Container Ship "CMA CGM TITAN" departing Southampton

The previous post shows a Container Ship entering Southampton, this one is about another Container Ship, the CMA CGM TITAN departing Southampton, photos taken at Calshot 16.6.2013, the same day hours earlier the brand new "ROYAL PRINCESS" started her Maiden Voyage, shame the weather here was not quite the same, this was late in the evening anyway, this huge Container Ship has a D.W. of 128.550 tons and is registered in Malta.

Container ship "HYUNDAI GLOBAL" arriving Southampton

"HYUNDAI GLOBAL" is a British Registered Container Ship with 99.086 Tons D.W., she is 339 meters long, the ship is seen here arriving Southampton, 8.6.2013

SOUTHAMPTON second largest Container Port in the UK

SOUTHAMPTON is not just about Cruise Ships and Liners, the port is the second busiest Container Terminal in the UK after Felixstowe, the Port is operated by DP WORLD. The Port of Southampton is quite unique, apart from the sheltered location it has double tides allowing the largest ships in the World, Passenger and Cargo vessels to access the Port eighty percent of the time. Photos above, HYUNDAI GLOBAL entering Southampton, 8.6.2013 and TITAN off Calshot, 16.6.2013

Container ship "THURO MAERSK"

"THURO MAERSK" was built in 1991 by ODENSE STEEL SHIPYARD, she is owned by AP MOLLER MAERSK, the ship has 16.982GRT, she is seen here at the Portuguese Port of Leixoes, photo dated, the 20th January 2012

Portuguese cargo ship "CORVO"

Built in 2007 by ESTALEIROS NAVAIS DE VIANA DO CASTELO in Portugal, "CORVO" is registered at Ponta Delgada/Azores and operated by BENSAUDE, the ship has a Deadweight of 8600 tons and a displacement when fully loaded of 12.772 tons. The ship is operated between Portugal and the Azores Islands a round trip that takes 12 days. "CORVO" photographed at Leixoes on the 20th of January, for anyone with a particular interest on this beautiful ship, I recommend Luis Miguel Correia's book, for all the information please visit http://lmcshipsandthesea.blogspot.com

Sister cargo ships at Bilbao

Captured here last 18th of January at the Spanish Port of Bilbao are the sister ships "WMS HARLINGEN" and "RBD DALMATIA", they were both built in 2007 by FUJIAN MAWEI SHIPBUILDING in China and are both operated by Dutch company NAVIGIA at Groningen, they are both registered at Limassol/Cyprus but have different owners, the RBD DALMATIA is owned by DREWITZ BERND REEDEREI at Hamburg, while the WMS HARLINGEN is owned by NAVIGIA at Groningen, both ships have a Deadweight of approximately 8.200 tons