The
large container ships impress us with size, capacity and technology
development. Sovereign Maersk is one of the largest container ships
built ever. The cargo ship is owner and managed by Ap Moller Maersk,
which is one of the largest operators in maritime transport. Sovereign
Maersk has large and impressive measurements and environmental technology.
The cargo ship has overall length of 331.98 meters, beam of 42.80
meters and depth of 21.00 meters. The draft of the cargo ship, when
the ship is fully loaded can reach 14.50 meters. The size of the
vessel is not itself of the owner, but hull design is improved to
have large capacity of cargo.
The deadweight of Sovereign Maersk is 104,690 metric tons and the
gross tonnage is 91,560 gross tons. The capacity of the container
ship is 8,160 TEU, divided into 17 containers tiers and 13 rows.
The cargo handling on such type of ship is really hard job, because
of the large amount of different cargo types and destinations, but
the improved Maersk Software is making this job really fast and
easy. This is speeding up the work of the Chief Officer and the
operation of the ship. The
cargo ship was built in 1997 in Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark.
The shipbuilder is definitely one of the highest quality and best
known builders of the world, as most of the large European ships
are built there... date: 10th December, 2011
Helena
Sibum is container ship, which is owned by Sibum Bernd Reederei
and operated by one of the giants in maritime transport –
CMA CGM. The cargo ship is Feedervessel, which are small and middle
size container ships, which are carrying cargo to the bigger liners.
Usually such container ships have not more than 1,000 TEU capacity
or even smaller. Helena Sibum is typical Feedervessel, which is
operating in Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea and collecting cargo
for the large CMA CGM container ships. Helena Sibum has overall
length of 132.60 meters, while the length between perpendiculars
is 123.40 meters. The overall breadth is 19.20 meters and the draught
is 7.20 meters.
The deadweight of the container ship Helena Sibum is 8,200 metric
tons, while the gross tonnage is 6,106 gross tons. The container
ship has capacity for 672 TEU (Twenty foot Equivalent Unit), or
alternatively 314 FEU (Forty foot Equivalent Unit) and 32 TEU. Helena
Sibum has net tonnage of 3,557 net tons and reefer container capacity
of 116 FEU. The container ship has 3 cargo holds, each with dimensions
25.20 x 16.00 x 16.00 meters. The vessel has large cargo capacity
for Feedervessel, as most of the unused spaces are decreased and
the ship’s hull is optimized.
The main engine of the container ship is Maker MaK, Type 7 M43,
which gives power of 8,650 hp (or 6,300 kW)... date: 10th December, 2011
The
container ship Maersk Eindhoven is part from the newest series of
the Maersk company and definitely is the best answer to the newest
innovations in shipbuilding. The container ship has amazing tactical
and technical characteristics and definitely is one of the best
ships built ever in this class. The ships of Maersk Line are the
highest quality and introducing newest innovations of engineering.
The ship Maersk Eindhoven has overall length of 366.00 meters and
length between perpendiculars is 350.00 meters. The container ship
has moulded beam of 48.20 meters and depth of 29.85 meters. The
draft of the vessel, while fully loaded is 15.50 meters with deadweight
of 140,580 metric tons. The cargo capacity on board is 13,092 TEUs,
which includes 7,074 TEUs on deck on 9 tiers and 6,018 TEUs in the
holds on 11 tiers. The ship is really large and this fact needs
of careful operating and very reliable engineering. The main engine
on container ship Maersk Eindhoven is HYUNDAI-Wartisla 12RT-flex
96C with total power of 68,640 kW at 102 rpm.The propulsion system
is providing high power and the maximum speed at designeddraft is
24.3 knots. Togetherwith
the main engine the ship has five diesel generators with power of
2,700 kWand one emergency diesel generator with power 300 kW. The
engineering is really good, but also the ship is designed according
to best... date: 21st July, 2011
ANL
Warringa is container ship operated by Rickmers Maritime and property
of the company CMA CGM. The container ship has overall length of
260.00 meters and length between perpendiculars of 244.50 meters.
The ship is really large, the moulded beam is 32.25 meters and the
depth to the main deck is 19.30 meters. The ship ANL Warringa has
deadweight of 39,900 metric tons and the designed draft when the
ship is fully loaded is 11.00 meters. The container ship ANL Warringa
is really made according to latest IMO and MARPOL requirements.
The ship is following the best practices in engineering and the
stability was improved by special static stabilizers. The ship ANL
Warringa has cargo capacity of 4,250 TEUs, which includes 2,666
TEUs on the deck divided into 7 tiers and 1,584 TEUs in the cargo
holds. The ship can pass the largest canals of the world, so the
capacity with Panama Canal Visibility is 3,905 TEUs. Definitely
we were impressed by the cargo ship technical and tactical details,
but still missed to mention about the engineering system. The main
engine is MAN B&W 8K90 MC-C with total power of 36,560 kW at 104.0
rpm... date: 21st July, 2011
Evelyn
Maersk is among the largest container ships of the world, together
with her sisters. The ship has amazing capacity of 13,500 teu, according
to IMO calculations. The ship is property of Maersk Line and has
deadweight of 156,907 metric tons. The container ship was built
in the high quality ship-yard in Odense Steel Shipyard, Denmark
and completed in 2007. The ship is modern, quality and reliable.
