Höegh Sydney & Lars Maersk

Höegh Sydney (left) &  Lars Maersk (right)

Hope to get better photo's in the future!  Taken from my car window.

Both ships in Port Elizabeth Harbor on 27 December 2012, 19h40

Höegh Sydney (Autoliners)

Vessel's Details
Ship Type: Vehicles carrier
Year Built: 2007
Length x Breadth: 170 m X 32 m
Gross Tonnage: 51731, DeadWeight: 17311 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 18.6 / 14.2 knots
Flag: Panama [PA]
Call Sign: 3FEF4

LARS MAERSK

(Maersk Line)
Vessel's Details
Ship Type: Container ship
Year Built: 2004
Length x Breadth: 266 m X 38 m
Gross Tonnage: 50657, DeadWeight: 62994 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 19.9 / 11.4 knots
Flag: Denmark [DK]
Call Sign: OVSB2
IMO: 9294379, MMSI: 220291000

TORRENS

 (Wallenius Wilhelmsen)
MV Torrens, a pure car and truck carrier with a car carrying capacity of 6 500 cars

Entering Port Elizabeth Harbor on 15 December 2012, 16h04
Destination:  Cape Town, ETA 17 December 2012


Vessel's Details
Ship Type: Ro-ro/passenger ship
Year Built: 2004
Length x Breadth: 200 m X 32 m
Gross Tonnage: 61321, DeadWeight: 19628 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 20 / 16.9 knots
Flag: United Kingdom [UK]
Call Sign: MHBK6
IMO: 9293612, MMSI: 232248000

FRONTIER

Date spotted:  27 December 2012, approaching Port Elizabeth Harbor @ 19h05


FRONTIER (Ocean Africa)
Ship Type: Container ship
Length x Breadth: 147m X 22m
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 6.5 / 6.1 knots
Flag: Liberia [LR]  Call Sign: A8KI2
MMSI: 636091179  IMO: 8614194

MEDI CHENNAI (d'Amico)

Date Spotted:  9 December 2012


Vessel's Details
Ship Type: Bulk carrier
Year Built: 2005
Length x Breadth: 189 m X 32 m
Gross Tonnage: 30822, DeadWeight: 55862 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 15.9 / 11.9 knots
Flag: Panama [PA]
Call Sign: 3ECQ3
IMO: 9300221, MMSI: 371388000

Sierra Nevada Hwy

SIERRA NEVADA HIGHWAY

Vessel's Details
Ship Type: Ro-ro/passenger ship
Year Built: 2007
Length x Breadth: 183 m X 31 m
Gross Tonnage: 44364, DeadWeight: 12851 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 18.4 / 17.8 knots
Flag: Panama [PA]
Call Sign: 3EIO4
IMO: 9325439, MMSI: 372346000

Höegh Berlin

Date Spotted:  8 December 2012
Port Elizabeth Harbor


Vessel's Details
Ship Type: Vehicles carrier
Year Built: 2005
Length x Breadth: 228 m X 32 m
Gross Tonnage: 68871, DeadWeight: 27176 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 15 / 14.8 knots
Flag: Bahamas [BS]
Call Sign: C6XQ4
IMO: 9295842, MMSI: 311019100

The Deutschland

Das Traumschiff

Date Spotted:  9 December 2012

The 175-metre MS The Deutchland, currently cruising southern African waters,  docked at about seven o'clock on Monday night, 3 December 2012 at the Port Elizabeth harbor.

Das Traumschiff is a West German-German television series by ZDF. The series, about a cruise ship that travels to places around the world, debuted in 1981 and became one of the most-watched television shows in Germany. The series is similar to "Love Boat" (American TV series)