Great Eastern
The tanker Great Eastern. photo by John White

Port Watch: Week of Dec. 12

Port Watch
An update on vessels arriving at the Port of New Hampshire

The cable ship Durable sailed on Sunday and was promptly replaced by the Global Sentinel, kicking off a very busy week in Portsmouth Harbor. (One of the biggest ships ever to enter the port is due next Saturday!)

GLOBAL SENTINEL

Type: cable layer
Arrival: Dec. 11
Flag: United States
Cargo: loading cable
Terminal: Subcom
Deadweight: 8,527 tons
Length x breadth: 146 x 22 meters
Year built: 1991

JOSEPHINE (and RTC 83)

Type: pusher tug (and barge)
Arrival: Dec. 12
Flag: United States
Cargo: heating oil
Terminal: Sprague River Road
Deadweight: 503 tons
Length x breadth: 131 x 24 meters
Year built: 2018

ARCOLA

Type: bulk carrier
Arrival: in port, sails Dec. 12
Flag: Liberia
Cargo: salt
Terminal: NH State Pier
Deadweight: 63,500 tons
Length x breadth: 199 x 32 meters
Year built: 2022

GREAT EASTERN

Type: oil/chemical tanker
Arrival: Dec. 13
Flag: Marshall Islands
Cargo: heating oil & diesel
Terminal: Irving, then Sprague River Road
Deadweight: 37,515 tons
Length x breadth: 183 x 27 meters
Year built: 2005

ARDMORE CHEROKEE

Type: oil/chemical tanker
Arrival: Dec. 15
Flag: Marshall Islands
Cargo: biodiesel
Terminal: Sprague River Road
Deadweight: 25,215 tons
Length x breadth: 159 x 27 meters
Year built: 2015

FREEDOM (and EMI 2400)

Type: towing vessel (and barge)
Arrival: Dec. 16
Flag: United States
Cargo: coal
Terminal: Granite Shore Power
Deadweight: 452 tons
Length x breadth: 35 x 12 meters
Year built: 2010

CSL KOASEK

Type: bulk carrier
Arrival: Dec. 17
Flag: Bahamas
Cargo: gypsum
Terminal: National Gypsum
Deadweight: 82,052 tons
Length x breadth: 229 x 32 meters
Year built: 2015

PALANCA CADIZ

Type: oil/chemical tanker
Arrival: Dec. 17
Flag: Marshall Islands
Cargo: asphalt
Terminal: Sprague Avery Lane
Deadweight: 14,879 tons
Length x breadth: 133 x 23 meters
Year built: 2017

Information via Portsmouth Pilots and MarineTraffic.com. Note: Ship schedules are subject to change. To see other installments of Port Watch, click here.