As an avid shipping fanatic, I have always kicked myself for not joining the merchant navy , I have been through Rotterdam twice and was amazed at the business of the port, that video has given me my fix for a while , added to favorites to watch again, Brilliant and thanks...
Thank you very much for this fascinating video of life around the Rotterdam shipping scene. I have been on the Rotterdam Harbor tour and I'm amazed at the wonderful complexity of this operation. Ever since my Granddad took me around the shipyards of Belfast in the 1960's as a small boy, merchant shipping has fascinated me. Again thank you for this great video of the day-in-the-life of the Rotterdam.harbor scene.
Fantastic video Fred! as a Dutch/Australian I worked on these river barges in 1972/73 as a young man, one of the truly fantastic experiences of my life. This video brought back many memories. I wish I lived in Rotterdam when I see these videos, as my port in Adelaide does not have so much interesting shipping movements. Bedankt!!
Another shipspotting video jewel from Fred Vloo. Very special transport of inland vessels casco's possible built in China. Later this year they may all complete and sailing in European Inlands waters
They look like Dutch Riverboats. Some of the lower stacked ones have their superstructures atop the topmost vessels to enable them to be stacked. Quite brave and industrious the Dutch people are. These river boats are operated on the inland canals of Holland to transport various types of cargo from town to town. Families operate them wit their children on board the riverboats. The cabins have pretty curtains and pot plants near their windows (portholes). Must be much cheaper to be made in China.
Lots of the river crossing ferries are from Holland, I think it was part of an Aid project. There are some at the Cat Lie crossing on the Dongnai River just up from the Saigon River, about 30 mins from Ho Chi Minh.
Fred, I've not seen a barge like that before. Richard's info in the comment section answered most of my questions but what is that ring shaped thing on each of the hulls? About 10 minutes in, you were filming sort of head on and that looks really cool! I hate to sound stupid once again but is that loud thumping the engine and which engine and why so loud? Marita
The O ring is a short tunnel in which the propellor turns. It is for better propulsion. The sound of the engines sound like music :-) The Salvage Champion was built in 1976 as the Nippon Maru by Miyoshi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Japan. The tug is currently owned by Asian Marine co., ltd, Taiwan. She is 72.4 meters long, 13 meters wide and she is powered by 2 Hanshin 6 LU54 engines delivering a total output of 10,000 BHP, which ensures a bollard pull of 132 tons. The vessel can achieve a speed of 13.5 knots and has a cruising range of about 65 days.
Fred Vloo 65 days?! That's awesome! I didn't know tugs came this big til I saw this video. Your last video I noticed how these tugs can just turn on a dime which was pretty neat. Totally agree: engines like music. I drove trucks & always liked the sound of engines. But where ARE the engines on this tug? I still haven't learned yet what the front ends/back ends called. Just a "newbie" at this so far. You've been EXTREMELY helpful so thank you. Last question (yeah, right!): is the vessel under the stacks a ship or a ...well what is it? Where's it's engines or where are people? Is it just like a kind of raft? Okay, enough for now. :-) Marita
The engines are in the bow in the middle of the tug, most of it under the waterline. The barge is a "dead" ship and has no engine. As you said, it is more like a raft.
Fred Vloo Oh, I see. I read on Wikipedia that Rotterdam's port....well never mind; here's the link if you want to see it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_busiest_port
Uitstaaken! -- excuse my almost forgotten Nederlands! I once worked at Unilever Research Lab. that overlooked R’dam harbor at Vlaardingen. This brought back memories, but never have I seen a Slaapbot with pushing a barge with a stack of large ships!
Do any of you shipping enthusiasts have any information on how the environmental noise emissions of these automated stackers compares with the traditional manual forklift / straddle crane operations?
I guess the hulls and superstructures were manufactured in China and shipped to Holland without the engines, shaft and propellers. The diesel engines, shaft and propellers are later fitted on arrival in Holland. Thereby being lighter and easier for transport. The Dutch are top Marine Engineers. The saying goes, " God made the World" but, "The Dutch made Holland". Parts of Holland are below sea level. Dutch Engineers build many hydraulic barriers to protect Holland from the Sea.
