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Award-winning Westward Shipping News for all your maritime news, features, images, opinion blogs, short videos, and especially our 24 HOUR LIVE REWIND WEBCAM

Westward Shipping News provides real-time maritime news, emerging trends, latest live webcams, maps for our shipping enthusiasts to seasoned professionals.

 

WELCOME TO OUR LIVE WEBCAM VIEWS OF PLYMOUTH'S FAMOUS WATERFRONT

Westward Shipping News Live Streaming 24-hours a day looking out across the famous Hoe, and capturing all the latest shipping & maritime movements in the Sound.

Live Camera One is STILL FREE to view and is very popular with our followers.

Live Camera Two will be subscription only, aimed directly at Smeaton’s Tower and the bridgeway to the historic Barbican, Cattedown, with panoramic views of the Sound from a different angle.

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Watch live shipping, cruise movements, and waterfront events from Plymouth Hoe – day or night.

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CRUISE NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD

Westward Shipping News will be writing features, blogs, videos, reviews, and much more of Cruise News stories from across the globe in 2026.

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A GUNFIRE HOMECOMING FOR HMS RICHMOND

A great homecoming for the Plymouth sailors on HMS Richmond this afternoon. The Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy made its unforgettable return to

Maritime Timetables

Shipping Map

All the latest Plymouth and global Shipping Maps and movements.

Brittany Ferries

Departure and arrival times of Brittany Ferries.

Royal Navy

Today’s Royal Navy Shipping Movements in Plymouth.

Tidal Times

All the latest UK Tidal Times.

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About Us

During the first UK Covid-19 lockdown of 2020, we first noticed the deep fascination for images and news about Plymouth and the South West of England’s maritime shipping movements and sectors.

Throughout the lockdown and since, we have continued to build on the thousands of followers that enjoy our shipping images, blogs, and short videos that are shared across many platforms online.

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