Hansa Australia

[kev7d]

2 images stitched together for this one.

[Rogerw]

Excellent Kev , big ole boat then

[kev7d]

1 hour ago, Rogerw said:

Excellent Kev , big ole boat then

Thanks Roger. With a deadweight of 48,200 tons there are much bigger. 

[Denis]

1 hour ago, Rogerw said:

 big ole boat then..

As Kev splutters into his coffee..'its a ship man ...a SHIP!'

[kev7d]

It is a ship!  

[Rogerw]

Ok so its ship. lol Boat really lol

[kev7d]

I actually think there are a couple of interesting things about this vessel. It has its own lifting gear, not unique, but not the norm. This allows the ship to visit some ports that may not have the modern equipment for getting boxes on and off these vessels. This likely matches with the ships smaller size where smaller ports that this vessel may access would likely not have the lifting gear present. Further, the superstructure is quite thin when viewed from the beam. This will increase the capacity of the number of containers that the ship can carry.

[Craig]

Hi Kev,
Great image and a superb explanation of the SHIP.

Craig

[kev7d]

Cheers Craig

Here is the launch of this ship in 2014.

 

[Craig]

That's one BIG ship!

[kev7d]

Certainly looks much bigger when dry with the 10m draft. Some good views of the bulbous bow in the video. The theory is that this design of bow helps the ship cut through the water more efficiently.

[ChrisLumix]

Weird, but I had some vague idea Hansa was an airline?