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Friday, 7 June 2024

Waverley


 Waverley Passing the Three Sisters cliffs at Portencross.

Thursday, 6 June 2024

Le Champlain










 Le Champlain is the second ship of the Ponant Explorers-class of cruise ships operated by Ponant. Each member of the class has been allocated the name of a famous French explorer, and Le Champlain is named after Samuel de Champlain, "The Father of New France". Wikipedia

Picture departing Greenock Ocean Terminal.

Wednesday, 5 June 2024

Rainbow Erskinre


Rainbow over the Clyde from Erskine.


 

Ronjafisk







 RONJAFISK (IMO: 9845582) is a Fish Carrier and is sailing under the flag of Norway. Her length overall (LOA) is 70 meters and her width is 18 meters.

Photographed at Fairlie Pier.

Monday, 3 June 2024

Queen Anne












 The Queen Anne is the fourth liner in Cunard’s fleet ,she recently took her maiden voyage  from her home port of Southampton to Lisbon .  This was her first visit to Greenock, the Esplanade was busy with on lookers as she left for her naming ceremony in Liverpool. 

Sunday, 2 June 2024

Jumbo Jubilee






 The first of two new ‘transformational’ £25 million ship-to-shore cranes has been delivered to Greenock’s container terminal.

Built in Cork, the 932-tonne structure will help accommodate increased demand from cargo owners and support growth in transatlantic trade.

Port operator Peel Ports Clydeport says the cranes have already been key in securing new routes, including a new weekly deep sea container service connecting Scotland to the Mediterranean market of Turkey.

The first crane arrived at the freight port following a one-day journey from Cobh, with work beginning to install it shortly.


Orcades v


 Orcades  at Oban 2012.

Malahide Trawler yacht Orcades Plockton

66 Ton 17.6m Orcades was built as a navigation training vessel in 1973 and rebuilt as an 11 berth private yacht in Stromness in 1997.