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As an avid shipping fanatic, I have always kicked myself for not joining the merchant navy , I have been through Rotterdam twice and was amazed at the business of the port, that video has given me my fix for a while , added to favorites to watch again, Brilliant and thanks...
Thank you very much for this fascinating video of life around the Rotterdam shipping scene. I have been on the Rotterdam Harbor tour and I'm amazed at the wonderful complexity of this operation. Ever since my Granddad took me around the shipyards of Belfast in the 1960's as a small boy, merchant shipping has fascinated me. Again thank you for this great video of the day-in-the-life of the Rotterdam.harbor scene.
She has a nice old engine sound! 8-)
Thanks again for this video!
Great catch!
Love the sound of Salvage Champion's engines!
Like music :-)
Sweet memories of my home country, and of my home port Rotterdam!
Thanks, Fred...
Thanks for sharing this wonderful video. Regards from Mexico.
11.30 is an amazing view.
Excellent shooting and editing … soundtrack is perfect !…
Great video … post more !!!…
Amazing video. Fantastic filmwork. Big Like. Greetings Unimedien.
Fantastic video Fred! as a Dutch/Australian I worked on these river barges in 1972/73 as a young man, one of the truly fantastic experiences of my life. This video brought back many memories. I wish I lived in Rotterdam when I see these videos, as my port in Adelaide does not have so much interesting shipping movements. Bedankt!!
I love this video. Thank you for posting
J'admire toutes ces videos qui donne le goût de la mer, merci à Fred pour son travail
Merci Pierre!
Amazing Video,Thanks!Greetings from Germany!
What a great film. well done. so interesting.
Very nice video, this must be new record, 8 inland vessels on 1 barge. It looks a bit wild :o) *****
Great video
Thank you for sharing it!
Don
Oregon, USA
Thank's all for the nice comments :-)
Thank you for your kind comment.
Cheers Fred
Great video. Thank you very much.
Thanks for the xtra info in the description Fred. 10 000 Hp. Wow! What a gorgeous Ship.
Mooie zee sleper. Machtig dat gestomp van de motoren.
Another shipspotting video jewel from Fred Vloo.
Very special transport of inland vessels casco's possible built in China.
Later this year they may all complete and sailing in European Inlands waters
Prima film! Leuk!
I got it now:
Just like sea otters.
They are small ships and still can't float. So that is how they are learning to swimm.
Hollands glorie
Amazing!
They look like Dutch Riverboats. Some of the lower stacked ones have their superstructures atop the topmost vessels to enable them to be stacked. Quite brave and industrious the Dutch people are. These river boats are operated on the inland canals of Holland to transport various types of cargo from town to town. Families operate them wit their children on board the riverboats. The cabins have pretty curtains and pot plants near their windows (portholes). Must be much cheaper to be made in China.
Lots of the river crossing ferries are from Holland, I think it was part of an Aid project. There are some at the Cat Lie crossing on the Dongnai River just up from the Saigon River, about 30 mins from Ho Chi Minh.
lovely sound
Hanshin machine. Klinkt prachtig !
thats a Shipping ship, shipping shipping, ships
hi fred i am happy to see my previous ship Salvage Champion towing barge "discovery " i am the 2nd officer there...thanks for uploading
agree with you Fred. I'm trying to figure out how those hulls are loaded on and unloaded from the barge.
Imho they don't look like old ships :-) They're new builds from China and they are being assembled here in the Netherlands.
Great video. Really gives a nice sense of scale.
Incrível a força do motor do barco, muito legal o vídeo.
Brasil.
@jtaship Thank you, The record I have ever seen is 11 or 13 I will have to search for the photo's.
Cheers Fred
Fred, I've not seen a barge like that before. Richard's info in the comment section answered most of my questions but what is that ring shaped thing on each of the hulls? About 10 minutes in, you were filming sort of head on and that looks really cool! I hate to sound stupid once again but is that loud thumping the engine and which engine and why so loud? Marita
The O ring is a short tunnel in which the propellor turns. It is for better propulsion.
