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1: HMS CLYDE VISITS TRISTAN - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 31.10.2011

On Friday the 28th October, the HMS Clyde called in at Tristan on her way to South Africa, from the Falklands. She arrived at 0830 and departed at 1800.

2: Bad weather prevents offloading at Tristan - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 08.10.2011

Vessels arriving at Tristan, during the last week have been hampered by bad weather.

3: MV Edinburgh finally unloads cargo - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 17.07.2011

Due to extremely bad weather around Tristan, the MV Edinburgh has just managed to discharge her cargo today the 13th July, after leaving Cape Town two weeks ago.

4: STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR’S OFFICE: THE WRECK OF THE MS OLIVA - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 18.03.2011

Since this incident occurred, the authorities in Tristan have been working round the clock, first to co-ordinate the rescue of the sailors on board the stricken vessel, and now to assess the implications for the environment and wildlife. Photo (c) MV Prince Albert II Photographer Kristine Hannon

5: Tristan: Vessel Aground on Nightingale Island - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 16.03.2011

On the early hours of Wednesday the 16th March, a message was received at Tristan from Cape Town that the bulk carrier Oliva had ran aground at Spinners Point, Nightingale Island.

6: Shipping News 7th February 2011 - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 07.02.2011

The M.V. Edinburgh arrived at Tristan on the 5th February, her intended fishing trip, was turned into a cargo trip when there was a dispute with the crew in Cape Town prior to sailing. Photos (c) James Glass (Tristan Times)

7: Black Rover Visits Tristan - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 09.01.2011

The Black Rover on route to the Falkland Islands, from Simons Town South Africa, called in at Tristan on the 7th January, and departed late the same evening.

8: VITAL LIFELINE TO TRISTAN DA CUNHA TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 20.11.2010

Calshot Harbour at Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Tristan Da Cunha is to undergo emergency repairs in an effort to prevent the island from being cut off from its only access to outside supplies and help and for its residents regular visits of supply boats. Photos By James Glass (Tristan Times)

9: Recent Shipping News from Tristan - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 25.08.2010

The M.V. Edinburgh arrived at Tristan on the morning of the 22nd July,

10: Tristan's Latest Shipping News - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 28.07.2010

The M.V. Edinburgh arrived at Tristan on the morning of the 22nd July

11: Storm Damages Tristan Da Cunha's Calshot Harbour - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 02.07.2010

On the night of Friday 19th June 2010 a bad storm hit Calshot Harbour, causing severe damage to the west breakwater

12: Tristan's Latest Shipping News - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 02.07.2010

The M.V Edinburgh arrived at Tristan on Thursday 24th June after experiencing some bad weather two days out from Cape Town.

13: Tristan da Cunha - Last of the Shipping News for 2009 - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 07.12.2009

The Baltic Trader carrying the last of the islands cargo for 2009 arrived on Friday the 4th November, from Cape Town.

14: SA AGULHAS TO BE REPLACED - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 23.11.2009

STX Finland Oy is to build a replacement (pictured) for South Africa's venerable Antarctic research ship, the SA Agulhas for 116 million euro.

15: Tristan's Shipping News 13/10/09 - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 13.10.2009

The Baltic Trader carrying the islands cargo, which included the material for the new Post Office and Museum, as well as the new Police station, arrived on Saturday the 3rd October after a 10-day trip, from Cape Town

16: SA Agulhas Arrives for Her Annual Visit to Tristan - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 12.09.2009

SA Aguhas has arrived at Tristan on 10 September 2009 to disembark passengers as well as some freight and mail.

17: M/V Kelso Has A New Name - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 23.08.2009

The M/V Baltic Trader – a familiar name in the Falklands as well as Tristan – has replaced the M/V Kelso, a fishing boat that regularly fished around Tristan and carried passengers between the Island and Cape Town in South Africa.

18: Tristan Shipping News (08/04/2009) - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 08.04.2009

The Sailing vessel Europa arrive on the 29th March from South Georgia and departed on the 31st March, the passengers landed at Tristan on Sunday to excellent weather.

19: Tristan: Shipping News – New Stud Flock - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 05.03.2009

The MV Edinburgh arrived in Cape Town on 27th February after completing all the Tristan lobster quotas of 437 metric tons for the 2008/09 season, some have already been sold, the rest are ready for shipment to markets in the USA and the Far East.

