WALRUS ACE Vehicle Carrier ( RORO Ship ) in the Kanmon Straits of Japan

WALRUS ACE is a next-generation "FLEXIE" series car carrier of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines ( aka MOL ). The vessel was photographed on April 10, 2022 as it sailed thru the Kanmon Straits between Kokura and Moji of Kitakyushu City and Shimonosei City. AN Olympus e-520 DSLR camera with Zuiko 150mm lens was used to photograph this amazing RORO ship. It is indeed a lovely vehicles carrier and looked majestic sailing by the Garden Paradise Kitakyushu in the spring time.

Walrus Ace - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Flexie series car carrier

Name of Ship: WALRUS ACE

Vessel Type - Generic: Cargo

Vessel Type - Detailed: Vehicles Carrier ( Roro )

MMSI: 354004000

Call Sign: 3EYN5

Flag: Panama [PA]

Gross Tonnage: 63116

Summer DWT: 15506 t

Length Overall: 199.95 meters

Breadth Extreme: 32 meters

Built: 2018

Home Port: PANAMA

IMO: 9777826

Walrus Ace - Vehicles Carrier in Kitakyushu Japan

MOL's FLEXIE series, completed in 2018, has a capacity of 6,800 units and is an automobile carrying ship that can flexibly respond to a variety of vehicles. There are 14 decks, 6 of which are liftable decks and with adjustable height. By adjusting the deck, it can load cargo up to 5.6 m in height, and it’s ramp way has a cargo capacity of 150 tons, which can handle the largest cargo transported by a vehicles carrier.

MILD TUNE Jinjiang Shipping Container Ship (Hong Kong)

MILD TUNE Jinjiang Shipping Container Ship (Hong Kong) MILD TUNE is one of Jinjiang Shipping's container ships. It was photographed by Ship Freakazoid as it passed thru the Kanmon Straits between Moji of Kitakyushu City and Karato of Shimonoseki City on May 6, 2022. An Olympus E520 DSLR camera with 300mm Zuiko Lens was used to snap these shots of this neat boat. Vessel Name MILD TUNE Type Container Ship Flag Hong Kong Gross Tonnage 9994 Length Overall 148 meters Beam 23 meters IMO Number 9704594 Year Built 2015 MILD TUNE Jinjiang Shipping Container Ship (Hong Kong) Many vessels pass thru the Kanmon Strait each and every day. Every ship is unique, but container ships invariably carry different colored containers with different logos, creating a very colorful sight. Wonder what was inside these containers...Hmm...

THERMOPYLAE vehicles carrier RoRo ship passing thru Kanmon Straits Japan

THERMOPYLAE is a vehicles carrier (RoRo ship) and was recently photographed passing thru the Kanmon Straits between Shimonoseki City and Kitakyushu City, Japan. Thermopylae is a large vessel, and while not as long as some others, is quite tall. It dwarfed the buildings and other ships and boats it passed on the afternoon of April 2, 2022. Photographed by Ship Freakazoid using an Olympus e520 DSLR with a 150mm Zuiko lens. Enjoy. A Wallenius Wilhelmsen vessel, Thermopylae is a vehicles carrier Roro ship Vessel Name: THERMOPYLAE Ship type: Vehicles Carrier / RORO Flag: Malta Gross Tonnage: 75283 Summer Deadweight (t): 23786 Length Overall: 200 meters Beam: 37 meters Built: 2015 IMO #: 9702443 Thermoylae vehicles carrier Roro ship passing under the Kanmon Kaikyo Bridge Thermopylae car carrier vessel photographed from Moji Thermopylae vehicles carrer ship heading from Japan to Korea

QUEEN BEETLE High Speed Passenger Jet Ferry in the Kanmon Straits

QUEEN BEETLE High Speed Passenger Jet Ferry in the Kanmon Straits Ship's Name: QUEEN BEETLE Vessel Type - Generic: High Speed Craft Vessel Type - Detailed: High Speed Passenger Jet Ferry MMSI: 431736000 Call Sign: 7KLX Flag: Japan [JP] Gross Tonnage: 2582 Summer DWT: 115 t Length Overall: 83.42 meters Breadth Extreme: 20.46 m Built: 2020 IMO: 9874777 QUEEN BEETLE a JR Kyushu ship - high speed passenger jet ferry vessel in Moji The Queen Beetle unexpectedly passed thru the Kanmon Straits on April 10, 2022. It was photographed by Ship Freakazoid with an Olympus E-520 DSLR camera equipped with a Zuiko 150mm lens. The idiots that they are, JR Kyushu has the name Queen Beetle plastered all over the ship. The name they choose sounds more like rock bands than a ship's name, too. Oh well, ho hum, it was still fun to see it as it chugged slowly thru the Kanmon Strait between Moji in Garden Paradise Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki City. Queen Beetle passing by the factories of Kokura in G

Ships of Kanmon Strait

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