The sound of the engines sound like music :-) The Salvage Champion was built in 1976 as the Nippon Maru by Miyoshi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Japan. The tug is currently owned by Asian Marine co., ltd, Taiwan. She is 72.4 meters long, 13 meters wide and she is powered by 2 Hanshin 6 LU54 engines delivering a total output of 10,000 BHP, which ensures a bollard pull of 132 tons. The vessel can achieve a speed of 13.5 knots and has a cruising range of about 65 days.
Fred Vloo 65 days?! That's awesome! I didn't know tugs came this big til I saw this video. Your last video I noticed how these tugs can just turn on a dime which was pretty neat. Totally agree: engines like music. I drove trucks & always liked the sound of engines. But where ARE the engines on this tug? I still haven't learned yet what the front ends/back ends called. Just a "newbie" at this so far. You've been EXTREMELY helpful so thank you. Last question (yeah, right!): is the vessel under the stacks a ship or a ...well what is it? Where's it's engines or where are people? Is it just like a kind of raft? Okay, enough for now. :-) Marita
The engines are in the bow in the middle of the tug, most of it under the waterline. The barge is a "dead" ship and has no engine. As you said, it is more like a raft.
Fred Vloo Oh, I see. I read on Wikipedia that Rotterdam's port....well never mind; here's the link if you want to see it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_busiest_port
Impressionant !!!!
The new meaning of lashing, as taken from LASH (lighter aboard ship); just amazing.
thankyou Fred for the information and horsepower!!!
what are the hulls of the ships doing stacked up like that . Are they being built or torn apart ?
Uitstaaken! -- excuse my almost forgotten Nederlands!
I once worked at Unilever Research Lab. that overlooked R’dam harbor at Vlaardingen. This brought back memories, but never have I seen a Slaapbot with pushing a barge with a stack of large ships!
do you have any videos for lighter aboard ship discharging or loading?
Do any of you shipping enthusiasts have any information on how the environmental noise emissions of these automated stackers compares with the traditional manual forklift / straddle crane operations?
geloof dat ze nu nog in de hoek liggen bij de ijsselwerf.. geen werk geen geld geen afbouw
bedankt voor het filmpje Fred.
LUJO DE VIDEO DONDE ES ESE PAIS
Erg gaaf om te zien. Dat dat spul er niet af dondert!
A very interesting video as the chinese say 25% discount if you order 8 delivery in six months?.
someone let one of those cup stacking competition kids play with boats again.
8 longboat river cruise ?
00:49 WOW all of those ships stacked up high
Very nice video Fred. I wish I knew how many horsepower the Salvage Champ. has...
I've added some extra info in the descriptionbox
Damn!This is unusual cargo.Nice video.
Awesome video Fred!!
Thanks so much for sharing!
good
merci für dieses Video
Shipception !
Why do they stack them up?
Hey, I know.. lets stack ships! lol...
nice share thanks for posting!
تبارك الرحمن
fred heb je die film nog van sleper ,de da, ik kan hem niet vinden.
I guess the hulls and superstructures were manufactured in China and shipped to Holland without the engines, shaft and propellers. The diesel engines, shaft and propellers are later fitted on arrival in Holland. Thereby being lighter and easier for transport. The Dutch are top Marine Engineers. The saying goes, " God made the World" but, "The Dutch made Holland". Parts of Holland are below sea level. Dutch Engineers build many hydraulic barriers to protect Holland from the Sea.
Made in China???
I would like to see the loading of those hulls on the barge.
قناه السويس 🌴🌴🌴
is deze helemaal uit china gesleept?
Jawel, helemaal uit China.
م. مmm. 👍👍👈💪
well Fred, it's not the same view each day, eh? :)
Amazong
Surely they didn't tow those barges all the way from China? Oh Oh, here come the cops.
Actually they did :-)
Amazing
For people who have nothing with shipspotting, all my video's are probably boring as fuck my friend.
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