Busy week for cargo shipping
Cargo vessel Oleander arrived on the Island from Port Elizabeth, New Jersey on Sunday, bringing 198 dry containers and 52 refrigerated ones.
Additionally, it had miscellaneous cargo consisting of seven cars, 11 flatbeds, two mafis, one truck and one tractor. It sailed from Bermuda at 4 p.m. on Monday.
Oil tanker Timashevsk was due to arrive in Bermuda yesterday at 2 p.m., but due to the weather conditions it had to anchor at Murray's Anchorage. Weather permitting, it will discharge fuel at the oil docks for Belco, tomorrow.
Also tomorrow, at 6.30 a.m., gravel ship Sian C will go to Pennos Wharf in St. George's to discharge its load and will sail out sometime on Saturday.
Tomorrow at 6.30 a.m. the Bermuda Islander is expected to arrive at the Hamilton docks and will sail out at 8.05 a.m. on Friday.
It will be hauling 146 containers, including 29 refrigerated ones, three 45-foot flatbed trailers and a boat on a cradle.
The Somers Isle will berth on the Island on Saturday, leaving sometime on Sunday morning. No cargo figures were available for it.
Last night it was expected to leave Florida to head for the Island.
Cruise ship Regatta is scheduled to pull into the Island at 7 a.m. tomorrow, into Ordnance Island, St. George's, leaving Bermuda 4 p.m. in the afternoon. No passenger counts were available for it.
