Grey Fox

Date- 2016-08-16

Operator - MACS

Type - Container Ship (General Cargo) 

Name - Grey Fox

Year - 1998

Flag - Marshall Islands

IMO - 9151905

Status - Active

Tonnage (GT) - 23401GT

Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 33684

Length - 192.327m

Beam - 26.7m

Draught - 12m

Propulsion - 1

Speed - 16.5 knots

Capacity - 1900 TEU

Cranes - 3x40T and 1x80T 

Crew - 24

Axel Maersk

Date of the photograph - 2013-11-18

Operator - Maersk Line

Type - Container Ship

Name - Axel Maersk

Year - 2003

Flag - Denmark

IMO - 9260419

Status - Active

Tonnage (GT) - 93496GT

Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 109000

Length - 352m

Beam - 42.8m

Draught - 13 m 

Propulsion - 1?

Speed - 25.4 Knots

Capacity - more than 9000 TEU's

Crew - ?

Axel Maersk passing not to far away from terceira Island's coast. Destinaton -  Suez Canal.  It is always good to see those enormous vessels passing close to the island. This vessel belong to the big companie A.P. Moller Maersk Group also known as Maersk Line that have in his fleet more than 600 vessels. This company was founded in  1928.

Seattle Express

Date of the photograph - 2013-08-29

Operator - Hapag - Lloyd AG 

Type - Container Ship

Name - Seattle Express

Flag - Liberia

IMO - 9450375

Status - Active

Tonnage (GT) -  91203GT

Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 102250

Length - 334m

Beam - 43m

Draught - 12.4m

Propulsion - ?

Speed - 20.1 knots

Capacity - 8600 TEU

Crew - ?

This lovely vessel was built in 2009 and is seen here cruising at 19.9 knots along side with Treceira Island.