Photos by larry_antwerp

One of the first pictures of the ex Safmarine Lualaba under its new name. The vessel will coninue to sail between Europe and Africa but now for shipping company BOCS in Bremen. On this voyage nr. 15328 it will call on Antwerp, Rouen, Vigo, Tema/Takoradi, Port Gentil and Libreville.The vessel will berth at the Zuidnatie Terminal at the Albert dock

The very nice yacht is seen here at the ABES Terminal at the port of Antwerp waiting for its ride to Australia

The vessel is seen here sailing upstream the river Schelde on its way to the ABES Terminal at the 5th Haven dock at the port of Antwerp

The bulk carrier is seen here at the ABT bulk terminal with about 80000 tons of South African coal on board. About 20000 tons of this cargo will be discharged in Antwerp, straight into inland river crafts. The rest of the coal is destined for Rouen

The vessel is seen here sailing upstream the river Schelde on its way to its berth at quay nr. S861/863 at the port of Antwerp. It sails in the PA1 Service that takes it over two oceans as it calls on Southampton, Antwerp, Hamburg, Bremerhaven Rotterdam Halifax, New York, Norfolk, Savannah, Manzanillo, Los Angeles and Oakland. It continues from the USA Westcoast to Yokohama, Shanghai, Busan, Kobe, Nagoya, Tokyo, back across the Pacific Ocean where to Tacoma, Vancouver, Oakland, Los Angeles, Bal

The vessel is seen here on route to its berth at quay nr 716/718 at the MSC Home Terminal at the port of Antwerp. It is sailing on voyage nr. 4748/NL437A in the Levant Express Service in which it calls on Felixstowe, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Limassol, Beirut, Alexandria, Mersin and back to Felixstowe

After leaving its berth at the PSA Terminal at the Deurganck dock at the port of Antwerp, the vessel is seen here sailing downstream the river Schelde on its way out to sea. It calls on Antwerp, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Le Havre, New York, Norfolk Charleston and back to Antwerp in a 27 day round trip

The vessel is seen here sailing upstream the river Schelde on its way to the MSC Home Terminal at the Delwaide dock at the port of Antwerp. It returns to Antwerp to bring in containers it loaded in Riga and Muuga.

The URS operated tug is seen here assisting on the bow of the APL Gwangyang as the vessel arrives at the PSA Noordzee Terminal

The vessel is seen here arriving at the PSA Noordzee Terminal. It is sailing in the Europe- Far East Loop 6 and calls on Southampton, Antwerp, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Jebel Ali, Singapore, Shekou, Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Singapore, Colombo and back to Southampton.

The vessel is seen here sailing upstream the river Schelde on its way to the PSA Terminal at the Deurganck dock at the port of Antwerp. It is sailing in loop 4 of the G6 alliance which does normaly not call at Antwerp but which switched from Rotterdam because of serious congestion problems at the ECT operated terminals there. G6 member carriers are American President Lines (APL), Hapag Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Mitsui OSK, NYK and OOCL. The loop 4 vessels will now call at Southampton, Le H

The vessel is seen here sailing upstream the river Schelde on its way to the PSA Terminal at the Deurganck dock at the port of Antwerp. It is sailing in the Europe- Far East Loop 4 which normally does not call at Antwerp but at Rotterdam. Because of serious congestion at Rotterdam, the Loop 4 vessels switched calls from Rotterdam to Antwerp. Its voyage will call on Le Havre, Southampton, Hamburg, Antwerp, Port Said, Jeddah, Singapore, Yantian, Ningbo, Shanhai, Yantian, Singapore, Port Said an

The vessel is seen here on its way from Rotterdam to its berth at quay nr. 512C at the port of Antwerp

The tanker is seen here on its way from Rotterdam to its berth at quay nr. 306D at the port of Antwerp

After leaving its berth at quay nr. 1237 at the port of Antwerp, the vessel is seen here sailing downstream the river Schelde on its way to Sheerness

The vessel is seen here sailing upstream the river Schelde in the setting sun. It is close to the end of its voyage from Douala to its berth at quay nr. 1225 at the Vrasene dock at the port of Antwerp

The vessel is seen here sailing upstream the river Schelde on its way to the DP World Terminal at the Deurganck dock at the port of Antwerp. It calls on Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Le Havre, Ningbo,Shanghai,Yantian, Hong Kong, Port Kelang, through the Suez Canal, and back to Rotterdam

