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Trip reports / Re: Need Infomation for Shipspotting in Antwerpen

« on: October 11, 2010, 08:09:33 PM »

Yes, I  can remember that car I was not sure if you wanted to come up the road with the car and thought my chairs might be in the way of your car.
But you was than fast gone again!
Well next time you`ll get the promised cup of coffee!!!!
Did you get some nice shotss at least?
Ciao Galdriel

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Trip reports / Re: Need Infomation for Shipspotting in Antwerpen

« on: October 11, 2010, 08:02:24 PM »

Hi Fred,
Just looked on some photos which I took. I think we have been on the viewing spot after Slag Maasmond, closer to the Entry of the Nieuwe Waterweg.  

And I think I have been at the Yangze Haven. ( Its all so big and without Navigation System I would have been completly lost..)  I looked onto the Euromax container terminal.  On my side there have been tankers, that was a bit uncomtable as I had to look over them with my binoculars.
There was a Hanjin and a Cosco Vessel at that time. I think, this is what you meant?

From the Markweg I could not see too much of Boxhandling as only the Maersk Terminal was in use when we have been there on Wednesday. The grey terminal in front of it was not busy at that time. But its buildings covering the Maersk Terminal!
Your film is great!
Ciao Galadriel

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Trip reports / Re: Need Infomation for Shipspotting in Antwerpen

« on: October 11, 2010, 07:12:08 PM »

Hello Fred,
We are very interested in this Container Logistic Technik... Its sooo incredible how this all works.
When you have got another hint for me where to go I would be very pleased.
I think we will come up another time in around four weeks. This time was an exeption because I did a Netherlands roundtrip with  my mum. And I was very pleased as she liked the shipspotting and I could convince her to stay until Thursday to see Emma coming.

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Trip reports / Re: Need Infomation for Shipspotting in Antwerpen

« on: October 11, 2010, 07:05:13 PM »

Yes there was no wind that day! The morning started horrible foggy and with total grey skys and I got a messagge from Marine Traffic that Emma was coming earlier. Was alreaddy horrified about the light conditions but when she arrived it was blue sky and even some nice clouds appearing just in the right moment.
Dave?
Where have you been? Why was you not coming along for a coffee? I thought that one of you might pop up there but I wasn

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Trip reports / Re: Need Infomation for Shipspotting in Antwerpen

« on: October 11, 2010, 06:21:24 PM »

Hi guys,

Just back from my trip to Rotterdam.
I have to thank you a lot..... This harbor is just fantastic! Could spend weeks there!!!!
I  spent two full days in the Europort. I took the ferry to Rozenburg and found all places which you were advising. And we had a great time watching the Vessels getting in and out and moving and getting loaded up at the different harbors.
The full automated system in the Amazon harbor was very, very  interesting to watch. ( Just got a stiff neck from viewing trough the binoculars  over the Bunker Tankers berthed on my side of the harbor ;-)
I have never seen this full automated bridges before.
I have been on the Bus tour in the Bremerhaven Container Terminal lately  but they still using  the van carriers there.

One afternoon we spend at the Maasvlakte viewing point, seeing all the ships coming in and going out.  At Thursday morning we spend the whole morning at the end of the Markweg...(my favorite Place)
Parked the Camper directly under the Radar Station beside of the Pilots. Wasn

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Trip reports / Re: Need Infomation for Shipspotting in Antwerpen

« on: September 24, 2010, 10:07:49 AM »

Hello back,
Have been some days on the road, just came back.
Thank you another time Dave and Fred. The places I marked down in my MapPoint and Navisystem. And the hint with the Maersk Website is great. Never thought to look there for the timetable of the big E

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Trip reports / Re: Need Infomation for Shipspotting in Antwerpen

« on: September 15, 2010, 10:08:36 AM »

Thanks Gerolf, we will drive it, definetly!!! And thank you very much Dave for the Rotterdam Hints.I wrote all places down  in my map and as well the route over the ferry. Great that its possible to go over there.
Is the comming and going in the Europort depending on high and low tide or is the canal digged out deep enough that the big ships can move whenever they want?
We have been very lucky two weeks ago at the Hoek van Holland. We just arrived when the Edith Maersk was going out. (We like the Maersk ships as well..and its always a big event to see one of the big E

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Trip reports / Re: Need Infomation for Shipspotting in Antwerpen

« on: September 14, 2010, 07:07:50 AM »

Good morning everybody,
Thank you so much for your help! I marked all the places down in my MapPoint and we will go there at the described times with the best lights to get some good shots.
We just moved our trip up to  two weekends later. I think we can put one or two days more at the weekend than.
I have got another question. We have been to Rotterdam two weeks ago and we stood at the Hoek van Holland at the Konigin Emma Boulevard. The place was nice so far as we could sit in front of the RV with our cameras directly by the water and we took some nice shots of some bulkers and smaller Containerships and made some lovely nightshots with big ships in the sunset.
But unluckily the Europort is just too far away there :-(  :-(  and the ( for us) really interesting big ships are not coming along  that part of the harbour where we stood. Is there a better place closer to the Europort where you coming closer to the big ships? We were not sure if we could drive onto the other site of the Canal.
Thanks again and have a nice day! And to Stevo : Enjoy your holidays!
Galadriel

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Trip reports / Need Infomation for Shipspotting in Antwerpen

« on: September 13, 2010, 01:43:40 PM »

Hi there,
Next weekend we want to head up to Antwerpen for a bit of shipspotting. I found some hints here in the forum for the best places but the thread is already two years old. It was written the best places to come closest to the ships are: Waalsorden and Ternuezen. Are there any other places anybody could advise? Are there any places where you can park a RV (small) with view over the water ( best of course closest to the shipping route :-D  ;-) )
Is it possible to drive directly into the harbour of Antwerpen or are there any custom regulations?  We are most interested in big container ships and car carriers.
Thanks for your help!

Galadriel