7th the tanker Bro Designer was back again from Milford Haven, she discharged at the Valero Terminal and returned to MH on 8th.
On the 9th, the tanker Thun Gothia came in from Milford Haven, she discharged at the Number 1 Oil Terminal and returned to MH on 10th.
Bro Designer was back again on 11th, she discharged at the Valero Terminal and returned to MH on 12th


Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
SHEKSNA                           Malta                1994       2769dwt        82           13

Sheksna

Photographed arriving from Bermeo with a cargo of steel tubes, she discharged at H Shed and sailed on 14th for the MIR Steel berth on the river Usk at nearby Newport. 

BARRY - Weds May 1st 2013

Over a month since the last new arrival at Barry.  In the meantime there have been a few arrivals and departures.  Eships Quest arrived from Tjelbergodden on 28th March and 8th April, on 21st April she arrived from Bergen.  On 30th March Stolt Egret arrived from Le Havre and sailed for Antwerp the next day .  On 6th April, the tug MTS Valiant towed the jack up crane barge Deep Diver 1 back into dock from Hinkley Point where  she had been working.  MTS Valiant sailed later the same day bound for Brixham.  On the 13th Stolt Puffin arrived from Dublin and sailed for Antwerp the next day.
On 27th MTS Valiant arrived from Liverpool Bay, she had only been in port for a few hours, when she had a call to proceed to Lands End.  She sailed at 2300hrs and arrived off Lands End at approx 1000 hrs the next morning.  Here she took Skagenbank (details) under tow and towed her to Falmouth for emergency repairs.  Skagenbank had left Swansea at 0700hrs on 27th and steaming slowly towards Lands End (awaiting orders) she had a major mechanical breakdown of engine or steering.  Luckily the weather was good and she was about 12 miles offshore and drifting parallel to the coast so, in no immediate danger.
Her emergency duties over, MTS Valiant arrived back at Barry on 30th,


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

Flinterbirka

She had arrived with a cargo of packaged timber from Riga (via Cardiff, where she part discharged).  She was photographed as she sailed for Nantes on 3rd May.