The URS operated tug is seen here in dry dock nr. 5, The dry dock was constructed, together with dry docks nr. 4 and 6 between 1878 and 1881. The Union Amber is docked to replace its portside propellor pod which. The old one has already been taken down from the vessel in this picture

The URS / Smit operated tug is seen here in dry dock nr. 9 at the Kattendijk dock

After leaving its berth at the Albert Canal in the Antwerp suburb of Merksem, the inland waterways vessel is seen here sailing downstream the river Schelde on its way to the canal from Terneuzen to Gent

The vessel is seen here at its berth at quay nr.351/353 at the ABES Terminal at the 5th Haven dock. The vessel is bringing in Chinese produced cold rolled steel sheets in 20 ton coils.

The vessel is seen here taking on containers at the MSC Home Terminal at the Delwaide dock at the port of Antwerp. It called on Felixstowe on June 7th 2014 and then on to Zeebrugge, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Gioia Tauro, Suez, Jebel Ali, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tianjin Xingang, Kwangyang, Busan, Qingdao, Ningbo,Shanghai, Singapore, Port Kelang, back through the Suez Canal and to Felixstowe on August 12th 2014

After leaving its berth at quay nr. 625C at the port of Antwerp, the vessel is seen here sailing downstream the river Schelde on its way to Amsterdam. This appears to be one of the first pictures of the 'Enjoy' under its new name.

The vessel is seen here at the PSA Noordzee Terminal on its maiden voyage. further pictures : https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/14257233295/

The vessel is seen here with the first of 4 mooring lines on the bow secured as it arrives at Antwerp on its maiden call. It calls on calls on Southampton, Antwerp, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Jebel Ali, Singapore, Shekou,Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Shekou, Hong Kong, Singapore, Colombo and back to Southampton

The vessel is seen here at the MSC Home Terminal at the Delwaide dock at the port of Antwerp

The NileDutch Palanca is seen here entering the port of Antwerp through the Berendrecht lock. It is sailing on voyage nr. 11059A on which it calls on Antwerp, Le Havre, Leixoes, Lisboa, Abidjan, Pointe Noire, Luanda, Lobito, Namibe, Abidjan and back to Antwerp. The newly painted Oudendijk bridge spans the 68 meter wide lock on the river side

A cloud of dust seems to explode from the hopper as the floating crane Titan carefully drops a load of bulk cargo into it. It is discharging the bulk carrier Renate very early on a fresh sunday morning. The vessel arrived at this berth at quay nr. 54B/54C at the Euroports Terminal at the Amerika dock from the Brazilian port of Macapa.

After leaving its berth at quay nr. 54B/54C at the Euroports Terminal at the Amerika dock, the vessel is seen here sailing downstream the river Schelde on its way to the Dutch port of Delfzijl. The vessel had a long stay at Antwerp since I took a picture of it being discharged at its berth 10 days earlier

The vessel is seen here at its berth at quay nr. 363 at the ABES Terminal at the 5th Haven dock. It arrived from Wilmington (USA) earlier in the day and will load cargo destined for Fiji and New Zealand as it circumnavigates the globe

After leaving its berth at quay nr. 512D, the vessel is seen here in the Zandvliet lock as it leaves the port of Antwerp to start its voyage to Lome.

The Belgian Navy patrol vessel 'Stern' is seen here sailing upstream the river Schelde on its way from Zeebrugge to Vilvoorde. In front of the Antwerp, the pilot has to be changed for the last leg upstream the river towards the lock at Wintham and then onwards via the canal to Vilvoorde, just north of Brussels

The Belgian Navy patrol vessel 'Stern' is seen here sailing upstream the river Schelde on its way from Zeebrugge to Vilvoorde. In front of the Antwerp, the pilot has to be changed for the last leg upstream the river towards the lock at Wintham and then onwards via the canal to Vilvoorde, just north of Brussels

Navigating through the port of Antwerp from the Boudewijn lock to quay nr. 363 at the 5th Haven Dock on board of m/v Magellan Strait. A bridge view as the vessel starts to sail southbound in the Hansa dock with the captain,3rd mate and dock pilot navigating the vessel safely to its berth

After leaving its berth at the MSC Home Terminal, the vessel is seen here about to enter the Berendrecht lock as it sails out to sea. It calls on Rotterdam (Netherlands), Antwerp (Belgium), Tilbury (UK), Bremerhaven (Germany), Hamburg (Germany), Caucedo (Dominican Republic), Cartagena (Colombia), Cristobal (Panama), Balboa (Panama), Callao (Peru), Puerto Angamos (Chile), Coronel (Chile), San Antonio (Chile), Balboa (Panama), Cristobal (Panama) and back to Rotterdam (Netherlands)

The bulk carrier Oriente Gloria is seen here sailing downstream the river Schelde on its way from Antwerp to Mobile (AL).

