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Images of MV ‘MSC Maeva’ and the Statue of Liberty

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Images of Containership MV ‘MSC Maeva’ Departing New York Harbor
Neo-panamax, Fully Cellular Containership, 8,050-teu, built in 2005

VESSEL IDENTIFICATION / DESCRIPTION: Launch Name was MSC Maeva. Call Sign H9TF, IMO Number 9289128. Built at Hanjin HI (Yeongdo), Panama Flagged, DNV GL Classed, Length Overall of 324.85 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 309.20 m., Draught of 14.50 m., Moulded Depth of 24.60 m., Beam of 42.80 m., Gross Tonnage of 89,954, Tonnage of 54,260 International Net and 103,340 Dwt (long). Design HHIC-TMS 8100 TEU by HHIC TMS, Sulzer Engine, Speed of 25.00 kts at 248.00 tonnes per day, Heavy Fuel Oil, Horsepower of 93,360.

VESSEL’S OWNERS / MANAGERS: Mediternean Shipping Co SA (MSC), Switzerland. Registered Owner: Compania Naviera Maeva S.A.

CARGO HANDLING DETAILS: Teu Capacities of 8,050 Total, 6,275 Homogeneous and 1,100 Reefer, 550 x Sockets, Reefer. Ship is able to transit the newly expanded locks of the Panama Canal, but is not able to transit the old locks. No Cargo Gear.

ENGINES & PROPULSION:
MAIN ENGINE: 1 x Diesel – Sulzer 12RTA96C-B – 2-stroke 12-cyl. 960mm x2500mm bore/stroke 68,666mkW total at 102rpm.

PROPULSION: 1 x FP Propeller (Aft Centre) (mechanical), 102rpm.

POSITIONING, PROPULSOR: 1 x Pos, Tunnel Thruster (Fwd.) (electric) at 2,600ekW total AC.

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Maeva’ (8,050-teu, built in 2005 at Hanjin HI (Yeongdo)) departing the Port of New York / New Jersey. Seen here with Aframax tanker MT ‘HS Carmen’ at anchor. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Maeva’ (8,050-teu, built in 2005 at Hanjin HI (Yeongdo)) departing the Port of New York / New Jersey. Seen here with Aframax tanker MT ‘HS Carmen’ at anchor and the Statue of Liberty in the background. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Maeva’ departing the Port of New York / New Jersey. Seen here with the Statue of Liberty in the background. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Maeva’ departing the Port of New York / New Jersey. Seen here with the Statue of Liberty in the background. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Maeva’ departing the Port of New York / New Jersey. Seen here with the Statue of Liberty in the background. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Maeva’ departing the Port of New York / New Jersey. Seen here with the Statue of Liberty in the background. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Maeva’ departing the Port of New York / New Jersey. Seen here with the Statue of Liberty in the background. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Maeva’ departing the Port of New York / New Jersey. Seen here in the Upper New York Harbor ad with the Lower Manhattan skyline as backdrop. Aframax tanker MT ‘HS Carmen’ at anchor. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Maeva’ departing the Port of New York / New Jersey. Seen here in the Upper New York Harbor ad with the Lower Manhattan skyline as backdrop. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Maeva’ departing the Port of New York / New Jersey. Seen here in the Upper New York Harbor ad with the One World Trade Center and the Lower Manhattan skyline as backdrop. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Maeva’ departing the Port of New York / New Jersey. Seen here in the Upper New York Harbor ad with the One World Trade Center and the Lower Manhattan skyline as backdrop. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Maeva’ departing the Port of New York / New Jersey. Seen here in the Upper New York Harbor ad with the One World Trade Center and the Lower Manhattan skyline as backdrop. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Maeva’ departing the Port of New York / New Jersey. Seen here under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Maeva’ departing the Port of New York / New Jersey. Seen here under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Images of Neo-panamax Containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’ on her Maiden Port Call in New York

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Images of MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’ Entering New York Harbor
Neo-panamax Containership, 14,414-TEU, built in 2017 at Hyundai HI (Ulsan)

VESSEL IDENTIFICATION & DESCRIPTION: Launch Name was CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt. Call Sign MAZS3, IMO Number 9780873. Built at Hyundai HI (Ulsan), United Kingdom Flagged, BV Classed, Length Overall of 365.95 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 350.00 m., Draught of 16.00 m., Moulded Depth of 29.85 m. Beam of 48.20 m., Gross Tonnage of 140,872, Tonnage of 64,226 International Net and 146,639 Dwt (long). WinGD Engine, Heavy Fuel Oil, Horsepower of 68,195 HP.

SHIPOWNERS & MANAGERS: CMA-CGM SA, Marseille, France.

VESSEL SPECIALIZED DETAILS: Teu Capacities of 14,414 Total, 9,230 Homogeneous and 2,800 Reefer, Ship is able to transit the newly expanded locks of the Panama Canal (Neo-panamax @ 14,000-teu).

