CARDIFF - Sat June 29th 2013

Three arrivals today - Arklow Faith with scrap metals for Ryans Wharf, she sailed in ballast for Rouen on 2nd July.


Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
SAND HARRIER                   UK                   1990        5916            99            16

Sand Harrier off Lavernock Point

Arrived from Culver Sands.  Welsh Piper  the Cemex UK sand dredger based at Cardiff, is currently in dry-dock at Sharpness, so Sand Harrier came out of temporary lay up at Avonmouth to deliver a load of sand to Cardiffs' Empire Wharf.  Another picture below, taken at Southampton in September 2011.

Sand Harrier departing Southampton, Sept 2011

SEA HUNTER              Barbados                  1990         3181dwt           88        13

Sea Hunter at Sharpness

Arrived 'light' from Liverpool, she loaded steel products at the No 1 Berth and sailed for Belfast on 2nd July.  A night time arrival & departure from Cardiff so the picture shows her at Sharpness in June 2011.         

CARDIFF - Fri June 28th 2013

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
HOOGVLIET                  Netherlands           2013        3729            89           16

Hoogvliet

Arrived from Ayr, she was only there for twelve hours, so think that she only have part discharged there having originally loaded at Burgas (Bulgaria).  She is currently unloading pipes, the round timber on the wharf wasn't there two days ago so she may have brought a mixed cargo.  She is expected to sail on 1st July, bound for Rauma (Finland).

CARDIFF - Weds June 26th 2013

Thun Globe returned to Cardiff from Milford Haven on 23rd June, with oil products for the Valero Terminal.  She returned to MH on 24th.
On 25th, more oil products from Milford Haven for the Valero Terminal, this time on board Bro Developer.  She returned to MH on 26th.


Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
 LIV KRISTIN                     Gibraltar             1984      2516dwt         83           12

Liv Kristin

Arrived from Bermeo with a cargo of steel pipes/tubes.  Discharging at H Shed in the Roath Dock and sailed in ballast on 27th bound for Rotterdam.

CARDIFF - Fri June 21st 2013

I've been away for ten days, so a bit of catching up to do, luckily it's been quiet while I've been away so I haven't missed many 'new' ships.

on 3rd June Arion arrived from Bilboa with containers, she sailed for Antwerp on 5th.  Mentioning containers, Cardiff appears to have been dropped off the Borchard Lines regular container service, between the west coast UK to Spain/Mediterranean, the last time one of their ships called was back in February.  The containers they used to drop/collect at Cardiff are now being taken to Dublin and handled by the feeder service - more info below.
On 5th June the tanker Bro Deliverer came in from Milford Haven with oil products for the Valero Terminal, she returned to MH on 6th.  The paddle steamer Waverley arrived at Penarth at the start of 3 week period of excursions on the Bristol Channel, on this occasion she sailed for Minehead.
On the 6th the sail training vessel Stavros S Niarchos came in from Plymouth, she berthed on Britannia Quay and sailed on 9th bound for Brixham.
On 8th Coronel arrived 'light' from Sharpness.  She has taken over the feeder container service between Cardiff and Warrenpoint and has now added a call at Dublin.  She has taken over from Huelin Endeavour who has been carrying out the service for about nine months. (as these ships arrive and depart about 3 or 4 times a week I don't record the movements, likewise movements of the sand dredgers Arco Dart and Welsh Piper)
On 10th, (as she only makes occasional calls to Cardiff), the sand dredger City Of Cardiff came in from Swansea, she discharged at Hansons Wharf and went back to sea a couple of hours later.
On 11th Trenland arrived from Warrenpoint she discharged at H Shed and sailed for Avonmouth the next day.
On 12th, two tanker arrivals with oil products from Milford Haven Bro Distributor discharged at the Valero Terminal amd Sichem Hong Kong at the Number 1 Oil Terminal.  Both returned to Milford Haven
15th saw the arrival of AB Valencia with scrap metals from Liverpool.  She discharged at Ryans Wharf and sailed for Sharpness on 16th.
A night time arrival and early departure meant that I missed Thun Globe on the 18th.  She had arrived from Milford Haven with oil products for the Valero Terminal and returned to MH later the same day.  UPDATE: Thun Globe was back at Cardiff on 23rd - now added a photo, below.
Two arrivals on 20th, Mittelplate from Nigg (Scotland?) she's loading at A shed and is due to sail for Porto Vesme on 22nd.  Holstentor arrived from New Ross and is loading steel products at the Number 1 Berth, she is due to sail for Greenore on 22nd.

Name                                 Flag                 Year       Tonnage       LOA       Beam
BALTIC CRUISER           Antigua               2010       9500dwt        107        18

Baltic Cruiser

Arrived from Rotterdam.  Alongside at Ryans Wharf where she will load steel for Algeria.  Due to sail on 26th


THUN GLOBE            Netherlands          2001          7559dwt            115       15

Departing Cardiff for Milford Haven on 24th June 2013

             

Photographed arriving at Cardiff 23rd Feb 2021 with green hull.

Departing Cardiff on 24th Feb 2021

CARDIFF - Sun June 2nd 2013

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
SAND HERON                       UK                  1990       5916dwt        99          17

Sand Heron

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Photographed arriving from Swansea where she had been undergoing repair.  En-route she had loaded/dredged a cargo of sand (probably from Culver Bank).  She discharged at the Empire Wharf and sailed later the same day for her usual working area, based at Southampton.