Union Topaz aankomst Antwerpen op 14-12-2008.

Op Zondag 14 december is de nieuwe sleepboot Union Topaz de haven van Antwerpen binnengevaren. De standplaats zal de haven van Zeebrugge zijn.
In de haven van Antwerpen zal ze volledig uitgerust worden om aan haar werk te beginnen.

Bedankt voor de geweldige Pirouette jongens!!!

IMO number : 9406427
Name of ship : UNION TOPAZ
Call Sign : ORPA
Gross tonnage : 497
Type of ship : Tug
Year of build : 2008
Flag : Belgium

Ships in Antwerp 2004.

IMO number : 9153393
Name of ship : P&O NEDLLOYD PANTANAL

Call Sign : V2OO4
Gross tonnage : 25361
Type of ship : Container Ship
Year of build : 1997
Flag : Antigua and Barbuda
Status of ship : In Service

re-named: KERSTIN S

IMO number : 9168192
Name of ship : P&O Nedlloyd Jakarta

Call Sign : PDHU
Gross tonnage : 31333
Type of ship : Container Ship
Year of build : 1998
Flag : Netherlands
Status of ship : In Service

Re-named: Maersk Penang

IMO number : 7705415
Name of ship : MSC VENICE
Call Sign : ELZJ2
Gross tonnage : 16471
Type of ship : Container Ship
Year of build : 1978
Flag : Liberia
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9162629
Name of ship : MSC Beatrice
Call Sign : CNA4099
Gross tonnage : 24836
Type of ship : Container Ship
Year of build : 2000
Flag : Morocco
Status of ship : In Service

Re-named:

Soraya

IMO number : 9169055
Name of ship : MSC ADRIANA
Call Sign : H3ZF
Gross tonnage : 25219
Type of ship : Container Ship
Year of build : 1998
Flag : Panama
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 5106988
Name of ship : MOZART
Call Sign : OT4906
Gross tonnage : 605
Type of ship : Oil
Year of build : 1958
Flag : Belgium
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9126247
Name of ship : MARJATTA
Call Sign : OJHJ
Gross tonnage : 5239
Type of ship : General Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1996
Flag : Finland
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 8818001
Name of ship : MALVERN
Call Sign : C6PU2
Gross tonnage : 3368
Type of ship : LPG Tanker
Year of build : 1990
Flag : Bahamas
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9122227
Name of ship : HOLGER
Call Sign : V2OO5
Gross tonnage : 3999
Type of ship : Container Ship
Year of build : 1995
Flag : Antigua and Barbuda
Status of ship : In Service

re-named:

Conger

IMO number : 7720439
Name of ship : HOHEBANK
Call Sign : 4LXO
Gross tonnage : 1687
Type of ship : General Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1977
Flag : Georgia
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 8909068
Name of ship : HANSA LUBECK
Call Sign : ELUC5
Gross tonnage : 10842
Type of ship : Refrigerated Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1990
Flag : Liberia
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 8604448
Name of ship : FJORDTANK
Call Sign : HP9652
Gross tonnage : 729
Type of ship : Chemical Tanker
Year of build : 1986
Flag : Panama
Status of ship : In Service

Photo is taken near Venice in Italy. She was nearly finisched being build. How big she looked to me that day.
IMO number : 9291066
Name of ship : FASE D.
Call Sign : A8FA3
Gross tonnage : 11191
Type of ship : Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
Year of build : 2004
Flag : Liberia
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9202039
Name of ship : EPSILONGAS
Call Sign : V2AZ7
Gross tonnage : 5278
Type of ship : LPG Tanker
Year of build : 2000
Flag : Antigua and Barbuda
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 8513168
Name of ship : EBRO
Call Sign : CSEP
Gross tonnage : 2238
Type of ship : Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
Year of build : 1986
Flag : Portugal
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9000613
Name of ship : DUTCH NAVIGATOR
Call Sign : PDTP
Gross tonnage : 4297
Type of ship : Chemical Tanker
Year of build : 1991
Flag : Netherlands
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9195949
Name of ship : DANIA
Call Sign : V2OB3
Gross tonnage : 2997
Type of ship : General Cargo Ship
Year of build : 2000
Flag : Antigua and Barbuda
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9149902
Name of ship : WEHR BLANKENESE
Call Sign : V7CY4
Gross tonnage : 16177
Type of ship : Container Ship
Year of build : 1999
Flag : Marshall Islands
Status of ship : In Service

Former name: CSAV Montreal

ex-name:

Norasia Montreal

Illapel

Tankers in he port of Antwerp 2007.

Pictures of tankers (different kind) visiting of leaving the port of Antwerp in 2007.


