Nigel Thornton
MV Almar – Past and Present
Bulker
22nd September 2021
MV Almar – Past and Present
MV Almar Ex Veronique D Veronique D – © Dover Strait Shipping (Dover, 22/09/2021) Steel single screw “ KHI Supramax” motor vessel built in 2012 by Nantong Cosco Khi (Kawasaki…
MV Bonay – Past and Present
Cargo Vessels
19th September 2021
MV Bonay – Past and Present
MV Bonay Ex Nord, Nordfjord, Willy II, Willy Bonay – © Simonwp (New Waterway, 14/05/2012) Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1991 by N.V. Scheepswerf- en Reparatiebedrijf “Harlingen”, Harlingen…
MV Maud – Past and Present
Cruise Ships
14th September 2021
MV Maud – Past and Present
MV Maud Ex Midnatsol Midnatsol – © Gerolf Drebes (Leaving Berlevag, Norway 30/07/2016) Steel twin azimuth pods motor vessel built in 2003 by Bruces Verkstad A/B, Landskrona. Sweden (Hull) Fosen…
MV Firdevs – Past and Present
Cargo Vessels
19th September 2021
MV Firdevs – Past and Present
MV Firdevs Ex Susanne, Guelborg Firdevs – © Aleksi Lindström (Kiel Canal, 31/05/2017) Steel single screw “Combi Trader” motor vessel built in 1994 by De Hoop Foxhol ( Volharding Shipyard…
MV Meri – Past and Present
Cargo Vessels
10th September 2021
MV Meri – Past and Present
MV Meri Ex Aura II Meri – © Erwin Willemse (Ijmuiden 06/04/2020) Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 2012 by STX Finland OY.Turku. Finland (Yard No L1379) as…
MV Wilson Limerick – Past and Present
Cargo Vessels
13th September 2021
MV Wilson Limerick – Past and Present
MV Wilson Limerick Ex RMS Bremen Wilson Limerick – © Erwin Willemse (Ijmuiden 26/07/2020) Steel single screw “Amisia design 92-063 type Ruhrtal/Rhine” motor vessel built in 2012 by Slovenske Lodenice…
MV Nina I – Past and Preasent
Cargo Vessels
13th September 2021
MV Nina I – Past and Preasent
MV Nina I Ex Nina, Vahalis, Vios Nina I – © Wil Weijsters (New Waterway, 07/05/2015) Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1984 by Ferus Smit Scheepswerf B.V. Westerbroek. The…
MV Amadeus – Past and Present
Cargo Vessels
5th September 2021
MV Amadeus – Past and Present
MV Amadeus Ex Zeeland, Hansa Lyon Amadeus © Erwin Willemse (Velsen-Zuid 07/04/2016) Steel single screw motor “ Limbo Combi Porter 90” vessel built in 2001 by JSC Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad.…
MV Bekaa – Cargo from the Past
Associated Levant Lines
5th September 2021
MV Bekaa – Cargo from the Past
MV Bekaa Ex Beyrouth, Rhodos Rhodos – © DFDS Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1948 by Helsingør Skibsværft og Maskinbyggeri, Helsingør, Denmark (Yard No 285) as a General…
DHB Dapper – Past and Present
Dover Harbour Board
5th September 2021
DHB Dapper – Past and Present
(This article is an “ongoing” project and any pictures/information, via contact form, would be appreciated) DHB Dapper Ex RFA Dapper, William E Chapman ? Steel/Wooden ? twin/single ? screw built…
MV Viking 1 – Past and Present
Brittany Ferries (BAI)
29th August 2021
MV Viking 1 – Past and Present
MV Fagr Ex Mecca I, Al- Quamar Al-Saudi II, Mecca I, Al-Quamar Al-Saudi Al-Misri I, Al Hussein II, Khalid I, Viking I, Wasa Express, Viking I Viking I Twin screw motor…
MV Huntetal – Past and present
Cargo Vessels
29th August 2021
MV Huntetal – Past and present
MV Huntetal Ex Pinnau, Gertrud Muller Huntetal – © Eddie Walker (Goole, 13/07/2021) Steel single screw” 92-063, type Ruhrtal/Rhine Design” motor vessel built in 2003 by Slovenske Lodenice Komarno a.s.…
MV Sea Ruby – Past and Present
Cargo Vessels
4th August 2021
MV Sea Ruby – Past and Present
MV Sea Ruby Ex Union Ruby, Hoo Larch Sea Ruby – © Wil Weijsters (New Waterway, 03/03/2011) Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1992 by Yorkshire Dry Dock Co.…
MV Cool Girl – Past and Present
Cargo Vessels
4th August 2021
MV Cool Girl – Past and Present
MV Cool Girl Ex Santa Lucia Cool Girl – © Erwin Willemse (Velsen-Zuid 01/11/2020) Steel single screw motor vessel “SEATRADE SANTAS 1999” built in 2000 by Kitanihon Shipbuilding, Hachinohe, Japan…
MV Coromuel – Past and Present
Ferries
15th August 2021
MV Coromuel – Past and Present
MV Sinaloa Star Ex Coromuel Coromuel Twin screw motor vessel built in 1973 at Jos L Meyer Werft, Papenburg-Ems, Germany (Yard No. 568) as a passenger and vehicle roll-on/roll-off ferry…
MV Bolette – Past and Present
Cruise Ships
29th August 2021
MV Bolette – Past and Present
MV Bolette Ex Amsterdam Bolette – © Brian Donovan (Rosyth, 23/07/2021) Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 2000 by Fincantieri Breda, Marghera, Venice, Italy (Yard No 6052) for Holland…
MV Puerto Vallarta – Past and Present
Ferries
15th August 2021
MV Puerto Vallarta – Past and Present
MV Isla Venados Ex Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarto Twin screw motor vessel built in 1974 at Jos L Meyer Werft, Papenburg-Ems, Germany (Yard No. 571) as a passenger and vehicle…
MV Azteca – Past and Present
Papenburg sisters
15th August 2021
MV Azteca – Past and Present
MV Azteca Azteca – Courtesy of Andreas Wörteler Twin screw motor vessel built in 1975 at Jos L Meyer Werft, Papenburg-Ems, Germany (Yard No. 575) as a passenger and vehicle…
MV Aastind – Past and Present
Cargo Vessels
23rd July 2021
MV Aastind – Past and Present
MV Aastind Ex Alida S, Vectis Harrier, Viscount Astind – © Frits Olinga (inbound Eemshaven, 21/06/2020) Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1997 by Niestern Sander BV, Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands…