ALEKSANDR SUVOROV [IMO 7721237]

Bulk Carrier, MurmanskShippping Company, 16,257 gt, 23,169 dwt, built 1979  Leith August 2009.   see also 'TUGS AT WORK'

ANDERMATT [IMO 9244075]

Bulk Carrier, Massoel Meridian (Geneva), 12,578 gt, 20,001 dwt, built 2002. 

Ex Clipper Ranger (2007).   Loading Leith 18th Feb 2009.

One  of the small but increasing ships under Swiss Registry.

AS ASTURIA [IMO 9178290]

Containership. Ahrenkeil Management, 26,047gt, 30,703dwt, built 2000.  Renamed 11^th May 2009 ex CSAV Rio Rapel (2004); Asturia (2003); Comanche (2002); Ocelot Max when built.Laid up, start of repaint,  Leith 30^th May 2009

AS SCOTIA [IMO 9208356]

Containership, 19,131 gt, 25,414cwt, Ahrenkiel Shipmanagement, 2000.  Renamed two days before this photograph at end of charter to Hapag-Lloyd, as Turin Express (Feb 2006). Ex Scotia (2002), P&O Nedloydd Scotia (2001) ex Scotia          Leith 23rd April 2009 

AS SCOTIA [IMO 9208356]

Containership, 19,131 gt, 25,414cwt, Ahrenkiel Shipmanagement, 2000.  Ex- Turin Express (Feb 2006). Ex Scotia (2002), P&O Nedloydd Scotia (2001) ex Scotia.  The tug is Cramond (see Tugs)

Departing Leith,  30th May 2009

BBC ALASKA [IMO9433262]

General Cargo Ship, 9,627 gt, 12,840 dwt, PACIFIC FAVOUR / W BOCKSTIEGEL REEDEREI GMBH & CO, built 2008. 

Leith 26^th May 2010, from Montreal, 17^th May 2010. Sailed  3rd June for Bremen

BBC Montana [IMO 9433274]

General Cargo vessel, 9,611 gt, 12,776 dwt, Wilson Shipmanagement, built 2009

Forth Rail Bridge 20th October 2009

BBC Ohio [IMO 9435129]

 Cargo vessel, 9,618 gt, 12,708 dwt, Bockstiegel Reederie, built 2009

Leith 16th April 2010

BBC THAMES [IMO 9368340]

Cargo vessel, Elbe Shipping Reederei, 11,894 gt, 17,110 dwt, built 2008 as Beluga Graduation, renamed March 2009.

Loading Pipes for Subsea at Leith 10^th September 2009

BELLATRIX ID [IMO 8907577]

Bulk Carrier, 13,695 gt, 22,273 dwt, ID Holding./ First Steamship Co.built 1990. IJmuiden, Holland. 10th July 2009

BELUGA INTONATION [IMO 9214551] (A) 

General Cargo Ship, Beluga Shipping, 8,861gt, 11,900dwt, built 2000.

Renamed 2004 ex- Nirint Atlas(2003), TMC Atlas (2002), Atlas / Industrial Atlas (2001), CEC Atlas.  Firth of Forth 10^th May 2009

BELUGA INTONATION [IMO 9214551] (B)

CLIPPER [IMO 9354674] (A) 

Containership, 18,199 gt, 23,888 dwt, Clipper Blue Shipping, Manager Walther Moller & Co.   Built 2008.  

Firth of Forth 10th April 2009 while on a Grangemouth -  Antwerp - Tilbury run.

CLIPPER [IMO 9354674] (B)

Containership, 18,199gt, 23,888dwt, Clipper Blue Shipping, Manager WALTHER MÖLLER & CO.  built 2008.                          1st May 2009  

DAPHNE [IMO 9182710]

Bulk Carrier, 86,192 gt, 169,159 dwt, NEDA MARITIME, Greece, built 1999.  Renamed 2007, ex - YUE SHAN.  Departing Corus Steel Work, IJmuiden, Holland, 10th Jauly 2009.

Good Providence [IMO 9323637]

Bulk Carrier, 19,891 gt, 30,193 dwt, GOOD NAVIGATION PVT LTD, Built 2006. Arriving Leith 20^th  Oct 2010 

HARMONY [IMO 9060273]

Containership, Projex-Schiffaharts GMBH & Co, 16,927 gt, 21,480 dwt, built 1994. Ex MSC Fado 2003,  Firth of Forth 29^th April 2010

K&A SE  {IMO 9385063}

 Bulk Carrier, 20,236 gt, 32,295 dwt, Orient Marine, Tokyo, built 2008

19th October 2008.

KAPITAN GEORGI GEORGIEV [IMO 7919834]  

Bulk Carrier, 16,188 gt, 25,573 dwt, NAVIBULGAR, Bulgaria, built 1980.   Tugs - Ocxar, Bow; Fidra, stern.

Leith, 5^th July 2009

KAPITAN NAZAREV [IMO 8416542] 

Bulk Carrier, NB Maritime Management, Cyprus, 13,141gt, 19,252 dwt, built 1984,  departing Leith for Kandalaksha.       27^th March 2009

KAPITAN VAKULA [IMO 8326321]

Bulk Carrier, NB Management - Cyprus, 14,141 gt, 19,240 dwt.  Built 1983. Leith 14th May 2009.

