The ship with name Gudrun Maersk is the second largest container vessel in the world. It can carry 8,500 TEU and fully loaded the ship has deadweight of 115,700 metric tons. The vessel entered into the fleet of Maersk in the year 2005, when was some perfect engineer outfit and was the most discussed ship ever. But just some month ago it lost the first place again. Gudrun Maersk was built in the ship-yard of Odense Steel, Denmark. The ship-yard is one of the best qualited and most known ship-yards in the world. Only good companies can pay enough for building a good quallited ship for their fleet. More of the ship-owners prefer the eastern ship-yards, because of the lower price, but better companies are ready to pay more for better ship. That is why the largest container company prefer Denmark for Gudrun Maersk.
  The gross tonnage of the vessel is 97,933 tons. But the measurements of the vessel are great, in spite of its second place. The length of Gudrun Maersk is 367 meters and the beam is 43 meters. With these measurements the vessel is in class Panamax, and this is very important for the routes it is making. The voyages that Gudrun Maersk is making last year are from Far East to Europe and North America. That is why this class is very important. So big ship, which needs a big speed needs of strong engine. The one that is installed on the vessel Gudrun Maersk is MAN B&W 10K90MC, which is gividng to the vessel a full power of 61,285 hp at 94 rpm.
  Gudrun Maersk is the vessel that is the second largest container carrier. The ship was the largest one, just some month ago, but after building of Emma Maersk, it lost the first place. The port of registry of the vessel is Svenborg, and the ship is sailing under the flag of Denmark. The ship has 5 sister-ships – Giertrud Maersk, Gerd Maersk, Grete Maersk, Gunvor Maersk and Georg Maersk. The ships are well known for all people interested in sailing and ther last one was the longest ship is the family of Maersk, before building of Emma Maersk. But that is all about the family of Maersk Company. In fact the company own 5200 ships, and has the largest container fleet in the world.
date: 27th March, 2008