Evelyn Maersk has length of 397.00 meters and beam of 56.00 meters.
The container vessel has depth of 30.00 meters and draft, when fully
loaded, of 15.50 meters. Evelyn Maersk is really among the most
modern vessels built ever and has all the necessary equipment to
be optimized for profits of the company. The cargo ship is property
of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group and has amazing measurements and
capacity for cargo. According to official information the ship is
having capacity for 11,000 containers – 10,000 twenty foot
units and 1,000 forty foot units. The information is from the official
issue of the company and based on company calculations. The information
from IMO is claiming the capacity of Evelyn Maersk is 13,500 teu
and some rumors even increase the number to 14,700 teu. The container
ship Evelyn Maersk is among the largest in this class of cargo vessels,
together with her sister ships... date: 17 July, 2010
Definitely
the contain ships are among the most interesting and highest innovative
vessels of the maritime transport. We mentioned some of the largest
container ships already, but today will meet you with one of the
most beautiful ships, part from the fleet of MSC Lines. The ship
is carrying the name MSC Francesca and has maximum capacity for
11,300 teu. MSC Francesca is really one of the most modern and very
profitable vessels, which has ever been built. The constructor of
this beautiful ship was Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, which is
the largest heavy ships builder not only Korea, but almost in whole
Asia. The ship was built under yard number S344. MSC Francesca was
completed... date: 17 July, 2010
The
container ship Estelle Maersk is one of the largest ships of the
world. We all know her sisters – Emma Maersk and Eleonora
Maersk, who are attracting us with size, engine and capacity of
the cargo, which can be transported. The capacity of Estelle Maersk
is 11,000 TEU calculated by company, and more than 14,500 TEU according
to IMO regulations. The ship is property of Maersk Group and operated
by the daughter company A.P. Moller. The capacity of the ship is
divided into 22 rows wide. This is really big number of containers
and cargo operations can be done pretty fast because of the systems
for stowing on board. The container ship Estelle Maersk has length... date: 29th July, 2009
One
container ship, which is not so well known, but created according
to latest requirements of IMO, MARPOL and SOLAS is Jazan. The ship
was built in Hyundai Heavy Industries in 2008 and on the namic ceremony
in Ulsan, South Korea on 25th July, 2008 was given to the ship-owner
United Arab Shipping Company. The ship is registered in Dammam,
Saudi Arabia under IMO number 9349540. The capacity of the container
ship Jazan is 6,919 TEU, in IMO statistic and the company is operating
with the same requirements. The overall length of the vessel is
306.00 meters, while the length between perpendiculars is 301.10
meters. The beam of the container ship is 42.50 meters and the depth... date: 29th July, 2009
The
new and most discussed ship last days was the new building of Daewoo
Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering - MSC Danit. The ship is the
largest container ship built ever. The vessel MSC Danit has capacity
for 14,000 TEUs with deadweight of 165,517 metric tons. The ships
from the class of MSC Danit are really the largest and most interesting
container ships of the world, built ever. The ship has overall length
of 365.50 meters and moulded beam of 51.20 meters. The ship is leading
in the competition of MSC fleet with Maersk fleet, and got the first
place, at least for now. The ship MSC Danit has draft of 16.00 meters
at maximum cargo weight, which is giving a gross tonnage of the
ship of 153,092 gross... date: 28th April,
2009
The
container ship CMA CGM Thalassa is on of the largest ships of the
company CMA CGM. The ship was built at the end of 2008 and quickly
got all eyes of the ships experts, because the vessel is not only
large, but also very qualited and built with latest technologies.
The container ship CMA CGM Thalassa has overall length 346.50 meters
and a beam of 43.20 meters. The summer draft of the ship is 15.00
meters and the summer deadweight is 130,700 metric tons. These measurements
are giving to the ship capacity of 10,960 TEUs, which is placing
this vessel among the largest container ships owner... date: 3rd March, 2009
Hundreds
of new container ships, larger and larger are leaving the ship-yards
every year. One of these products of developing transport sector
of economy is CMA CGM Vela. The container ship is the largest one
operated by CMA CGM Shipping Line. CMA CGM Vela has overall length
of 347.48 meters and beam of 45.02 meters. These measurements are
really amazing and getting this ship close to the largest container
ships of the world. The cargo capacity of CMA CGM Vela is 11,040
TEUs. The summer deadweight of the ship is 131,831 metric tons and
the summer draft is 15.50 meters. The container ship... date: 3rd March, 2009
