2020 Shipping Movements
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RCC AMSTERDAM continues to close on Zeebrugge at 17kts.
She had a bit of a rough night with gale force winds last night which slowed her down a bit.
She is now visible on land-based AIS receivers about 30nm SW of the Scilly Isles
My concern about the scheduled closure of the P Vandamme lock in Zeebrugge harbour will remain until I see her entering the harbour.
She is due to arrive in Southampton on Friday morning at 1130
GLOVIS CRYSTAL was also affected by the gale force winds and at times her speed was down to 10kts this morning.
My concern about the scheduled work on the locks applies to this ship too.
She is due to arrive into Southampton on Thursday at 1500.
GLOVIS SUN is making steady progress at around 18kts although as can be seen from the chart she is not on track.
We’ll see what happens to her course over the next 24 hours
Her estimate for Zeebrugge is 15 Dec
LYDDEN has moved into calmer seas and has started to put her foot down with a latest speed of 19.9kts
Her AIS is showing that she will arrive in Zeebrugge at midnight on 14 Dec
She had a bit of a rough night with gale force winds last night which slowed her down a bit.
She is now visible on land-based AIS receivers about 30nm SW of the Scilly Isles
My concern about the scheduled closure of the P Vandamme lock in Zeebrugge harbour will remain until I see her entering the harbour.
She is due to arrive in Southampton on Friday morning at 1130
GLOVIS CRYSTAL was also affected by the gale force winds and at times her speed was down to 10kts this morning.
My concern about the scheduled work on the locks applies to this ship too.
She is due to arrive into Southampton on Thursday at 1500.
GLOVIS SUN is making steady progress at around 18kts although as can be seen from the chart she is not on track.
We’ll see what happens to her course over the next 24 hours
Her estimate for Zeebrugge is 15 Dec
LYDDEN has moved into calmer seas and has started to put her foot down with a latest speed of 19.9kts
Her AIS is showing that she will arrive in Zeebrugge at midnight on 14 Dec
That's actually a good question since the Zeebrugge port schedule now has her arrriving at 2200 on 9 Dec.
So despite racing across the Atlantic and overtaking GLOVIS CRYSTAL she may end up waiting in the anchorage.
You couldn't write this stuff - people wouldn't believe you.
She is still maintaining 17kts which means she either hasn't been told to expect a delay or, more likely, she has an appointment to pick up a Brixham pilot that she needs to be on time for.
Deep joy. Looks like the 15th dates should be easily do-able.
Thanks again for your updates Mr M. Very much appreciated.
Depends where you start the line. She wasn't on a rhumb line when she exited Mona like GLOVIS CRYSTAL was.
That is confirmed. The ship's AIS is saying ETA 0900 14 Dec.
Great spot!
She will have to go flat out to make that! She's doing 19.1kts at the moment - not enough.
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GLOVIS CRYSTAL is about 130nm SW of the Scilly Isles at present and is still on time to arrive in Zeebrugge at midnight on Tuesday. Her Zeebrugge timings have not changed.
Now she is clear of the weather she has increased her speed to 16kts to maintain the schedule.
Now she is clear of the weather she has increased her speed to 16kts to maintain the schedule.
It depends on how many cars are to be unloaded in Zeebrugge and how many stevedore gangs are thrown at the problem.
In order to get to Southampton for 1130am I would expect she will have to leave by midnight on Thursday, so she'll have about 24hrs in Zeebrugge. Should be achievable - Zeebrugge are pretty slick.
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Probably a bit off topic, but I was just wondering how many years it will be before the cars have FSD capability sufficient to unload themselves and trundle off to their new owners?
I think I need to get out more...
I think I need to get out more...
She is just sitting there ala GLOVIS CRYSTAL.maybe she is going back to give the Glovis Crystal a push
I reckon GLOVIS CRYSTAL will go racing by her in about 6 hrs time.
LYDDEN is now up to 21.6kts!
Now that is ludicrous mode. She will arrive in Amsterdam on 13th Dec at that rate.
Looking at the weather I can see why LYDDEN would want to get as far east as quickly as possible - there is a storm brewing that's heading north. She may just catch some of it tomorrow but Wednesday is not looking good at all. 10m high waves and winds of over 60kts possible - a violent storm. That is worth getting out of the way of.
Now that is ludicrous mode. She will arrive in Amsterdam on 13th Dec at that rate.
Looking at the weather I can see why LYDDEN would want to get as far east as quickly as possible - there is a storm brewing that's heading north. She may just catch some of it tomorrow but Wednesday is not looking good at all. 10m high waves and winds of over 60kts possible - a violent storm. That is worth getting out of the way of.
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