* * * NEW RELEASE - JUNE 2010 * * *
The June 2010 issue of this popular
magazine includes articles about A Sparrow
on the High Seas, Scottish News, The Port of Macduff, Name Check, From
the Emerald Isle, ETVs to the Rescue, The Mini
Ships and Tanker Traffic. The
Coaster of the Past is the Stevonia
of 1948. Port Panorama is
a photo feature
at the port of Macduff. The front cover depicts the River
Avoca in Bristol City
Docks on 23 October 1966.
COASTAL SHIPPING, April 2010
The April issue of Coastal Shipping contains articles about two ships that found themselves in difficulties during 2009, namely the Egehan and the Nesible E. The “Coaster of the Past” is the Rudderman of 1934 and “Port Panorama” features the Port of Kaliningrad. There is an update on the former Dutch coaster Manuia and a feature article looks at the Danish coaster Saturn. There is also news from many areas including Kent, Scotland and the Channel Islands. The front cover depicts the Diamant loading grain at the silos in the heart of France on 30 September 2009.
COASTAL SHIPPING, February 2010
The February 2010 issue of this popular magazine includes articles about The Last Rudderman, Tanker Traffic, Farewell to the Bjal Senior, From the Mouth of the Yare, and Bringing the Salt. The Coaster of the Past is the Arran Monarch of 1945. Instead of the usual Port Panorama there is a photo feature entitled Reflections. The front cover depicts the Dependent heading towards the Humber Bridge on 20 December 2009.
COASTAL SHIPPING, December 2009
The December 2009 issue of this popular magazine includes articles about A Scotline Pioneer, The Port of New Ross, Eleven Days on the Rudderman, Tanker Traffic, as well as Scottish News, Kent Messengers, Boston Bulletin and From the Emerald Isle. The Coaster of the Past is the Olive, dating from 1954. Port Panorama features The Port of New Ross. The front cover depicts the Holstentor on the Manchester Ship Canal on 7 October 2009.
COASTAL SHIPPING, October 2009
The October 2009 issue of this popular magazine includes articles about The Bristol Steam Navigation Company, Return to West Africa, A Hammann & Prahm Trio, Tanker Traffic, as well as Scottish News and News from the Channel Islands. The Coaster of the Past is the Gunhild, dating from 1918. Port Panorama features Bristol Steam Navigation Ships in Bristol. The front cover depicts the Linda at Riga on 12 July 2008.
COASTAL SHIPPING, August 2009
The August 2009 issue of this popular magazine includes articles about the Lissa - a Ship with a History, Scottish News, Tanker Traffic, Silloth Revisited, Return to West Africa and From Wales and the West. The Coaster of the Past is the Petrel dating from 1945. Port Panorama features the Port of Silloth. The front cover depicts the Wigry at Silloth on 27 October 2008.
COASTAL SHIPPING, June 2009
The June 2009 issue of this popular magazine includes articles about Kent Messengers, Scottish News, Tanker Traffic, and South Coast Round-Up. The Coaster of the Past is the Bug dating from 1939. Port Panorama features the Port of Sodertajle in Sweden. The front cover depicts the Laura C on the River Saone on 3 August 2008.
COASTAL SHIPPING, April 2009
The April 2009 issue of this popular magazine includes articles about Coasters on the Suriname River, Tanker Traffic in the Firth of Forth, Scottish News, Tanker Traffic, and Teignmouth Troubles. The Coaster of the Past is the Adriatic Coast dating from 1963. Port Panorama is slightly longer than usual and features the Port of St Petersburg. The front cover depicts the Alphagas in the Firth of Forth on 12 August 1996.
COASTAL SHIPPING, February 2009
The February 2009 issue of this popular magazine includes articles about Coasters and Cargoes - The Opus and her cargo of windfarm equipment, Birds of the Thames, The End of Lochaline? Tanker Traffic, and Winter Casualties. This issue includes detailed news from Scotland. The Coaster of the Past is the Jolly Nights, dating from 1935. Port Panorama is slightly different from usual as it is a photo feature of coasters struggling in ice. The front cover depicts the Kiefernwald in the Elbe estuary on 27 May 2005.