MAIN ENGINE: 1 x Diesel – WinGD 10X92 – 2-stroke 10-cyl. 920mm x3468mm bore/stroke 50,190mkW total at 78rpm.

PROPULSION & POSITIONING: 1 x FP Propeller (Aft Centre) (mechanical) (Bronze), HHI – Hyundai EMD, 78rpm. 2 x Pos, Tunnel Thruster (Fwd.) (electric) at 5,000ekW total.

The neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt’ is making her maiden voyage to the East Coast of the United States. At 14,414 teu capacity, the vessel belongs to the new asset class of containerships with maximum capacity to cross the expanded locks of the Panama Canal. The call of the containership MV ‘CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt’ to New York and Port Elizabeth in New Jersey is historic, as she is the largest vessel to pass under the raised Bayonne Bridge and the largest containership to call ever call New York and New Jersey. In June 2017, the 10,000-teu containership MV ‘ZIM Antwerp’ was among the first post-panamax vessels ever having to utilize the bridge’s new airdraft and raised roadway.  In mid-July 2017, the 13,2000-teu containership MV ‘OOCL Berlin’ was the first neo-panamax, and largest boxship until that time, to pass under the Bayonne Bridge. The Bayonne Bridge after almost five years of works, a budgeted cost of $1.3 billion for the project, had her roadway raised by 64 feet in order to allow new-panamax containerships to pass below; new airdraft 219.8 ft, 76.0 m. The Bayonne Bridge connects New Jersey and Staten Island (New York) over the Kill Van Kull Strait.

Here the images are from the containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’ passing under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn) and photographed against the Lower Manhattan skyline, the World Trade Center and the Statue of Liberty. For those not familiar with the New York region, the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is the first bridge a ship to encounter when entering the harbor, and effectively almost all vessels calling the port have to pass under. Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge’s airdraft of 230.0  ft (70.1 m) is high enough to be a concern only to large cruiseships calling New York.

French containership liner company CMA CGM built six sistership 14,000-teu containerships in 2017 at Hyundai Heavy that have been named after six U.S. Presidents; the vessels are MV ‘CMA CGM G Washington’, MV ‘CMA CGM J Adams’, MV ‘CMA CGM J Madison’, MV ‘CMA CGM T Jefferson’, MV ‘CMA CGM A Lincoln’, MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’. Images of MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’ calling New York Harbor can be seen here:

Images of MV ‘CMA CGM A Lincoln’ in New York Harbor, April 17, 2020

Images of MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’ in New York Harbor, July 20, 2018

Entering New York Harbor early in the morning and passing under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Entering New York Harbor early in the morning and passing under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Entering New York Harbor early in the morning and passing under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Entering New York Harbor early in the morning and passing under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Entering New York Harbor early in the morning and passing under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Slowly sailing upstream with four tugs around her and a US Coast Guard vessel visible, neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Slowly sailing upstream with four tugs around her and a US Coast Guard vessel visible, neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Slowly sailing upstream with four tugs around her and a US Coast Guard vessel visible, neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’. Lower Manhattan skyline in the background. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Slowly sailing upstream with four tugs around her and a US Coast Guard vessel visible, neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’. Lower Manhattan skyline in the background. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Slowly sailing upstream with four tugs around her and a US Coast Guard vessel visible, neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’. Lower Manhattan skyline in the background. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Slowly sailing upstream with four tugs around her and a US Coast Guard vessel visible, neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’. Lower Manhattan skyline in the background. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Slowly sailing upstream with four tugs around her, neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’. Lower Manhattan skyline in the background. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Slowly sailing upstream with four tugs around her, neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’. Lower Manhattan skyline in the background. Jones Act products tanker MT ‘Magnolia State’ outbound. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Slowly sailing upstream with four tugs around her, neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’. Lower Manhattan skyline in the background. Jones Act products tanker MT ‘Magnolia State’ outbound. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Slowly sailing upstream with four tugs around her, neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’. Lower Manhattan skyline in the background. Jones Act products tanker MT ‘Magnolia State’ outbound. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’, a closer look. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’ and the Statue of Liberty. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’ and the Statue of Liberty. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’ and the Statue of Liberty. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’, and a panoramic view of the Upper New York Harbor. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’, a closer look. Image credit: Karatzas Images

Neo-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM T Roosevelt’, a closer look. Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Images of MV ‘Cap San Lorenzo’ Sailing Upstream the Elbe River, in Hamburg

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Images of MV ‘Cap San Lorenzo’ Sailing Upstream the Elbe River, in Hamburg
Neo-Panamax, Fully Cellular Containership 9,670 TEU built in 2013

VESSEL IDENTIFICATION & DESCRIPTION: Launch Name was Cap San Lorenzo. Call Sign CQEV, IMO Number 9622227.Built at Hyundai HI (Ulsan), Madeira Flagged, ABS Classed, Ice Strengthened D0 Class. Length Overall of 333.20 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 313.50 m., Draught of 14.00 m., Moulded Depth of 26.80 m. Beam of 48.20 m., Gross Tonnage of 118,950, Tonnage of 51,100 International Net and 122,515 Dwt (long). Speed of 25.00 kts, Heavy Fuel Oil, Horsepower of 55270.

