BMI Whirley Crane October 12, 2019
Located at one of my favorite museums in town, The Baltimore Museum of Industry, the 1942 built Whirley Crane celebrated its restoration which is described by this SouthBmore.com article. This … Read More
Month: October 2019
Spirit of Auckland Comes to Baltimore October 12, 2019
Who owns this 254x32m (833×105ft) container ship is a bit of a mystery. According to BalticShipping.com it is owned by Rickmers Shipmanagement. However looking through the fleet list of their what appears to … Read More
Leanne Aurbach Departs Baltimore October 12, 2019
This 138x21m (453x69ft) general cargo ship was built in 2008 by Qinshan Shipyard in Wuhan China which quit building ships in 2017. She’d been owned by Hamburg, Germany based Dohle … Read More
Grandeur of the Seas Came to Baltimore October 12, 2019
This 279x36m (915x118ft) cruise ship was built in 1996 by STX Finland Oy’s Hietalahti shipyard. STX has underwent a number of name changes since then and is currently known as Meyer … Read More
Wreck of the Peter Iredale August 2019
This 87m (285ft) long barque was built in 1890 by R. Ritson & Co. in Mayport, England for P. Iredale & Porter of Liverpool, England according to Wikipedia. I was … Read More
Fort Clatsop, Oregon August 3, 2019
(This post is part of a (mostly) non-ship series about a trip to the West I took during July and August of 2019) Fort Clatsop was the winter encampment of … Read More
Williamson River Campground August 1, 2019
(This post is part of a (mostly) non-ship series about a trip to the West I took during July and August of 2019) This blog entry marks the beginning of … Read More
Lady Doris Soutbound on the Delaware River September 28, 2019
This 184x23m (604x75ft) bulk freighter was built in 2011 by AVIC Weihai Shipyard in Weihai, China according to BalticShipping.com and owned by Schnaittenbach, Germany based MINSHIP. They have provided this … Read More
Prime Ace Departs Baltimore September 26, 2019
This 199×32 (653x105ft) Roro ship was built in 2014 by Minaminippon Shipbuilding in Japan and is owned by Prime Maritime, S.A. and managed by MOL Shipmanagement Company according to ClassNK. … Read More
Cape Akritas Arrives Baltimore September 24, 2019
This 330x48m (1083x158ft) container ship was built in 2016 by now bankrupt Hanjin Subic Shipyard (more info on bankruptcy in this Business World article) in Subic Bay, Philippines according to … Read More