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.