*Updated 06/02/10*
Krempertor heading outward at Irlam & Warburton 05/02/10
Happy Falcon outbound at Warburton bridge 01/02/10
Seniority + Grendon + Omegagas 31/01/10
Happy Falcon at Runcorn old quay 30/01/10
Duke of Lancaster at Llanerch-y-mor 18/01/10
Stolt Fulmar at Latchford locks 19/01/10
Frozen Manchester ship canal 10/01/10
Sigas Silvia + Hornisse + Steersman + WD Michel 04/01/10
Empire Mataram + Henty Progress + Ben My Chree 03/01/10
RFA Grey Rover + RFA Sir Percivale at Canada dock 26/12/09

A selection of recent photographs from the past few months.
Stolt Dipper + Lady Shana 23/12/09
Tug North + Patriot at Ellesmere Port 18/12/09
Boisterous + Vaasaborg + Cape Egmont 18/12/09
Atlantic Osprey at Workington docks 17/12/09
Night shots of RFA Black Rover at Alfred basin 15/12/09
Plough dredger Norma at Latchford locks 09/12/09
Stolt Kite + Boisterous + Antigoni at Birkenhead 06/12/09
Fisher tankers laid up at Birkenhead 05/12/09
Princess Naomi + Belsize Park 23/11/09

Trip aboard the former Big Ditch shipping co vessel Calemax Enterprise now operating under new owners Mainmast Logistics on one of her routine runs between Manchester drydocks and Liverpool.
She loaded grain at Seaforth grain terminal for the trip back up the canal the next day destined for Rank Hovis mill at Trafford park.
The Calemax Enteprise & sister vessel Gina D save 1000's of lorry journeys each year that otherwise would be clogging up our already congested roads in the north west.

Thanks to skipper Bob Grace as well as Tony Syers & Brian Grace for an excellent trip.

Trip abord the Big Ditch Shipping Co. vessel Calemax Enterprise from Liverpool Canada dock No 1 to Manchester No 3 dock 04/06/09. She was loaded with grain from Seaforth destined for the Rank Hovis mill at Trafford park, Manchester. Many thanks to Bob Grace the skipper of Calemax Enterprise.

Trip aboard Stolt Nielsen's vessel Stolt Egret along the Manchester ship canal from Runcorn oil berth to Eastham locks on 09/04/09. Many thanks to Niels Grotz at SNTG, Cory Brothers, Master & Pilots.

Chemical / Oil products tanker
Built 1992
Grt 3853

Riverdance beached off Cleveleys near Blackpool

U534 in the process of being cut / relocated at Birkenhead

The Duke of Lancaster

On the 04/07/07 I was invited to take a trip aboard Stolt Nielsen's vessel Stolt Cormorant when she visited the canal. The journey shows various locations taken from the bridge all the way from Eastham to Partington oil basin. Many thanks to Niels Grotz at SNTG as well as the master and pilots aboard for an enjoyable trip.

Photographs on the River Mersey, mostly around New Brighton, Seacombe and Woodside.

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.

Photographs around the Liverpool dock systems.

Photographs taken around the Birkenhead dock system.

This selection of photos are taken midway between Eastham & Bromborough at Jobs ferry which offers a slightly more elevated vantage point instead of the more usual Eastham angles.

Photographs of the river Mersey around Eastham Ferry near the start of the ship canal, probably the closest point to photograph ships in the river.

Photographs of the ship canal around Eastham locks & the adjoining QE2 dock.

Photographs of the Manchester ship canal around Ellesmere Port. Ellesmere Port is still quite open for photography in the afternoon besides the boat museum.

Photographs of the Manchester ship canal around Runcorn, Old Quay, Weston Point and Frodsham Marshes.

Photographs of the Manchester ship canal around the Warrington area around Moore, Latchford and Thelwall etc including the various bridge crossings and vantage points.

Photographs of the Manchester ship canal around Irlam, Partington, Cadishead & Warburton.

Photographs of the Manchester ship canal around Trafford, Salford quays and Barton.

This collected depicts a lot of the ship canal's original character which includes infastructure, renovation, deriliction as well as anything else that is worthy of recording. Some of these shots could look a whole lot different in years to come as we go into the 'modern' peel holdings era of the canal.

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!

Bromborough shipyard has quite a history of ship building especially tugs and river craft as the former Mctay's but is now operated by Mersey Heritage Ship repaires and mainly deals with repairs and conversions today.

A seclection of the River Weaver navigation as well as the old river at Frodsham. The only vessel worthy of interest is the old barge Panary still trading to Frodsham viaduct quay. Pleasure craft dominate the navigation up to Northwich nowadays which is a shame because there are endless photographic possibilities along this delightful waterway.

Photos around the small port of Glasson on the river Lune, Lancashire.

Photographs taken around other UK ports ports & locations.

Working barges operating on the Aire & Calder navigation.

Photographs of the Ouse/Trent/Humber area.

A selection of photographs around Portsmouth & Southampton

A small selection of images around the rivers Tyne / Tees area.

A Small selection of Photographs around Gt Yarmouth & Lowestoft.

A small selection of black & white images taken particularly when the weather was dull!

A selection taken from Seacombe of the tall ships parade on 21/07/08

Bits 'n peices that dont fit into any other catagory!

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.

Photographs from visits to the Australian ports of Adelaide, Melbourne, Portland, various around Sydney harbour and Singapore.