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Shipspotters all over the world => Trip reports => Topic started by: stevo on October 07, 2010, 06:33:32 PM
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Hey all,
Working on 2 trips for 2011 (july - september)
- Flushing Approach.
Take a boat from Terneuzen to Flushing and then we drop anchor at Flushing. Then we can see all ships going to Flushing, Terneuzen, Ghent and Antwerp. As background we have te sea.
max 50 persons (25 euro/day)
- Rotterdam Europoort
We take boat and sail in Rotterdam Europoort
max 12 persons (36 euro / 3 hrs)
Let me know in this topic if you are interested.
If I can find enough persons, I continue my preparations.
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Hi Steven,
Surely interested!
At least for the Flushing Roads trip in July, but for both trips I need to say that it depends on how soon I know the exact date, because of my personall circumstances I need an extra long time for planning such a trip.
But great initiative, and last trip to Anwerp a great succes to my opinion!
brgds
Stan
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Hey Stan,
Hope I have date next week.
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In july 2011 we sail again. We sail from Terneuzen to Flushing Approach, where we will drop anchors alongside the busy river.
All ships to and from ports such as Flushing, Terneuzen, Ghent and Antwerp will pass us by within a few meters and also the deep-sea and the river pilots changeover will be observed close-by. Hopefully, we will be able to enjoy a pleasant day with a lot of vessel activity.
People, not that keen on vesselspotting are also welcome for this excursion. Enjoying a glass in the sun, good conversation on board of casting a line, in an attempt to catch a wonderful evening meal.
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Were these kind of trips made in past? Any photos?
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Were these kind of trips made in past? Any photos?
We only had the tall ship weekend.
http://www.stevo.be/events
These events started after shipspotting cancelled the 2009 summit in Rotterdam.
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo_search.php?category=207
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Discoverer Americas - near ESE Malta shores... http://twitpic.com/2ztltm
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Hi Stevo,
These trips sounds very interesting to us. We saw pictures from the last one.
We would be very interested in both of them depending how you plan the dates.
Best not to close to each other because we have to come up from Bavaria. If they are not too close we could do two Shipspotting trips for some days out of it.
We would be two person, my husband and me!
Cio Galadriel
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Hi Stevo,
I ask some locals from Rotterdam.
I think 5 spotters including me will come to Terneuzen for that trip
Can you confirm some dates ??
Regards,
Dave
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I am also interested but, like Derek, I'd like to know the date well in advance. :)
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Hi Steve,
A three hour trip in the Rotterdam harbour, isn't that a bit short?
Fred
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Stevo,
also interested as we talked about, but dates would be good when known to sort holidays etc out.
;D
rgds
Andrew
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Flushing approach sounds good. July i just might be back from summer holiday.
So a date would be nice...
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Hey all,
next week I will know if my selected date is ok for the Flushing Roads trip.
We can go with 50 on the boat and I have already 12 persons who likes to join.
I also found a boat to go (trom trom trom trom) the WANDELAAR ANCHORAGE.
Who likes to do a harbourtrip in Rotterdam and what do you want to see?
1) the old Rotterdam with all the ships
2) Maasvlakte with only the biggies
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Hello Stevo,
Thanks for preparing.... Very Kind that you put effort and Time into it.
We would be interested in both. Old Rotterdam and Maasflakte. But with only three hours this will be not possible , I think.
Are we restricted in only three hours???
We hope the date will be fitting in with us and look forward to the trips.
Kind regards from Bavaria
Galadriel
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Hi Stevo,
a superb idea.
tall ship event was a very good day and trip.
If the date is o.k. for me I will join both.
I think for Rotterdam we need at least 1/2 a day!!!
greetings from the south of Germany
Xylad-Peter
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Hello Galadriel,
In 3 hrs you see a lot of ships in the old harbour.
We can always make it a weekend Rotterdam. On saturdaymorning meeting at Maasvlakte, then we take a 3 hrs Maasvlakte sailtrip and on sunday we sail 3 hrs in the Old Rotterdam harbour.
For the Flushing Roads trip what will be available as from next week, you can book a nice hotel in Terneuzen and sail the saturday with us to Flushing Roads. On sunday you take nice pictures from ships who are sailing to Ghent, Terneuzen en Antwerp.
I have some English friends from other website who will stay for the weekend so you always have somebody to talk too. And I know a very good sparerib restaurant.
