After travelling for a few days under tow from its builders yard , the famous Harland and Wolff at Appledore the pontoons will form the pier base for the new Tower RNLI pier at Waterloo replacing the current historic pier dating from the 1860s. Krispen Atkinson caught these great shots as the tug GOLIATH towing…
The 1931 Steam tug Challenge is likely to return to a new home at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London this summer with negotiations and slipway works still being planned. A number of photographs taken onboard in Southampton recently by Richard Albanese show her current condition
The Port of Tilbury, the UK’s fastest growing port, has today (20 February 2019) received development consent from the Secretary of State for Transport to build Tilbury2 – a new multimillion pound port terminal adjacent to the current 930 acre site in Thurrock, on the outskirts of Greater London. With construction scheduled to commence in…
The Sir Aubrey was built in 1962 by Richard Dunston at Thorne for Humphrey Gray Lighterage, in 1984 she passed to Thames Marine & Civil Engineering Ltd and in 1988 Carolcraft Ltd (Alan Jubb) , she was bought by General Marine in 2005. In 2009 slow plans were put in place to alter her wheelhouse and…
Possibly unknowing to Tideway and most people, a piece of London and Thames history has been lost in part of the construction of the Tideway Tunnel works. The engraved stone at Blackfriars was embedded into the Victoria Embankment when the embankment was opened in 1869 and reads : “Metropolitan Board of Works …
The GENERAL IV was brought to Scotland by Ian Fraser of Argyle Charters in 1989 in Campbeltown, she was sold to Frank Warling , she was later laid up in Campbeltown and sold to Garry Oates. In 2002 she was sold to Simon Sawers , at the time Simon was an engineering cadet at…
These photos were kindly sent in today by Larry Horsfield , Larry worked at Cubows at Woolwich and took these photographs in 1981/2 during the construction and launching of CRESCENCE. A wonderful look at the skilled men involved in ship building on the Thames and why we all hope it returns in the future…
Built and launched from Orchard Wharf right beside the Thames , the new pier weighing in at 600 tonnes was designed and built by Eric Reynolds and Furness Partnership for use by Thames Clippers at Trinity Buoy Wharf. The pier was lowered into the river and towed to the King George V dock where it…
With the help of Dave Waller , here is an attempt to compile a complete fleet list of tugs operated by W.E White & Sons and a photo of each If you do know of any which are missing please feel free to comment and I will update the list below ALFRED II Operated by…
By 1965 the Gaselee fleet (apart from the launch tugs) was down to six tugs , these were: TAYRA (broken up 1968) ABOMA (broken up 1968) GNAT (sold off the Thames 1968, broken up early 70s) MAMBA (broken up 1974) AGAMA (broken up 1970) NAJA (broken up 1973) Now J.P Knight (London) Ltd was like…
The proposal seeks to relocate the historic vessel SS Robin from its current location in the Royal Victoria Docks (London Borough of Newham) to the East India Dock Basin where it would occupy an elevated position on the east side of the Lockentrance beside the River Thames, within the Lee Valley Regional Park. The SS…
Cory Riverside Energy (“Cory”) announces that it has acquired Thames Ship Repair Service, an established shipping maintenance company and its slipway in Gravesend, Kent. With this acquisition Cory will take in-house the ability to maintain its fleet of barges and tugs, as well as continuing the provision of third party services, which realised revenues of…
Two vessels that can be found at Cody Dock on the River Lea are River Princess and the ex Thames tug Corlea. Cody Dock is run by a charity Gasworks Docks Partnerships and they plan to bring the old dock back to use and life with the following: Visitor centre & café Exhibition…
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