Category Archives: Shipping

Docked again.

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Tim

Took the ship into dry dock last Monday for a lick of paint and a service on the engine, the preparation is quite intense getting all the floors covered and checking all the jobs that need to be done. The … Continue reading →

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Big Container full of tellies.

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Tim

                                                            NYK Vesta on the Elbe The container ship was so big it nearly didn’t fit into my widest angle, plenty flat screen televisions on the … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Container, Europe, From the ship, On the ship, Shipping, TV, The 80's, photo, photos, ship spotting | 1 Comment

Laid up

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Tim

  Neatly parked Russian coasters waiting for better days near Svetly on the canal to Kaliningrad, the Russian enclave in the Baltic. The pilot informed me that they had been laid up since January of this year, another pilot in … Continue reading →

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Pirates get caught

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Tim

Absalon by Hebster. Click on the photo to get to Hebsters Photo stream in Flickr From the Scandinavian Shipping Gazette I read about the Danish frigate Absalon capturing boats and pirates in the Gulf of Aden. The Absalon’s helicopter spotted … Continue reading →

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American Ship

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Tim

Vehicle carrier “Courage” Registered in Wilmington Delaware USA The American flagged Vehicle Carrier Courage of American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier (ARC) seen yesterday leaving Southampton on a voyage to destination undisclosed, she was heading west in the English channel on the … Continue reading →

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