Grt Stevo
Hello Stevo,
Thanks for preparing.... Very Kind that you put effort and Time into it.
We would be interested in both. Old Rotterdam and Maasflakte. But with only three hours this will be not possible , I think.
Are we restricted in only three hours???
We hope the date will be fitting in with us and look forward to the trips.
Kind regards from Bavaria
Galadriel
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Hello Stevo
We would enjoy two Boat Trips on two days. That sounds great. We are lucky owners of a RV, so you don't need to book a hotel for us . ( Dave saw our rolling home alreaddy at our last "hunting for Emma" event) But we would take part in dinners etc whatever you plan for thaweekend do. How do you know that sparerips are our favorite?
Lovely when there are other English people joining that trip, my husband is from that lovely little island too :)
Have a nice evening
Galadriel
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Hello, I really enjoyed the shipspotting trip 2009, and I would like to join again. There are just three things: I need to know the date, I need someone who can give me a ride in his or her car, and I need some idea for cheap accommodation. Otherwise, I know the railways can take me to Rotterdam or to Antwerp, that is possible !! ;D
Greetings from Switzerland,
Cornelia
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Hi Cornelia, if I can make this trip, I'm going to look for hostel accommodation or a cheap bed and breakfast.
I'll also need to beg a ride in a car. ;D
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Hey all,
last time we had a special TallShipweekend price in a hotel.
If there are more people who need hotel, I can ask again for a special price.
Who want to go to the Wandelaar anchorage??
Grt Stevo
Hi Cornelia, if I can make this trip, I'm going to look for hostel accommodation or a cheap bed and breakfast.
I'll also need to beg a ride in a car. ;D
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Hi Stevo,
I,am also want to stay in a hotel in Terneuzen one day is for me a bit short for some shipspotting around the Schelde.
Off course iam interest in the Anchorage but depending witch vessels are in the Anchorage.
If we have a busy day at the Flushing Roads no need to go to the Anchorage.
Or do you mean two trips ??
Regards,
Dave
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Hi,
I remember our kind unoffical meeting in May, 2009 and I
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Hi all,
Next spottingtrip (Flushing Roads) is planned on a sunday 19/06/2011
Is this possible for you guys??
Maybe on saturday we can visit port of Rotterdam or Maasvlakte.
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Hello Stevo,
Good Timing i would think as it is before the mail holiday times. And for us in Bavaria there is an upcoming bank holiday the week after. I wrote the date down. We are looking forward...
Kind regards Galadriel
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Hey guys,
Registration is open for the next shipspotting activity on 16/06/2011
http://www.stevo.be/events/
Hope we will have a nice day.
Stevo
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Sorry i can't again :'( :'(
The same as last year vacation.
Regards,
Dave
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I would like to go on 19-06-2011.
Regards Ron
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Subscibed and payed for!
The date is fixed in my agenda!
rgds Stan
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Hey all,
Thx for the persons who already subscribed.
We are now with 11/50
I will start working on a trip in port Rotterdam on saturday.
All who is going on sunday will receive an email
Thx for the registrations.
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Dear all,
Please note that we have the full support of AirNav ShipTrax for their 'first official summit'.
Hope other members will join the group (13/50)
Next month, I will start working on a saturdaytrip in Rotterdam so we can fill the weekend with ship, sun and sailing.
Grt Stevo.
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Lovely, this sound great. Were already looking forward to the weekend....
Thanks for ,making so much effort Stevo!
Greetings from Germany
Galadriel
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Hey Galadriel,
thx for your registration.
You say 'we' but I only received 1 registration from you till sofar.
Want to know if everybody who is registration will join also the saturdaytrip
Lovely, this sound great. Were already looking forward to the weekend....
Thanks for ,making so much effort Stevo!
Greetings from Germany
Galadriel
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Hi Stevo,
Just registered my Husband as well on your site.
I payed for the both of us by transfer yesterday!
Greetings from Bavaria
Galadriel
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Hey all,
thanks for all who registered and double thanks for them who payed already.
This is giving me some extra impulses to work also on a saturday trip.
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Hey all,
Working already on a saturday trip.
I found a special one, 'The last steam operated seagoing tug in the Netherlands'.
I need 40 persons who like to join, costs 50 euro for 6 hrs sailing in Port of Rotterdam.
Grt stevo
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Hey Stevo,
Hmmmm... I am Not surre about this steam boat Trip...
We just talket about this.
