Ships of Kanmon Strait

  MIRAIE (みらいへ) - Japanese Passenger Ship/ Training Sailing Ship MIRAIE was photographed by Ship Freakazoid as she passed thru the Kanmon Straits during the Harbor Festival (Minato Matsuri - 港祭り) in Mojiko, Kitakyushu, Japan in May of 2022.  An Olympus e520 DSLR camera and Zuiko 150mm lens were used to photograph the vessel.  It was nice to see this ship passing thru and passing by container ships, etc.  Nice change of pace! MIRAIE (みらいへ） Purpose: Passenger ship (training sailing ship) Gross tonnage: 230 tons (domestic), 362 tons (international) Total length/width...52.16m x 8.60m Passenger capacity: 38 people (for overnight stays) Main engine... 320PS x 1 unit Sailing 3 masts, 13 total sails From the Miraie owner's Japanese homepage: 『みらいへ』のミッション 帆船「みらいへ」は、日本で唯一、一般の皆さまが自由に乗ることができる帆船です。 私たちは、「地球人になろう。」をテーマに、未来を担うグローバル人材の育成を目的とし、セイルトレーニング等を用いた実践・体験型野外教育を展開し、決断力や責任感、コミュニケーション力を養い、チームワークやリーダーシップ等、総合的な人間力向上を目指す様々なプログラムを提供します。 また、海事・海洋教育やクルーズ、国際交流等、多彩なアクティビティを通じ、多様な視点で海や自然と親しみ、未知なる世界を体感

  STAR EXPRESS - Korean Container Ship in Kanmon Straits Star Express is a KMTC Line (Korea Marine Transport Co., LTD.) cargo vessel.  This container ship was photographed as it traveled thru the Kanmon Straits between Kokura and Moji, Kitakyushu City and Shimonoseki City.  An Olympus e520 DSLR camera with Zuiko 150mm zoom lens was used by the ship freakazoid who photographed it.  He also wonders what is inside the containers?   Vessel's Name:  STAR EXPRESS Ship Type:         Container Ship / Cargo Vessel Flag:                 Marshall Islands Length:             143 meters Width:               22 meters Year Built:             2010

Maersk Garrone is a 292 meter long cargo ship (container ship) which sails under the flag of Singapore.  It was photographed by Ship Freakazoid as it passed thru the Kanmon Straits in May of 2022. Maersk Garrone in the Kanmon Straits of Japan - 292 meter container ship Name: MAERSK GARONNE  Vessel Type: Container Ship  MMSI: 563077400  Call Sign: 9V6222  Flag: Singapore [SG]  Gross Tonnage: 50757  Length Overall: 292.08 meters  Breadth Extreme: 32.3 meters  IMO: 9235579  Year Built: 2003 Maersk Garrone dwarfed the ships it passed by as it sailed between Moji and Shimonoseki. Not surprising, considering it boasts a TEU of 4544. Imagine 4,544 20 foot containers!  Wow!  It was not carrying this many, but it was pretty fully loaded.  Maersk Garrone 292 meters vessel - cargo ship - container ship An Olympus E-520 DSLR with Zuiko 150mm lens was used to take these photographs. Remember, the Kanmon Strait has up to 700 ships of all varieties and sizes sail through daily. Check back for more fa

ASIAN DYNASTY is a 200 meter long Korean RoRo auto carrier vessel and was photographed by Ship Freakazoid as it passed thru the Kanmon Strait on a lovely spring day (May 9, 2022). Asian Dynasty 200 meter Roro auto carrier ship   Vessel Name     ASIAN DYNASTY Ship Type         Vehicles Carrier Flag                 Korea Gross Tonnage  55719 (t) Length Overall  200 meters Beam               32 meters IMO Number     9203588 Year Built         1999  Asian Dynasty a Korean cargo ship Look how it dwarfs the little boat passing thru the Kanmon Straits in the other direction. Must be intimidating... Hey! Looks like it could use a paint job, too! Asian Dynasty passing thru Kanmon Strait EUKOR is a global RoRo shipping company that specializes in port-to-port deep-sea transportation of automobiles, rolling equipment and breakbulk cargo. Asian Dynasty vehicle carrier from Korea Focused the Olympus E520 DSLR on the rope in an attempt to get an artsy-fartsy shot. Not an easy task... It would be eas

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...