Ships Antwerp: September 16th 2007.

A new shipspotting day in Antwerp.

A day full of small vessels. But a day would not be complete if there were not some big ladies on her way to and from the port of Antwerp.

The weather was very kind this day.

A nice sun and only a little bit of wind made it a great day to spend out side the car looking for the best looking ships in the port.

The day started very good. When we arrived at the locks a very big tanker was moving out of it to leave Antwerp. She had unloaded in the port and went on her way empty.

Cape Ancona (imo: 9144079)

Then it deffinately was time for the smaller ones. But as i already said, they did look very good. To start with i saw the Conger (imo: 9122227).

A nice red gastanker moved up after her. The sun made her look very good. The wind was turning a bit at the moment, so the ships that came from now had some trouble moving to the locks. But that did gave me some very nice (stern) shots.

Sigas Margrethe (imo: 9346407)

Another little red on followed her.

A very strange feeling came over me to see a Wilson ship in a pretty red color. Most of these Wilson ships that come to the port of Antwerp are sparkling blue collored. But this one looked very pretty red.

Wilson Sky (imo: 9017393)

Then the Zandvlietlock went open to get some ships out who will go towards the Noordzee on the Westerschelde.

An amazing one i saw leaving was this fantastic looking Bulker.

She made a nice move, so my sternshot was fantastic.

Ocean Spirit (imo: 9372767)

From the Boudewijnlock a few ships came passing the pier from the other side. Because of the renovations near the pier i was only able to make the sternshots.

Anna Johanne (imo: 9018115)

Amarant (imo: 9260407)

One ot the harbour cruise ships was on her way to check out what kind of ships where moored at the Noordzeeterminal.

Antverpia 17 (imo: 7646059)

There went a big Car carrier towards the Kallo-lock. She is filled up with new cars for the european market.

Asian Dynasty (im: 9203588)

And after this big beauty, there was the Atlantic Companion (imo: 8214152). She had just came from the dry docks in Duinkerken. There she had been given some new paint. Coming in to the port of Antwerp she was totaly empty, but there where a lot of cars and containers waiting to get on board of her. She was going to get moored at the Europaterminal. At the end of the terminal towards the ram for loading the cars.

The Cremona (imo: 9306392) came out of the Zandvlietlock. She is a nice grey general cargo ship. She was very nicely loaded.

The turn of the wind brought me an other good sternshot. This time it was the Eastern Sun (imo: 9054846). She came out of the Zandvlietlock and is a fantastic looking Bulker.