Imports Collection

Aerial view showing London docks in the East, 1951

Aerial view of Riverside Quay, Hull. 21st April 1958

The shuttle tanker Darina seen here being towed to her berth at the Shell oil terminal. 22nd September 1979

The Italian general cargo ship Vallisarco seen here unloading its cargo at Hays Wharf in the Pool of London. 2nd June 1955

Alexandra Dock, Hull 28th November 1953

Onwards lies The Humber. A tug and a powered barge head for the Humber, while on the right of the picture lighters wait to unload or receive new cargoes

King George and Queen Elizabeth Docks, Hull seen from the cockpit of a RAF Jaguar reconnaissance aircraft travelling at 400 mph above the port

Tugs, lighters and barges moored to the staithes awaiting to unload their goods into warehouses along the River Hull. Whilst others wait to continue upstream to the Air Street

The docks and the River Thames looking towards Tower Bridge and St Pauls Cathedral. Circa August 1936

Renault Cars: picture shows some of the 3 to 4 thousand Renault Cars, parked in Southampton Docks, Hampshire. June 1960 M4354-001

French children playing in a pool on the beach at Arromanches while a ship discharges its cargo to awaiting troops. July 1944

The 261 metre long Gautama Buddha the biggest ship in the Indian merchant fleet seen here unloading 50, 000 tons of iron ore at the British Steel Corporations Redcar ore terminal. 15th July 1974

Tankers Torvanger and Lauenburg seen here berth at Teesport. 26th March 1984

The coastal oil tanker Polarisman seen here leaving Middlesbrough docks for Immingham after discharging her cargo of petrol and gas-oil. 6th June 1978

The cargo ship Silver City seen here berthed at Teesside. 24th April 1980

The Bacat 1 seen here at the South Bank Wharf. The Bacat 1 is the worlds first barge carrying catamaran. The vessel is to operate every ten days between Middlesbrough and Rotterdam. 17th March 1974

The King Java seen here berthed at Middlesbrough Dock. 20th December 1971

Ellerman Lines The City of Auckland cargo ship seen here in Middlesbrough dock 14th August 1975

The Elgaren the largest ship to visit the Tees seen hereat the United Kingdom / West Africa
The Elgaren the largest ship to visit the Tees seen hereat the United Kingdom/West Africa Line Berth at Tees Dock where she was being loaded with equipment for a construction site in South Africa

The Sun Bird unloads its cargo of Phosphate rock for the fertiliser manufacture at ICI Billingham. 12th June 1978

The cargo ship Fossum seen here leaving Middlesbrough Docks. 6th September 1979

Malt Barley seen here being loaded on to the cargo vessel Browning at Middlesbrough Docks. The final destination for the cargo is Brazil. 28th May 1980

The new Ellerman Line cargo ship The City of Winchester seen here being loaded at Middlesbrough dock with structural steel and general goods for the Arabian Gulf. 21st June 1976

Aerial views of London Docks as dockers vote to end thier five week strike which had crippled the docks, April 1975

White Star Line liner RMS Olympic, sistership of the ill fated Titanic seen here in Southampton docks for her yearly refit 1932

Unloading goods at Liverpool Docks, 5 December 1938

Dried beans being unloaded at Liverpool Dock, 21st February 1942

Ships berthed at Newcastle Quayside in April 1961

Royal Docks London January 1969 A driver with a fork lift truck moves a wooden crate on the quayside next to a cargo ship called the ALARIC

Half day Strike at the Docks. Picture shows Idle Ships and Cranes at the Royal Group of Docks. March 1969

Aerial views of London Docks as dockers vote to end thier five week strike which had crippled the docks April 1975 75-1761-004

The Polish Steamer Jaroslaw Dabrowski seen here unloading her cargo in the Pool of London. The ship had been stopped by river police about an hour after she had left the Pool of London

Car Park: Renault Cars: Pictures show some of the 3 to 4 thousand Renault Cars, parked in Southampton Docks. June 1960 M4354-002

East African Groundnuts Scheme. Loading caterpillar tractors and road drainers, at Dar es Salaam. 015016-008 During the late 1940s the British government tried to create vast plantations in

The United Baltic Corporation cargo / passenger ship Baltavia tied up alongside a Pool of
The United Baltic Corporation cargo/passenger ship Baltavia tied up alongside a Pool of London warehouse off loading her cargo 22 May 1950

London Dock Strike 1949 Soldiers unloading cargo. 019194 / 1
London Dock Strike 1949 Soldiers unloading cargo. 019194/1

Dockers unloading a cargo of sugar. circa 1960

The Regina Maresk the worlds largest container ship seen here being assisted in to port by a tug. November 1997

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