Storage is available for a variety of oil & chemical products and the port has good transport links by road, rail & sea.
The facility is managed by a subsidiary of Northburn Industrial whose business is recycling waste oil. The bulk of tanker traffic is exporting these materials to locations across mainland Europe.
Gallery of Tanker Photos
FALSTRIA SWAN (St.John's) IMO 9367217 24th Feb 2023
Outbound for Setubal, Portugal.
The 6,900ton DWT tanker had arrived on the 19th to load waste oil. See item below for ship details.
FALSTRIA SWAN (St.John's) IMO 9367217 19th Feb 2023
The oil tanker was seen turning in the harbour basin on arrival from Foynes, IE.
At 6,900ton DWT and 103metre length, the tanker is one of the largest seen at the port. It was built in 2006 as INGRID JAKOBSEN and is now 1 of 41 vessels operated by 'UNI-TANKERS' OF Denmark.
On arrival off the port a line was attached to pilot tug DERWENT to assist control.
Once in the harbour basin the vessel was turned before reversing into the dock.
The tanker will load waste oil for export.
STOLT SEAGULL (Cardiff) IMO 9125645, 31st May 2018
Inbound from Stanlow to collect waste oil.
The 100m, 5,800ton DWT tanker was built in Portugal in 1997 as 'MULTITANK BRASILIA'. She now belongs to 'Stolt-Nielsen' who operate a fleet of more than 150 vessels. The Cardiff registered vessel is 1 of 16 operating within Europe; all are UK registered & between 4 & 6,000ton DWT.
The gallery shows the approach past the south pier followed by a turn in the harbour basin in preparation to reverse through the dock entrance.
LS JAMIE (Gibraltar) IMO 9418937, 6th Mar 2017
As dusk approaches, the chemical tanker is seen departing for Antwerp with oil products loaded over the weekend. Unusually it took 2 attempts to reverse through the dock entrance into the harbour basin before she was able to turn & get on her way. It's the first visit of the 5,700ton DWT tanker to the port, one of 8 managed by 'Lauranne Shipping'.
After spending 36hrs in dock loading waste oil, the tanker is seen departing for Antwerp on the afternoon tide. Weather conditions are dull & blustery with rain threatening. Built in 2007, the vessel is the largest of 16 operated by 'Thun Tankers' of The Netherlands.
THUN GOLIATH (Delfzijl) IMO 9297204, inbound 28th May 2016
Inbound from Foynes, Ireland, to load waste oil for export to Antwerp.
The vessel is one of 15 operated by 'Thun Tankers' of Gothenburg, and at 119m in length is one of the largest to visit the port recently.
Thanks to SolwayShipping for supplying some excellent photos.
LS EVA (Gibraltar) IMO 9379478 inbound from Antwerp to collect waste oil, 27th Apr 2015
An early morning arrival for "LS EVA", one of 8 tankers managed by Lauranne Shipping BV.
STELLA VIRGO (Dordrecht) IMO 9265249 outbound for Antwerp 14th Mar 2015
STELLA WEGA (Rotterdam) IMO 9316113 loading recycled oil for export to Antwrep, BE, 14th Nov 2014
CUMBRIAN FISHER (Nassau) IMO 9298404 outbound for Immingham 1st Jun 2014
WHITCHAMPION (Douglas) IMO 9252280 inbound from Ellesmere Port to collect oil destined for Santander, ES, 16th Mar 2014
LS EVA (Gibraltar) IMO 9379478 outbound for Santander, ES, 11th Oct 2013
VINGA SAFIR (Torshavn) IMO 9200158 outbound for Delfzijl, NL, 9th Aug 2013
OW SCANDINAVIA (Aalborg) IMO 9341419 outbound for Hamburg, DE, 5th Mar 2013
OW SCANDINAVIA (Aalborg) IMO 9341419 inbound from Bergen, NO, 26th Jan 2013
LS EVA (Gibraltar) IMO 9379478 inbound from Rotterdam 26th Sep 2012
STOC MARCIA (Limassol) IMO 9390305 outbound for Delfzijl, NL, 22nd Aug 2012
STOC MARCIA (Limassol) IMO 9390305 inbound from Ghent, BE, 21st Aug 2012