London can be rather fabulous on a Wednesday lunchtime, especially when toil is abandoned for a couple of weeks. I take the Crossrail to Liverpool Street and walk through the station. Down to London Wall and past the mysterious All Hallows church. There’s a cut through at Throgmorton Street and then Copthall Avenue. Uncorked hasContinue reading “The Situationist City”
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Al Zubara – Hapag Lloyd
The container ship Al Zubara with a capacity of 19,000 TEUs. On its way from Rotterdam to Southampton. The port of Calais on the French coast. The ferry gives some sense of scale. Hapag – Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Aktien-Gesellschaft – was formed in Hamburg in 1847. It merged with Norddeutscher Lloyd in 1970. I am currently waitingContinue reading “Al Zubara – Hapag Lloyd”
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”
Klaipeda to Puerto Rico
The oil/chemical tanker Elaia at position 50° 35′ 10.968″ N, 0° 22′ 3.288″ E. On its way to the Port of Puerto Rico in the Canary Islands. It departed from Klaipeda, Latvia on the 6 January 2021 at 03.35 LT (UTC + 2). The Grande Abidjan, Ro-Ro cargo. On its way to the Port ofContinue reading “Klaipeda to Puerto Rico”
Cornucopia City 