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Rising Sea Levels

A full moon creates a higher tide. Everything felt as if it was covered in water. As if Richard Jefferies book After London: or, Wild England had come to pass. But how could it? The book is just a work of fiction in which an environmental catastrophe changes everything. Global sea levels have been risingContinue reading “Rising Sea Levels”

Vladimir Vize

The LNG tanker Vladimir Vize on route to Montoir, France from the Russian port of Sabetta. The port was opened in 2017 and has played a key role in the increase of shipping in the Arctic waters. As the ice continues to melt, more shipping is using the far north routes. The Vladimir Vize isContinue reading “Vladimir Vize”

Friday 26 Feb 2021

Ship, moon, navigation buoy, limpets

The liquid natural gas carrier, Gaslog Wales sailing from Dunkerque to Freeport, USA. Freeport is part of the infrastructure of shale gas production. I liked the presence in time and space of the moon, the sea, and limpets stuck to a concrete breakwater. But the endless pursuit of growth and profit and the immense wasteContinue reading “Ship, moon, navigation buoy, limpets”

Experiment

I am very pleased with my still new-ish new camera, a Panasonic Lumix TZ330. The more use it gets, the more functions it reveals. Reading manuals has never been a strong point. I find appropriating technology is a much better way to learn. There are subtle differences in the settings in these photographs which areContinue reading “Experiment”

Titania

Titania, vehicle carrier, Bremenhaven to Southampton. Visby, ro-ro/ passenger ship, Dunkerque to Rosslare. This is a new service connecting Ireland to France to avoid ‘Brexit delays’ in Britain. The sky turned grey and sleet fell. I went to the shops and then walked home.

China – Russia – England

The code on this container – XHCU – indicates that it was made by the CXIC company in Changzhou, China. CXIC Group is a ‘private owned enterprise group’. It was followed a minute later by this container lorry. TISU represents Transport Industrial Service which is based in St Petersburg, Russia. The distance between the twoContinue reading “China – Russia – England”

Eco Future (?)

The crude oil carrier, Eco Future which has a 299999 t DWT capacity. It is sailing to Mongstad, Norway from Dongjiakou, China. The port of Dongjiakou is one of the 10th largest ports of the world. The website of the port authority flies the flag of the Chinese Communist Party. The hills of France coveredContinue reading “Eco Future (?)”

A Bracing Walk

Snow, ice, sub-zero temperatures, sea state rough, wind northeast 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times. It’s reasonable to say that this was a bracing walk. If only the government hadn’t given Serco £22 billion pounds for a track and trace system that doesn’t work, there might be some money to pay to gritContinue reading “A Bracing Walk”

Inland Border Facility

The small village of Guston is the location for an new Inland Border Facility. It will be a customs clearance facility for 1,200 lorries. Work has already started so it is unclear as to the purpose of the ‘community consultation’. Local people have stated they received little notice of these plans and that the projectContinue reading “Inland Border Facility”