MV ‘MSC METHONI’

Images of Post-panamax Containership MV ‘MSC Methoni’                                    (Ex: MSC Viviana – 6,724 TEU, Fully Cellular Containership, Built 2003)

IDENTIFICATION: Ex-name is MSC Viviana. Launch Name was MSC Viviana. Post-Panamax Containership, Call Sign D5AN2, IMO Number 9256755.Built at Hyundai H.I., Liberia Flagged, GL Classed, Length Overall of 304.00 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 292.00 m., Draught of 14.50 m., Beam of 40.00 m., Gross Tonnage of 73,819, Moulded Depth of 19.85 m., Tonnage of 47,138 International Net and 83,904 Dwt (long). ENGINE DETAILS: Engine Description 2 S.A. 10-cyl., Engine Model 10K98MC-C6.1. MAN B. & W. Engine, Speed of 25.50 kts at 230.00 tonnes per day, Horsepower of 77,633B at 104.

OWNER / MANAGER DETAILS: Costamare Shipping Co. S.A., Greece; company website: http://www.costamare.com. Vessel Operators are Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC); company website: http://www.mscgva.ch/

SPECIALIZED DETAILS: Teu Capacities of 6,724 Total and 800 Reefer, Ship is too large to transit the Panama Canal, Dwt to Teu ratio of 12.68. Total Teu Capacity of 6,724.


 

MV MSC METHONI 1 w COMPASS

Post-panamax containership ‘MSC Methoni’ (built in Korea and flying Marshall Islands flag) owned by Costamare in Greece and on charter to MSC in Switzerland and headquartered in France departing New York Harbor. Crossing paths with anchored LR1 tanker MT ‘Compass’http://www.karatzas.com

MV MSC METHONI 2

Post-panamax containership ‘MSC Methoni’ (built in Korea and flying Marshall Islands flag) owned by Costamare in Greece and on charter to MSC in Switzerland and headquartered in France departing New York Harbor. http://www.karatzas.com

MV MSC METHONI 3

Post-panamax containership ‘MSC Methoni’ (built in Korea and flying Marshall Islands flag) owned by Costamare in Greece and on charter to MSC in Switzerland and headquartered in France departing New York Harbor. http://www.karatzas.com

MV MSC METHONI 4

Post-panamax containership ‘MSC Methoni’ (built in Korea and flying Marshall Islands flag) owned by Costamare in Greece and on charter to MSC in Switzerland and headquartered in France departing New York Harbor. http://www.karatzas.com

MV MSC METHONI 5

Post-panamax containership ‘MSC Methoni’ (built in Korea and flying Marshall Islands flag) owned by Costamare in Greece and on charter to MSC in Switzerland and headquartered in France departing New York Harbor. http://www.karatzas.com

MV MSC METHONI 6

Post-panamax containership ‘MSC Methoni’ (built in Korea and flying Marshall Islands flag) owned by Costamare in Greece and on charter to MSC in Switzerland and headquartered in France departing New York Harbor. http://www.karatzas.com

MV MSC METHONI 7

Post-panamax containership ‘MSC Methoni’ (built in Korea and flying Marshall Islands flag) owned by Costamare in Greece and on charter to MSC in Switzerland and headquartered in France departing New York Harbor. http://www.karatzas.com

MV MSC METHONI 8

Post-panamax containership ‘MSC Methoni’ (built in Korea and flying Marshall Islands flag) owned by Costamare in Greece and on charter to MSC in Switzerland and headquartered in France departing New York Harbor. Passing under the Verazzano-Narrows Bridge. http://www.karatzas.com

MV MSC METHONI 9

Post-panamax containership ‘MSC Methoni’ (built in Korea and flying Marshall Islands flag) owned by Costamare in Greece and on charter to MSC in Switzerland and headquartered in France departing New York Harbor. http://www.karatzas.com

MV MSC METHONI 10

Post-panamax containership ‘MSC Methoni’ (built in Korea and flying Marshall Islands flag) owned by Costamare in Greece and on charter to MSC in Switzerland and headquartered in France departing New York Harbor. http://www.karatzas.com

MV MSC METHONI 11

Post-panamax containership ‘MSC Methoni’ (built in Korea and flying Marshall Islands flag) owned by Costamare in Greece and on charter to MSC in Switzerland and headquartered in France departing New York Harbor. http://www.karatzas.com

MV MSC METHONI 12

Post-panamax containership ‘MSC Methoni’ (built in Korea and flying Marshall Islands flag) owned by Costamare in Greece and on charter to MSC in Switzerland and headquartered in France departing New York Harbor. http://www.karatzas.com


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MT ‘JBU Onyx’

Images of Stainless Steel Tanker MT ‘JBU Onyx’                                                   (19,865 DWT, Stainless Steel, Chemical & Oil Tanker, Built 2008)

