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JOSCO ALMA passing thru Kanmon Straits enroute to Osaka Japan from Zhoushan China

The container ship JOSCO ALMA was photographed by Ship Freakazoid as it was passing thru Kanmon Straits enroute to Osaka Japan from Zhoushan China on the morning of January 26, 2024.

JOSCO ALMA container ship sailing under Flag of Kong Kong in Kanmon Straits
JOSCO ALMA container ship sailing under Flag of Kong Kong in Kanmon Straits

After several gloomy winter days, there was finally some sunshine in the Garden Paradise Kitakyushu, so it was a perfect day to hit up some photo ops in Moji.  Josco Alma is still new and good looking, having been built just two years before in 2022.

Name: JOSCO ALMA 
IMO: 9931501 
General vessel type: Cargo 
Detailed vessel type: Container Ship 
MMSI: 477811500 
Call sign: VRUR3 
Flag: Hong Kong [HK] 
Gross Tonnage: 9972 
Summer DWT: 13713 t 
Length: 146 meters 
Width:   23.39 meters 
Year built: 2022

Josco Alma - Cargo ship registered in Hong Kong passing by Shimonoseki Japan
Josco Alma - Cargo ship registered in Hong Kong passing by Shimonoseki Japan

The vessel Josco Alma in the Kanmon Straits of Moji Kitakyushu Japan
The vessel Josco Alma in the Kanmon Straits of Moji Kitakyushu Japan 

Josco Alma captured on digital film by Ship Freakazoid
Josco Alma captured on digital film by Ship Freakazoid

This vessel apparently is part of the Taicang Container Lines Company Limited (太倉港集装箱海運有限公司).  


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