Category: Ships

  • Ship, COMPREHENSIVE TEMPLATE

    Ship, COMPREHENSIVE TEMPLATE

    IMO: 9358395

    TYPE: bulk carrier

    TONS: 22790

    LENGTH: 200 m

    DATE: October 4, 2023

    LOCATION: At Anchor in Lake Ontario (off Port Weller)

    DESTINATION:

    RECENT PORTS: She had been in Paranangua, Brazil (early September); Sillery, QC, and Toronto in late Sept/early Oct.

    Wigeon
    Wigeon with Canon (250 mm) … distance of 4.5 miles
    Wigeon with Lumix (1,200 mm)… same distance of 4.5 miles
    Distance to ship from camera

    WHERE WAS SHE ON? x Today: per VesselFinder.

    All ship photos on this site are strictly Ⓒ Copyright Paul Singer. All rights reserved.

  • Ship, LE BELLOT

    Ship, LE BELLOT

    IMO: 9852418

    TYPE: passenger (cruise)

    TONS9988

    LENGTH: 132 m

    DATE: October 3, 2023

    LOCATION: Welland Canal (at Port Colborne)

    DESTINATION: Detroit/Windsor (and beyond)

    RECENT PORTS:

    According to Cruise Mapper, she was on a cruise of

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    Le Bellot
    Le Bellot
    Le Bellot
    Le Bellot

    WHERE WAS SHE ON? xx 2023: name of city. Today: per VesselFinder.

    All ship photos on this site are strictly Ⓒ Copyright Paul Singer. All rights reserved.

  • Ship, FEDERAL BERING

    Ship, FEDERAL BERING

    IMO: 9697832

    TYPE: bulk carrier

    TONS20789

    LENGTH: 200 m

    DATE: October 3, 2023

    LOCATION: Welland Canal (at Port Colborne)

    DESTINATION: Ghent, Belgium

    RECENT PORTS: She had been in Sainte Catherine (Montreal), Hamilton, and Sault Ste Marie.

    Federal Bering and Le Bellot
    Federal Bering and Le Bellot
    Federal Bering
    Federal Bering and Le Bellot

    WHERE WAS SHE ON? x Today: per VesselFinder.

    All ship photos on this site are strictly Ⓒ Copyright Paul Singer. All rights reserved.

  • Ship, HANSEATIC INSPIRATION

    Ship, HANSEATIC INSPIRATION

    IMO: 9817145

    TYPE: passenger (cruise)

    TONS15067

    LENGTH: 139 m

    DATE: September 30, 2023

    LOCATION: Welland Canal (at Port Colborne)

    DESTINATION: Detroit/Windsor (and beyond)

    RECENT PORTS: Since at least early July 2023 the ship has been back and forth through the Great Lakes and also had a stint departing from Quebec City to Sisimiut Greenland and back in August or September. Her other ports included Montreal, Toronto, and Port Alfred (Sageunay QC).

    According to Cruise Mapper, she was on a cruise of 11 days, one-way from Toronto to Milwaukee WI. She was built in 2019, is part of the Hapag-Lloyd Cruises fleet, and carries 200 to 230 passengers.

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    Hanseatic Inspiration
    Hanseatic Inspiration

    She passed by the old Robin Hood Flour facility in Port Colborne when I snapped the photos…

    WHERE WAS SHE ON? xx 2023: name of city. Today: See map below…

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  • Ship, MARIA G

    Ship, MARIA G

    IMO: 9358369

    TYPE: cargo

    TONS1162

    LENGTH: 74 m

    DATE: September 30, 2023

    LOCATION: Welland Canal (at Port Colborne)

    DESTINATION: at anchor taking on or discharging what looked like gravel.

    RECENT PORTS: She had been in the Suez Canal late August, and in Malta on Sept 1. By mid Sept she was in Trois Rivieres and Sainte Catherine (Montreal).

    Maria G and Hanseatic Inspiration

    WHERE WAS SHE ON? x Today: per VesselFinder.

