Searsport Shipping News 2018, June 13 - 26, 2018

Shipping news, June 13 - 26 (Courtesy Village soup)

Commercial marine traffic calling at Searsport and Bucksport

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Photo by: Ethan AndrewsCargo ship Industrial Diamond passes between Northport and Islesboro June 14, bound for Searsport with a load of steel components from Thailand.

June 14

Industrial Diamond, a 392-foot general cargo ship, arrived in Searsport from Sattahip, Thailand, and delivered steel components to Cianbro. Three previous shipments of similar components have been trucked to Cianbro's Brewer manufacturing facility for an undisclosed project. Industrial Diamond departed June 16 for Albany, N.Y.

June 18

Ning Yue Hai, a 655-foot bulk carrier, arrived in Searsport, from Damietta, Egypt, and delivered road salt. It departed June 23 for New Orleans.

Chemical Pioneer, a 662-foot chemical tanker, arrived in Searsport from Lake Charles, La. via Sunny Point, N.C., and delivered caustic soda. It departed later that day for New York.

June 20

Denali, a Kirby Corp. tug and fuel barge based in New York, arrived in Searsport from Portland and delivered ethanol. It departed June 21 for Saint John, New Brunswick.

June 21

Tanja, a 606-foot bulk carrier, arrived in Searsport from Vila do Conde, Brazil, via Portland, and delivered clay slurry, an additive used in paper manufacturing. It departed June 22, returning to Brazil.

June 24

Noreaster, a 604-foot Irving Oil tanker, arrived in Searsport from Saint John, New Brunswick, and delivered gasoline and ultra-low-sulfur diesel. It departed June 25 for Boston.

Expected arrivals:

June 29 (estimated) - Ocean Giant, unknown port of origin, delivering steel components for Cianbro.

Shipping news is compiled using automatic identification system (AIS) data from marinetraffic.com, local sources and direct observation at ports.

Tanja, left, a clay slurry ship from Brazil, passes behind Ning Yue Hai, a bulk carrier delivering road salt to Searsport from Egypt. (Photo by: Ethan Andrews)

Industrial Diamond, a cargo ship loaded with steel components from Thailand, travels up Penobscot Bay on June 14, bound for Searsport. (Photo by: Ethan Andrews)