SHIPOWNERS’ / MANAGER’S DETAILS: Hamburg-Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft KG, Hamburg, Germany. Operators are Hamburg-Sud.

CARGO HANDLING DETAILS: Teu Capacities of 9,670 Total, 7,200 Homogeneous and 3,200 Reefer, Ship is able to transit the newly expanded locks of the Panama Canal, but is not able to transit the old locks.

MAIN ENGINE: 1 x Diesel – MAN B. & W. 7S90ME-C9.2 – 2-stroke 7-cyl. 900mm x3260mm bore/stroke 40,670mkW total at 84rpm.

AUXILIARY: 5 x Aux. Diesel Gen – 4-stroke driving 5 x AC generator(s) at 24,686ekW total, (30,857.50kVA total) 6600V, 1 x Emergency Gen – 4-stroke driving 1 x AC generator(s) at 400ekW total, (500kVA total) 450V.

PROPULSOR & POSITIONING: 1 x FP Propeller (Aft Centre) (mechanical), 84rpm. 1 x Pos, Tunnel Thruster (Aft) (electric) at 1,900ekW total AC, 1 x Pos, Tunnel Thruster (Fwd.) (electric) at 2,500ekW total AC.

SALE & PURCHASE HISTORY: Vessel was contracted in March 2011 as a newbuilding contract at a reported price of US$ 118 million.

Images of sistership containership MV ‘Cap San Marco’ had been posted on our blog in March 2014, again with the vessel sailing upstream and docking in the Elbe River, in Hamburg.

Day at the beach, in Hamburg… Neo-panamax Containership MV ‘Cap San Lorenzo’ upstream the Elbe River. Appr. 9.670-teu capacity but heavily under full capacity here. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Day at the beach, in Hamburg… Neo-panamax Containership MV ‘Cap San Lorenzo’ upstream the Elbe River. Appr. 9.670-teu capacity but heavily under full capacity here. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Day at the beach, in Hamburg… Neo-panamax Containership MV ‘Cap San Lorenzo’ upstream the Elbe River. Appr. 9.670-teu capacity but heavily under full capacity here. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Day at the beach, in Hamburg… Neo-panamax Containership MV ‘Cap San Lorenzo’ upstream the Elbe River. Appr. 9.670-teu capacity but heavily under full capacity here. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Day at the beach, in Hamburg… Neo-panamax Containership MV ‘Cap San Lorenzo’ upstream the Elbe River. Appr. 9.670-teu capacity but heavily under full capacity here. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Day at the beach, in Hamburg… Neo-panamax Containership MV ‘Cap San Lorenzo’ upstream the Elbe River. Detail of the bow. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Day at the beach, in Hamburg… Neo-panamax Containership MV ‘Cap San Lorenzo’ upstream the Elbe River. Detail of the bow. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Day at the beach, in Hamburg… Neo-panamax Containership MV ‘Cap San Lorenzo’ upstream the Elbe River. Between the bridge and the chimney stack. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Day at the beach, in Hamburg… Neo-panamax Containership MV ‘Cap San Lorenzo’ upstream the Elbe River. The Bridge. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Day at the beach, in Hamburg… Neo-panamax Containership MV ‘Cap San Lorenzo’ upstream the Elbe River. The chimney stack. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Day at the beach, in Hamburg… Neo-panamax Containership MV ‘Cap San Lorenzo’ upstream the Elbe River. At 332 meters (1,089 ft), she a big ship. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Day at the beach, in Hamburg… Neo-panamax Containership MV ‘Cap San Lorenzo’ upstream the Elbe River. Detail os the stern and the struggling tug. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Day at the beach, in Hamburg… Neo-panamax Containership MV ‘Cap San Lorenzo’ upstream the Elbe River. At 332 meters (1,089 ft), she a big ship. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Day at the beach, in Hamburg… Neo-panamax Containership MV ‘Cap San Lorenzo’ upstream the Elbe River. At 332 meters (1,089 ft), she a big ship. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

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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.

