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Shipping News and information / pirate chase

« on: January 14, 2011, 06:18:12 PM »

Saga cruise ship: Roast beef and a pirate chaser
Somali pirates picked the wrong victims when they chased a Saga cruise ship, says Emma Soames.

Smooth sailing: The Spirit of Adventure cruise ship, which escaped from Somali pirates.
By Emma Soames 12:01AM GMT 14 Jan 2011
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The bulldog spirit that built an empire is alive and at sea. This week, the aptly named cruise ship, the Spirit of Adventure, owned by a Saga sister company and with 350 elderly cruisers aboard, was steaming across the Indian Ocean when it was approached by pirates. The passengers

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Shipping News and information / Info on new ferries for the Rosyth to Zeebrugge route Scotland to Belgium

« on: December 30, 2010, 07:50:16 PM »

 


New Freight Service Set To Sail On Scotland-Belgium Route
 
 
 
DFDS Seaways has outlined details of its new, enhanced freight service on the Rosyth-Zeebrugge ferry route.
 
The new schedule, which takes effect from January 5, will see two ships operate on the route providing four departures a week from each port, allowing freight capacity on the service to be significantly improved.
 
Sailing  schedules- have also been reconfigured to accommodate the delivery  demands of key operators, specifically early Monday morning arrivals in both Rosyth and Zeebrugge.
 
The new freight service has been introduced after it was announced in August that the Rosyth-Zeebrugge combined freight-passenger route - operated by the Scottish Viking vessel - was to end in mid December.
 
The Scottish Viking is to operate as a freight only service until December 24 to allow DFDS Seaways to continue to provide freight services on the route on an interim basis.
 
Allan Hull, Route Director, said: “The freight service between Rosyth and Zeebrugge has been very popular with the haulage industry, which has recognised the benefits of the route providing the only direct Ro-Ro link between Scotland and the continent.
 
“While it was a matter of deep regret that the passenger service had to be withdrawn, we saw potential in enhancing the freight service to meet increased demand from the sector.
 
“Our new schedule will see two Ro-Ro ships operate on the route with the number of sailings increasing from three to four departures a week. This will increase overall weekly capacity by 25%.
 
“In addition, we were anxious to seek the views of the sector on how the new schedule should operate. The result is that we have geared timings to meet the specific delivery schedules of the unaccompanied trailer and container operators who will be key to the success of the route. 
 
"We have sought to not just to expand but to improve the service to meet the demands of the freight trade, not least  with the early arrivals and later departures.
 
“The new schedule offers great potential to the freight industry to expand their use of the route, which can only serve to underline the importance of the Rosyth-Zeebrugge link to Scotland .

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Shipping News and information / small trawler

« on: August 07, 2010, 08:54:29 PM »

by Edinburghs Evning news
A TRAWLER built more than 60 years ago was today set to become the first vessel repaired in over two years at the Cockenzie Boatyard.
The 58-foot Danish-built vessel, Amazing Grace, was due to sail into the harbour on the high tide.

Today was the fourth time the boat had been scheduled to arrive from its berth at Granton Harbour, after previous attempts had been scuppered by bad weather.

The trawler, built in the 1940s, was to have its engine repaired and renovation work to its hull.

Cockenzie Boatyard was saved from being used for housing development when it was bought by Edinburgh businessman David Mackman last year.

The boatyard was a large supplier of boats in the Second World War.
iv'e seen the boat today and it dose and i mean dose not look sea worthy but hopfully it is and it is a nice shape vessel

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Shipping News and information / Re: Scottish Viking

« on: August 05, 2010, 09:34:19 PM »

hopefully they will find the missing man :-(

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Shipping News and information / Re: Scottish Viking

« on: August 05, 2010, 09:05:59 PM »

ye it looked very strange i think a man must have gone over board or she was helping a smaller boat  8-)