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Title: Union Pluto back in Service !
Post by: tim farrow on June 14, 2013, 07:21:54 PM

Just noticed my old faithful ' Union Pluto ' (MJAB) is back in Whitstable. Owners Union Transport went into administration in April and she went to Dordrecht in Holland for lay-up.
Does anyone know the latest position regarding UT, or if indeed Union Pluto still belongs to them ?

Title: Re: Union Pluto back in Service !
Post by: davidships on June 16, 2013, 09:05:57 AM

Don't know about the company itself or whether the owned vessels have been sold - or the receiver is trading some of them.  Positions seem to be:

• all four owned vessels laid up at 's-Gravendeel 27/4 arrived Boston 26/5.  Of these:     
  
  • UNION PLUTO returned to service 11/6
  • UNION GOLD, UNION SILVER arrived Nieuwendam, Amsterdam 15/6
  • UNION EMERALD still at Boston
• UNION DIAMOND remains laid up at Liverpool
• UNION GEM, UNION SATURN, bareboated from Favorite Shipping A/S remain laid up at Leith and Gdynia respectively
• UNION TOPAZ, operated for Ersco/Norswede now operated by Peak Shipping A/S as PEAK SAUDA
• FALCON, MARTIN, SWIFT managed for Octopus/Bracken back in service, presumably with new manager

Title: Re: Union Pluto back in Service !
Post by: Henry23 on June 28, 2013, 09:33:43 AM

Understand Union Pluto sold to Angel Shipping, trading under previous UT cargos/coa's?

Union Gold and Silver possibly sold back to Damen ship yard? Laid up Amsterdam currently?

Union Emerald (any news)?

Title: Re: Union Pluto back in Service !
Post by: davidships on June 28, 2013, 11:23:05 AM

UNION EMERALD arrived Cattedown Wharf, Plymouth 25/6 from Boston, so may now be trading.

Sister UNION DIAMOND still at Liverpool.

Which Angel Shipping?

Title: Re: Union Pluto back in Service !
Post by: Henry23 on July 30, 2013, 08:43:29 AM

Union Emerald now Fluvius Tamar (Amasus pool)?

Union Diamond now Favorite Diamond (Owning comp TBC)?

Understand Union Pluto now run by Angel Shipping is a single ship owning company and run by old MD of Union Transport having bought vsl / taken under managment.

Any news on Union Gold and Silver? Damen yard buying back?

Title: Re: Union Pluto back in Service !
Post by: davidships on July 30, 2013, 10:45:43 AM

UNION PLUTO now renamed PLUTO. 

Absolute Shipping Ltd of Maidstone seem to have gathered together through owning subsidiary Angel Shipping Ltd: PLUTO, FALCON, MARTIN and SWIFT.
Absolute also have taken over management of FAVORITE DIAMOND and FAVORITE SATURN for Favorite Shipping A/S.

Yes, Absolute/Angel run by ex-UT Eion Lyons and Paul Watkins

Title: Re: Union Pluto back in Service !
Post by: Darren on July 30, 2013, 10:18:29 PM

Union Gold now showing as "Gold" on ais with Gerdes Bereederungs as Technical Manager and  Commercial Operator listed as Looden Hel BV, She has moved away from her sistership and is possiby in D/D ??

Union Silver still showing no change
Union Bronze - Not showing on AIS

Union Gem now showing as Neptune and Vestra Ltd-Kherson as com mgrs.
Union Saturn now showing as Saturn
Both vessels currently at Gdynia

Union Emerald now Fluvius Tamar and alongside at Ghent at the Arcelor mittal berth, looks to be under Amasus now.

Regards

Darren