Sponsored by ShipSpotting. General cargo ships were completed with a wide variety of cargo-handling equipment in the 1980s, labelling them as ‘geared’ or ‘self-sufficient’, but the vessels illustrated here, most owned or built in the Eastern Bloc, have now all…
Photographs supplied by Benson Lee The annual Fleet Week in San Francisco in early October 2022 is the highlight of the maritime calendar in Northern California, and consists of the largest parade of ships on the West Coast. The Fleet…
Sponsored by ShipSpotting. The Port of Hamburg is the third busiest port in Europe (after Rotterdam and Antwerp) and 15th largest in the world. For the shipspotter it is an excellent place to see a wide variety of ships. The…
Image Source: ShipSpotting. The Thames Estuary has always been busy with shipping of all shapes and sizes visiting London and the various wharves along the river. Peter Flack supplied a series of images showing container ships that called in the 1980s.…
Image Source: ShipSpotting. In May 2001 Adsteam Marine acquired Howard Smith Towing in the UK, with Smith having taken over Alexandra Towing in 1992. Adsteam lasted only six years, until April 2007, when they were taken over by Svitzer. Phil Kempsey…
Image Source: ShipSpotting. The Kiel Canal, built between 1887 and 1895, links Brunsbüttel, near Cuxhaven, with Holtenau, near Kiel. It is 160m wide, 61 miles long and is spanned by seven bridges, with ships up to 235.5m by 32.5m in size…
Image Source: ShipSpotting. The busy Irish Sea ferry scene was captured by David Fairclough during August and September. A variety of freight and passenger vessels cross the Sea, from Heysham, Liverpool and Birkenhead, heading to Dublin, Belfast and Warrenpoint. The 2007-built…
Image Source: ShipSpotting. Rotterdam, with its associated quays, docks and harbours, is probably the busiest port in the world. This selection of photos by Netherlands-based J.M. Kakebeeke shows some of the many ships calling at the major European port a few…
Image Source: ShipSpotting. Shipping in the Caribbean is a mix of old and new, as many old British, German, and Dutch coasters and ferries made their way to the Islands at the end of their working lives. While these vessels are…
Image Source: ShipSpotting. Hydrofoil operations around the world are unusual, but John Pagni photographed some of these vessels operating in Greek waters. Hellenic Seaways’ Flying Dolphin 19 speeding back to Piraeus following a Saronic Gulf round trip calling at Aegina, Poros, Ermioni,…
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