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  • Ship, JANET C

    Ship, JANET C

    IMO: 9430129

    TYPE: cargo

    TONS9530

    LENGTH: 138 m

    DATE: September 30, 2023

    LOCATION: Welland Canal (at Port Weller)

    DESTINATION: Quebec City and beyond

    RECENT PORTS: The ship had recently been in Guyana and Montreal.

    Last Port Calls (from My Ship Tracking)

    PortArrivalDepartureTime In Port
    PORT WELLER2023-09-30 13:162023-09-30 13:5336 m
    PORT WELLER2023-09-24 10:262023-09-24 11:2154 m
    MONTREAL2023-09-23 00:252023-09-23 02:171 h
    DEGRAD DES CANNES2023-08-29 20:462023-09-02 05:233 d
    MOIN2023-08-18 13:192023-08-19 13:0423 h
    DEGRAD DES CANNES2023-07-29 03:202023-08-02 03:244 d
    GEORGETOWN2023-07-25 21:462023-07-27 09:351 d
    CHARLESTON2023-07-05 02:332023-07-08 18:243 d
    Janet C
    Janet C
    Janet C
    Janet C

    WHERE WAS SHE ON? x Today:

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  • Ship, FIVELBORG

    Ship, FIVELBORG

    IMO: 9419307

    TYPE: cargo

    TONS8911

    LENGTH: 143 m (per MT; other sites say 154 m)

    DATE: September 25, 2023

    LOCATION: Welland Canal at St. Catharines

    DESTINATION: Montreal and ultimately U.K.

    RECENT PORTS: The ship had come from Calumet Harbor and then Detroit just prior to the Canal. Prior to this visit to North America, she had been in LIEPAJA, BRUNSBUETTEL, GENT, and OXELOSUND Sweden.

    Fivelborg
    Fivelborg

    WHERE WAS SHE ON? x Today:

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  • Ship, MV HAMBURG

    Ship, MV HAMBURG

    IMO: 9138329

    TYPE: passenger (cruise)

    TONS15067

    LENGTH: 144 m

    DATE: September 23, 2023

    LOCATION: Welland Canal (at St. Catharines)

    I was blessed on this photography outing to be joined by the Little Lady!

    DESTINATION: Cleveland (ultimately Chicago)

    RECENT PORTS: On this latest trip, Hamburg came from Germany in late July. Her German ports at the end of July 2023 were: Wangerooge, Elbe 1, Cuxhaven, Brunsbuettel, and Glueckstadt.. In August and September she travelled via REYKJAVIK (Iceland), NUUK (Greenland), QUEBEC CITY, and MONTREAL. She was underway in the Welland Canal on September 23 to CLEVELAND and CHICAGO.

    Ship, Hamburg
    MV Hamburg
    PS and MV Hamburg
    Photo by “The Little Lady”

    Video above: Hamburg steams southbound in Welland Canal at Glendale Bridge, St. Catharines

    WHERE WAS SHE ON? xx 2023: name of city. Today: See map below…

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  • Ship, VECTIS PRIDE

    Ship, VECTIS PRIDE

    IMO: 9626132

    TYPE: cargo

    TONS7227

    LENGTH: 124 m

    DATE: September 22, 2023

    LOCATION: Anchorage off Port Weller

    DESTINATION: Montreal and beyond

    RECENT PORTS: Had recently come from Sault Ste Marie and Thunder Bay. Had been in Antwerp and Bremen prior to this Great Lakes run.

    Vectis Pride (unretouched; taken with 1200 mm at great distance in the evening)

    WHERE WAS SHE ON? x Today:

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  • Ship, VIKING OCTANTIS

    Ship, VIKING OCTANTIS

    IMO: 9863194

    TYPE: passenger (cruise)

    TONS30114

    LENGTH: 205 m

    DATE: September 2, 2023

    LOCATION: Welland Canal (at Port Colborne)

    DESTINATION: Detroit and Milwaukee

    RECENT PORTS: Plying the Great Lakes, then in late September she sailed to Halifax and on to New York City.

    Viking Octantis

    WHERE WAS SHE ON? September 24, 2023: New York City. Today: provided by MarineTraffic.com

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