Tug Regain at Denton Slipways 2/9/24. Built Netherlands 2010. 160GT.

Longstone & Norbank together at Tilbury 2 - 2/9/24. Longstone on charter to P&O.

Merchant Navy day service at Bawley Bay, Gravesend

Four containerships today in/around London Gateway. They have a total TEU capacity of 28,100. Vayenga Maersk, Cosco Shipping Volga, Kalahari Express & MSC Antonella.

Winter approaching as first cargo of gas arrived at Isle of Grain today (from Pampa Melchorita, Peru). Orion Jessica can carry 170,456m3 of LNG (liquified Natural Gas). Built Korea 2023. 114,221GT. IMO 9917543

C. Horizon at Washer Wharf (River Swale). Built Netherlands 2021 as Tidal Pioneer. 161GT. IMO 9928425. Taken over by Leask Marine earlier this year.

Japanese training ship "Kashima" heading to London to alongside HMS Belfast. A regular visitor since completion in 1995.

Outbound from Thames Refinery having discharged a cargo of sugar the "St. Oswald" was built in China 2017 as Alcyone. 23,682GT. IMO 9767326

Glovis Sunshine departing Tilbury ro/ro terminal 6/9/24. Only delivered by a Chinese shipyard in July this year. 68,534GT. IMO 9955662. CEU 7,000 approx

Preserved steam tug "Challenge" catching a reflection at her current mooring at Rochester. Built 1931.

Mustafa Yagci discharging steel products from Turkey at Tower Wharf (Thames) 9/9/24. Built Turkey 2006 3,726GT IMO 9314545 First cargo following a month at Tuzla shipyard

HMS Express outbound from London 9/9/24. Built Shoreham 1988. IMO 8937950

CMA CGM Jamaica & CMA CGM Goya at Tilbury 9/9/24. First time I have seen the Jamaica which was built in Korea 2006. 41,899GT TEU cap 4,298

Thames river Police on exercise off Gravesend this morning.

Spanish replica "Galeon Andalucia" arriving Gravesend town pier this morning. Constructed in Spain 2009/10 and weighs 589 tonnes.

Preserved tug "Kent" heading back to her berth in Chatham Marina having participated at the Classic Boat Show in St. Katharine's Dock. Originally built in Lowestoft in 1948 for J.P. Knight and operated for many years around Rochester/Sheerness and the BP refinery at Grain.

Thames barge “Edith May” under full sail on the Thames 12/9/24. Built Harwich 1906 she carried cargo until 1952.

“The sun’s over the yard” - Galeon Andalucia at Gravesend 12/9/24.

Scot Trader at Scotline terminal, Rochester (River Medway) discharging forest products from Varberg. Built Netherlands 2023. 3,457GT IMO 9728784

Tug “Regain” still at Denton slipway 17/9/24.