Concerns are:
Especially when Winds, you Might get very Dirty.... We have a very Bad steam Train expierience, came back black like coal miners!
Not good for clothes but as well not advisable for Kamera equipment. Can imagine on the sea, with wind it will even be worth.
Plus, 50 euro per Person is a lot of money...
I think, we would prefer something else, but we are only two!
When the other ones like this trip we will think about joining,
Kind regards from Bavaria
galdriel
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You're correct, didn't think of that.
Will use the same boat as 2 years ago.
3 hrs = 36 euro
Wondering if you guys want to go into the old harbour or want to go to the Maasvlakte.
Hey Stevo,
Hmmmm... I am Not surre about this steam boat Trip...
We just talket about this.
Concerns are:
Especially when Winds, you Might get very Dirty.... We have a very Bad steam Train expierience, came back black like coal miners!
Not good for clothes but as well not advisable for Kamera equipment. Can imagine on the sea, with wind it will even be worth.
Plus, 50 euro per Person is a lot of money...
I think, we would prefer something else, but we are only two!
When the other ones like this trip we will think about joining,
Kind regards from Bavaria
galdriel
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Hey all,
We have a new sponsor for our next shipspottingtrip.
Thx to URS http://www.urs.be
As agreed with that company, one or more tugs will assist us on our trip and will show some moves.
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Hi Stevo,
Just registered my Husband as well on your site.
Dear Galadriel,
The saturdaytrip is almost ready.
I have a 3 hrs during trip in port of Rotterdam.
I just want to fill your weekend with ships, ships and ships
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18/06/2011
As we have planned a trip to Flushing Rede tomorrow and we may expect some foreign visitors, we would like to give them the opportunity of taking some pictures today. We plan a boat trip today around the Port of Rotterdam, to date the largest port in Europe.
The trip will last for 3 hours for as little as
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Good evening,
We have 10 rooms available for all those who want to join our weekend 18-19 june 2011.
Special grouptariff (use as code 'stevo events')
Single Room:
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Hi Derek,
So horrible things happen sometimes. Hope you will get better soon. Luckily its a while to go to June.I think until than you will be back on your legs. All the best for a fast recovery anyway!
We are in Melbourne until Middle of April. But like always online for any case and to get by email!
I fly next Monday, my husband is already there.
Is there anything interesting in things of shipspotting over there in Victoria, does anybody know?
We have been there last year already for some weeks but I wasn
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Hi Galdriel
While in Melbourne, take a ferry ride from Southbank to Williamstown, and back. You will pass a container ship terminal and possibly be close to arriving and departing ships, and tugs. Williamstown has an interesting history, and is not a long walk to the edge of Port Philip from where you may get other shots
Best regards
Clyde
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Hey Derek,
Sad to hear.
There are more members who like to wait till end of may before they confirm there present.
Please note that I still have 25 open spots for the Flushing Road trip so this should be no problem.
For the Rotterdam Port trip I have already 1 boat full (for Maasvlakte trip) and I just changed the way of registration. Please note that the second boat will only sail when she's full booked.
http://www.stevo.be/events/2011-rotterdam-port/2011-rp-registration/
Grt Stevo
Hi Stevo,
I would have liked to commit myself to this trip and was considering motoring from the Hook
on my motorbike, as it is not to easy to get to Terneuzen another way.
But now everything is on hold as I have broken my left ankle in an accident at work.
Now I am unsure when I will be fit enough so to its only fair to inform you i wil not be able to attend this time sorry
Derek
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Good morning,
and thanks Clyde for the hint.
I will definitaly go there and do this ferry trip.
Will report back to you what it was like!
Still so horrible cold down here and I am glad to pack my summer clothes into my suitcase today...
Greetinging to everybody!
Galadriel
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Good evening all,
Small update.
18/06 - we have one boat full and still 7 places on the second boat. If all going well we will visit Maasvlakte with 2 boats what will give us nice 'groupshots'.
19/06 - still 20 places open for this trip.
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Hi everybody,
That Sounds good Stevo, we are looking Vorwand very much for this Trip.
Last Weekend we have done the bootstrip from Melbourne south gate to williamstown.
Was a very nice trip and we came along the car carrier port and some container bridges. Made some nice pictures of vessels evenna Maersk boat.
This week we will go down to the port of Melbourne one night to see more ships.
Any other advice for e area here?
Very best regards from the other side of our planet....
Ciao Galadriel
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Good morning everybody.
