River Clyde Photography: cargo

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Thursday 29 February 2024

Karmel

KARMEL (IMO: 9290672) is a General Cargo and is sailing under the flag of Malta. Her length overall (LOA) is 89.98 meters and her width is 15.42 meters.

Sunday 18 February 2024

Friday 19 January 2024

Wilson Dublin

Pilot boarding Wilson Dublin at Gourock before heading for Glasgow.

Wednesday 10 January 2024

Helen Anna

Cargo ship arriving in Glasgow for KGV dock.

Sunday 31 December 2023

Nacc Itaca

NACC ITACA (IMO 9615860, MMSI 351560000) is a Cement Carrier built in 2012 and currently sailing under the flag of Panama.

Seen here passing Renfrew.

Wednesday 22 November 2023

FLORVIK

FLORVIK (IMO: 9956331) is a Cement Carrier that was built in 2023 and is sailing under the flag of Cyprus. Seen here passing Newshot Island.

Sunday 1 October 2023

LIVA GRETA

LIVA GRETA is a General cargo vessel built in 1988 by FERUS SMIT SCHEEPSWERF - HOOGEZAND, NETHERLANDS. Currently sailing under the flag of Liberia.

Seen here at Troon Harbour.

Thursday 21 September 2023

FRI KVAM

FRI KVAM is a General cargo vessel built in 2000 by SCHEEPSWERF WATERHUIZEN J.PATTJE - WATERHUIZEN, NETHERLANDS. Currently sailing under the flag of Cyprus.

Seen here at Ayr Harbour

River Clyde Photography

Over half of Scotland’s population lives within a short distance of the River Clyde, from its humble beginnings in South Lanarkshire where it is created by two streams the Patrail Water and the Daer Water, the two streams meet at Watermeetings where the River Clyde starts.

It’s not long before it reaches picturesque Lanark and its famous waterfalls. It eventually finds its way to Glasgow who’s citizens in the 18^th century narrowed and deepened and ultimately industrialised the river making it one of the most famous shipbuilding rivers in the world, Glasgow did indeed make the Clyde and of course the Clyde made Glasgow, at its peak the Clyde shipyards built a fifth of the worlds ships.

During the 2^nd world war Winston Churchill said that “Liverpool and Glasgow were the lungs in which the country breathed through”. Ship building along with heavy industry is all but dead on the Clyde, the majority of our industrial heritage was swept away in the 70s and 80s leaving few traces of the rivers famous past.

Leaving Glasgow, the Clyde broadens as you pass the towns of Dumbarton, Port Glasgow and Greenock, who all played a part in making the Clyde famous through shipbuilding.

At the Tail of the Bank the river broadens once more and becomes the firth with its many sea lochs coastal towns and villages.

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