The Belgian flagged CL Nargo was the last caller to Wicklow port in January. She went alongside the Packet pier on the 30^th after bad weather delayed her arrival and unloaded packaged timber from Varberg. 

The GS 3700 Eco freighter operated by the Antwerp based Conti-Lines Coastal was built in 2024 by SaS Waterhuizen in the Netherlands.

CL Nargo departed early on Saturday morning, heading north for Warrenpoint. Last year identical sister vessel, CL Flanders called to Wicklow port to unload a similar cargo.

On Christmas Eve afternoon the Latvian flagged Ceg Universe returned from Birkenhead to load another cargo of round timber. 

Some late sunshine was ideal for photography, but conditions were more challenging for the Pilot, with strong wind and a heavy swell to contend with. 

A short time later Ceg Universe was secured alongside the North Quay, and the crew were to spend Christmas in Wicklow port.

Ceg Universe loaded out the cargo of round timber on Saturday 27^th December and departed early the following morning for Birkenhead. 

The Baltic Shipping operated Lafjell was a noble visitor to the port this month, arriving from Liverpool on the 12th November to load recyclable metals at the Packet pier. Lafjell departed at teatime the following day, heading south for the Spanish port of Pasajes. She was built in 2001 at a Dutch yard as Dependant, and took her present name in 2021, transferring to the Norwegian flag.

Abis Bergen’s visit to Wicklow in November 2013

looking back through my archives, l found these digital photos taken around this time in November 2013 of Abis Bergen, arriving at Wicklow port to load out refuse derived fuel (RDF).

The ninety metre vessel built in the Netherlands in 2010 is designed for handling oversized and project cargoes like wind turbine blades. In 2017 she was renamed Peak Bergen and remains under the Netherlands flag.

The 43-year-old Ronez southbound in Wicklow Bay on Saturday 1st November 2025. The small coaster is a regular sight in Wicklow Bay, as it makes frequent calls at Dublin Port, to load out cement for the Channel Islands. 

The cement imported by Ronez Ltd is transferred to 2500 tonnes silo terminals, and used to manufacture a range of dense, lightweight, and high strength concrete blocks along with precast kerbs, edgings, and paving products. These are used in a variety of projects from single storey housing to multi-storey developments and commercial buildings on the Channel Islands. (Source: https://www.ronez.com) 

Ronez is a self-pneumatic discharging vessel and was built in 1982 at Konstruktiebedrijf Van Aalst Koudekerk in Holland. She carries approx. 950 tonnes of cement and is registered under the UK flag. 

We had two ships at Wicklow port over the October Bank Holiday, starting with the Wilson Gdynia arriving on Friday (24^thOctober)  from Drogheda, to Load out a cargo of recyclable metals at the Packet pier. Loading was completed, and she departed shortly after Midday on Saturday for Liverpool. The Larrissa B arrived in the bay at the same time from Hamina via Dundee, with a part cargo of packaged timber. The pilot transferred to Larrissa B, and she went alongside the Packet pier. 

The photo was taken from Radharc An Fharraige, overlooking the harbour, and I had to stand on the seat in the park and shoot through the shrubbery to get the picture.