Arrival of the world's largest container ship in the port of Rotterdam

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A sunlit cruise ship departing Southampton docks.

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Multi-colored shipping containers of the Mediterranean Shipping Company sit stacked in a container yard in Freeport, Bahamas.

294 m lang - 32m breit und 2005 vom Stapel gelaufen.

Am 22.11.2025 in Saint Petersburg von Rotterdam und ja es ist Russland, wird wohl noch fleißig beliefert.

Schiffsinformationen

IMO9293179

Schiffstyp

Containerschiff

Geschwindigkeit25 Knoten

Tiefgang13.5 m

Tragfähigkeit64513 t

Bruttoraumzahl58289

TEU4922

Schiffslänge294.1 m

Breite32.2 m

Maschinenleistung51480 KW

Baujahr2005

Auch wenn es schon recht groß aussieht ist es doch eher einer der kleineren Containerschiffe .

"MSC Amelia" inbound Rotterdam coming from Tanjung Pelepas.

La nuova nave passeggeri di Msc: Sea Side la notte prima della festa inaugurale.

The new Msc passengers ship: Sea Side the night before the inaugural festival.

The MSC Magnifica is a passenger vessel sailing under the flag of Panama. It has an overall length of 293.8 meters and a width of 32.3 meters.

Die MSC Grandiosa auf dem Weg zur Taufe

The MSC Grandiosa on the way to baptism.

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Cruise ship MSC Grandiosa

outgoing Bremerhaven

2019.05.07

Bremerhaven

AIS Name MSC DITTE

Type Container ship

Flag Liberia a

IMO 9754953

MMSI 636017569

Callsign D5LP2

Year Built 2016

Length 398 m

Width 59 m

Draught Avg 13.7 m / ...

Speed Avg/Max 14.2 kn / 23.3 kn

Deadweight 200148 tons

Gross Tonnage 194308

AIS Class A

Container Capacity

19,000 TEU

Early start and a ride down to the other local woods that border the Manchester Ship Canal on one side and industrial units on the other.

Not been here for a while and the intention was to fly the drone.

When I arrived this oil tanker, The Thun London was in view by a place called Mount Manisty which is the slag heap from the original canal cutting. A quick change of plans and this is the resulting shot.

After it had passed I still had enough time to fly the drone and checked the drone assist app. The area is in a Controlled Traffic Region ( CTR, ) and I couldn't remember if you are allowed to fly in a CTR so decided against it and made the mile or so ride home.

As it happens you can fly in a CTR. I also checked this ship and it was outbound for Amsterdam, which then got me checking oil pipelines, which then had me checking the entire European pipelines from Russia and Azerbaijan across Poland, The Czech Republic and Germany into Holland. I also checked the draught of this ship ( 6.5m ) and the depth of the canal at this point is 28 feet. So it's clearance from the bottom of the canal is only about the height of an average bloke. I then discovered the MSC is tidal up to Latchford near Warrington and ships of this size can only use the canal for a few hours either side of high tide.

All of which is fascinating to a pedant like me but probably inherently boring to most. And all of which I'd forgot and had to go trawling the internet to find the info out again before posting.

It's a long day when you take your exercise so early but worth it in the end.

Docked in Norway.

MSC Fantasia entering the majestic Grand Harbour of Valletta, Malta

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis

Just a snack

MSC

MSC Sagittarius F infront of the sun

The cruise ship MSC World Europa in Grand Harbour, Malta - EXPLORED

Le paquebot MSC Virtuosa de retour dans le port de Saint-Nazaire.

The MSC virtuosa cruise ship in the city of Liverpool UK. I did a video of the ships light show when it was there the other week www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWJfuV3Rhsw

MSC LORETTA

Portishead

LIVERPOOL >>> PORTBURY

IMO: 9230490 - Built 2002

Container ship - 303.92m x 40m

This was the biggest ship in terms of length that Portbury has ever had to handle. There certainly was quite a few people that turned out to see her come in.

MSC TAMISHKA F

Portishead

PORTBURY >>> LIVERPOOL

IMO: 9358905 - Built 2007

Container Ship - 161m X 25m

Spanish Global Express on short finals for runway 24

MSC LORETTA

Portishead

LIVERPOOL >>> PORTBURY

IMO: 9230490 - Built 2002

Container ship - 303.92m x 40m

This was the biggest ship in terms of length that Portbury has ever had to handle. There certainly was quite a few people that turned out to see her come in.

interesting entry, the Australia and New Zealand headquarters of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) –the world’s largest privately owned shipping line, and founded in 1970 by Gianluigi Aponte, with the purchase of a single ship.

Thursday Doors Day/ TDD/DDD

MSC LORETTA

Portishead

PORTBURY >>> ANTWERP

IMO: 9230490 - Built 2002

Container ship - 303.92m x 40m

Name: MSC BENIN

IMO Number: 9974565

Flag: Liberia

Type: Container Ship (Neo-Panamax class)

Length Overall (LOA): ~260 meters

Beam (Width): ~46 meters

Capacity: ~8,300 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units)

Year Built: 2025

Cloud dawn on liner MSC BELLISSIMA in dry dock in shape Joubert.

Aube nuageuse sur le paquebot MSC BELLISSIMA en câle sèche dans la forme Joubert.

Saint-Nazaire

FRANCE

MSC Bellissima

Autres noms : F34

Type : Navire de croisière

Histoire

Chantier naval : STX France de Saint-Nazaire, France

Lancement : 2019

Statut : En construction

Caractéristiques techniques

Longueur : 315 m

Maître-bau : 43 m

Tirant d'eau : 9 m

Puissance : 97 MW

Caractéristiques commerciales

Passagers : 5 700

Carrière

Armateur : MSC Croisières

Pavillon : Civil Ensign of Malta.svg Malte

Port d'attache : La Valette

Coût : 700 millions d'€

IMO: 9760524

MMSI: 248992000

Indicatif d’Appel: 9HA4902

Pavillon: Malta [MT]

AIS Genre d'un navire: Passenger

Jauge brute: -

Port en lourd: -

Longueur Hors Tout x Largeur Hors Tout: 316m × 52m

Année de Construction: 2018/2019

État: Active

The MSC Oscar is a large container ship.

Here it gets offloaded in the Waltershofhafen at the Eurokai container Terminal in the international seaport of Hamburg, one of the largest ports in Europe.

MSC SPRING III

Portishead

Le HARVE >>> PORTBURY

IMO: 9316359 - Built 2006

Container Ship - 211m X 32m

Container ship MSC Eugenia departs London Gateway Port en route to Felixstowe, UK. Shot from Canvey Island, Essex UK 08:20am.

passing Terneuzen

Trieste

MSC ELA approaches the Port of Antwerp at the first light of dawn

Shot at Portishead, MSC vessel leaving Avonmouth.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

2023.05.18

Rotterdam

AIS Name MSC MARGRIT

Typ Containerschiff F

Flagge Hong Kong

IMO 9465318

MMSI 477307400

Rufzeichen VRPL3

Baujahr 2012

Länge 366 m

Breite 48 m

Tiefgang 14.2 m / 1.2 m / 22.3 m

Geschwindigkeit 25.7 kn Max

Eigengewicht 141141 Tonnen

Bruttotonnage 141635

AIS-Klasse -

Container-Kapazität

13102 TEU