IMO number :
8208024
Name of ship : SOUTHERN JUICE
Call Sign : C6OS5
Gross tonnage : 19349
Type of ship : Fruit Juice Tanker
Year of build : 1983
Flag : Bahamas
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9336426
Name of ship : SPT CRUSADER
Call Sign : C6WM5
Gross tonnage : 57657
Type of ship : Crude Oil Tanker
Year of build : 2007
Flag : Bahamas
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9053206
Name of ship : TRAVESTERN
Call Sign : MWBG7
Gross tonnage : 11423
Type of ship : Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
Year of build : 1993
Flag : Isle of Man
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 8920529
Name of ship : STOLT TERN
Call Sign : MVRB8
Gross tonnage : 3206
Type of ship : Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
Year of build : 1991
Flag : United Kingdom
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 8919049
Name of ship : JO CEDAR
Call Sign : PFDI
Gross tonnage : 22627
Type of ship : Chemical Tanker
Year of build : 1994
Flag : Netherlands
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 8802791
Name of ship : LONE WONSILD
Call Sign : OULD2
Gross tonnage : 1711
Type of ship : Chemical Tanker
Year of build : 1990
Flag : Denmark
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9305178
Name of ship : MAERSK NORDENHAM
Call Sign : P3WK9
Gross tonnage : 11935
Type of ship : Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
Year of build : 2004
Flag : Cyprus
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9322712
Name of ship : NORDBY MAERSK
Call Sign : OXHE2
Gross tonnage : 12105
Type of ship : Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
Year of build : 2007
Flag : Denmark
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9280366
Name of ship : SANKO CONFIDENCE
Call Sign : A8DU7
Gross tonnage : 38833
Type of ship : Crude Oil Tanker
Year of build : 2004
Flag : Liberia
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9020429
Name of ship : DOURO CHEMIST
Call Sign : CQZU
Gross tonnage : 2634
Type of ship : Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
Year of build : 1992
Flag : Portugal
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9007087
Name of ship : GASCHEM ISAR
Call Sign : ELTG9
Gross tonnage : 4200
Type of ship : LPG Tanker
Year of build : 1991
Flag : Liberia
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 8403416
Name of ship : GENT
Call Sign : ONBO
Gross tonnage : 18155
Type of ship : LPG Tanker
Year of build : 1985
Flag : Belgium
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9171187
Name of ship : GREEN FOREST
Call Sign : 9HKD8
Gross tonnage : 13817
Type of ship : Crude Oil Tanker
Year of build : 2000
Flag : Malta
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9014420
Name of ship : HEDDA
Call Sign : LAPU4
Gross tonnage : 22521
Type of ship : LPG Tanker
Year of build : 1993
Flag : Norway International Ship Register
Status of ship : In Service


IMO number : 9260005
Name of ship : ARCTIC POINT
Call Sign : P3PG9
Gross tonnage : 23235
Type of ship : Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
Year of build : 2003
Flag : Cyprus
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9175767
Name of ship : CHEM ORION
Call Sign : V7GZ9
Gross tonnage : 5997
Type of ship : Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
Year of build : 1998
Flag : Marshall Islands
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9352133
Name of ship : BERTINA
Call Sign : C6VM5
Gross tonnage : 8545
Type of ship : Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
Year of build : 2006
Flag : Bahamas
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9310692
Name of ship : CHALLENGE PROSPECT
Call Sign : 3EBR3
Gross tonnage : 28823
Type of ship : Oil Products Tanker
Year of build : 2005
Flag : Panama
Status of ship : In Service

Containership in Antwerp 2007

Here i got some photos of containerships entering or leaving the port of Antwerp in 2007.


IMO number : 9256327
Name of ship : SUDEROOG
Call Sign : ZDHC8
Gross tonnage : 15633
Type of ship : Container Ship
Year of build : 2005
Flag : Gibraltar
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9238765
Name of ship : THURINGIA EXPRESS
Call Sign : VQMM2
Gross tonnage : 39941
Type of ship : Container Ship
Year of build : 2003
Flag : United Kingdom
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9250385
Name of ship : UAL ABERDEEN
Call Sign : PBHZ
Gross tonnage : 6577
Type of ship : General Cargo Ship
Year of build : 2002
Flag : Netherlands Status of ship : In Service

Not a "real" container ship, but she was carrying some.

IMO number : 6828882
Name of ship : AVANTAGE
Call Sign : VOSD
Gross tonnage : 367
Type of ship : Tug
Year of build : 1969
Flag : Canada
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9238753
Name of ship : BAVARIA EXPRESS
Call Sign : VQJW4
Gross tonnage : 39941
Type of ship : Container Ship
Year of build : 2003
Flag : United Kingdom
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number :
9295969
Name of ship : CMA CGM SAMBHAR
Call Sign : A8JB9
Gross tonnage : 42382
Type of ship : Container Ship
Year of build : 2006
Flag : Liberia
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9326952
Name of ship : LUCY BORCHARD
Call Sign : V2BH2
Gross tonnage : 9962
Type of ship : Container Ship
Year of build : 2005
Flag : Antigua and Barbuda
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9243203
Name of ship : PHILADELPHIA EXPRESS
Call Sign : WDC6736
Gross tonnage : 40146
Type of ship : Container Ship
Year of build : 2003
Flag : U.S.A.
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 8309842
Name of ship : STAR FRASER
Call Sign : LAVY4
Gross tonnage : 25345
Type of ship : General Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1985
Flag : Norway International Ship Register
Status of ship : In Service
This is officialy a Genaeral Crago ship, but she does carry some containers.

IMO number : 9015981
Name of ship : ARA ZEEBRUGGE
Call Sign : C4AX2
Gross tonnage : 3815
Type of ship : General Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1991
Flag : Cyprus
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 8214152
Name of ship : ATLANTIC COMPANION
Call Sign : SKPE
Gross tonnage : 57255
Type of ship : Container Ro-Ro Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1984
Flag : Sweden
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 8215534
Name of ship : ATLANTIC CONVEYOR
Call Sign : SCKM
Gross tonnage : 58438
Type of ship : Container Ro-Ro Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1985
Flag : Sweden
Status of ship : In Service

IMO number : 9189897
Name of ship : ATLANTIC IRIS
Call Sign : 3FGO9
Gross tonnage : 9649
Type of ship : Refrigerated Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1999
Flag : Panama
Status of ship : In Service

A reefer carrying containers.

IMO number : 9059614
Name of ship : BARRINGTON ISLAND
Call Sign : C6QK
Gross tonnage : 14061
Type of ship : Refrigerated Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1993
Flag : Bahamas
Status of ship : In Service

This ship was carrying containers and had a hit from a hard storm wave at sea. The containers, filled with bananas, got crased.