Coastal Commentary
Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 July 2010 16:21 Written by Robert Straughton (Ferry and Coastal Correspondent)
There is a remarkable state of flux within the major ferry fleets, maybe a function of a shaky international economy and big new hulls ordered before the recession now arriving and having to earn their keep.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 March 2010 10:28 Written by Robert Straughton (Ferry and Coastal Correspondent)
They have had worse ice conditions at Perth, and it hasn’t stopped traffic, in fact they seem to relish the challenge, but the exceptionally cold weather and high snow fall this winter has made life interesting at this inland port some 20 miles up the River from the Tay Bridge at Dundee and 30 miles from the North Sea.
Last Updated on Thursday, 21 January 2010 16:09 Written by Robert Straughton (Ferry and Coastal Correspondent)
I wanted to see the site of what is proposed as a major ‘inter-modal’ complex on the Manchester Ship Canal, known to most of us as Weston Point Docks, a project led by one of the foremost freight distribution companies in the UK, the Stobart group.
Last Updated on Thursday, 03 December 2009 17:51 Written by Robert Straughton (Ferry and Coastal Correspondent)
The current issue of Seea Breezes contains a special picture feature on that neglected breed of UK vessels, ore carriers of the 1970s. Photos by John Collins and layout by Robert Straughton.
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Pentland Hero
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Hitler’s U-Boat Bunkers
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Warship 2010
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Solent Seaways
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Queen Victoria
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Weymouth Ferries
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Cruise America
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To Western Scottish Waters
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