Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Morning Laura

Porto Baratti, IMO 9167887, port of Livorno
The “Porto Baratti” tug has just received a line from the bow of the “Morning Laura”, entering the port.
PCTC Morning Laura, IMO 9445992, port of Livorno
The 232-meter PCTC (pure car/truck carrier), built in 2010, has a capacity of 8011 CEU (car-equivalent units). For a better idea of this kind of ships you may visit one of them on the shipping company's website.
Piero Neri tug, IMO 9351713, port of Livorno
The “Piero Neri” tug at the stern of the ship, where is clearly visible the car carrier's huge main ramp.

External links: Car Carriers (Wikipedia) - Visit a ship (Eukor)
See also: Piero Neri
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12 comments:

Lowell said...

That thing is massive and you're photos give us an interesting close-up of how the tugs interact and connect with such vessels.

May 14, 2014 at 1:16 AM
Michelle said...

Hard to believe how really big those ships are.

May 14, 2014 at 1:47 AM
William Kendall said...

The tug boat really reinforces the size of the vessel. Wow!

May 14, 2014 at 3:43 AM
Randy said...

That's one strong little tug boat.

May 14, 2014 at 5:38 AM
cieldequimper said...

Looooove these shots!

May 14, 2014 at 8:19 AM
Luis Gomez said...

Love these shots VP. They are great!

May 14, 2014 at 3:43 PM
Lois said...

Now that is a big ship!

May 14, 2014 at 3:51 PM
Karl said...

I wonder how can a small boat like that pull such a giant of the sea...

May 14, 2014 at 6:43 PM
Arianna said...

Che bestione, con un nome così dolce! Ciao, Arianna

May 14, 2014 at 7:00 PM
GreensboroDailyPhoto said...

Ahhhhh, life on the water. Heavenly!

May 14, 2014 at 11:25 PM
Dina said...

The tugboats are so brave.

May 15, 2014 at 9:14 PM
Unknown said...

Now that's massive!

May 16, 2014 at 7:09 PM

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