TOREADOR (IMO 9375288)

a fine looking ro-ro vessel in the Wallenius Wilhemsen fleet sailed thru the Kanmon Strait early afternoon December 10, 2024. Ship Freakazoid captured this PCTC (pure car and truck carrier) vessel in photographs and on video for your viewing pleasure.

TOREADOR (IMO 9375288) Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ro-Ro Vehicles Carrier

This automobile carrier is, at the time of uploading, heading from Singapore to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and also frequents ports in Korea and Japan (Kobe, Yokohama, etc.) Photographs were taken with an Olympus E520 DSLR and Zuiko 150mm lens held in SF's factory issued hands.

Roro Automobiles Carrier TOREADOR in the Kanmon Straits of Japan

Vessel Name: Toreador
Vessel Class: PCTC
Vessel Type: Vehicles Carrier (Roro)
Year Built: 2008
Flag: Malta
IMO #: 9375288
MMSI #: 248910000
Call Sign: 9HA4856
Gross Tonnage: 61,328
Deadweight: 22,144 (MT)
Capacity Cars: 6,354 (RT43)
Hoistable Decks: 4
Max RoRo Height: 5.20 meters
Max RoRo Width: 7.00 meters
Max RoRo Wt Cap: 303 (t)

Video was taken with an old JVC Everio video camera with 54x Konica Minolta lens mounted on a secondhand Slik tripod.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has a fleet of about 125 vessels, consisting of five types of roll-on/roll-off ships. Ship Freakazoid has spotted a few of their ships. How many have you seen? Here is a list of their fleet with specs.: https://www.walleniuswilhelmsen.com/what-we-do/ocean-transportation/our-vessels

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