Images of MV ‘MSC Francesca’ departing the Port of Hamburg

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Images of MV ‘MSC Francesca’ departing the Port of Hamburg
Neo-Panamax, Fully Cellular Containership of 11,660 TEU built in 2009

VESSEL IDENTIFICATION & DESCRIPTION: Launch Name was MSC Francesca. Neo-Panamax Containership 8,000-11,999 TEU, Call Sign 3FXI, IMO Number 9401116. Built at Hyundai Samho HI, Panama Flagged, GL Classed, Length Overall of 363.50 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 348.00 m., Draught of 15.50 m., Beam of 45.60 m., Moulded Depth of 27.30 m., Tonnage of 60,240 International Net and 129,280 Dwt (long). Gross Tonnage of 131,770, MAN B. & W. Engine, Speed of 24.50 kts at 250.00 tonnes per day, Heavy Fuel Oil, Horsepower of 93,266.

VESSEL’S OWNERS / MANAGERS DETAILS: Mediterranean Shipping Co SA (MSC), Switzerland.

CARGO HANDLING DETAILS: Total TEU Capacities of 11,660 Total, 8,190 Homogeneous and 1,920 Reefer, 960 x Sockets. Ship is able to transit the newly expanded locks of the Panama Canal, but is not able to transit the old locks.

ENGINE DETAILS: Engine Description 2 S.A. 12-cyl., Engine Model 12K98ME6.2.
1 x Diesel – MAN B. & W. 12K98ME6.2 – 2-stroke 12-cyl. 980mm x2660mm bore/stroke 68,597mkW total at 94rpm.

PROPULSION: 1 x FP Propeller (Aft Centre) (mechanical), 94rpm.

Close up picture of neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Francesca’ (almost 12,000-teu, built in 2009 at Hyundai Samho) departing the Port of Hamburg on a majestic, sunny early summer evening. Here guided by the tugs in the main waterway of the Elbe River. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Close up picture of neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Francesca’ (almost 12,000-teu, built in 2009 at Hyundai Samho) departing the Port of Hamburg on a majestic, sunny early summer evening. Here guided by the tugs in the main waterway of the Elbe River. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Close up picture of neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Francesca’ (almost 12,000-teu, built in 2009 at Hyundai Samho) departing the Port of Hamburg on a majestic, sunny early summer evening. Here guided by the tugs in the main waterway of the Elbe River. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Close up picture of neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Francesca’ (almost 12,000-teu, built in 2009 at Hyundai Samho) departing the Port of Hamburg on a majestic, sunny early summer evening. Here guided by the tugs in the main waterway of the Elbe River. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Close up picture of neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Francesca’ (almost 12,000-teu, built in 2009 at Hyundai Samho) departing the Port of Hamburg on a majestic, sunny early summer evening. Here guided by the tugs in the main waterway of the Elbe River. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Close up picture of neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Francesca’ (almost 12,000-teu, built in 2009 at Hyundai Samho) departing the Port of Hamburg on a majestic, sunny early summer evening. Here guided by the tugs in the main waterway of the Elbe River. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Close up picture of neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Francesca’ (almost 12,000-teu, built in 2009 at Hyundai Samho) departing the Port of Hamburg on a majestic, sunny early summer evening. Here guided by the tugs in the main waterway of the Elbe River. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Close up picture of neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Francesca’ (almost 12,000-teu, built in 2009 at Hyundai Samho) departing the Port of Hamburg on a majestic, sunny early summer evening. Tough to fit in one picture 363.5 m (1,193 ft) of length overall (LOA). Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Close up picture of neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Francesca’ (almost 12,000-teu, built in 2009 at Hyundai Samho) departing the Port of Hamburg on a majestic, sunny early summer evening. Tough to fit in one picture 363.5 m (1,193 ft) of length overall (LOA). Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Close up picture of neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Francesca’ (almost 12,000-teu, built in 2009 at Hyundai Samho) departing the Port of Hamburg on a majestic, sunny early summer evening. Tough to fit in one picture 363.5 m (1,193 ft) of length overall (LOA). Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Close up picture of neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Francesca’ (almost 12,000-teu, built in 2009 at Hyundai Samho) departing the Port of Hamburg on a majestic, sunny early summer evening. Tough to fit in one picture 363.5 m (1,193 ft) of length overall (LOA). Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Close up picture of neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Francesca’ (almost 12,000-teu, built in 2009 at Hyundai Samho) departing the Port of Hamburg on a majestic, sunny early summer evening. Tough to fit in one picture 363.5 m (1,193 ft) of length overall (LOA). Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Close up picture of neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Francesca’ (almost 12,000-teu, built in 2009 at Hyundai Samho) departing the Port of Hamburg on a majestic, sunny early summer evening. Clearly the ship is under-utilized as not filled to capacity. Hopefully trade will come back soon! Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Close up picture of neo-panamax containership MV ‘MSC Francesca’ (almost 12,000-teu, built in 2009 at Hyundai Samho) departing the Port of Hamburg on a majestic, sunny early summer evening. Do have a safe voyage, you Big Ship! Auf wiedersehen! 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.