IDENTIFICATION: Launch Name was JBU Onyx. Handy Tanker, Call Sign 3ESU6, IMO Number 9392999. Built at Kitanihon Zosen, Double Hull, Panama Flagged, BV Classed, Length Overall of 141.00 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 133.00 m., Draught of 9.71 m., Beam of 24.20 m., 29.23 Tonnes per Centimetre Immersion, Gross Tonnage of 11,569, Moulded Depth of 13.20 m., Lightship air draft of 28.30 m., Keel to mast air draft of 34.32 m., Tonnage of 10,492 Panama Canal Net, 9,706 Suez Canal Net, 6,115 International Net, 5,084 Light Displacement and 19,551 Dwt (long). ENGINE DETAILS: Engine Description 2 S.A. 7-cyl., Engine Model 7UEC45LA,  Mitsubishi H.I. Engine, Speed of 14.50 kts, Horsepower of 8,465B at 158. 1 Propellor.

VESSEL OWNER / MANAGER DETAILS: Siva Shipping, Singapore; company website: http://www.sivashipping.com.

SPECIALIZED DETAILS: Cargo Capacity of 20,492 cu.m., Segregated Ballast Tanks, 14 Tanks, 14 Pumps, Stainless Steel Tank Coating, IMO Class 2, IMO Class 3, Heating Coils, Maximum heating capacity of 60 degrees celsius, 14 Cargo Separations, Marpol Certificate. 16 Cargo Manifolds, Stern Discharge, Closed Loading System, Cargo connections have diameters of 12 inches, Manifold height above deck of 3.25 m., Distance from bow to centre manifold is 72.28 m., SUS316 cargo lines. SAFETY AND OTHER DETAILS: Satellite Communications, Marpol Certificate, Solas Certificate, High Level Alarms, Automatic Ullaging, Vapour Return Ashore, Centre Line Bulkhead.


 

MT JBU ONYX 1

Built at Kitanihon Zosen (Japan) in 2008, 20,000 DWT stainless steel tanker (IMO I) ‘JBU Onyx’ in Port of Houston, in early September 2014.   http://www.karatzas.com

MT JBU ONYX 2

Built at Kitanihon Zosen (Japan) in 2008, 20,000 DWT stainless steel tanker (IMO I) ‘JBU Onyx’ in Port of Houston, in early September 2014.   http://www.karatzas.com

MT JBU ONYX 3

Built at Kitanihon Zosen (Japan) in 2008, 20,000 DWT stainless steel tanker (IMO I) ‘JBU Onyx’ in Port of Houston, in early September 2014.   http://www.karatzas.com

MT JBU ONYX 4

Built at Kitanihon Zosen (Japan) in 2008, 20,000 DWT stainless steel tanker (IMO I) ‘JBU Onyx’ in Port of Houston, in early September 2014.   http://www.karatzas.com

MT JBU ONYX 5

Built at Kitanihon Zosen (Japan) in 2008, 20,000 DWT stainless steel tanker (IMO I) ‘JBU Onyx’ in Port of Houston, in early September 2014.   http://www.karatzas.com

MT JBU ONYX 6

Built at Kitanihon Zosen (Japan) in 2008, 20,000 DWT stainless steel tanker (IMO I) ‘JBU Onyx’ in Port of Houston, in early September 2014.   http://www.karatzas.com

MT JBU ONYX 7

Built at Kitanihon Zosen (Japan) in 2008, 20,000 DWT stainless steel tanker (IMO I) ‘JBU Onyx’ in Port of Houston, in early September 2014.   http://www.karatzas.com

MT JBU ONYX 8

Built at Kitanihon Zosen (Japan) in 2008, 20,000 DWT stainless steel tanker (IMO I) ‘JBU Onyx’ in Port of Houston, in early September 2014.   http://www.karatzas.com

MT JBU ONYX 9

Built at Kitanihon Zosen (Japan) in 2008, 20,000 DWT stainless steel tanker (IMO I) ‘JBU Onyx’ in Port of Houston, in early September 2014.   http://www.karatzas.com

MT JBU ONYX 10

Built at Kitanihon Zosen (Japan) in 2008, 20,000 DWT stainless steel tanker (IMO I) ‘JBU Onyx’ in Port of Houston, in early September 2014.    http://www.karatzas.com

MT JBU ONYX 11

Built at Kitanihon Zosen (Japan) in 2008, 20,000 DWT stainless steel tanker (IMO I) ‘JBU Onyx’ in Port of Houston, in early September 2014.    http://www.karatzas.com

MT JBU ONYX 12

Built at Kitanihon Zosen (Japan) in 2008, 20,000 DWT stainless steel tanker (IMO I) ‘JBU Onyx’ in Port of Houston, in early September 2014.   http://www.karatzas.com


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USS „Texas” (BB-35)

Images of historic military vessel Battleship USS ‘Texas’, the only remaining military vessel having seeing action in both World War I and World War II, presently docked in LaPorte, TX, active as museum ship while undergoing thorough maintenance. Amazing that ships hold such a strong link to the past!

