Felixstowe
The Port of Felixstowe is Britain’s biggest and busiest container port and one of the largest in Europe. The port handles more than 4million TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) and sees approximately 3,000 ships each year. There is a viewing area at Landguard point.
Emma Maersk, gross tonnage 170,794 and a crew of 13!
Zim China
Svitzer Intrepid
M S C Sonia arriving from the far east.
The workboat Voe Jarl of Lerwick.
Tor Suecia on a RoRo service from Rotterdam. Ship now renamed to Suecia Seaways.
Arthur Maersk. This container ship has a length of 352.00 m (1,154.86 ft) and a beam of 43.00 m (141.08 ft). The deadweight of the container ship is 109,000 metric tons with a gross tonnage of 93,496 gross tons, which gives enough capacity for 9,000 containers
Svitzer Shotley
The Harwich Harbour Foot & Bicycle ferry is a great way to see the shipping.
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