My favourite class of large container ships – I’ve always thought that these 10,600 TEU container ships are among the best-looking calling on UK ports, and other people share this…

Happy Buccaneer, a heavy-lift vessel, was due to arrive at Harwich this morning after sailing from the USA. Sadly she arrived at around 4am, foiling many shipspotters who had hoped…

On the beautifully calm morning of 25 May 2020, 2004-built container ship MSC Lisa cruises away from Felixstowe towards her next port, Hamburg. With good stacks of boxes aboard, and…

Looking good in her dark blue livery and in the morning light, 2010-built container ship CMA CGM Nerval arrives at the Port of Felixstowe from Tanger Med.

On the very breezy morning of Saturday 23 May, 2009-built container ship Tanja Rickmers arrives at Felixstowe for the start of the Northern European leg of her rotation.

Join us again at the Port of Felixstowe on Bank Holiday Monday morning, where there’s only a ferry alongside – but 3 ships are due in later, and according to…

With a very strong breeze blowing the ship onto the quay, Svitzer tugs Shotley, Sky and Deben have to work hard to lift 366m container ship CSCL Venus away frrom…

2001-built container ship Catherine C arrives at the Port of Felixstowe with a 25knot WSW breeze blowing across the harbour. Filmed by Chris Gosling for Shipping TV.

As well as being the location for Felixstowe, the UK’s biggest container port, Harwich Navy yard ferry terminal and Harwich International Port (Parkeston Quay, as was), Harwich Habour also acts…

An early arrival at Felixstowe, container ship Wide Bravo heads towards the berth; a short while later, oil and chemical product tanker Lucy Essberger heads away, towards Stade in Germany….

The former Arklow Resolve, now Wilson Perth, general cargo vessel departs her berth at the ABP port of Ipswich and heads down the River Orwell and off to her next…

138.9m large general cargo ship Sider Liu sailing up the River Orwell for the ABP port of Ipswich.With the assistance of 2 small tugs, Gray Salvor and Gray Test, she…

On the morning of Tuesday 19 May 2020, 366 metre container ship Maersk Essex arrives direct from her last call, Colombo, having passed through the Suez Canal. If you like…

On the bright and sunny morning of Tuesday 19 May, general cargo vessel Victress cuts the corner at Beach End, passing outside of the mark at high water. This enables…

With a massive amount of her antifouling exposed, ultra large container ship MSC Arina sails from the Port of Felixstowe on the very calm morning of 18 May 2020. If…

Operating on part of the web of container ship routes which keep the UK and Northern Europe supplied with fresh fruit and vegetables, Hobby Hunter arrives at the Port of…

Ultra large MSC Arina already in Harwich Harbour starts her swing with the assistance of Svitzer tugs Deben and K ent, moving into position to berth at Felixstowe no.8. Filmed…

Coaster FRI OCEAN arrives in Harwich Harbour from Ireland on her way to the ABP port of Ipswich. Filmed by Paul Hiett

On the calm and beautiful morning of 15 May, ultra large container ship OOCL Indonesia comes away from berth 9 at the port of Felixstowe, heading for Zeebrugge – the…

A quick update from the port of Felixstowe after OOCL Indonesia sailed this morning at 07.15 – no container ships alongside the quays . . .

With one stage of the lockdown lifted a little, Shipping TV is gradually getting back to usual. Here’s Chris with a look at how we’ve got through the first tough…