The Thames to Antwerpen/Anvers

According to my (free) “locate my ship” website, Our Ship the Hyundai Singapore was supposed to be bound from Hamburg to Felixstowe. Either they made an error or the ship’s captain changed his mind and docked in the Thames instead (below is a screenshot taken 5 minutes ago, showing her having completed the task and departing towards the channel bound for the next port of call.)

Antwerp is located on the right (eastern) bank of the River Scheldt in Belgium, linked to the North Sea by the Westerschelde Estuary. Antwerp is the capital of the Antwerp Province, and is written “Antwerpen” in Dutch and “Anvers” in French on the signposts in Belgium.

(Above) The relative positions of the four ports of call in Europe so far: (1) Rotterdam,     (2)Hamburg, (3)Thames, and (4)Antwerp

Shipping Report

The latest on the current position of the Hyundai Singapore reads much like a shipping weather report – rather dull and dreary. She left Hamburg (on the extreme right of the picture below) and is headed for Felixstowe in England. Current speed is 16.9 knots direction 228º

The dashed line through the North Sea shows her path, and her ETA Felixstowe is  07:00 UTC 20 February.