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Ships on the Mersey and high and low tides on Saturday, February 24
Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Bitten Theresa, a chemical tanker carrying sunflower oil from France. Agent is Clarkson Port Services. Charlotte Borchard, a container vessel coming from and returning to Portugal.…
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Ships on the Mersey and high and low tides on Friday, February 23
Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: MTS Vigilant, a tug. Agent is Carmet Tug Co. Urania, a bulk carrier carrying scrap metal to Italy. Agent is Normac Shipping. CW-6, a dumb barge coming from Belgium and sailing on to…
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Cammell Laird unveils ambitious bid to sell warships to the world at £250m each
Birkenhead shipyard is bidding for the Royal Navy’s £1.25bn frigate-building project and says if it is successful it will offer a springboard for a huge global expansion drive. Tony McDonough reports Cammell Laird is looking to set…
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Ships on the Mersey and high and low tides on Thursday, February 22
Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Vos Pathfinder, a supply/support vessel in for a crew change. Agent is Denholm Wilhelmsen. Stolt Jaeger, a chemical tanker carrying caustic potash liquor from Belgium. Agent is Cory…
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Ships on the Mersey and high and low tides on Wednesday, February 21
Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Maria, a bulk carrier carrying scrap metal to Turkey. Agent is EMR Shipping. Lincoln, a chemical tanker carrying palm fatty acid distillate from the Netherlands. Agent is Vertom…
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Ships on the Mersey and high and low tides on Tuesday, February 20
Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Vos Inspirer, a supply/support vessel in for a crew change. Agent is Denholm Wilhelmsen. Ottawa Express, a container vessel coming from France and sailing on to Canada. Agent is…
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Cammell Laird agrees deal with unions in dispute over pay and conditions
Around 500 workers out of a total workforce of 1,200 at the Birkenhead shipyard and engineering firm staged two 24-hour workouts in late January in the dispute which had dragged on for months. Tony McDonough reports Cammell Laird has…
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Ships on the Mersey and high and low tides on Monday, February 19
Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Norbay, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning to Dublin operated by P&O European Ferries (Irish Sea). Norbank, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning…
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Ships on the Mersey and high and low tides on Sunday, February 18
Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Itea, a container vessel coming from the US and sailing on to Belgium. Agent is Atlantic Container Line AB. Arklow Venture, a cargo vessel carrying scrap metal from Ireland. Agent is…
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Ships on the Mersey and high and low tides on Saturday, February 17
Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Atlantic Sail, a container vessel coming from Belgium and sailing on to Canada. Agent is Atlantic Container Line AB. Paulin-B, a cargo vessel carrying steel from Lithuania. Agent is…
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