The largest grain ship ever was loaded at Great Yarmouth's outer harbour, bound for Portugal.
Gigantic grain ship loads up at Great Yarmouth outer harbour
Monday, September 10, 2012
10:07 AM
A gigantic grain ship could be seen loading up at Great Yarmouth’s outer harbour, providing a boost to the East Anglian economy.
The largest grain ship ever was loaded at Great Yarmouth's outer harbour, bound for Portugal.Trevor Gates, Gleadell’s East Anglia regional manager, said: “We have just loaded the largest ship ever in Norfolk and Suffolk at our Great Yarmouth export/import terminal.
“This week, Mv Zapolyarye took on close to 19,000 tonnes of 72 kg feed wheat bound for Portugal.
“This is yet another example of the way our export campaign is providing market outlets for East Anglian farmers in a difficult season.”
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13 comments
What? A grain ship in the harbour? I imagine that's what it was built for and has been used for since it opened. That and the many offshore vessels which use it. Oh, and the wind farm vessels, and the jackups.
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Tea&Biscuits
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Of course, this has absolutely nothing to do with the impending scrutiny committee....
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ThePresence
Saturday, September 15, 2012
A ship in the outer harbour.Thats a surprise.Throught that was what it was for.l.o.l.
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jordan
Friday, September 14, 2012
A ship in the outer harbour.Thats a surprise.Throught that was what it was for.l.o.l.
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jordan
Friday, September 14, 2012
There's no denying as ships go that one is quiet big. Who would have thought a ship in the outer harbour. What next maybe two ships in the outer habour.
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Paul Morley
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
V: "And what benefit would this be then ?" - Think you'll find that several large haulage firms were used to transport the grain. Surely the use of these firms clearly shows an injection in to the local economy? And there are not shortages of grain in UK - we actually produced a surplus this year, albeit later than anticipated.
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ReapnSow
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Why would a company pay to move grain from one boat to another? Not very good business sense. Also there were no grain boats in the river while this was in port.
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Tea&Biscuits
Monday, September 10, 2012
The cargo is feed wheat which is grow specifically for export and not for human consumption(well not for English consumption)
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greenmanwalking
Monday, September 10, 2012
And where is the grain coming from? it looks like it's being taken from a boat in the old harbour,put into trucks and driven to the new harbour and out into another boat. can anyone confirm?
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timmy_two_sheds
Monday, September 10, 2012
Has nobody heard of the EU fiddle they get paid for trasporting to Portugal by the EU then get paid again by the EU for shipping it back again it never comes of the ship
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Dave
Monday, September 10, 2012
excuse me, but have i not been reading in the national press, and hearing on bbc news that we are to be in grave danger of escalating prices of bread and flour derived foods due to the near collapse of the grain harvest this year, yet here we are in a position to export thousands of tonnes of grain to foreign lands. where is the common sense in that?
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Edmund Earle
Monday, September 10, 2012
"A gigantic grain ship could be seen loading up at Great Yarmouth’s outer harbour, providing a boost to the East Anglian economy." >> And what benefit would this be then ?. Certainly nothing for the locals ?. >> Shortages of grain in this country, Food prices going up everyday, and this lot are exporting it. you couldnt make it up !.
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"V"
Monday, September 10, 2012
we will be buying it back in a couple of month's time at twice the price.
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ggj666
Monday, September 10, 2012