Carnation Ace

 The cars keep on coming, but today's arrival (April 23) was a bit different. The Carnation Ace, unlike most of the ships arriving at Autoport, did not come from a European port. Instead it arrived from Japan via the Panama Canal and the United States.

The Carnation Ace was reported in Tsuneishi, Japan from February 10 to March 9 - likely in refit - hence the tidy paint work.

 

The ship sailed from Yokohama March 14 and Hitachinaka March 17 then sailed non-stop (via the Panama Canal) to Brunswick, GA arriving April 13. It sailed the next day for Davisville, RI arriving and sailing April 18. It then arrived off Halifax April 21 and anchored until early this morning.

Operated by Mitsui OSK Lines, the ship usually carries Japanese cars, but not exclusively.  Built by Shin Kurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding Co Ltd in 2011 it is listed at 60,975 gt, 16.416 dwt with a capacity of 5196 to 6202 cars (some say 6400) and has a 100 tonne stern ramp. It also has a small starboard side ramp.

Owners, Mitsui OSK Lines (known as MOL), with a fleet of about eighty car carriers, use the "Ace" in their ships' names to indicate Auto Carrier Express.

On sailing today it gave a destination of Baltimore.

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