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Images of Cruiseship MV ‘Thomson Spirit’ in the Port of Piraeus

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Vintage Cruiseship MV ‘Thomson Spirit’ entering the Port of Piraeus                         1,250 Berths Cruise Vessel Built 1983

VESSEL IDENTIFICATION: Ex-names are Spirit, Thomson Spirit, Nieuw Amsterdam, Patriot, Nieuw Amsterdam. Call Sign 9HA2336, IMO Number 8024014. Built at Ch. de l’Atlantique.

VESSEL’S OWNERS / MANAGERS DETAILS: Thompson Cruises, part of TUI Group. For vessel’s description on company’s website, please click here. Additional information on the cruiseship MV ‘Thompson Spirit’ from Wikipedia can be found here.

VESSEL DESCRIPTION: Malta Flagged, LR Classed, Length Overall of 214.66 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 181.62 m., Draught of 7.52 m., Beam of 27.21 m., Gross Tonnage of 33,930, Sulzer Diesel Engine, Speed of 21.00 kts, Heavy Fuel Oil, Horsepower of 30870. Moulded Depth of 18.85 m., Keel to mast air draft of 49.35 m., Tonnage of 16,025 International Net and 4,150 Dwt (long). ENGINE DETAILS: Engine Description 2 S.A. 7-cyl., Engine Model 7RLB66, 2 Propellors.

Total number of Passengers 1,374, 605 Passenger Cabins, 1232 Passenger Berths, 559 Crew.

MAIN ENGINE: 2 x Diesel – Sulzer Diesel 7RLB66 – 2-stroke 7-cyl. 660mm x1400mm bore/stroke 22,705mkW total at 140rpm.

PROPULSION: 2 x Propeller (Aft) (mechanical).

SALE & PURCHASE HISTORY: Reportedly sold to Clients of Amer. Classic in October 2000 for US$ 114.5m. Reportedly sold to Clients of Carnival Corp. in February 2002 for US$ 79.8m.

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Vintage cruiseship MV ‘ Thomson Spirit’ (built in 1983 at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, France) entering the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Vintage cruiseship MV ‘ Thomson Spirit’ (built in 1983 at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, France) entering the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Vintage cruiseship MV ‘ Thomson Spirit’ (built in 1983 at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, France) entering the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Vintage cruiseship MV ‘ Thomson Spirit’ (built in 1983 at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, France) entering the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Vintage cruiseship MV ‘ Thomson Spirit’ (built in 1983 at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, France) entering the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Vintage cruiseship MV ‘ Thomson Spirit’ (built in 1983 at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, France) entering the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Vintage cruiseship MV ‘ Thomson Spirit’ (built in 1983 at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, France) entering the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Vintage cruiseship MV ‘ Thomson Spirit’ (built in 1983 at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, France) entering the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Vintage cruiseship MV ‘ Thomson Spirit’ (built in 1983 at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, France) entering the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Vintage cruiseship MV ‘ Thomson Spirit’ (built in 1983 at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, France) entering the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Vintage cruiseship MV ‘ Thomson Spirit’ (built in 1983 at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, France) entering the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Vintage cruiseship MV ‘ Thomson Spirit’ (built in 1983 at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, France) entering the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Vintage cruiseship MV ‘ Thomson Spirit’ (built in 1983 at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, France) entering the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

© 2013 – present Basil M Karatzas & Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co.  All Rights Reserved.

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.

Images posted on this blog are typically minimally processed gpeg images of lower resolution. Original images are typically shot in RAW format, which can be provided upon special request.

Images of Ro-Pax Vessel MV ‘Fior di Levante’ in the Port of Piraeus

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Images of Ro-Pax Vessel MV ‘Fior di Levante’ in the Port of Piraeus
1,150 Passengers, Pass / Car Ferry Vessel, built in 1998 at DSME                                                           
VESSEL IDENTIFICATION: Ex-names are Oceanlady, Fior Di Levante, Hyundai Seolbong, Treasure Island. Call Sign SVAH3, IMO Number 9143491. Built at Daewoo (DSME), Greece Flagged, Korean Classed, Length Overall of 118.65 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 107.60 m., Draught of 4.75 m., Beam of 20.00 m., Gross Tonnage of 9,025, Moulded Depth of 11.05 m., Tonnage of 2,707 International Net and 1,645 Dwt (long).

VESSEL’S OWNERS / MANAGERS DETAILS: Levante Ferries Maritime Co, Greece. Additional info of the ‘Flower of the East’, from the shipowners’ website.

CARGO HANDLING DETAILS: Vehicle Capacity of 50 Cars, 1 Bow Ramp(s). Total number of Passengers 1,150.