Anything new on our planned trips for the 18th and 19th of June?
We finnished our planning around this trip now. We will first go over to England visiting our family and come to the meeting on our way back from England.
We look forward very much!
Greetings from Germany
Galdriel
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Good evening all,
Still working on the planning.
Hope to have info for sundaytrip tomorrow.
18/06/2011
Meeting @ Rijndwarsweg 6, 3198 LK Europoort, harbournumber 5720
Start meeting 1300 hrs
Start trip 1400 hrs
Back 1700 hrs
19/06/2011
Reverting with timings
Registration open for both trips http://www.stevo.be/events/
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Hi Steve,
The boattrip on Saturday this boat stays at the Europoort ??
There is one E class in the port and leave around 15.00
And the Maersk Edmonton arrives at 15.30
Do we see these vessels ??
Or else i will go to the Maasvlakte
Regards,
Dave
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Dave,
We will sail to Maasvlakte and stay there for 3 hrs.
We will see these vessels.
Hi Steve,
The boattrip on Saturday this boat stays at the Europoort ??
There is one E class in the port and leave around 15.00
And the Maersk Edmonton arrives at 15.30
Do we see these vessels ??
Or else i will go to the Maasvlakte
Regards,
Dave
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Dave,
If you like to join the saturday trip also, please register on the website.
Stevo
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Good evening,
Saturday trip is full 24/24
We still have some places free for sunday trip (20)
Hope to see you all next week
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Hi All,
Just a question about the Sunday Trip, as its a full day!
Whats planned about food/drinks? Do we bring our own things? Or is there catering on board? Whats about chairs, is it wise to bring folding chairs or are there seats on the boat?
We are on the way to England now and looking forward to the trips.
See you than!
Galadriel
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18/06/11: Rotterdam Ports: 1 place available
19/06/11: Flushing Roads: 25 places available
Everybody should receive the last emails today.
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18/06/11: Rotterdam Ports: 2 places available
19/06/11: Flushing Roads: 23 places available
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Do not forget to take a rain coat!
It is going to be a very rainy and windy weekend in the Netherlands............
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No Raincoat needed...both trips cancelled.... such a pitty.
But understandable.
We are since three days up here in the Europort now, since we came back from England and the weather is quite...lets say "not amusing"....
Last night we thought we fly away in our RV...today its at least dry so far...this morning it was a bit sunny with some nice clouds for photograhing but now its totally grey in grey again!
We are standing on the Maasflakte car park at present and just received Stevos phonecall. I can understand it, the forecast for the next days is terrible.
We will wait for Elly Maersk now, the schedule for her arrivale here in Rotterdam just changed to tomorrow morning 7.00 O clock and hopefully its dry enough to make some nice photos of her.
After this we will turn homewards...
Have a nice day everybody and we hope the trips will take place one other day this year!
Ciao Galadriel
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Ron, I dont think its a possible cancellation.
Its definately cancelled for both days!
Stevo called us and we got an email in the meantime as well.
Its now raining again up here...and just gray and horrible...would not nice to be on a boat in this weather..
Nevertheless, its a pity, we looked forward very much to this trips...very sad.
But we cant make our own weather yet, can we?
Cio Galadriel
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just a short update....
As the weather became absolutely horrible up at the Maasflakte in the afternoon we decided to pack up and go home.
Well see an E class Ship another time again... its not worth waiting another night and when youre maybe unlucky and the weather is so bad when the ship arrives, that you cant even get out of the car with your cameras to make some nice shots...
A pity this trip, we had such a good weather in Bavaria this spring...but the waether we had the last ten days in England and now in the Netherlands was absolutely crap!!!!
See you soon!
Galadriel
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I was also there in maasflakte. The weather got a 4 pm a little bit rainy, but only small problems to make fotos now I'm in the Delta Hotel.
Are someweher other spotters in Rotterdam?
When will the Maersks come tomorrow? what will be the best places where are the other spotters?
It would be nice to get some feedback
Peter Xylad
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Hi Peter,
I think you have got a Navi, dont you?
Give in Rotterdam Markweg, go there to the end at the roundabout, there is a radar station where you can park and thats exactly opposite of the Maersk terminal at the Beercanal. I got this tip from Fred or Dave and I have been there last year waiting for Emma. You can walk up the side of the canal and make fantastic shots when the big boat is turning into the harbour.
Best place I find for photographing. At the Maasflakte it is a bit boring for photos as the ships are only to get from the side!
