Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Zim Texas

Container ship Zim Texas, IMO 9471238, port of Livorno
The 261-meter container ship “Zim Texas” entering the port of Livorno.
Tug Francesca Neri, IMO 9239290, port of Livorno
Tug Porto di Livorno, IMO 9393113, port of Livorno
She was assisted by the tugs “Francesca Neri” and “Porto di Livorno”.
Container ship Zim Texas, IMO 9471238, port of Livorno
The “Zim Texas” has a capacity of 4,200 TEU (Twenty-foot equivalent unit), but the ship is loaded mostly with forty-foot containers (2 TEU each). (Photos taken last April)

External links: Twenty-foot equivalent unit (Wikipedia)
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12 comments:

  1. William KendallSeptember 30, 2015 at 12:26 AM

    It looks well loaded.

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  2. RevrunnerSeptember 30, 2015 at 12:31 AM

    Ships like this always makes me wonder what's inside the containers. Some bike inner tubes maybe? :-)

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  3. MichelleSeptember 30, 2015 at 1:39 AM

    It does look weighted down!

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  4. DinaSeptember 30, 2015 at 7:20 AM

    In whatever units, it is simply hard to imagine such a big load capacity.

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  5. EG CameraGirlSeptember 30, 2015 at 1:25 PM

    Makes me wonder what's inside all those containers!

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  6. SharonSeptember 30, 2015 at 2:39 PM

    What a sight to see! These ships are amazing.

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  7. LowellSeptember 30, 2015 at 3:17 PM

    Your photos are superb! What a massive ship!

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  8. PerthDailyPhotoSeptember 30, 2015 at 5:34 PM

    You wonder how those little tugs can pull such a load, but I guess it's more about guiding than weight when in the water.

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  9. RedPatSeptember 30, 2015 at 7:10 PM

    They always look so top heavy when loaded up!

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  10. Luis GomezSeptember 30, 2015 at 7:17 PM

    These are wonderful VP.

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  11. HalcyonSeptember 30, 2015 at 7:47 PM

    Looks like a big shipment!

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  12. UnknownOctober 1, 2015 at 8:47 PM

    Although a common sight here, it always amazes me, especially when well photographed as this one is.

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