20: Tristan Shipping News (16/12/06) - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 17.12.2008

The annual Christmas breakup of three weeks due to start on Friday 19th December will be disrupted, due to the late arrival of the MV Baltic Trader which eventually left Cape Town on Thursday 11th December.

21: Shipping News (13/10/08) - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 15.10.2008

The S.A. Agulhas arrived back at Tristan on Sunday 5th October, after completing her work at Gough Island. Returning passengers' luggage, and nine bags of GPO mail was taken to the vessel by boat at 10.00am, and the passengers themselves embarked at 15.00 on Monday 6th October.

22: MV Baltic Trader Secured for fishing Factory Rebuild. - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 11.10.2008

Andrew James from Ovenstones confirmed the name of the ship on 10th October 2008

23: Shipping News 12th September - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 16.09.2008

Arriving on the Agulhas was a number of family members living in the UK who were visiting for the three weeks, scientific personnel, the dental team, and the Monsignor from the Falklands. Photo (c) James Glass (ristan Times) Arrivals from S/A Agulhas

24: Shipping News (28/08/08) - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 04.09.2008

The M.V. Edinburgh departed Cape Town on the 20th August for the beginning of the 2008/2009 fishing season, she arrived at Tristan on the 28th August, unloaded the cargo and departed for the fishing grounds, accompanied by Sea Fishery observer Rodney Green.

25: Tristan's Shipping News (19/07/08) - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 20.07.2008

Both fishing vessels Kelso and the Casablanca arrived at Tristan on the 16th July, however due to bad weather, no passengers or cargo have been landed.

26: Tristan's Shipping News (08/07/08) - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 08.07.2008

The MV Edinburgh arrived in Cape Town today, after successfully unloading her much needed cargo at Tristan.

27: MV Edinburgh Departs Cape Town after being delayed - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 25.06.2008

The MV Edinburgh departed Cape Town on the evening of Friday 20th June, after being delayed due to unforeseen repairs being carried out while the vessel was in dry-dock.

28: Shipping News - MV Edinburgh Delay (11/06/08) - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 11.06.2008

It is reported from Cape Town that the MV Edinburgh's estimated departure on the 16th June has been postponed until Friday 20th June. This is due to unforeseen repairs being carried out while the vessel is in dry-dock.

29: Tristan's New Citizen Arrives as M/V Edinburgh Departs - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 24.05.2008

The MV Edinburgh finally departed Tristan on Wednesday 21st May, with Passengers and five bags of GPO Mail. Due to bad weather conditions here on Tristan, we were unable to get all our cargo ashore from MV Edinburgh, so most of it has gone back to Cape Town. Photo (c) Sarah Glass (Tristan Times) - The new arrival

30: Longest Delay Ever for Cargo Vessel visiting Tristan - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 15.05.2008

The MV Edinburgh arrived at Tristan on the 1st May on her normal cargo trip, but has been hampered with bad weather.

31: M/V Edinburgh Arrives at Tristan - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 05.05.2008

The MV Edinburgh arrived from Cape Town on Thursday 1st May, which was a public holiday on Tristan.

32: Tristan faces cargo complications due to the collapse of the islands main lifting crane - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 22.04.2008

The MV Edinburgh is due to depart Cape Town on Thursday the 24th April although she had to leave behind some bulk cargo, because she would not be able to discharge it at Tristan. Photo (c) James Glass (Tristan Times)

33: Joint Task Force Completes Repairs to Calshot Harbour - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 20.04.2008

A Joint Task Force (JTF) comprising military and civilian personel from the Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and Royal Fleet Auxiliary has completed a series of complex repair tasks to the harbour of one of the world's most isolated communities, Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean. Photos (c) Crown Copyright - Royal Navy and the St Helena Herald

34: Island gets Backup Generator - Shipping News - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 22.03.2008

The MV Edinburgh arrived at Tristan on the evening of Thursday 6th February. Weather conditions were favorable, so the islanders took the opportunity to get as much cargo (including a car) off the vessel as possible. Photo (c) James Glass (Tristan Times)

35: Update on Operation Zest - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 04.03.2008

