Ships of Kanmon Strait

  Chemical Tanker SULPHUR GLORY 2 in Japan's Kanmon Straits sailed thru Japan's Kanmon Straits past the Hikoshima Seiren（ 彦島製錬） facility in Shimonoseki on January 6th, 2024, as seen in the short video below↓ Vessel Name: SULPHUR GLORY 2 / SULPHUR GLORY II IMO number: 9833149 Ship Type: Chemical Tanker Flag: Panama Year Built: 2018 Length: 89.50 meters Width: 14.50 meters Gross Tonnage: 2812 Sulphur Glory 2 seems to mostly frequent ports in Japan, Korea and China. Keep an eye out for it --- Preferably your glass eye.

LPG tankers often provide a welcome and bright color splash on the backdrop of the polluted Kitakyushu skies. The Korean vessel DL LOTUS is one such ship. DL LOTUS and Kanmon Buoy #24 - Matching Color Schemes! Can you spot the two crew members in blue clothing and yellow hardhats? They were either working, or just taking in the sights of the Garden Paradise Kitakyushu as their ship DL Lotus sailed past on the Kanmon Strait. DL LOTUS sailing poast Ganryujima and Shimonoseki Vessel Name: DL LOTUS  Length: 109.95 meters  Width: 16.83 meters  IMO: 9353979  Flag: Liberia  MMSI: 441453000  Type: LPG Carrier  Call Sign: 5LFP8  Gross Tonnage: 5665 tons  Deadweight: 4998 tons  Year Built: 2008  Builder: Sasaki Shipbuilding (Hiroshima, Japan)  Owner: Daelim (Seoul, Korea)  Manager: NDSM (Busan, Korea) An LPG tanker hel...

Photos and video of the bulk carrier ENERGY HOPE Ship Freakazoid caprtured this bulk carrier sailing between the islands of Honshu and Kyushu Japan on September 27, 2024. It was a lovely afternoon in the Kanmon Straits. The photos and video were shot from Ganryujima using an Olympus e520 DSLR with Zuiko lens and JVC Everio video camera with Konica Minolta lens. Bulk carrier Energy Hope sailing past Kanmon Bridge and Moji Japan The vessel is 228.99 meters long and 32.26 meters wide and sails under the Flag of Panama. It has IMO 9602356 , MMSI 272744000 and Call Sign 3FGC4. Built in 2012, the ship is known to stop at the ports of Oita, Japan and Yeosu, Korea. ENERGY HOPE -  IMO 9602356 , MMSI 272744000 Energy Hope sailing in the Kanmon Strait Ganryujima provides interesting vantage points for the many vessels, ships, boats, submarines, and UFOs passing thru the Kanmon Strait everyday. Check it out if you haven't already.

SEABREEZE container ship sailing past Kitakyushu On a lovely day in mid-June 2024, this vessel graced the famed Kanmon Straits. In the above photo, the tug Kanade (かなで) can be seen in the foreground, assisting the 200 meter cargo ship Seabreeze in navigating this narrow and heavily trafficked strait.  Ship Freakazoid used his trusty old Olympus e520 DSLR to capture these ships on digital film in an artsy fartsy photograph which showcases the beauty of ships made by man and machine and the beautiful sky, sea, and greenery made by whoever or whatever made them. Regardless of what anyone believes, I'd wager the captains and crew of these vessels can appreciate the beauty of the Kanmon Straits and Garden Paradise Kitakyushu, and maybe even Shimonoseki, too. コンテナ船 Seabreeze (シーブリーズ) & タグボート かなで (Kanade) Vessel Name: SEABREEZE  Length: 200 meters (199.93 m)  Width: 32 meters (32.2 m)  IMO: 9472579  Flag: Liberia  MMSI: ...

HOEGH SHANGHAI of the Hoegh Autoliners fleet in the Kanmon Strait Japan HOEGH SHANGHAI passed thru the Kanmon Strain (Japan) on March 11, 2024 and was photographed by Ship Freakazoid. Kitakyushu experiences many hazy days due to its countless "cloud factories", the weather, and yellow sand blowing over from the Gobi Desert in Chinese aggression ordered by the CCP. The 229 meter long Roro vessel is massive, and looks especially so with small fishing boat Ryusei in the foreground.  Vessel Name: HOEGH SHANGHAI IMO Number:     9312482 Ship Type:         Vehicles Carrier Flag:                 Norway Gross Tonnage: 68871 Summer Deadweight (t): 27178 Length:         229 meters Width:          32 meters Year Built:         2007 HOEGH SHANGHAI Roro Vehicles Carrier passing by Shimonoseki HOEGH SHANGHAI Roro Automobile Carrier passin...

