Wednesday, 21 August 2013

CARDIFF - Weds August 21st 2013

Since the last post -
On 11th, the sand dredger Arco Dart came in, discharged at Hansons Wharf and returned to sea later the same day.
On 12th the feeder container ship Coronel arrived from Dublin.  She sailed for Warrenpoint on 13th
Two arrivals on 14th, the dredger UKD Bluefin - she'd arrived off Cardiff (from Port Talbot) on 11th and had been dredging the Wrach Channel. She berthed at F Shed for about 6 hours before sailing to Portbury. The sand dredger Welsh Piper came in and discharged at Empire Wharf and sailed again on the same tide.
Two arrivals on 16th - Coronel from Warrenpoint, she sailed for Dublin on 17th.  Thun Globe arrived from Milford Haven with oil products for the Valero Terminal.  She returned to MH on 17th.
Two arrivals on 17th: Welsh Piper again discharged at Empire Wharf and sailed on 18th.  NORRVIK arrived from Halmstad with a cargo of timber for Ryans Wharf.  She sailed for Fowey on 19th - I missed this one, so no photo. Photos and ship details here>>http://arnekiel.blogspot.co.uk
Two more arrivals on 18th: Aasvik from Belfast with cargo of stone (aggregate) for the Pontoon Wharf.  She sailed for Port Talbot on 19th.  Thun Globe was back again from Milford Haven, she discharged at the Valero Terminal and returned to MH on 19th.
On 20th Coronel arrived from Dublin.  She sailed for Warrenpoint on 21st.

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
DOUWENT                         Liberia               1987       1800dwt         80         11

Photographed arriving from Bremerhaven.  She berthed at Bells Wharf and discharged her cargo of steel.  She sailed on 22nd. bound for ...................?
Douwent arriving at Cardiff
Sailing on 22nd August

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