The Tristan Administrator called a meeting with the Island Council on Thursday 28th February at 15:00hrs to meet Captain Paddy McAlpine, the Navy Captain in charge of Operation zest, together with Captain Peter Frame (Lyme Bay Skipper) and Major Mike Forster (OC Res) to brief them on the plan of operation over the next few weeks. Photos(c) James Glass (Tristan Times)

36: Operation Zest Gets Underway - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 28.02.2008

The Lyme Bay which departed Cape Town last Saturday arrived at Tristan early yesterday morning. Photo (c) James Glass (Tristan Times)

37: Shipping News from Tristan - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 25.01.2008

The Edinburgh arrived at Tristan just after midnight on Thursday the 24th January, she deployed her fishing gear at one of the nearby islands before anchoring at Tristan to wait the unloading of cargo.

38: Tristan - Quick turn-around for Gold Rover - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 21.12.2007

The Police Rib collected the supplies and the vessel was on its way within an hour.

39: Tristan Shipping News (13/12/07) - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 16.12.2007

The MV Edinburgh departed Tristan for Cape Town on Thursday the 13th December,

40: Tristan Shipping News (04/12/07) - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 10.12.2007

The KELSO has left Tristan for South Africa.

41: Shipping News (November 2007) - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 27.11.2007

On Wednesday 21st November the fishing vessel Viking Bay returned to Tristan da Cunha to collect Jose Parada and for another injury crewmen Abraham Velgas to see the doctor. Photo (c) James Glass - Tristan Times

42: Tristan Shipping News - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 10.11.2007

The fishing vessel Viking Bay arrived at Inaccessible Island on the 28th October from South America.

43: M. V. Edinburgh Arrives at Tristan - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 28.10.2007

The M.V. Edinburgh arrived at Tristan on the 26th October with cargo, and passengers.

44: Weekly Shipping News - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 12.10.2007

The MV Edinburgh departed Tristan after loading Lobster Product

45: SA Agulhas update - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 04.10.2007

On the morning of Wednesday 3rd October, the South African environmental protection vessel Sarah Baartman arrived at the Tristan, at approximately the same time as the SA Agulhas from Gough Island.

46: MV Edinburgh finally departs after being delayed twice - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 12.09.2007

The MV Edinburgh finally departed Cape Town on Monday the 20th August after being prevented from sailing on the 14th and 18th August, due to mechanical problems.

47: Weekly News from Tristan (31/01/07) - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 31.01.2007

Find out what has happened on Tristan Da Cunha last week.

48: Recent Shipping News from Tristan - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 09.01.2006

True to form, the Christmas mail arrived late - and it wasn't all for the Island. Photo (c) Sarah Glass (Tristan Times) - the Edinburgh from the lower flanks of the 1961 volcano

49: Tristan Shipping News - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 01.11.2005

Fortunately the mail, medical supplies and packages got ashore this time. James Glass Tells us more. Photo (c) J. Brock (SARTMA - TdC) The Edinburgh being offloaded in better weather

50: Tristan Could Be Back On RMS Schedule - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 28.01.2005

Following a special meeting of the Executive Council last week, an extension of the shipping schedule is being urgently drawn up to cover the period from October 2005 to March 2006.

51: Trial Shipping Schedule - St Helena (Shipping/Freight) - 13.02.2004

The St. Helena Government has announced changes to the RMS shipping schedule.

52: RMS and Namibia - St Helena (Shipping/Freight) - 11.02.2004

When the RMS returns to St Helena, she will have called at Walvis Bay in Namibia, with HE Governor Hollamby on board, looking at the opportunities coming from the new shipping schedule which is to be released in the next few days, including regular stops at this port.

53: Governor Hollamby to Address Tristanians on RMS Issue - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 23.01.2004

Governor Hollamby arrived on Tristan da Cunha on Wednesday 21 January and while there, he will be speaking about the visit of the RMS St Helena to the Island. Photo (c) Tristan Times

54: Shipping Report - St Helena (Shipping/Freight) - 21.01.2004

The Highpoint-Rendel draft report, if accepted, could further isolate Tristan.

55: RMS Arrival Delayed - Tristan (Shipping/Freight) - 19.01.2004

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the RMS will arrive in Tristan a day late.