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After receiving my mate's licence in Summer 2008 I sailed as 3rd officer on container ships in the worldwide trade. The photos were taken on "HANSA LIBERTY", a geared container carrier with a capacity of 2478 teu. Her gross tonnage is 25369 GT. The ship was built in Wismar/Germany and was sailing under the German flag with home port Hamburg. She belonged to the German company Hansa Shipping. During my time on board "HANSA LIBERTY" was operating on liner service between the Middle East and Far East, calling the ports Jebel Ali (Dubai) /U.A.E., Karachi / Pakistan, Nhava Sheva (Mumbay) / India, Port Kelang / Malaysia, Pasir Panjang / Singapore, Chiwan / China, Kao Hsiung / Taiwan, Busan / South Korea, Qingdao / China, Shanghai / China and Ningbo / China. Container shipping is a fast business. The time spent in port is minimal and sometimes we stayed only a few hours. Especially for deck officers the chances for going ashore are sparse, as it is our job to supervise the cargo operations. Still I have seen a bit of the world, went through towns I would never have visited otherwise. My favourite port is Singapore. A very modern city with friendly people. And the best is - almost everybody speaks English. Everything there is clean and tidy and the port itself is fast and effective.
this page was updated 12/09