Transport Vessels and Paddleboats

Images of paddle steamers and cargo vessels navigating rivers and ports, highlighting maritime transport in Europe and the USA.

Barges, Ruhrort Port, Duisburg, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Paddle steamer Baltic Star leaves the harbour, Prerow, Fischland-Darss-Zingst, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

boat ship vessel water transport

Barges, Ruhrort Port, Duisburg, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Star of Saugatuck paddleboat cruise, Mill Basin boat harbor, Saugatuck, West Michigan, USA.

Barkassen am Jungfernstieg Barkassen am Jungfernstieg

White and blue boat on the Dnieper river A white and blue boat on the Dnieper river, close to the shore with a forest of trees, in Kiev, Ukraine Copyright: xZoonar.com/AlainxdexMaximyx 12643864

Main ferry in Wipfeld, Main River, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe, PublicGround, Europe

Tourboat in a lake, Lake Ammersee, Ammersee, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Cruise ship on river Elbe at sunrise between Meissen and Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Ferry over the Havel at Ketzin

Uber boat by Thames Clippers, River Thames water bus transport service, Deptford, London, England, UK

Rathen

Passenger ship Cyranka, Upper Land Canal, Warmia-Masuria, Upper Land Canal, Elbling Osterode Canal, Elblag-Ostroda Canal, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland, Europe

An old abandoned barge lies on a riverbank surrounded by green nature, enkhuizen, the netherlands

Historic steamboat Kaiser Wilhelm next to the promenade on the Elbe River in Lauenburg, Herzogtum-Lauenburg District, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Hydrofoil passenger ship used as ferry service

Romania, Danube River Delta, Tulcea, elevated view of freighter on the Danube River, dawn

Traditionelles Passagierschiff mit Touristen, das die Svendborgsund-Brücke in der Straße Svendborgsund, Süddänemark, passiert Traditional wooden passenger boat with tourists passing Svendborgsund Bridge in Svendborgsund Strait, Southern Denmark LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/cxJeannettexTasx 23220481

Small paddle steamer on the river Dnepr, excursion boat, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

A ship navigates through an ice-covered channel in the harbor area in cold winter weather, aerial view, ice floes, icebreaker sea bear from Magdeburg keeps waterways clear, Elbe-Havel Canal, Jerichower Land, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Ferry boats crossing the Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Europe, Germany, Potsdam. Tour boats by the Lange Brucke

barge with cargo on river

Tour boats that ply the popular Alster Lake moored at the Jungfernstieg with the Ballindamm beyond, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Boat on the Alster River, Lombardsbruecke bridge at the back, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Hamburg, Sightseeing boats at a busy river harbour on a sunny day, Hamburg, Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Netherlands, Friesland, Haskerdijken, couple on motorboat

Tugboat Tug boat and barges platform at river Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkoxBericx 6975189

Small paddle steamer on the river Dnepr, excursion boat, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

Pleasure boat on river Spree in front of Federal Press Beach, Berlin, Germany

Riverboat on Saone river, Tournus, Burgundy, France

Passengers boarding a tour boat on a lake; Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland

Houseboat on lake Zechliner near Zechlinerhuette, North Brandenburg Lake District, Brandenburg, Germany

Europe, Germany, Schleswig Holstein, Metropolitan Hamburg, Lauenburg, Elbe, Hitzler Shipyard, ShipBuilding, McP Wal 2024 001674 McPkst

Cargo ship on Main river at Volkach, Franconia, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Tourist ship with glass roof on the Seine, Paris, France, Europe

Venice, Italy 1 January 2025: Classic wooden motorboat navigating the canals of venice with a boatman transporting tourists

Salon Ship Countess Cosel on the Elbe Near Pillnitz, Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Houseboats and homeless shelters, the Spree at Stralauer Spitze, Treptow-Koepenick, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Riverboat On The Main-Danube Canal Between Bamberg And Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany

Residential boat on the Peene, Peene Valley River Landscape nature park Park, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Polish barge, Spree between Treptower Park and Stralau Peninsula, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Austria, Vienna, Marina, Danube, motor boats, modern Vienna, railway bridge over the Danube, Europe

Stockholm, Sweden Aug 24, 2025 The Blidosund steamship passes under the E4 brudge in downtown.

SERBIA, Belgrade. Danube River Barges at Sava River Cruiseport

Small paddle steamer on the river Dnepr, excursion boat, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

SWEDEN BOHUSL¬N MOTALA.