Vessel Name: GASCHEM WARNOW  Length: 114.78 meters Width: 16.83 meters  IMO: 9560168  Flag: Liberia  MMSI: 636091772  Type: LPG Tanker  Call Sign: A8SP5  Year Built: 2010 A.D. The below photo of the gas carrier ship GASCHEM WARNOW was taken at 9:41 on the morning of May 8, 2024 as the ship sailed thru the Kanmon Straits of Japan. There is a crew member checking out the sights from the bow of the ship. Ship Freakazoid used a 150mm Zuiko lens on an Olympus E-520 DSLR with settings of ISO 100, f/5.6, and 1/200 sec.  GASCHEM WARNOW   Vessel Name: GASCHEM WARNOW  Length: 114.78 meters Width: 16.83 meters  IMO: 9560168  Flag: Liberia  MMSI: 636091772  Type: LPG Tanker  Call Sign: A8SP5  Year Built: 2010 A.D. Gaschem Warnow - Gas Tanker sailing past Shimonoseki 

On the side of the ship the advice "NO TUG" is painted --- not just once, but twice.  Perhaps some overexuberant ship freak got too excited upon seeing Buena Esperanza and did something he shouldn't have?  Let's hope not... The ship's cargo is clearly labeled LPG in gigantic lettering.  Important advice such as "NO SMOKING" and "SAFETY FIRST" is also painted on the vessel.   LPG Tanker BUENA ESPERANZA passing by Kitakyushu LNG Co., Ltd. Buena Esperanza is Spanish for Good Hope.  Great name for a ship, isn't it?  This fine looking Panama flagged LPG tanker passed thru the Kanmon Straits of Japan on Monday May 6th 2024, just after Japanese Golden Week. The vessel no doubt brought good hope to the Kitakyushites toiling away in the factories by which it passed.   Buena Esperanza sailing past Kitakyushu Japan - May 6, 2024 Vessel Name:  BUENA ESPERANZA Length: 96 meters  Width: 16 meters  IMO: 9643960...

Ro-Ro vessel LIBERTY PROMISE in the Kanmon Strait passing by Shimonoseki This fine looking Ameican automobile carrier was photographed by Ship Freakazoid as it passed thru the Kanmon Strait between Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki Japan on the afternoon of March 18, 2024. Apparently, the ship makes fairly frequent journeys from Japan and Korea to the west coast of the USA. A small LS series Japan Coast Guard lighthouse tender can be seen in the foreground.   Vessel Name: LIBERTY PROMISE  Length:         200 meters  Width:           32 meters  IMO:             9448425  Flag:             U.S.A.  Home Port:    New York  MMSI:           366102000  Gross Tonnage:               57030 Summer Deadweight (t): 21359  Year Built:      ...

The oil/chemical tanker STOLT EFFORT was photographed as it passed thru the Kanmon Straits between Shimonoseki and Kitakyushu Japan on March 10, 2024. The Stolt Tankers vessel Stolt Effort sailing in the Kanmon Straits  Vessel Name:  STOLT EFFORT Length:  176.75 meters Width:  31.1 meters Flag:  Cayman Islands IMO:  9178202 MMSI:  319445000 Call Sign:  ZCSP6 General vessel type: Tanker Detailed vessel type: Oil/Chemical Tanker Stolt Effort oil tanker / chemical tanker sailing thru Kanmon Straits This vessel's yellow paint job complements the blue skies and blue seas of Garden Paradise Kitakyushu nicely.

SPRING NOTE is an Oil Tanker / Chemical Tanker that recently passed thru the Kanmon Straits of Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki Japan.  Ship Freakazoid captured frequent passerby of a vessel on digital "film" on the morning of January 26, 2024.  It apparently makes frequent journeys between Nagoya Japan and Ulsan Korea. The Oil Tanker / Chemical Tanker SPRING NOTE in the Kanmon Straits   Classification No. : 043474 IMO No. : 9324590 Official No. : 30524-05-CH  Signal Letters : HOXG  Flag : Panama  Port of Registry : Panama  Ship's Name : SPRING NOTE  Former Name 1 : --   Registered Owner 1 : SHOKUYU NAVIGATION CO., S.A.   Management Company 1 : ST MARINE CO., LTD.   Class...