MAIN ENGINE: 2 x Diesel – MAN B. & W. Alpha 16V28/32A – 4-stroke 16-cyl. 280mm x320mm bore/stroke 6,140mkW total at 775rpm. Speed of 17.00 kts, Horsepower of 8350, Bunker Capacity of 215 tonnes. 2 x Gearbox. PROPULSION: 2 x Propeller (Aft) (mechanical).

AUXILIARY: 3 x Aux. Diesel Gen – 4-stroke driving 3 x AC generator(s) at 1,680 ekW total, (2,100kVA total) 450V.

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Brightly colored, Ro-Pax vessel (1,150 pax capacity, 300 cars) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Brightly colored, Ro-Pax vessel (1,150 pax capacity, 300 cars) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Brightly colored, Ro-Pax vessel (1,150 pax capacity, 300 cars) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Brightly colored, Ro-Pax vessel (1,150 pax capacity, 300 cars) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Brightly colored, Ro-Pax vessel (1,150 pax capacity, 300 cars) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Brightly colored, Ro-Pax vessel (1,150 pax capacity, 300 cars) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Brightly colored, Ro-Pax vessel (1,150 pax capacity, 300 cars) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Brightly colored, Ro-Pax vessel (1,150 pax capacity, 300 cars) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Brightly colored, Ro-Pax vessel (1,150 pax capacity, 300 cars) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Brightly colored, Ro-Pax vessel (1,150 pax capacity, 300 cars) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Brightly colored, Ro-Pax vessel (1,150 pax capacity, 300 cars) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Brightly colored, Ro-Pax vessel (1,150 pax capacity, 300 cars) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Brightly colored, Ro-Pax vessel (1,150 pax capacity, 300 cars) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Brightly colored, Ro-Pax vessel (1,150 pax capacity, 300 cars) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Vessels at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

© 2013 – present Basil M Karatzas & Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co.  All Rights Reserved.

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.

Images posted on this blog are typically minimally processed gpeg images of lower resolution. Original images are typically shot in RAW format, which can be provided upon special request.

Images of MV ‘Contship Eco’ at the Port of Piraeus

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Images of Containership MV ‘Contship Eco’ at the Port of Piraeus
Feeder, Fully Cellular Containership, 750 TEU built 2008

VESSEL IDENTIFICATION: Ex-names are Sudmuhle, Magdalena. Launch Name was Xing Long Zhou 191. Call Sign 5BPU3, IMO Number 9492751. Built at Zhejiang Zhenxing, Malta Flagged, LR Classed, Ice Strengthened 1B Class, Length Overall of 124.50 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 116.50 m., Draught of 7.40 m., Beam of 20.80 m., Gross Tonnage of 7,520, Wartsila 2-stroke Engine, Speed of 15.00 kts at 18.00 tonnes per day, Intermediate Fuel Oil, Horsepower of 5,990.

VESSEL’S OWNERS / MANAGERS: Contships Management Inc, Greece. Contships Management Inc is a subsidary of Pacific & Atlantic (Shipmanagers) Inc. Technical Manager: Conmar Shipping GmbH & Co KG, Germany. Website: http://www.conmar-shipping.de Operators are MSC.

CARGO HANDLING DETAILS: Teu Capacities of 752 Total, 530 Homogeneous and 120 Reefer, 3 Holds, 6 Hatches. Total Teu Capacity of 752, 3 Holds, 6 Hatches.
CARGO EQUIPMENT: 60 x Sockets, Reefer.
LIFTING EQUIPMENT: No Cargo Gear.

MAIN ENGINE: 1 x Diesel – Wartsila 2-stroke 7RTA48T – 2-stroke 7-cyl. 480mm x2000mm bore/stroke 4,400mkW total at 127rpm.

AUXILIARY: 3 x Aux. Diesel Gen – 4-stroke driving 3 x AC generator(s) at 1,050ekW total, (1,312.50kVA total) at 50Hz.

PROPULSION: 1 x Propeller (Aft Centre) (mechanical), 127rpm.
POS, PROPULSOR: Pos, Tunnel Thruster (Fwd.) (electric) AC.

