2008 12 27 WALTER HAMMANN (DEU) 1156gt/ 88, has discharged her cargo of sugar beet pulp pellets from Ipswich and has spent Christmas in the Port. Photo John Evans.

2008 12 22 BALTIYSKIY-102 (RUS) 1926gt/ 78 loads clay for Vyborg via Le Treport. The North-Western Shipping Co. vessel had ballasted round from Belfast arriving on the pm tide of the 19th December.

2008 12 14 MANA (ATG) 1584gt/ 86 arrived also under her new name from Rouen. (Ex Scot Trader, 08, Wotan, 93, Scot Trader, 91, Wotan, 86). New owners H. Funck, Wischhafen.

2008 12 14 CELTIC NAVIGATOR (GBI) 2606gt/ 90 (Ex Atlantic Sea 08) arrived from Foynes under her new name to load clay. Managers Charles M. Willie & Co. (Shipping) Ltd.Cardiff.

2008 12 13 NATHALIE (ATG) 1297gt/ 85 arrived from Delfzijl. The vessel was the former Werder Bremen, named after the football team! Photo John Eaton.

2008 12 12 ARTICA HAV (BHS) ) 1522gt/ 84, a view of the Hugo Peters, Wewelsfleth, built vessel from the Point car park. Photo John Evans.

2008 12 12 ARCTICA HAV (BHS) 1522gt/ 84 arrived from Montoir in ballast to load clay for Landskrona. (Ex Union Venus, 04, Pinguin, 95, Hansa, 89) Managers Hav Ship Management AS, Bergen.

2008 12 10 CFL RACER (ATG) 1599gt/ 05 (ex Grace, 08) loads clay for Casablanca.

2008 12 04 DIAMONDE (SVC) 1487gt/ 85 discharges animal feed from Ghent.

2008 12 04 DIAMONDE (SVC) 1487gt/ 85 arrives from Ghent on her first visit to the port. Her managers are Balnautic Shipping in Klaipeda. Photo John Evans.

2008 12 04 BALLYHEALY (PAN) 1949gt/ 81 (Ex Hunter, 07, Deike, 98) discharges animal feed from Hamburg. It is nice to see a revival of the

2008 12 02 RMS LAAR (ATG) 1567gt/ 85 ex Georg Luhrs, 03, lies on the Western Quay waiting to load clay. The view is from the Shaldon side of the river.