COASTAL SHIPPING, December 2008
The December 2008 issue of this popular magazine includes articles about Danes Away, and the allure of the Allurity. This issue also includes detailed news from Scotland and East Anglia. The Coaster of the Past is the Foxtongate dating from 1963. Port Panorama is slightly different from usual as it is a photo feature of Tanker Trials in the port of Aarhus. The front cover depicts the Efe approaching Port Sutton Bridge on 16 February this year.
COASTAL SHIPPING, October 2008
The October 2008 issue of this popular magazine includes an article about Torridge Traffic and Tanker Traffic. This issue includes detailed news from Scotland. The Coaster of the Past is the Runic dating from 1904. King's Lynn is featured in Port Panorama. The Standard Coasters article features The Terkol Legacy : Part 2 - The Aarhus Tankers. The front cover depicts the Bonahope at anchor off Singapore on 20th June 1980.
COASTAL SHIPPING, August 2008
The August 2008 issue of this popular magazine includes an article about talc being brought to the Tees. There is also an article about the coaster Martin, formerly Lapthorn's Hoo Marlin. This issue includes detailed news from Ireland, Scotland and the Channel Islands. The regular feature "Tanker Traffic" appears, as does Coasters and Cargoes - The Salix and her cargoes of fluegas; and the "Coaster of the Past" is the Apollo II, dating from 1969, later known as the Hoomoss. The Swale is featured in "Port Panorama". The front cover depicts the Domba on the New Waterway.
COASTAL SHIPPING, June 2008
The June 2008 issue of this popular magazine includes a detailed fleet list to follow up the feature article on TED & TES Tankers which appeared in the April issue. There is also an article about the veteran Swedish coaster Martha, which called at the Cornish port of Penryn 1972. This very "newsy" issue includes detailed news from Cumbria, Scotland, and Truro along with shorter news items from Brixham, Boston, Littlehampton and the River Medway, to name but a few. The regular feature "Tanker Traffic" appears and the "Coaster of the Past" is the Busiris dating from 1929, perhaps better known as the Kyleglen. Penzance is featured in "Port Panorama". The front cover depicts the Sylvia Gamma at Fowey.
COASTAL SHIPPING, April 2008
The April 2008 issue of this popular magazine has feature articles on TED & TES Tankers and A Brief History of Wm Robertson's Gem Line. This very "newsy" issue includes news from Scotland, the Manchester Ship Canal, Ireland, and South America. The regular feature "Tanker Traffic" appears and the "Coaster of the Past" is the Stadt Essen dating from 1956. Kyle is featured in "Port Panorama". The front cover depicts the Norderau at Cerestar Wharf, Trafford Park.
COASTAL SHIPPING, February 2008
The February 2008 issue of this popular magazine has articles on Tanker Traffic, Standard Coasters - The Terkol Legacy Part 1, Scottish News, and the coaster Polperro, dating from 1949. Par is featured in "Port Panorama". The front cover depicts the Baltyiskiy 102 at Par.
COASTAL SHIPPING, December 2007
The December 2007 issue of Coastal Shipping has articles on Coasters Down Under and the coaster Sarnia, dating from 1923, and news from East Anglia and Scotland. Warrenpoint is featured in "Port Panorama". The front cover depicts the Tharsis on the River Rhine.
COASTAL SHIPPING, October 2007
COASTAL SHIPPING, August 2007
The "Coaster of the Past" in this issue is the Sigvald of 1939. "Port Panorama" looks at Wells-next-theSea. The two main feature articles look at ships in very different parts of the world. One is an account of a voyage to Suriname and Guyana on a cargo ship; the other is an account of the recent Coastal Shipping trip to Rotterdam. There is extended news coverage from Scotland and the Manchester Ship Canal, and other news pages look at recent sales and name changes. We also have the regular "Tanker Traffic" article.
COASTAL SHIPPING, June 2007
Included in this issue is an article about former European coasters seen on a visit to Seattle. The latest in the "Coasters and Cargoes" series looks at the new trade in carrying slag from Port Talbot to Teignmouth. The "Coaster of the Past" is the Winchester of 1947. "Port Panorama" has some spectacular views from the Greek island of Symi. There is a resume of the Everard company and its ships. As always, this issue includes news from around the world with special features on Kent and Scotland.
