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Shipping Vessels on Waterways

Aerial views of various cargo and container ships navigating rivers and canals, showcasing maritime transport in different settings, featuring water and lush surroundings.

Welland Ship Canal, lower lock between Lakes Ontario and Erie, Ontario, Canada, North America

The Pegasus barge, carrying the mighty Space Launch System (SLS) core stage, arrives at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 27, 2021, after journeying from the agencys Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The core stage is the final piece of Artemis hardware to arrive at the spaceport and will be offloaded and moved to Kennedys Vehicle Assembly Building, where it will be prepared for integration atop the mobile launcher with the completed stack of solid rocket boosters ahead of the Artemis I launch. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will test SLS and Orion as an integrated system prior to crewed flights to the Moon.

Aerial view of a rusty train trestle swing bridge cutting across a murky river, flanked by trees and power lines. Appleton, Wisconsin, United States.

Aftermath - Displaced Boats - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-28-187. several barges run aground. Hurricane Katrina

Overflight - New Orleans to Sunshine Bridge - 26-HK-213-56. Hurricane Katrina

Zagreb, Croatia March 24, 2025 A view of old river boats docked in the Sava River in downtown and a heating plant.

STS-133 ET-137 OFFLOAD FROM BARGE AND XFER TO VAB

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Tugboats safely deliver NASA's Pegasus barge, carrying External Tank-138 to the turn basin at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ET-138, the last newly manufactured tank, was originally designated to fly on Endeavour's STS-134 mission to the International Space Station, but later reassigned to fly on space shuttle Atlantis' final mission, STS-135.

Gabcikovo Locks & canal between Busapest & Bratislava. Political boundry between Hungery & Slovakia. Lock control tower.

Aerial view of boats docked along the muddy riverbank, contrasting with the lush greenery of the adjacent land, Sariakandi, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.

Main-Danube Canal Below The Eckersmuehlen Lock On The Main-Danube Canal, Bavaria, Germany

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Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Overflight - 26-HK-388-147. Hurricane Katrina

Russia, St. Petersburg. Hydrofoil ferry

Wide seascape with buoy and cloudy sky, VLIELAND, The Netherlands

USA, Alabama, Mobile. Mobile River barge traffic with railroad bridge. (Large format sizes available)

Bascule bridge, Kappeln, Schlei Inlet, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Panama, Panama Canal. Royal Princess entering Gatun Lock. Gates to the first start to open.

Panama, Panama Canal creates the shortest connection between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Lithuania - Klaipeda - Barge on Neman River

Erlebniszentrum Naturgewalten, Forces of Nature interactive museum, Sylt, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Boy on boat boy on bamboo boat ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 4637372 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Old ship in Hamburg harbour, vintage, Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Ship docking without water standing on ships

mit dem Ausflugsschiff im Hafen von Bamberg, Bayern, Deutschland *** with the excursion boat in the harbor of Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany

Germany, Rhineland-Pfalz, Museum Speyer, German U9 submarine

View from the airplane window

Zagreb, Croatia March 24, 2025 A view of old river boats docked in the Sava River in downtown.

Stockholm, Sweden A classic wood-powered steam-powered boat on the Sickla Canal in downtown and the Hammarbybacken hill.

Costinesti, Romania - 17 April 2023: Aerial View of Shipwreck On The Black Sea Coast, Costinesti, Romania,.

River landscape with a boat on the bank and red and white signs along the way, zutphen, gelderland, achterhoek, netherlands

Germany, Berlin, 10.03.2026, Berlin-Spandauer Schifffahrtskanal (Kieler Straße), old tugboat (Rheinsberg), motor vessel

Ship frozen in ice on Lake Templin, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Pegasus barge, which was ushered by two tug boats and Liberty Star, arrives at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The barge is carrying the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122 and traveled 900 miles by sea from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. Next, the tank will be offloaded and moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building where it eventually will be attached to space shuttle Endeavour for the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station. STS-134, targeted to launch in Feb. 2011, currently is scheduled to be the last mission in the Space Shuttle Program. The tank, which is the largest element of the space shuttle stack, was damaged during Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and restored to flight configuration by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company employees.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The external fuel tank for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is towed to the turn basin in the Launch Complex 39 Area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, where it will be offloaded and moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building. Once inside the building, the tank will be raised to vertical, lifted and moved into a checkout cell. Stacking of the tank and solid rocket boosters is planned to start Aug. 7. Atlantis is targeted to launch Oct. 8.

SCARBOROUGH, NEW YORK, USA - Metro North commuter train railroad line, on Hudson River.

Aerial of a barge on the River Elbe, Schnackenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The morning sun rises over the Pegasus Barge floating in the Launch Complex 39 area Turn Basin at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as it is being towed from the dock to a more secure mooring area. The barge is 266 ft long and 50 ft wide and has been used by the Space Shuttle Program to transport external fuel tanks over 900 miles of inland and open ocean waterways from the Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana to Kennedy.

