Felixstowe/Harwich jottings

[LONG_KEELER]

Just a few bits that I have picked up recently from local rags .

If sailing that way, may be of interest.

The carrier Zhen Hua 25 has been steaming for 8 week's from Shanghai with cranes for Felixstowe welded to it's deck. One for the for the southern rail terminal then three for the new quay. It will be delivering a crane to Thamesport first.

Stena Line will soon welcome the two largest Superferries in the world to the Harwich – Hook of Holland route.

Parkstone has been upgraded and they should be coming on stream in May and October of this year. They are part of a £375 million investment.

 

[Cantata]

......The carrier Zhen Hua 25 has been steaming for 8 week's from Shanghai with cranes for Felixstowe welded to it's deck. One for the for the southern rail terminal then three for the new quay. It will be delivering a crane to Thamesport first......

Aha - I saw that from home on the horizon, heading towards Thamesport, out in the Princes Channel last Weds - amazing sight, absolute monster.

 

[sailorman]

Just a few bits that I have picked up recently from local rags .

If sailing that way, may be of interest.

The carrier Zhen Hua 25 has been steaming for 8 week's from Shanghai with cranes for Felixstowe welded to it's deck. One for the for the southern rail terminal then three for the new quay. It will be delivering a crane to Thamesport first.

Stena Line will soon welcome the two largest Superferries in the world to the Harwich – Hook of Holland route.

Parkstone has been upgraded and they should be coming on stream in May and October of this year. They are part of a £375 million investment.

Update regarding your Harwich jottings:

* the crane ship is now berthed in Port of Felixstowe but cranes not yet transferred ashore (strong winds?)
* the first new ferry will arrive around 03.00 hours tomorrow morning and start docking trials
* this new ferry then will head over to Hook of Holland to undertake docking trials there
* once all ok it will start service - projected for this Friday

Lots of excitement according to (my Harwich contact)

 

[PaulGooch]

We'll be at Shotley Friday afternoon, will take some pics and post up.

 

[sailorman]

We'll be at Shotley Friday afternoon, will take some pics and post up.

Last time

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[PaulGooch]

Doesn't exactly look stable, does it. No doubt it's more stable than it looks, or it wouldn't have got here

 

[nigelm]

as it wasnt made in germany it will perfectly fine

wouldnt do to have bits fall off and clog up harwich haven

 

[sailorman]

as it wasnt made in germany it will perfectly fine

wouldnt do to have bits fall off and clog up harwich haven

The New Stena Ferry

 

[nigelm]

ooo thats a big one

have to stay out of his way

 

[Leighb]

ooo thats a big one

have to stay out of his way

240 metres in length apparently, interesting to see it turning round off Parkstone!

 

[PaulGooch]

240 metres in length apparently, interesting to see it turning round off Parkstone!

According to my AIS, some of the container ships in Felixstowe are 100ft plus. No matter how close you get, it's hard to grasp the scale of them. Every one of the containers is a lorry down the A14.

 

[sailorman]

According to my AIS, some of the container ships in Felixstowe are 100ft plus. No matter how close you get, it's hard to grasp the scale of them. Every one of the containers is a lorry down the A14.

100 ft thats 2 1/2 boxes long

 

[PaulGooch]

100 ft thats 2 1/2 boxes long

There are also some longer ones that show up on my AIS as being 1000ft

 

[Mandarin331]

Every one of the containers is a lorry down the A14.

Actually about 30-40% of all the containers move via rail. Hard to beleive I know, when your stuck behind an endless stream of containers on the A14

 

[Fr J Hackett]

Or three average sailing boats, wouldn't fancy one of them containers on my foredeck.