COASTAL SHIPPING, April 2007
Articles featured in the April edition are:
Thames Upriver Coasters
Coaster of the Past (the Eton of 1933)
The Port of Truro in 2006
Scottish News
Wisbech 2006 - The Year in Retrospect
Port Panorama - Wisbech
New Coasters for Nielsen & Bresling
Tanker Traffic
Reflections on Coasters 2006
Little and Large
Book Review
COASTAL SHIPPING, February 2007
February's “Coaster of the Past” is the Heimat of 1935, perhaps better known as the Tyronnall. “Port Panorama” features the Cumbrian port of Workington. A feature article looks at coastal tankers in Greece which have a north European origin. There are extended news items from Germany, Ireland, and Boston in addition to the usual round-up of news. Regular features such as “Tanker Traffic” and “Name Check” are included, the latter giving information about new ships for UK owners.
COASTAL SHIPPING, December 2006
The "Coaster of the Past" in this issue is the Pass of Melfort, dating from 1926. "Port Panorama" does not feature a port at all! Rather it looks at coastal vessels passing through the spectacular scenery of the Sound of Mull. "Standard Coasters" makes a welcome return and reviews the 1500dwt type from the Hermann Sürken shipyard in Papenburg. This issue looks in detail at the latest news from Kent, from Scotland and from the east coast of England. There is a feature article about coasters in the River Thames during the 1960s. Also included is an item about a former German coaster now preserved in Ostend."Tanker Traffic" features two new tankers in addition to its usual round-up of sales and news.
COASTAL SHIPPING, October 2006
The “Coaster of the Past” in this issue is the Woodcote of 1924. “Port Panorama” looks at the Devon port of Exmouth which closed in December 1989, and this feature is supported by an outline history of the port. By contrast and moving west across Tor Bay, the latest developments at Teignmouth are the subject of a feature article. This issue also includes an account of the Coastal Shipping trip to Norway and Denmark. There is the usual round-up of news including “Tanker Traffic” and “Netherlands Notes”.
COASTAL SHIPPING, August 2006
The “Coaster of the Past” in this issue is the Empire Kyle of 1941 and the Cumbrian port of Silloth is featured in “Port Panorama”. A feature article looks at the coaster Star Libra which found itself berthed outside the Debenhams store in Torquay in 1987.
Once again we include a “Netherlands News Portfolio”. On this occasion, our photographer visited four Dutch shipyards on a single day and found four vessels in various states of completion. He was present for the launch of one of these and just missed the launch of another. We have a longer-than-usual “Tanker Traffic” article as there has been much news from the tanker world in recent weeks.
For once, “Name Check” does not include many British vessels – but there is news of a Norwegian coaster which has been bought by a Scottish transport company. As always, we have news from around the world in various other sections of the magazine.
COASTAL SHIPPING, June 2006
"Coaster of the Past" is the Ardgarvel of 1965 and the Danish port of Vejle features in "Port Panorama". The latest in the "Coasters and Cargoes" series looks at the vessels on the PAL Line service linking Goole to ports in Sweden. There is also a follow-up article on the port of Creeksea which had featured in the April issue.
There is the usual round up of news but there is special focus on news from East Anglia, Guernsey and The Netherlands in this issue. The front cover depicts the Walter Hammann, recently sold to another German owner and renamed Karina-W.
COASTAL SHIPPING, April 2006
The feature articles in the April 2006 issue include a description of a trial voyage by a coaster on Scotland’s Caledonian Canal in order to evaluate the Canal’s potential as a trading route once again. Other articles include Coasters in the Singapore Straits and Life on the Conformity – a brief snapshot. The “Coaster of the Past” in this issue is the Cornel of 1938, and the port of Creeksea is featured in “Port Panorama”. The Damn Combi Freighter 3850 design is examined closely in “Standard Coasters”. On the front cover is the Romanian vessel Galati approaching Creeksea.
COASTAL SHIPPING, February 2006
In the February 2006 issue, there is an article about the fleet of Danish shipowner H Folmer & Co, which celebrated its golden jubilee in 2005. There is extensive coverage of news from the Netherlands. The port of Grangemouth features in “Port Panorama” and the “Coaster of the Past" in this issue is the Zeeburgh of 1965. The front cover shows H Folmer’s Danica Sunbeam leaving Teignmouth.
