Refrigerated Cargo Vessel (Reefer)
A Refrigerated Cargo Vessel (Reefer) is a refrigerated cargo ship, typically used to transport perishable commodities which require temperature-controlled transportation, such as fruit, meat, fish, vegetables, dairy products and other foods. At the Port of Dover the import of tropical fruit is the main cargo. At least 25% of UK imported bananas come through Dover and with the construction of the new Dover Cargo Terminal at the Western Docks this is set to rise.
MV Choapa – Cargo from the Past
Cargo from the Past
10th November 2021
MV Choapa – Cargo from the Past
MV Zenit Ex Amer Choapa, Choapa Choapa – © Mike Griffiths (Hoek Van Holland, 1980’s) Steel single screw”Choapa Class” motor vessel built in 1987 by Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. Ltd.…
MV EW McKinley – Cargo from the Past
Cargo from the Past
2nd October 2021
MV EW McKinley – Cargo from the Past
MV EW McKinley Ex Alaska Rex EW McKinley – © Nigel Thornton (Dover 03/03/2006) Steel single screw motor vessel, built in 1983 by Usuki Iron Works, Ltd. Saiki Shipyard (Yard…
MV Cool Girl – Past and Present
Cargo Vessels
4th August 2021
MV Cool Girl – Past and Present
MV Cool Girl Ex Santa Lucia Cool Girl – © Erwin Willemse (Velsen-Zuid 01/11/2020) Steel single screw motor vessel “SEATRADE SANTAS 1999” built in 2000 by Kitanihon Shipbuilding, Hachinohe, Japan…
MV Akedemik Zavaniskiy – Cargo from the Past
Cargo from the Past
11th June 2021
MV Akedemik Zavaniskiy – Cargo from the Past
MV Akedemik Zavaniskiy Ex Akademikis Zavarickis, Akademik Zavaniskiy Akademikis Zavaritskiy – © Erwin Willemse (IJmuiden, 05/09/2012) Steel single screw motor vessel built 1986 in by Aalborg Vaerft, Denmark (Yard No…
MV Star Prima – Past and Present
Cargo Vessels
6th May 2021
MV Star Prima – Past and Present
Star Prima Star Prima – © Willem Oldenburg (Ijmuiden, 28/04/2021) Steel single screw, “Shikoku Stars” Class motor vessel built in 2006 by Shikoku Dockyard Co., Ltd. Takamatsu. Japan (Yard No…
MV Cool Eagle – Past and Present
Cargo Vessels
6th May 2021
MV Cool Eagle – Past and Present
MV Cool Eagle Cool Eagle – © Dover Strait Shipping “Steel single screw (880,000 cf type) motor vessel built in 2021 by Shikoku Dockyard Co. Ltd. Japan (Yard No 1152)…
MV Sierra Lara – Past and Present
Cargo Vessels
6th May 2021
MV Sierra Lara – Past and Present
MV Sierra Lara Sierra Lara – © Cees Bustraan (Port of Curacao, 29/08/2016) Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1996 by Construcciones Navales P. Freire S.A. Vigo, Spain (Yard…
MV Charles Island – Past and Present
Cargo Vessels
17th April 2021
MV Charles Island – Past and Present
MV Charles Island Charles Island – © Erwin Willemse (IJmuiden, 19/04/2019) Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1993 by Danyard, Frederikshavn, Denmark (Yard No 718) as a Refrigerated Cargo…
MV Abermarle Island – Past and Present
Cargo Vessels
10th November 2021
MV Abermarle Island – Past and Present
MV Abermarle Island Abermarle Island © Stan Muller (Antwerp, 06/09/2008) Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1993 by Danyard, Frederikshavn, Denmark (Yard No 716) as a Refrigerated Cargo ship…
MV San Blas (II) – Cargo from the Past
Cargo from the Past
13th March 2021
MV San Blas (II) – Cargo from the Past
MV Malayan Victory Ex San Blas (II)(1967) San Blas (II) Courtesy of Chris Howell Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1967 by Eriksberg Mekaniska Verkstad A/B, Gothenburg, Sweden (Yard…
MV Green Honduras – Past and Present
Cargo Vessels
26th September 2021
MV Green Honduras – Past and Present
MV Green Honduras Ex Pride, Crystal Pride Green Honduras © Erwin Willemse (Ijmuiden, 26/05/2012) Steel single screw motor vessel built in by N.V. Boelwerf Vlaanderen N.V. Temse, Belgium (Yard No…
MV Snow Storm – Cargo from the Past
Cargo from the Past
13th September 2021
MV Snow Storm – Cargo from the Past
MV Hood Ex Snow Storm Snow Storm © Chris Howell (Wellington, 1973) Steel single screw “Snow Class” motor vessel, built in 1972 by Chantiers Nav, De La Ciotat, La Ciotat,…
MV Hood Island – Past and Present
Past and Present
10th November 2021
MV Hood Island – Past and Present
MV Hood Island Hood Island © Aleksi Lindström (Walsoorden, NL outbound Antwerp, 28/06/2013) Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1994 by Danyard, Frederikshavn, Denmark (Yard No 722) as a…
MV Star Standard – Past and Present
Cargo Vessels
20th October 2020
MV Star Standard – Past and Present
MV Star Standard Star Standard © F Fornholt (Kiel, 05/08/2020) Steel single screw, “Shikoku Stars” Class motor vessel built in 2009 by Shikoku Dockyard Co., Ltd. Takamatsu. Japan (Yard No…
MV Star Care – Past and Present
Cargo Vessels
29th October 2020
MV Star Care – Past and Present
MV Star Care Star Care – © Nigel Thornton (Dover, 25/11/209) Steel single screw, “Shikoku Stars” Class motor vessel built in 2009 by Shikoku Dockyard Co., Ltd. Takamatsu. Japan (Yard…
MV Crown Garnet – Past and Present
Cargo Vessels
27th November 2020
MV Crown Garnet – Past and Present
MV Crown Garnet - Steel single screw (Crown Class) motor vessel built in 1996 by Iwagi Zosen Co., Ltd. Kamijima. Japan (Yard No SZ-165) as a Refrigerated Cargo ship
MV Nikolay Kopernik – Cargo from the Past
Cargo from the Past
12th May 2020
MV Nikolay Kopernik – Cargo from the Past
MV Nikolajs Koperniks, ex Nikolay Kopernik - Steel single screw (B437 Project) motor vessel built in 1974 by Stocznia Gdanska, Gdansk (Yard No B437/01) as a Refrigerated Cargo vessel
MV Malayan Reefer – Cargo from the Past
Cargo from the Past
18th October 2020
MV Malayan Reefer – Cargo from the Past
MV Malayan Reefer Ex Atitlan Atitlan – © Derek Longly (Dover, 01/08/1981) Steel single screw ”A” Class motor vessel built in 1965 by Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads AB, Gothenburg (Yard No…
MV Lady Rosemary – Past and Present
Cargo Vessels
18th October 2020
MV Lady Rosemary – Past and Present
MV Lady Rosemary Lady Rosemary – © Daniel Ferro (Gibraltar, 29/06/2008) Steel single screw motor vessel, built in 2008 by Kitanihon Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (Yard No. 376), as a Refrigerated…
