ship photos of the day


Thursday, September 8, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier, Höegh Target, Transits Expanded Panama Canal
Shipping News

Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier, Höegh Target, Transits Expanded Panama Canal

The world’s largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) Höegh Target is transiting the new locks of the expanded Panama Canal on Thursday. The

September 8, 2016
Total Views: 327

Thursday, September 1, 2016
Hsc_manannan
Blog

SPOTD: What Might Be The Most Formidable Ferry Ever

HSC Manannan is a 96-metre wave-piercing high-speed catamaran car ferry built in Tasmania in 1998. She served in Australia and New Zealand for five years and

September 1, 2016
Total Views: 301

Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Russian battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy
Defense

SPOTD: The World’s Largest & Heaviest Active Duty Warship

Today’s Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) is the Russian nuclear Battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy. Technically the Russian Navy designation is Kirov class

August 30, 2016
Total Views: 858

Thursday, August 25, 2016
china space spy ship, missle tracking antennas
Navy

SPOTD: China’s Hulking Spy Ship

Today’s Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) is the Chinese Navy spy ship Yuanwang-5. The Yuanwang (which means “Long View” in Mandarin) class of

August 25, 2016
Total Views: 514

Wednesday, August 24, 2016
M/V Aranui five cargo passenger ship
Photo

SPOTD – M/V Aranui, The Mullet Of Cruise Ships

Today’s Ship Photograph Of The Day (SPOTD) is of the M/V Araniu 5 which, like the infamous Mullet hairstyle, is all business in front and party in the

August 24, 2016
Total Views: 212

Tuesday, August 23, 2016
The Damen ASD Tug 2810
Photo

SPOTD: A Small Elegant Goliath Pulling Beast

Today’s Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) features Nakilat SvitzerWijsmuller’s ASD 3212 Mooring Tugboat. The Damen ASD Tug 2810 is proven in the

August 23, 2016
Total Views: 69

Monday, August 22, 2016
MV Karadeniz Powership Rauf Bey
Photo

SPOTD: Powership Rauf Bey

Today’s Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) is the M/V Powership! The Powership (actually the full name is MV Karadeniz Powership Rauf Bey) is a floating power

August 22, 2016
Total Views: 218

Saturday, August 20, 2016
SPOTD: U.S. Coast Guard’s Best Photos of 2016 – The Sweet 16
News

SPOTD: U.S. Coast Guard’s Best Photos of 2016 – The Sweet 16

Today’s ship photos come to us from the U.S. Coast Guard’s Sweet 16 of the 2016 #ShutterShootout photo competition! Head

August 20, 2016
Total Views: 580

Friday, August 19, 2016
Versabar offshore Heavy Lift Barge VB 10,000
Photo

SPOTD VB 10,000 Hurricane Platform Detoppler

Today’s Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) features Versabar’s heavy lift vessel the VB 10,000. In response to the many platforms toppled by hurricanes

August 19, 2016
Total Views: 98

Thursday, August 18, 2016
SPOTD Seismic Ship Ramform Titan, Redefining The Term ‘Deep V Hull’
Photo

SPOTD Seismic Ship Ramform Titan, Redefining The Term ‘Deep V Hull’

Todays Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) shows the V shaped hull of the Ramform Titan during sea trials. Launched in 2013 this new class of seismic ship

August 18, 2016
Total Views: 164

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
sbx1-radar-ship
Navy

SBX-1 SPOTD, The World’s Largest X-Band Radar

Today’s Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) show’s the U.S. Navy’s Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX-1) underway in the Pacific. Few are aware or

August 17, 2016
Total Views: 4313

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Ship Nighttime weapons Tracer
USCG

SPOTD: Coast Guard Dark Night Weapons Practice

For today’s Ship Photo Of The Day, U.S. Coast Guard members practice shooting the M240 machine gun from the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton.

August 16, 2016
Total Views: 136

Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Ship Photos – Real Viking Ship Completes North Atlantic Crossing
Interesting

Ship Photos – Real Viking Ship Completes North Atlantic Crossing

The world’s largest viking ship has arrived in North America after crossing the North Atlantic Ocean on a journey from its homeport in Haugesund, Norway.

June 29, 2016
Total Views: 733

Thursday, May 19, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – ALP’s Long Haul Towing Vessel ALP Striker
Shipping News

Ship Photos of the Day – ALP’s Long Haul Towing Vessel ALP Striker

The first of four 300 ton bollard pull, ultra-long distance towing and anchor handling vessels for ALP Maritime Service has been named at the Niigata

May 19, 2016
Total Views: 457

Thursday, May 12, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – World’s First LNG-Powered Icebreaker ‘Polaris’
News

Ship Photos of the Day – World’s First LNG-Powered Icebreaker ‘Polaris’

The world’s first LNG-powered icebreaker left the Arctech Helsinki Shipyard in Finland on its first set of sea trials last month to test the

May 12, 2016
Total Views: 164

Thursday, April 28, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – Ulstein Launches First X-Stern
News

Ship Photos of the Day – Ulstein Launches First X-Stern

Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein has launched the first vessel featuring the new X-Stern hull design at their Ulstein Verft shipyard in Ulsteinvik,

April 28, 2016
Total Views: 138

Friday, March 25, 2016
USS Zumwalt Destoryer underway in the winter
Interesting

Photos: Zumwalt Returns from Snowy Sea Trials

The future guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) returned from Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after completing its second round of sea trials off the

March 25, 2016
Total Views: 423

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – Emma Maersk Departs Damen Shiprepair Brest
News

Ship Photos of the Day – Emma Maersk Departs Damen Shiprepair Brest

Maersk’s E-Class Emma Maersk departs Damen Shiprepair Brest in northern France following drydock services, a Special Survey and maintenance works. Photos

March 16, 2016
Total Views: 80

Thursday, March 10, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – Largest Cruise Ship Ever Built Begins Sea Trials
Interesting

Ship Photos of the Day – Largest Cruise Ship Ever Built Begins Sea Trials

The largest cruise ship ever built departed the STX France Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France on Thursday for its first set

March 10, 2016
Total Views: 214

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Ship Photo of the Day – Ocean Valiant Weathers Intense Storm West of Shetland
Interesting

Ship Photo of the Day – Ocean Valiant Weathers Intense Storm West of Shetland

Check out this photo from January 29th in the westernmost North Sea as a Hurricane Force low was rapidly developing in the northeast Atlantic, producing

February 2, 2016
Total Views: 1199