Finland, Region of Finland Proper, Western Finland, Turku, Aura River, Riverbank, Moored Ships, Turku Cathedral Tower

Ship, Spree, Magnus-Hirschfeld-Ufer, Tiergarten, Mitte, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Car ferry across the River Barrow between the towns of Passage East (County Waterford) and Ballyhack (County Wexford), Republic of Ireland

Hamburg harbour, harbour taxi, harbour tour, August, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Connoisseur Caprice Houseboat on Kleiner Wannsee, Berlin, Germany

Russia, Saint Petersburg, Center, Meteor hydrofoil to Peterhof

Cargo ship floating on the Havel Canal near Wustermark, Havelland region, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

River Ganga, Calcutta, West Bengal, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Ferryboat in the Old Port, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

Elbe, Zollenspieker-Hoopte ferry, Hoopte, Winsen (Luhe), Lower Saxony, on the opposite bank Zollenspieker, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

A huge bridge over the Volga in Saratov and a pleasure boat A huge bridge over the Volga in Saratov and a pleasure boat- sunny day in autumn Copyright: xZoonar.com/maratxyakhinx 17726439

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Houseboat, penichette, on the Saone River, early morning at Baulay, PK 380, Fouchecourt, Vesoul, Region Franche-Comte, Dep. Haute-Saone, France, Europe

Several red boats anchored on a canal on a sunny day, giethoorn, Netherlands

Floating sauna house in Baltic sea. Seagull sitting on the roof of floating sauna, Latvia. Floating sauna with seagul in the sea.

Navigation in the Tigre's canas: River Plate estuary

motorboat on pier

Paddle wheel steamboat in Hamburg Harbour, Germany, Europe

Paddle steamer Freya, Kiel Canal near Schafstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Navigation on river Neckar, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Container ship on the Rhine River, Zoobruecke Bridge, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Shipping in the port of Hamburg, ferry and tanker on the Elbe, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Ferry on the small Rhone, Camargue, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, Europe

Kaiser Wilhelm paddle steamer, River Elbe, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Steamboat parade on the Elbe

LEWISVILLE, Texas (Aug. 2, 2022) U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D., Representative serving Texas' 26th Congressional District, and staff, met with Col. Jon Stover, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, and staff, at Lewisville Lake for a tour of the Lewisville Dam and an update on the Lewisville Dam Safety Modification. The Dam Safety Modification is a result of a March 2014 risk assessment where Lewisville Dam was confirmed as a high-urgency dam primarily due to potential loss of life consequences. The potential for internal erosion, embankment instability, or spillway instability or uplift could all result in a significant loss of life if they adversely affected the integrity of the dam. The likelihood of those failures occurring is low and will be lower still after the project, but risk will remain high due to the potential loss of life and economic impacts. U.S. Army photo by Trevor Welsh (Released)

Boat in a lock, Plau am See, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Stockholm, Sweden July 25, 2025 The Candela Boats' hydrofoil high speed commuter ferry on Lake Malaren.

Houseboat docked near historic canal

Excursion boat in front of the Reichstag Building, German Parliament, and Paul-Loebe-Haus, Reichstagufer, Spreebogen, Government District, Berlin, Germany, Europe, PublicGround, Europe

Saalhorn ferry, Elbe near Barby, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Large inland ship at Dutch Amsterdam Rijn canal sailing near city Utrecht. Ship at Dutch Amsterdam Rijn canal sailing near city Utrecht

Elbe Cycle Route in Dessau

Houseboats in the Californian Sierra Nevada, USA, North America

Steamship Leipzig from 1929 of the Saechsische Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft casting off in Dresden Pillnitz on the river Elbe

Passenger ship, MS Rudolf, Grundlsee, Salzkammergut, Styria, Austria, Europe

Main river ferry in Obereisenheim, Mainfranken, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Netherlands, Gelderland, near Gorssel, River Ijssel, Barge carrying cargo

Netherlands, Limburg, Osen, Meuse river, sluice, motor boat

Ship Ostroda on the Oberlandkanal, is transported on tracks over meadow, Schoenfeld, Olesnica, Ermland-Masuren, Poland, Europe

Low water in the Elbe in Dresden

Cruise ship on the river Elbe at sunrise, near Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Harbor Hamburg - boat trip

Elbe steamer Pirna from 1898 arrives in Rathen below the Bastei rock

Autumn, tourist attraction, Altona ferry operated by HADAG Verkehrsbetriebe in the evening light on the Elbe in the port of Hamburg, Germany

Swiss excursion boat on the Main, Eltmann, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Stockholm, Sweden A traditional steamship ferry called the Drottningholm in Lake Malaren.

Steamer on the White Nile, Juba, Sudan, Africa

Vienna, river Donau (Danube), cruise ship, Millennium Tower in 20. district Brigittenau, Wien, Austria

The historic paddle steamer KURORT RATHEN has docked at the steamer landing stage in Pillnitz, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

SWEDEN ...STERG...TLAND BORENSHULT.

A passenger ship with a glass roof for river cruises on a cloudy day, Hamburg, Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany, Europe

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