Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Maersk Kimi

Container ship Maersk Kimi, IMO 9162227, port of Livorno
The 300-meter “Maersk Kimi” is a large but not impressive container ship: she was built in 1998 by the Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., in Japan.
Container ship Maersk Kimi, IMO 9162227, port of Livorno
The “Maersk Kimi” carries 6,674 TEUs while the latest container ships go for more than 18,000. Her call to Livorno, even with a reduced load, is considered a test of sorts for our port.
Container ship Maersk Kimi, IMO 9162227, port of Livorno
The ship arrived last Sunday at noon and was handled by the tugs “Porto di Livorno”, “Fratelli Neri”, and “Alfredo Neri”.

See also: Neverending Ship - Elqui
External links: IHI Corporation - Twenty-foot equivalent unit - Container ship (Wikipedia)
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11 comments:

Revrunner said...

A workhorse, it would appear.

William Kendall said...

It is massive, but I can definitely see that this is not the usual full load.

Michelle said...

Huge!

Randy said...

Wow, that's a big one.

Gunn said...

I like to see the tug boats at work.
And I have always liked the BLUE color Maersk use.
Your top photo is just great!

Lucy Corrander : Photos said...

The top photo is impressive whether the ship is or no. And the large and small boats so elegantly aligned.

Dina said...

Not seeing the water in the first picture makes the ship look even more huge.

Congratulations to your port for managing to handle such a loaded giant.

Arianna said...

Belle le navi Maersk! Ciao, Arianna

Halcyon said...

Looks like a big one!

cieldequimper said...

Love the first shot in particular because it looks like they are gliding on concrete.

Tanya Breese said...

amazing something that size can float!