Friday, January 7, 2011

Opal

CMA CGM Opal, Piero Neri, LivornoThe 258 meter “CMA CGM Opal” leaving our port on New Year's Eve. She sails under Liberian flag and was built in 2009 at Hanjin Construction in Subic Bay, Philippines.CMA CGM Opal, Piero Neri, LivornoThe length of the tug “Piero Neri”, escorting the “Opal”, is the same of the cargo ship's beam (width): 31 meters.

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19 comments:

  1. Luis GomezJanuary 7, 2011 at 12:34 AM

    The ship is huge! Great pictures VP.

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  2. brattcatJanuary 7, 2011 at 2:33 AM

    It looks almost like a giant lego ship. These are wonderful shots.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2011 at 2:39 AM

    Guess it is a matter of the 'within', and not always of size.

    Surely an impressive sight. All the very best for its journey, and a good Friday for you as well.

    daily athens

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  4. RandyJanuary 7, 2011 at 2:53 AM

    Wow I have never seen anything this large in person before. Great shots.

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  5. JackJanuary 7, 2011 at 3:18 AM

    Having an active freight business in Livorno's port must be good for the local economy. For you, scenes like this are normal. For others like Randy and me, who don't see freight movement very often, the scene is unusual.

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  6. KaoriJanuary 7, 2011 at 4:34 AM

    Great shot! I really like how all the boxes are piled on top of each other! Looks like they're going to be at sea for awhile :-)

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  7. KateJanuary 7, 2011 at 4:50 AM

    I wonder what she's transporting; looks like a heavy load.

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  8. Leif HagenJanuary 7, 2011 at 5:26 AM

    Not that's a HUGE ship! You could load a lot of Italian shoes on a boat like that!!
    Hope you're off to a good start to 2011!

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  9. DinaJanuary 7, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    The tug is as wide as it is long?! I'd love to be on board a working tug for a day.
    Container ships always amaze me. They look top-heavy, like they would topple over in a big wave.

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  10. VPJanuary 7, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    @ Jack - While the Opal was leaving, two more container ships were waiting to enter, but ferries and car carriers are also important now.
    Larger container ships (around 300 meters) still have problems negotiating the relatively shallow canal leading to the cargo port.

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  11. VPJanuary 7, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    @ Dina - No square tugs here, I hope it is more clear now...

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  12. GunnJanuary 7, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    Lots of effort must have gone in to "weight and balance". It is HUGE!:)

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  13. Traveling HawkJanuary 7, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Impressive, indeed. It is a huge cargo! Very good and clear photos, VP. I like them.

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  14. MichelleJanuary 7, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Holy cow! Opal is big!

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  15. Cezar and LéiaJanuary 7, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    Wow lots of containers there, the ship is huge!
    Léia

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  16. HalcyonJanuary 7, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    A very impressive cargo ship!

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  17. UnknownJanuary 7, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    LEGO! :-)

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  18. EG CameraGirlJanuary 7, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    Oh my goodness! So many containers!! The tug looks so tiny in comparison.

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  19. Stefan JanssonJanuary 9, 2011 at 1:00 AM

    Some great photos of the container ship. Gets me thinking about a William Gibson novel I read a few years ago.

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