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Images of historic Battleship USS „Texas” (BB-35)

Present Location:
3523 Independence Parkway South
LaPorte, TX 77571

Name:USS Texas
Namesake:State of Texas
Ordered:24 June 1910
Builder:Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Cost:$5,830,000
Laid down:17 April 1911
Launched:18 May 1912
Sponsored by:Claudia Lyon
Commissioned:12 March 1914
Decommissioned:21 April 1948
Struck:30 April 1948
Nickname:Big T, Old T
Honors and
awards:
5 Battle Stars
Status:Museum ship at San Jacinto State Park

According to Wikipedia, USS „Texas” (BB-35) is a New York-class battleship launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned on 12 March 1914.

Soon after her commissioning, USS „Texas” saw action in Mexican waters following the “Tampico Incident” and made numerous sorties into the North Sea during World War I. When the United States formally entered World War II in 1941, USS „Texas” escorted war convoys across the Atlantic, and later shelled Axis-held…

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MV ‘QUEEN MARY 2’

Images of Cruiseship MV ‘QUEEN MARY 2’ (2,620 Berths, Cruise Vessel, Built 2003)

IDENTIFICATION: Launch Name was Queen Mary 2. Call Sign ZCEF6, IMO Number 9241061. Built at Ch. de l’Atlantique, Bermuda Flagged, LR Classed, Length Overall of 345.03 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 301.35 m., Draught of 10.30 m., Beam of 41.00 m., Gross Tonnage of 148,528, Moulded Depth of 31.14 m., Keel to mast air draft of 72.00 m., Tonnage of 98,720 International Net and 18,886 Dwt (long). ENGINE DETAILS: Engine Description 4 S.A. 16-cyl., Engine Model 16V46C Wartsila Engine, Speed of 29.40 kts, Horsepower of 172,478B at 500. 4 Azimuth Propellors.

OWNER / MANAGER DETAILS: Cunard Line Ltd.; company website: http://www.cunard.co.uk/.

SPECIALIZED DETAILS: Total number of Passengers 2,800, 1310 Passenger Cabins, 2620 Passenger Berths, 13 Passenger Decks, 1253 Crew.

LINKS OF INTEREST:                                                                                               ‘Seven Days on the Queen Mary 2’, The New York Times, February 8, 2013.                       ‘Battle of the Queens: Queen Mary vs. Queen Mary 2’                                                QUEEN MARY 2 Deck Plan, accessed online September 2014; courtesy Cunard Line, Ltd.


 

MV QUEEN MARY 2_1

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. http://www.karatzas.com

MV QUEEN MARY 2_2

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. http://www.karatzas.com

MV QUEEN MARY 2_3

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. Leaving behind the Downtown Manhattan skyline. http://www.karatzas.com

MV QUEEN MARY 2_4

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, leaving behind New York. http://www.karatzas.com

MV QUEEN MARY 2_5 w STATUE OF LIBERTY

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. http://www.karatzas.com

MV QUEEN MARY 2_6

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. Starboard bow view detail. http://www.karatzas.com

MV QUEEN MARY 2_7

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. Aft starboard view detail. http://www.karatzas.com

MV QUEEN MARY 2_8

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. Passing under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. http://www.karatzas.com

MV QUEEN MARY 2_9

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. Passing under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. http://www.karatzas.com

MV QUEEN MARY 2_10

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. Framed by the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. http://www.karatzas.com

MV QUEEN MARY 2_11

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. http://www.karatzas.com

MV QUEEN MARY 2_12

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. Starboard stern view detail. http://www.karatzas.com


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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS:  Vessel description is provided in good faith and is believed to be correct and accurate but no assurances, warranties or representations are made herewith. Vessel description is provided for entertainment  purposes only. We have no responsibility whatsoever for any errors / omissions in vessel description.

Access to this blog signifies the reader’s irrevocable acceptance of this disclaimer. No part of this blog can be reproduced by any means and under any circumstances, whatsoever, in whole or in part, without proper attribution or the consent of the copyright and trademark holders of this website. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that information herewithin has been received from sources believed to be reliable and such information is believed to be accurate at the time of publishing, no warranties or assurances whatsoever are made in reference to accuracy or completeness of said information, and no liability whatsoever will be accepted for taking or failing to take any action upon any information contained in any part of this website.  Thank you for the consideration.