We're in a commercial port after sunset looking across a stretch of water to a container ship berthed and being loaded with cargo, framed by the remnants of a sunset in background. It's a dark photo with only a small amount of orange and red glow on the horizon under a deep purple blanket of evening cloud and other lighting being provided by strong port lamps illuminating the dock area behind the heavily-laden ship. The vessel is a long and tall container ship with enough illumination to see it's a deep green colour and has the word "Evergreen" in large white lettering on its side. Seven heavy lifting cranes are lined up behind and over the ship, but only a couple of them have lights on them and the impression that they're in the middle of loading containers. The containers are arranged in seventeen columns of between five and nine containers in height and probably a dozen in depth on the deck. Most of the containers are green with "Evergreen" on them just like the ship but there are other colours present and plenty with no writing at all. A harbour tug boat is angled towards the larger vessel and pushing against it to keep the ship as steady as possible for loading.
Who said commercial docks can't be pretty?
For #SchiffSamstag here's an Evergreen container ship being loaded after sunset in the port of Callao, Lima last month just as we were starting to head off on our cruise. Absolutely fascinating to see the cranes […]
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