Karvuna [IMO 9468619]  

Bulk  Carrier, 13,965 gt, 21,200 dwt, IHB Shipping (Bulgaria),  built 2009 as Bulyard 458 rename on completion May 2010.  See 'Tugs at Work' for series of photographs

Leith 21st August 2010 

KASHI ARROW [IMO 9385491]

Bulk Carrier, Gearbulk, 31,600 gt, 55,500 dwt, Built 2009. IJmuiden, Holland. 10th July 2009

Ken Ann Maru [IMO 9138903]

Bulk Carrier, INUI STEAMSHIP CO LTD,  19,495 gt, 32,115 dwt. Built 1997

Leith 15 August 2010 

KUZMA MINIM (Minin)

Bulk Carrier, 14,141,gt, 23,169 dwt, Murmansk Shipping Company. Built 1980

15th November 2009

MAERSK BEAUMONT [IMO9313967] (Starboard)

Containership, 48,853 gt, 53,890 Moller-Maersk A/S,   Nordea Finans Sverige AB, Built 2007

Firth of Clyde, after thirteen month lay up in Loch Striven, 18^th June 2010

Maersk Maine [IMO 9007829] and Maersk Maryland [IMO 9007831]

Container Ship, 23,953 gt, 31,829 dt, Maersk Co Ltd,  Built: 1992. 

Laid up Greenock 30th June 2010 

MSC EQUATOR [IMO 9004243]

Container ship, BRISE BEREEDERUNG,14,685gt, 20,147dwt, built 1993. Renamed  April '08 – ex Dalmas Seychelles 2007, ex-Rikenis 2004, ex-Nordwelle, 2003, ex P&O Nedlloyd Borges, 2002, ex Nordwelle, 2001, ex- City of Stuttgart 2001, ex DSAV Charlseton 2000, ex Nordwelle.

Off Fife Coast on Grangemouth – Antwerp – Tyne circuit.

1st March 2010

MSC FADO [IMO 7705398]

Container Ship  CIEL SHIPMANAGEMENT 16,471gt  19,621dwt built 1978.  Ex – TFL Independence (1986)   Off Rosyth, 21st September 2009

New Everest [IMO 9472696 ]

NYK THEMIS [IMO 9356696]

Container ship, 76,928 gt, 80,227 dwt, NYK Lines, built 2008. IJmuiden, Holland. 10th July 2009

ORIENT SAORI [IMO 9152246]

Cargo, P&F MARINE CO LTD, / OCEAN COIN 18,866 gt 30,635 dwt, built 1997. as OCEAN SAORI, Sea Navigator 2003, current name since 2006. 

Current name since 2003 ex Sea Navigator   ex Orient Saori -06, ex Sea Navigator -03  built as OCEAN SAORI. 

Leith 3^rd June 2010 from VLISSINGEN

POMORYE [IMO 9428499]

Bulk Carrier, Murmansk Shippping Company, 15,868 gt, 23,645 dwt, built 2007 as Goodwill, renamed August 2007.

Deaprting Leith 11th August 2009.   see also 'TUGS AT WORK'

Pomorze Zachodnie  [IMO 8207783]

Bulk Carrier, Polish Steamship Company, 16,697 gt, 26,696 dwt. Built 1985

Leith 5^th July 2010

REBECCA [IMO 9239288] (A)

Cargo Vessel, Intersee Schiffahrt, 7,406 gt 10,500 dwt Built 2002

Leith 16^th November 2009.

Photograph (B) is Rebecca entering Western Basin

RODLO [IMO 8219334]

Bulk carrier, Polstream, 21,531 gt, 33,742 dwt, built 1985.

Leith 8^th May 2009

SAKAR [IMO 9104811]

Bulk Carrier, 13,957gt, 21,591 dwt, BULGARE NAVIGATION,  built 1995.

Leith 10^th Jan 2010

Severnaya Zemlya [IMO 9551923]

Bulk carrier, MURMANSK SHIPPING CO, 15,868 gt, 23,645dwt, built: 2009 as Victory.

Leith 17th August 2010

TULOMA [IMO 8123731]

Bulk Carrier, Koma Shipping Services, 18,259gt, 29,785dwt, built 1984

Ex Solta (2002) 

Leith 12 Feb 2010

UBC BATON ROUGE [IMO 9177973]

Bulk Carrier, ATHENA MARINE, 14,706gt, 24,034dwt, built 1998, ex-Baynes (2001).  Leith 22nd March 2009.  

UBC BATON ROUGE [IMO 9177973] (B)

UBC BATON ROUGE [IMO 9177973] (C)

VORUTA [IMO 9145645]

General Cargo Ship, Lithuanian Shipping Co, 12,192 gt, 17,789 dwt, built 1998 ex- THEODOR OLDENDORFF (2006)

Leith 20^th March 2010

VORUTA [IMO 9145645]

General Cargo Ship, Lithuanian Shipping Co, 12,192 gt, 17,789 dwt, built 1998 ex- THEODOR OLDENDORFF (2006).  Loading coted pipes from Subsea 7's spool base, Leith 23rd  March 2010