Ships of Kanmon Strait

The container ship JOSCO ALMA was photographed by Ship Freakazoid as it was passing thru Kanmon Straits enroute to Osaka Japan from Zhoushan China on the morning of January 26, 2024. JOSCO ALMA container ship sailing under Flag of Kong Kong in Kanmon Straits After several gloomy winter days, there was finally some sunshine in the Garden Paradise Kitakyushu, so it was a perfect day to hit up some photo ops in Moji.  Josco Alma is still new and good looking, having been built just two years before in 2022. Name: JOSCO ALMA  IMO: 9931501  General vessel type: Cargo  Detailed vessel type: Container Ship  MMSI: 477811500  Call sign: VRUR3  Flag: Hong Kong [HK]  Gross Tonnage: 9972  Summer DWT: 13713 t  Length: 146 meters  Width:   23.39 meters  Year built: 2022 Josco Alma - Cargo ship registered in Hong Kong passing by Shimonoseki Japan The vessel Josco Alma in the Kanmon Straits of Moji Kitakyushu Japan  Josco Alma captured on digital film by Ship Freakazoid This vessel apparently is part

The cargo ship LANTAU BAY, a container ship, recently passed thru the Kanmon Straits and was captured on digitial "film" by Ship Freakazoid.   LANTAU BAY container ship passing thru Kanmon Straits   Name: LANTAU BAY  IMO: 9383596  General vessel type: Cargo  Detailed vessel type: Container Ship  Call sign: V2CW5  Flag: Antigua Barbuda [AG]  Gross Tonnage: 9610  Summer DWT: 12828 t  Length: 142.7 meters Width:   22.6 meters  Year built: 2007 While the weather was rather crummy --- It was overcast, hazy, smoggy, windy and cold --- there were some nice ships passing thru this 20th Day of January 2024, and Lantau Bay was one of them.  This 142 meter long container ship sailing under the flag of Antigua Barbuda (St. John's appears to be its home port) was travelling west thru the Kanmon Strait.   LANTAU BAY container ship passing by Kitakyushu factories and pollution Cargo Ship LANTAU BAY in Japanese waters January 2024  Remember friends, even on a crummy day, there are still

CMA CGM CHOPIN is a 20 year old container ship with a carrying capacity of 5770 TEU and was photographer by Ship Freakazoid as it travelled thru the Kanmon Straits on its way from Osaka Japan to Busan Korea. CMA CGM CHOPIN - 277 meter long container ship passing thru Kanmon Straits Name: CMA CGM CHOPIN  IMO: 9280603  General vessel type: Cargo - Hazard A (Major)  Detailed vessel type: Container Ship  Flag: Malta [MT]  Gross Tonnage: 65730  Summer DWT: 73266 t  TEU: 5770 Length: 277.28 meters Width: 40 meters  Year built: 2004  Port of registry: VALLETTA CMA CGM CHOPIN in Kanmon Straits Japan CMA CGM CHOPIN cargo ship passing between Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki 5770 TEU 277 meter cargo ship CMA CGM CHOPIN CMA CGM CHOPIN on its way to Busan Korea from Osaka Japan The glorious vessel CMA CGM CHOPIN passing by Garden Paradise Kitakyushu As per usual, the trusty old Olympus E520 DSLR and Zuiko 40-150mm zoom lens were utilized to photograph this vessel.  2024 got off to a rough start for Japa