Dortmund-Ems Canal between Muenster and Greven, near Gelmer, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

submarine to the pier submarine moored to the pier Copyright: xZoonar.com/Ivashutinx 9999773

Central America, Panama, Panama Canal. Powerful mules assist ships to transit the Miraflores Lock. Miraflores Visitor's center and overlook platform in distance. (Editorial Usage Only)

Cargo ship in a lock, sluice gates being closed for flooding, Rhine-Main-Danube Canal, Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

New Caledonia, Northern Grande Terre Island, Hienghene. Old river ferry on the bac de la Ouaieme, last of its kind on Grande Terre coast.

Rendsburg floating ferry at the Rendsburg High Bridge over the Kiel Canal, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

ESU St. Louis - Boats - 26-HK-317-51. Hurricane Katrina

Barge on the Dnieper river during a sunny summer day

Aerial view, Cargo ship on the Rhine during flood, the bridge of solidarity, Bruecke der Solidaritaet, IWT, Duisburg, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pegasus barge is towed on the barge channel leading to the Launch Complex 39 Area. The barge's cargo is the external tank prepared for mission STS-118 by the Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans. The destination of the barge is the turn basin near the Vehicle Assembly Building where the tank will be offloaded and moved to the VAB.

Bridges in Riesa, Elbe in Riesa, Saxonia (ship, 1862), 1914, Landkreis Meißen, Riesa, Elbbrücke mit Dampfer Saxonia, Germany

A rainbow is formed in the mist produced by the water cannon atop the air station fire department's P-19 aircraft firefighting and rescue truck. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A section of the Carola Bridge has collapsed. Over a length of around 100 metres, the section on which the trams normally run has collapsed into the Elbe. Further demolition of the bridge has been initiated and the floodwater is slowly receding, Partial collapse of the Carola Bridge in Dresden, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Cargo ship Prosperous on the Elbe River with ice flow, aerial view, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Barge on canal & Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant France

Panoramic view of Southampton container port and power stations from a moored cruise ship.

Pearl farm, Japan

The Falkirk Wheel operating, Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Luftaufnahme eines Schiffes bei der Einfahrt in den Panamakanal An aerial view of the Panama Canal surrounded by lush greenery, with a large ship entering the canal. The scene showcases the engineering marvel of the canal and its integration into the natural landscape of Panama. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/Lichtwertx 23204365

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Overflight - 26-HK-387-35. Hurricane Katrina

Der Suezkanal: Schnellster Seeweg zwischen Asien und Europa. Hinter Sandbergen befährt ein Containerschiff den Suez-Kanal bei Ismailia Ägypten. Der 164 km lange Kanal hat im südlichen Teil zwei Fahrrinnen. Er gehört zu den weltweit wichtigsten Wasserstraßen. Suez Ägypten *** The Suez Canal Fastest sea route between Asia and Europe Behind mountains of sand, a container ship navigates the Suez Canal near Ismailia Egypt The 164 km long canal has two navigation channels in the southern section It is one of the worlds most important waterways Suez Egypt

MS Europa Zodiacs on Amazon River Expedition to the rainforest, Rio do Cajari, Para, Brazil, South America

USA, Connecticut, Groton. A sign and walkway to the Nautilus Submarine, at the Submarine Force Museum

Aerial view, harbour on the Rhine rver, Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

France, Vaucluse, Boy and woman standing on boat moored in Donzere-Mondragon canal

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the Turn Basin in the Launch Complex 39 Area, tug boats maneuver the barge carrying a new External Tank (ET) toward the dock. After being offloaded, the tank will be transported to the Vehicle Assembly Building. The barge was towed on a 900-mile journey at sea from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans by one of NASAs Solid Rocket Booster Retrieval Ships.

Murray Princess Paddle Steamer, near Nildottie, Murray River, South Australia, Australia

Car of the Federal Agency for Technical Relief, THW, in front of the collapsed Carola Bridge, the Saxon State Chamber in the distance, after blasting another part of the bridge. Dresden Saxony Germany FB_2020_3106

Tugboat and wood chip barge in the Fraser River near Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Lüneburg-Scharnebeck Ship's hoist on the Elbe side canal 93870 built 1969-75 Lifting height 38 m 2 ship streams 100 m long and 11.8 m wide View from the lower harbour

Europe, Poland, Voivodeship Masovian, Bug river - Malkina

Sea mark, reflection curls corkscrew-shaped, Luebeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Le Havre, or elsewhere. Series on the city of Le Havre celebrating its 500th anniversary this year. Many festivities are organized even if the context is not very favorable because the port, gradually losing ground compared to its competitors in northern Europe, is likely to be gently stripped of the striped map. Le Havre, ou ailleurs. Série sur la ville du Havre qui fête ses 500 ans cette année. De nombreuses festivités sont organisées même si le contexte y est peu propice car le port, perdant peu à peu du terrain par rapport à ses concurrents du Nord de lEurope, risque dêtre doucement rayé de la rayé de la carte.

Aerial view of vehicles gathered on the sandy banks of a wide, meandering river under a vast sky, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.

Highway 60 into Ashland Kentucky carries vehicle traffic over the Ohio River

Dry buoy at low water in Lake Edersee, Hesse, Germany, Europe

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