River Clyde Photography: cargo

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Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Mia Maria

Mia Maria unloading her cargo at Ayr Harbour.

Monday, 10 August 2026

Fast Anna Sofia departing KGV dock Glasgow,Fast Anna Sofia is a member of the Fast Lines fleet. It is named after Anna Sofia Scheers, one of the grandchildren of the founders of Fast Lines, daughter of Filip Scheers and Kristien Frijns.

The vessel is sailing under the Belgian flag

Friday, 24 July 2026

Cemvale

CEMVALE (IMO 9048287, MMSI 212109000) is a Cement Carrier built in 1992 (34 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Cyprus. Seen here entering KGV dock Glasgow.

Wednesday, 22 July 2026

Ceg Cosmos

CEG COSMOS (IMO: 8303173) is a General Cargo and is sailing under the flag of LATVIA. Her length overall (LOA) is 63.21 meters and her width is 11.3 meters.

Photographed at troon Harbour.

Thursday, 9 July 2026

Fri Liepaja

Fri Liepaja at Ayr harbour.

Wednesday, 24 June 2026

Fure Vangaurd

Clyde pilot boat alongside Fure Vangaurd .

Tuesday, 16 June 2026

NACC AFRICAN

The vessel NACC AFRICAN (IMO 9116515, MMSI 352003075) is a Cement Carrier built in 1996 (30 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Panama.

She is seen here arriving at KGV dock Glasgow.

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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