Multi-colored shipping containers stacked aboard the ship MSC Rachele at the Port of Freeport, Bahamas.

The bulk carrier Pan Viva, docked at the Port of Galveston, Texas.

Taken at Xiziwan Beach in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

The most beautiful river of the Netherlands "De Ijssel"

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A fully rigged three-master that once served as a cargo ship on the old "Zuyder sea", now IJssel Lake, and the Wadden Sea.

This type of ship , a so called "Tjalk", was designed to sail through shallow waters and therefore a keel is missing at the bottom of such ships.

A keel ensures that a sailing ship cannot drift away sideways and for that reason the "swords" were made on both sides of these ships that could be lowered up or down. The effect is the same as a keel.

The antique cargo and fishing boats still in service are floating museum pieces and are cherised by their owners....

San Francisco, California

This old cargo ship is a so called "Tjalk", a ship type dated from the 17th century.

This ship type has a round bow and is relatively narrow with a small shallow draft, because they were used to navigate the shallow water of the former Dutch "Zuiderzee" and the Wadden sea.

Because of this shallow it was not possible to use a ship's keel and to prevent the ship from drifting, the so called "swords" were placed on bothsides amidships that could be lowered into the water.

The ropes on the sides of the mainsail and jib serve to visualize the airflow on the sails.

These ships are in principle sailing museum pieces.

Twentekanaal, Hengelo

Every year "the skûtsjes" keep the Dutch province of Friesland under spell. Every respected town or city takes part in this saiing competition.

Skûtsjesilen is synonymous with racing sailing with old cargo ships, flat bottomed boats at the turn of the last century to bring peat, manure, soil and other cargo to the farms.

As a result, the ships had to sail through shallow waters and were therefor built long and flat with movable swords on either side of the ships.

Lowering the swords into the water prevented the ships from drifting sideways.

During windy days, very high speeds achieved in this race and it can sometimes be hard.

To sail well with such a ship, a trained crew and great helmanship are rtequired....

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Sunburst lights up a ship anchored in English Bay

Vancouver, British Columbia

Canada

Foreground: Two Lifeguards maneuvering their small Lifeboat

COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co., Ltd. is a Chinese international container transportation and shipping company. It is a subsidiary of COSCO Shipping Holdings, and its parent company is China's state-owned COSCO Shipping. Wikipedia

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The Honduran-registered “Zhen-feng” (振豐號) cargo ship fell into trouble in the night of Oct. 10, 2018 near to the Zhuwei Fishing Harbor (竹圍漁港), and all 12 crew were successfully rescued by the helicopter. Recently this location become an interesting and hot spot for young people and photographers who like to visit and take photo over there. Because of the stranded ship will be pulled away or dismantled in the end of this year.

Big thanks for your stopping by and taking the time to view this image. Wishing you a nice day/night wherever you are!

Teltow-Kanal, Blick von dem neuen Bistro/Cafe "Kleine Freiheit" am Hafen von Teltow

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The Cap San Diego was restored mainly by the labour of enthusiasts and laid-off dock workers, and is kept operational to date. Most of the time, the Cap San Diego is moored at the port of Hamburg where visitors can access virtually all areas of the ship from the bridge to the engine.

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Ships waiting in a holding pattern to be unloaded.

Vancouver Harbour,

British Columbia

Canada

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~Christie (happiest) by the River

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SST GRIZZLY & SS OCRA, TUGBOATS REPOSITIONING THE AFRICAN FINICH, DRY CARGO SHIP

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Burrard Inlet

Vancouver

British Columbia

Canada

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Penmon Lighthouse is situated on the Anglesey coast. A bell also rings at regular intervals to warn shipping. Cargo ships sail close by.

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Auf der Weser in Bremerhaven

Hamburg - Germany

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Another fantastic ramble along the coast path, with the added bonus of an excellent tea room at the end, unknown to me, the tea room was closed due to CVD-19

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Montag maritim – Der Mehrzweckfrachter „LADY MENNA“ auf dem Rostocker Seekanal in Richtung Ostsee.

Dieses Schiff ist das dritte einer Serie von vier Schiffen gleichen Typs, die in den letzten Jahren bei Wuhu Shipbuilding in China gebaut wurden. Baubeginn für die 105 Meter lange „LADY MENNA“ war Dezember 2020 und im August 2022 wurde sie übergeben und in Dienst gestellt.

Alle vier Schiffe werden durch Wijnne Barends bereedert und sie fahren unter der Flagge der Niederlande. Die Schiffe sind langfristig an das große Unternehmen UPM Biofore verchartert und werden für den Transport von Papier, Zellstoff und Forstprodukten in Europa eingesetzt.

Aktuell (06.03.2023) liegt „LADY MENNA“ im deutschen Nordseehafen Emden.

The sun is now almost over the horizon and its golden glow is quite warming still on this late March evening. The light was the feature that attracted me to this shot. The shadows lengthen as the ship moves out to sea.

Montag maritim – Hier ein weiteres Bild vom Einlaufen der „ESHIP-1“ am vergangenen Freitag in Rostock. Auf der Ostsee herrschte raue See und eine anständige steife Brise. Das Schiff krängte bei dem starken und böigen Wind immer hin und her und selbst der Fotograf hatte Mühe die Kamera stabil zu justieren, um aus dieser Entfernung ein einigermaßen brauchbares Bild aufzunehmen.

Aktuell (06.02.2023 07.00) liegt die „ESHIP-1“ in Rendsburg im Nord-Ostsee-Kanal an der Pier.

My "super" moon shot

The container ship HS Bach, docked at the container port in Freeport, Bahamas.

Cargo ship loaded with containers being repositioned to shore by tugboats (left).

For a size comparison, note the men in red with the white helmets (right side).

This big boy seems to be slightly listing to the left. Likely due to my online shopping order.....LOL

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Coal Harbour,

Vancouver, BC

Canada

.. Rhine .. the epic city walk continued .. HSoS :)

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Samstag maritim – Das 177 Meter lange General Cargo Ship „Kamenari“ läuft den Rostocker Seekanal an. Das unter der Flagge von St. Vincent & Grenadines laufende Schiff wurde 2010 in Dienst gestellt. Immer imposant, wenn ein so großes Schiff fast direkt auf einen zuläuft.

Aktuell (12.02.2022) liegt das Schiff im Mittelmeer-Hafen Bari (Italien).

Allen Freunden einen guten Start in das Wochenende gewünscht.

Auf der Weser in Bremerhaven