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Feeder Containership MV ‘Contship Eco’ (750teu built in 2008 at Zhejiang Zhenxing) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Feeder Containership MV ‘Contship Eco’ (750teu built in 2008 at Zhejiang Zhenxing) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Feeder Containership MV ‘Contship Eco’ (750teu built in 2008 at Zhejiang Zhenxing) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Feeder Containership MV ‘Contship Eco’ (750teu built in 2008 at Zhejiang Zhenxing) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Feeder Containership MV ‘Contship Eco’ (750teu built in 2008 at Zhejiang Zhenxing) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Feeder Containership MV ‘Contship Eco’ (750teu built in 2008 at Zhejiang Zhenxing) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Feeder Containership MV ‘Contship Eco’ (750teu built in 2008 at Zhejiang Zhenxing) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Feeder Containership MV ‘Contship Eco’ (750teu built in 2008 at Zhejiang Zhenxing) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Feeder Containership MV ‘Contship Eco’ (750teu built in 2008 at Zhejiang Zhenxing) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Feeder Containership MV ‘Contship Eco’ (750teu built in 2008 at Zhejiang Zhenxing) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Feeder Containership MV ‘Contship Eco’ (750teu built in 2008 at Zhejiang Zhenxing) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Feeder Containership MV ‘Contship Eco’ (750teu built in 2008 at Zhejiang Zhenxing) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Feeder Containership MV ‘Contship Eco’ (750teu built in 2008 at Zhejiang Zhenxing) at Molos Drapetsonas in Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

© 2013 – present Basil M Karatzas & Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co.  All Rights Reserved.

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.

Images posted on this blog are typically minimally processed gpeg images of lower resolution. Original images are typically shot in RAW format, which can be provided upon special request.

Images of MV ‘King Basil’ departing Port of Piraeus

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Images of Feeder Containership MV ‘King Basil’ departing Port of Piraeus               1,706 TEU Fully Cellular Container Built 2008

VESSEL IDENTIFICATION: Launch Name was King Basil. Call Sign 9HLM9, IMO Number 9357808. Built at Aker Ostsee, Malta Flagged, ABS Classed, Ice Strengthened D0 Class, Length Overall of 182.00 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 173.50 m., Draught of 10.00 m., Beam of 25.20 m., Gross Tonnage of 17,970, MAN Engine, Speed of 19.00 kts at 48.30 tonnes per day, Heavy Fuel Oil, Horsepower of 17130.

VESSEL’S OWNERS / MANAGERS: Konig & Cie GmbH & Co KG., a subsidary of HCI Capital AG. Technical Manager: Perfectly , http://www.csm-d.com.

CARGO HANDLING DETAILS: Teu Capacities of 1,706 Total, 1,250 Homogeneous and 600 Reefer, Maximum Teu of 652 in the Holds and 1,054 on Deck. Total Teu Capacity of 1,706. 170 x Sockets, Reefer – (Deck), 130 x Sockets, Reefer – (Hold).
VESSEL DESCRIPTION: Moulded Depth of 14.20 m., Tonnage of 8,666 International Net, 7,635 Light Displacement and 23,709 Dwt (long). ENGINE DETAILS: Engine Description 4 S.A. 9-cyl., Engine Model 9L58/64CD, 1 Propellor, 1 Bow Thruster(s) of 950.00.

MAIN ENGINE: 1 x Diesel – MAN 9L58/64CD – 4-stroke 9-cyl. 580mm x640mm bore/stroke 12,600mkW total at 428rpm.

AUXILIARY: 3 x Aux. Diesel Gen – Yanmar 8N21AL-EV – 4-stroke 8-cyl. 210mm x 290mm bore/stroke 3,165mkW total at 1,000rpm driving 3 x AC generator(s) at 3,150ekW total, (3,939kVA total) 450V at 50Hz, 1 x Emergency Gen – 4-stroke 195mkW total at 1,800rpm driving 1 x AC generator(s) at 176ekW total, (220kVA total) 450V at 60Hz.

OTHER POWER EQUIPMENT: 1 x Shaft Generator (PTO) at 1,000ekW total, AC, 450V.

PROPULSION: 1 x CP Propeller (Aft Centre) (mechanical), 106rpm. POS, PROPULSOR: 1 x Pos, Tunnel Thruster (Fwd.) (electric) at 950ekW total AC.

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Perfectly named feeder containership MV ‘King Basil’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Perfectly named feeder containership MV ‘King Basil’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Perfectly named feeder containership MV ‘King Basil’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Perfectly named feeder containership MV ‘King Basil’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Perfectly named feeder containership MV ‘King Basil’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Perfectly named feeder containership MV ‘King Basil’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Perfectly named feeder containership MV ‘King Basil’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Perfectly named feeder containership MV ‘King Basil’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Perfectly named feeder containership MV ‘King Basil’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Perfectly named feeder containership MV ‘King Basil’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Perfectly named feeder containership MV ‘King Basil’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Perfectly named feeder containership MV ‘King Basil’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Perfectly named feeder containership MV ‘King Basil’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

© 2013 – present Basil M Karatzas & Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co.  All Rights Reserved.

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.

Images posted on this blog are typically minimally processed gpeg images of lower resolution. Original images are typically shot in RAW format, which can be provided upon special request.