Ships of Kanmon Strait

The BBC Chartering vessel BBC Maryland travelled thru the Kanmon Straits of Japan in February 2024.  This general cargo ship a Dry Bulk / Mini Bulkers 3 segment vessel sailing under the Flag of Antigua Barbuda.  Here, this BBC Maine Type multi-purpose heavy lifter can be seen docked in Kitakyushu, Japan (photo taken February 10, 2024).   BBC Maryland - General Cargo Ship / Dry Bulk Carrier / Mini Bulkers 3 Ship Name:  BBC MARYLAND Flag:  Antigua Barbuda IMO:  9433298 MMSI:  305459000 Call Sign:  V2EK4 General Vessel Type:  Cargo Detailed Vessel Type:  General Cargo DWAT:  12,780 mt Cubic Capacity:  15,952 cbm / 563,340 cbft BBC Maryland at port in Kitakyushu, Japan BBC Maryland has two cranes, each with lifting capacities up to 150 mt, giving it a combinable lifting capacity of up to 300 mt.  No wonder the birds flock to BBCs! BBC MARYLAND in Kitakyushu Japan Feb. 2024 A quick Internet search (May 17, 2024) ...

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...

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 c...

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 ...