De plus en plus rentables, les voyages en cargo pour touristes se développent. Voyage de Rotterdam à Rotterdam, une boucle avec passager. Porte container, le Marvis effectue depuis des années ce voyage hebdomadaire. Au programme, l’Angleterre, le canal du Danemark, Kiel, Coppenhague, Helsinburg, Gotteborg, Arhus, Rotterdam. A chaque escale, une escapade dans les ports abordés, pour une heure ou une journée, selon le chargement.
The Maris, a German freighter, in the North Sea.
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-10°C in the Port of Copenhagen. Oleg, Russian second in command, supervises the loading of containers aboard the Maris.
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Cargo waiting to be loaded in the Port of Kiel.
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Night arrival in the Port of Copenhagen.
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In open sea, sailors spend their time repainting the ship, in a constant battle against corrosion.
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Technical stop for a cargo ship in a canal in Denmark.
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Sailors, mostly Filipinos, fasten containers in the tanks of the cargo ship.
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In the engine room, the head mecanic and a sailor check that the motors are in good working order.
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On the 'cargo highway' of the North Sea.
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Arrival near the Port of Göteborg, Sweden, announced by the appearance of a string of small islands.
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Lunch break for four Filipino sailors.
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Stopover for a day, during unloading in Göteborg.
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Stretch of wind turbines in the North Sea.
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Manoeuvre on the bridge, while passing through the Kiel Canal.
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Day aboard a cargo ship, in the North Sea.
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Stopover for several hours in the Port of Felixstowe, in England. Felixstowe is a large port, and also contains a small seaside resort.
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On the 'cargo highway', in the North Sea.
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The Maris, built in 1995 and owned by the Unifeeder company, is 105 metres long.
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Approaching the English coastline.
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Filipino sailor
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