The Things I Enjoy

Wednesday, 2 October 2013

Cruise ferry Crown Seaways and cargo ship Merle approaching Helsingør

The Copenhagen - Oslo cruise ferry Crown Seaways (171 m x 28 m) is - together with the other DFDS ferry Pearl Seaways - the most regular weekly visitor in the Sound. Last night the Crown looked particularly nice when it approached Helsingør together with the small cargo vessel Merle (88 m x 13 m). Note the mirage effects, due to atmospheric conditions:

Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Norwegian reefer Silver Copenhagen passing by

This is the Norwegian reefer Silver Copenhagen (98 m x 16 m) passing by in the Sound on its way from Kronshtadt to Lerwick:

Helsingborg seen from the north

Helsingborg, seen from the Hittarp bathing pier - about 6 kilometres to the north of the city - looked nice tonight:

I added another one, just for the sake of comparison:

The Norwegian Star on a last visit to Helsingborg this season

The cruise ship Norwegian Star yesterday visited Helsingborg for the last time this year:

Monday, 30 September 2013

Majestic Mærsk - the world's longest cargo ship - passed by on its way to Gothenburg

The world's longest cargo ship, Majestic Mærsk, today left Copenhagen, where it was named by Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. The 398 m x 58 m container ship now continues its maiden voyage to Gothenburg.

Thousands of fans and spectators visited the second in Maersk Line’s fleet of 20 Triple-E vessels during its stay in the Danish capital. This afternoon, hundreds of people had gathered in Helsingborg to watch the gigantic ship pass by on its way to Gothenburg. This may have been the last chance to see the Majestic in Øresund, because it will not access ports in this region or the Baltic when in ordinary service.