Elly should arrive at about 7 in the morning. Go to the Maersk Website. Under schedule / vessels you find an update every six hours.
We are nearly in K
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Hi all,
For Rotterdam
The weatherforecast tomorrow,sometimes rain and sometimes sun and windforce 8
Iam giong tomorrow to the Maasvlakte,try to make some stormpics,
And maybe i will go for the Elly Maersk.
Tomorrow,
Elly Maersk 07.30 arrive
Skagen Maersk 08.00 departure
APL New Jersey 07.30 arrive
MSC Krittika 13.15 arrive
OOCL Southampton 15.00 arrive
CSCL Le Havre 15.20 arrive
Harbour Bridge 15.00 arrive
But there are different place to spot Maasvlakte,Rozenburg,Beerkanaal and Europoort
Regards,
Dave
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Dear Dave,
sorry you got somethinh wrong
Elly Maersk 07.30 arrive
Skagen Maersk 08.00 departure
APL New Jersey 07.30 arrive
MSC Krittika 13.15 arrive was one day earlier passed MV. at 11:28
OOCL Southampton 15.00 arrive was one day earlier passed MV. at 12:11
CSCL Le Havre 15.20 arrive was one day earlier passed MV. at 12:51
Harbour Bridge 15.00 arrive was one day earlier passed MV. at 12:42
very hard work between 11 and 13 o'clock and worth to come back to Rotterdam
greetings
Peter
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Hi Peter
Your wright i had check the wrong date,
Tomorrow it will not very busy.
The YM Uniform will come
The Elly Maersk still the same time,but the the Skagen Maersk leave at 6.00.
Maersk Nairobi at 17.00 arive
Regards,
Dave
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Hi Stevo,
Is it possible to get as soon as possible a new date for the meeting ??
Regards,
Dave
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Hi Stevo,
Is it possible to get as soon as possible a new date for the meeting ??
Regards,
Dave
Dave and all,
I'm very sorry but I wouldn't take the risk with this weather.
For the Rotterdamtrip we can choose any weekend but I'm waiting for a new date for the Flushingtrip (Owner is now on holiday, he's just married)
I want to book both trips in 1 weekend because we have visitors from Germany and England.
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Flushing trip will be cancelled till next year.
Only Rotterdam Ports will take place in august/september
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If all going well, we can do Rotterdam Port visit on sunday 11/09 (still waiting for final confirmation)
There is a group of UK spotters who visit Terneuzen/Antwerp/Rotterdam that weekend and they have a boattrip on saturday in Antwerp. Maybe we are allowed to join and so have a weekend with lots of ships.
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Dear all,
If all going well, we will have the Rotterdam Trip on 11/09/11
On saturday (10/09) a group of Southampton spotters will visit Antwerp and maybe we can sail with them to have a nice shipspottingweekend
Stevo
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Dear all,
You're welcome to join us on a new sailingtrip.
We're planning a Rotterdam Port trip on sunday 11/09/11.
http://www.stevo.be/events/2011-rotterdam-port/2011-rp-registration/
Grt Stevo
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Dear all,
You're welcome to join us on a new sailingtrip.
We're planning a Rotterdam Port trip on sunday 11/09/11.
http://www.stevo.be/events/2011-rotterdam-port/2011-rp-registration/
Grt Stevo
Still have 2 spots open.
We sail with 1 boat and leave at 14 hrs, back in Rotterdam Europoort at 17 hrs
Regards,
Stevo
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Today, the Southampton shipspotters visit port of Antwerp.
Tomorrow we have our shipspotting event in Rotterdam
http://www.stevo.be/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=10%2F09%2F2011
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Today we had our shipspotting event on Maasvlakte.
It was nice and we will do it again next year.
http://www.stevo.be/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=search&cat=0&page=1
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And we already received the first images and movies from our participants
http://www.stevo.be/events/2011-rotterdam-port/2011-rp_potd/
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Steve,
The boat trip looked good and the video from Fred is great! hope to be on the next one.
rgds
Andrew
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I had a spotting trip with a difference yesterday. As part of my job, I had to visit the Red Sea port of Jizan.
Unfortunately photographs are not allowed but from where I was working, at a fort high above the town, I was able to see the bulker St. Mark IMO 8202733 and the general cargo vessel Lion IMO 8872801.
What a bulker would be loading at Jizan is anybody's guess!
Kelvin