
An early moning shot taken today of the General Cargo Ship Arklow Raider IMO 9344540 at the Cerestar terminal in Trafford Park with a cargo of maize from France. Arklow Raider was built by Barkmeijer, Stroobos (Yd.No. 313) in the Netherlands in 2007 and has a GT of 2999. The terminal has seen an increase in shipping activity over the last couple of years and now has ships visiting on a regular basis. Cerestar is the leading manufacturer of starches and starch derivatives in Europe, its site at Trafford Park being just one of many across the world. The Cerestar Wharf handles hundreds of thousands of tonnes of maize per year.