The following ship traffic on Penobscot Bay occurred from Jan. 2 to 8, as assisted by the Penobscot Bay and River Pilots Association, a pilotage service based in Belfast, and which serves Penobscot Bay, Frenchman Bay and the Penobscot River.

The Pilots are responsible for guiding any vessel required to take a pilot. The pilots board the vessels at offshore pilot stations 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, weather permitting, and help the ships navigate to their destinations, and then back out of state waters. Penobscot Bay and River pilot captains are Dave Gelinas, Skip Strong, Jeff Cockburn, David Smith and Adam Philbrook.

Jan. 2, Nor'Easter, empty, bound for St. John, New Brunswick, from Searsport.

Jan. 5, Bow Cedar, bound for Searsport, arriving from Rotterdam, carrying caustic soda.

Jan. 5, Tug Bluefin, Barge Penn 80, carrying No. 6 oil, arriving from New York and New Jersey, bound for Searsport.

Jan. 6, Bow Cedar, carrying caustic soda, leaving from Searsport and bound for Houston, Texas.

Jan. 6, Tug Stephen Reinauer, Barge RTC-80, carrying ethanol, arriving from New York and New Jersey, bound for Searsport.

Jan. 7. Tug Bluefin, Barge Penn 80, empty, leaving Searsport and bound for New York and New Jersey.

Jan. 7, Tug Stephen Reinauer, Barge RTC-80, empty, leaving Searsport and bound for New York and New Jersey.

Jan. 8, Tug Severn, Barge DS-55, leaving Searsport and bound for Delaware Bay.