The vessel is seen here sailing upstream the river Schelde on its way to the DP World Terminal at the Deurganck dock at the port of Antwerp. It calls on Felixstowe, Hamburg,Rotterdam, Antwerp, Nansha, Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian and back to Europe.

The first picture of the ex ‘Summer Forutune’ under its new name. After its voyage from Kaohsiung, the vessel is seen here at its berth at quay nr. 129 at the AST Terminal at the Albert dock at the port of Antwerp. It is carrying steel plates and steel sheet in coils. Some 12000 tons of coils will be disharged at Antwerp.

The brand new vessel is seen here sailing upstream the river Schelde on its maiden voyage to its berth at the PSA Noordzee Terminal at the port of Antwerp. It calls on Southampton, Antwerp, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Jebel Ali, Singapore, Shekou, Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Shekou, Hong Kong, Singapore, Colombo and back to Southampton

The container vessel is seen here at its berth at the DP World Terminal at the Deurganck dock. This is its maiden trip and it calls on Rotterdam, Tilbury, Hamburg, Antwerp, Le Havre, Itaguai, Santos, Paranagua, Buenos Aires, Montevideo,RioGrande, Itapoa, Santos, Tanger Med and back to Rotterdam

The container vessel Danae C is seen here about to enter the port of Antwerp through the Zandvliet lock. It will berth at the Independent Terminal at the Hansa dock and be renamed a couple of hours after this picture was taken to NileDutch Palanca. It will sail under this name on voyage nr. 11051A and call on Antwerp, Le Havre, Leixoes, Lisboa, Abidjan, Pointe Noire, Douala, Luanda, Namibe, Lobito, Abidjan and back to Antwerp

The ex German Customs patrol boat "Gluckstadt" is seen here about to leave European waters as it is hoisted on board the BBC Oder at the ABES Terminal at the port of Antwerp. It will be dischcharged at the port of Onne (Nigeria) to patrol at Lagos

The inland waterways tanker/bunker vessel Rossini is seen here flanked by the Dutch tankers Sonora and Artic. It is berthed near the corner of the Albert dock and Hansa dock. Shortly after this picture was taken, the vessel would cross the Hansa dock and sail into the Marshall dock to take on another load of fuel at the Total refinery.

The vessel is seen here moored alongside the Safmarine Suguta at quay nr. 131 at the Steinweg Terminal at the Albert dock. On this voyage nr. AC13015 the Safmarine Suguta calls on Antwerp, Rouen, Leixoes, Setubal, Port Gentil, Sonils, Porto Amboim, Luanda, Lopbito, Soyo, Pointe Noire, Boma, Matadi, La Pallice, Aberdeen, and back to Antwerp

This former ‘Baltic Trader’ cargo vessel is seen here sailing upstream the river Schelde past Walsoorden on a trip from Vlissingen The vessel was built in 1932 in Rensburg, Germany Length over all 55,00m Beam : 7,00m Draught : 2,50m Sail surface : 685m2 Capacity : 110 persons on 1 day trips / 25 passengers and 9 crew on longer voyages 12 cabins including 1 bridal suite.

The inland waterways tanker / bunkering vessel is seen here sailing southbound in the Kanaal dock

The brand new bulk carrier is seen here at its berth at quay nr. 213/215 at the ABT Terminal at the Leopold dock at the port of Antwerp.

The brand new MACS operated vessel is seen here at the NHS Terminal at the 6th Haven dock. On this voyage nr. 4201 it calls on Rotterdam, Immingham, Antwerp, Aviles, Leixoes, Walvis Bay, Cape Town, Durban, Richards Bay, Durban, Cape Town, Walvis Bay, Vigo and back to Rotterdam. The usual call at Hamburg is omitted for this voyage only.

A view of the BNFW Terminal in the Leopold dock. From left to right are the Albemarle Island, Charles Island and Barrington Island which makes up for 60% of the Ecuadorian Line fleet

The small container feeder vessel is seen here laid up at its berth at quay nr. S16/S17A on the river Schelde in front of the town of Antwerp.