 | | Latest Photographs (52 images) 
*Updated 04/05/08*
MSC Volant on the slipway at Bromborough 04/05/08
Bro Atland & Amonith 01/05/08
Ellesmere Port / Eastham 30/04/08
Arklow Rover heading outward 25/04/08
Daisy Doardo heading to Irwell Park wharf for a trial shipment of scrap metal 23/04/08
Arklow Rover in the ship canal 22/04/08
'Imi' at Irlam 18/04/08
Eastham & Ellesmere Port 14/04/08
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 | | Riverdance off Blackpool / U534 (17 images)
Riverdance beached off Cleveleys near Blackpool
U534 in the process of being cut / relocated at Birkenhead
Updated 09/03/08
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 | | Stolt Tankers in the Ship Canal (15 images)
These tankers regularly visit Partington, Runcorn, Stanlow & Eastham. Stolt tankers used to appear once a week with traffic to Carrington until it slowed down and finished last year. Now they only deliver to the opposite berths on the Cadishead side about once a month. It is in the lower parts of the canal that they are seen more regularly these days.
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 | | River Mersey (52 images)
Photographs on the River Mersey, mostly around New Brighton, Seacombe & Woodside.
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 | | Mersey Tugs (21 images)
Photographs of the Liverpool based Svitzer, Adsteam (Smit) tugs. I only have a 210mm lense so they usually have to come close up to me to get decent shots of them.
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 | | Birkenhead Docks (37 images)
Photographs mostly taken around the Birkenhead dock systems with one or two at Liverpool docks.
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 | | River Mersey - Eastham Channel (16 images)
This selection of photos are taken midway between Eastham & Bromborough which offers a slightly more elevated vantage point instead of the more usuall Eastham angles.
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 | | River Mersey - Eastham Ferry (55 images)
Photographs of the river Mersey around Eastham Ferry, probably the closest point to photograph ships in the river.
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 | | Manchester Ship Canal - Eastham (21 images)
Photographs of the ship canal around Eastham locks & the adjoining QE2 dock.
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 | | Manchester Ship Canal - Ellesmere Port (29 images)
Photographs of the Manchester ship canal around Ellesmere Port. Ellesmere Port is still quite open for photography in the afternoon.
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 | | Manchester Ship Canal - Runcorn (45 images)
Photographs of the Manchester ship canal around Runcorn, Old Quay & Weston Point. Hopefully more variety of ships appear here. However it is becoming increasingly difficult to photograph around the dock areas due to a higher level of security being present than in previous years.
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 | | Manchester Ship Canal - Warrington (69 images)
Photographs of the Manchester ship canal around the Warrington area. Like Irlam has some excellent photographic vantage points such as Latchford locks & the high level cantilever bridge. This is where I live so forgive me if I have included too many of these locations.
1 photo added 21/04/08
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 | | Manchester Ship Canal - Irlam (51 images)
Photographs of the Manchester ship canal around Irlam, Partington, Cadishead & Warburton. Some nice photographic locations including new possibilities from the new Cadishead bypass road which runs right alongside the canal.
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 | | Manchester Ship Canal - Manchester (21 images)
Photographs of the Manchester ship canal around Trafford & Salford quays. Due to the amount of traffic in these parts I only have a small collection here.
Although as of 2008 I hear of possible new traffics starting as well as the re-opening of one of the dry docks at Manchester.
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 | | Eastham To Partington Aboard Stolt Cormorant (35 images)
I was invited by Stolt Nielsen to take a trip aboard their vessel Stolt Cormorant when she visited the canal on 04/07/07. The trip shows various locations on the canal between Eastham & Partington basin.
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 | | Manchester Ship Canal Vessels (30 images)
Photographs of Manchester ship canal's ever shrinking fleet. The four 'V class' tugs owned by Carmet towing mainly work between Eastham & Stanlow. However shots of the ship canal's maintenance fleet are harder to come by hence the small selection!
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 | | River Weaver Navigation (37 images)
A seclection of the River Weaver navigation as well as the old river at Frodsham. Unfortunatly I dont really have many above Acton Bridge. The lack of ships being the main reason! As you can tell the only vessel worthy of note these days is the old barge 'Panary'.
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 | | Irish Sea Ports (29 images)
Photographs taken around Irish sea ports such as Holyhead, Douglas, Glasson dock etc.
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 | | Goole/Humberside (36 images)
Photographs of the Ouse/Trent/Humber area. I hope to make a few more visits and increase this selection. Watch this space!
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 | | The Solent (25 images)
A selection of photographs around Portsmouth & Southampton
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 | | Tyne / Tees (10 images)
A small selection of images around the rivers Tyne / Tees area.
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 | | East Coast Ports (5 images)
A Small selection of Photographs around Gt Yarmouth & Lowestoft
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 | | Black & White (10 images)
A small selection of black & white images taken particularly when the weather was dull!
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 | | Miscellaneous (59 images)
A selection not picked on photographic merit. A variation of shots including canal infastructure, deriliction, renovation as well photos that dont fit into any other catagory. I have tried to be as diverse as possible here!
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 | | Manchester Ship Canal Railway (26 images)
A view showing whats remaining of the Manchester ship canal railway. Once the largest privately owned railway network in the country, now trains only run on a daily basis between Trafford park & Barton container terminal. Most of the railway lines have long gone with little remains however much of the trackwork still exists around Ellesmere Port & Eastham albeit in poor condition.
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 | | Australasia (20 images)
Photographs from visits to the Australian ports of Adelaide, Melbourne, Portland, various around Sydney harbour and Singapore.
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