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 – Emma Maersk and Eleonora
Maersk. The containers are handled on board on 22 rows wide. It
is interesting to mention that the container ship is operated by
only 13 crew members – 1 ordinary seaman, 3 able seamen, 1
oiler... 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 in 2008 for the Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A, with
port of call in Panama. The ship was built according to latest requirements
of IMO and SOLAS. The ship is modern, highly profitable and environmental.
MSC Francesca has length of 363.57 meters and beam of 45.60 meters.
The container vessel has draft of 15.00 meters, when fully loaded
with cargo. The ship has deadweight of 171,400 metric tons and gross
tonnage of 131,771 gross tons. When fully loaded the ship has more
than 11,300 containers capacity, which is hard job for cargo handling
even for the most modern vessels. On board of the container ship
MSC Francesca are installed some of the newest innovations for cargo
handling and operations. The chief officer and the Master have the
most modern programs... date: 17 July, 2010
Oberon
is car carrier property of Wallenius Lines, which is the company
owning one of the largest fleets of the world. The ships of the
company are large and high quality, having large number of innovations
and modern equipment. Of course the ship Oberon is not moving away
from the standard. Motor vessel Oberon has overall length of 231.60
meters, while the length between perpendiculars is 219.30 meters.
The car carrier has beam of 32.26 meters, air draft of 51.96 meters
and height to upper deck of 34.70 meters. The ship Oberon is quite
large having capacity for 8,000 cars or combination of 3,484 cars
and 466 busses or heavy vehicles. The ship has draft 11.30 meters,
fully loaded with cargo. These measurements of the ship Oberon are
giving deadweight of 30.134 metric tons, while the gross tonnage
is 71,673 gross tons and net tonnage is 33,513 net tons. Definitely
the car carrier Oberon and her sister ship Aniara are the largest
car carriers of the world, having not only the largest capacity,
but also largest measurements. And such large vessel cannot be built
elsewhere, because of the restrictions in many ship-yards. The shipbuilder,
which was able to create such a giant was Daewoo Shipbuilding &
Marine Engineering and their ship-yard DSME in Korea. The ship-builder
installed on board of the large car carrier strong and reliable
main engine of MAN B&W 8S60ME-C7... date: 26th May, 2010
M/v
Fidelio is part of the family of Wallenius Lines, owning the largest
car carriers of the world and having one of the largest fleets.
The ship is having capacity for 8,000 cars or combination of 3,484
cars and 468 busses or heavy vehicles. The car carrier m/v Fidelio
is sister-ship of m/v Faust, which we already mentioned in our reviews.
The ship has overall length of 227.80 meters and moulded beam of
32.26 meters. The air draft of m/v Fidelio is 51.98 meters and maximum
summer draft is 11.30 meters. The ship is having 13 cars decks,
5 from which are movable. The cargo volume capacity of the car carrier
is 67,300 cubic meters and these measurements are giving to the
vessel deadweight of 30,137 metric tons. The car carrier has gross
tonnage of 71,583 gross tons and net tonnage of 33,546 net tons.
The ship can be loaded from two points � stern deck and starboard
deck. The both decks are having height of 6.50 meters and width
of 9.50 meters, with capacity of 260 tons. The ship is designed
according to latest requirements for stability and design. The engineering
is from highest class and the main engine is MAN B&W 7S60MC-C
with total power of 21,490 hp at 105 RPM. The propeller is with
fixed step with a high efficiency and power increase to provide
flap rudder makes up the propulsion and steering arrangement. For
easier maneuvering is installed a bow thruster... date: 26th May, 2010
The bulk carrier Cape Canary is one of the latest products of Asian
Shipbuilding, constructed and finished by Kawasaki Shipbuilding
Corporation. The vessel has overall length of 292.00 meters and
length between perpendiculars of 288.00 meters. The beam of the
bulk carrier Cape Canary is 45.00 meters and depth is 24.70 meters.
These measurements are showing the size of the vessel and we can
easily imagine the vision and the capacity of the vessel. The ship
Cape Canary has deadweight of 182,557 metric tons, while the gross
tonnage is 93,235 gross tons. When the ship is fully loaded the
draft can reach 18.20 meters. The ship is really large and such
giant is in need of reliable and strong engine. The main engine
of the Cape Canary is Kawasaki-MAN B&W 6S70MC-C (Mk7) , which
is engine from newest generation with low fuel consumption and high
reliability. The main engine has power of 17,780 kW, which are giving
the ability for the ship to sail with 15.3 knots. The main engine
has improved structure and features. The main engine is giving low
fuel consumption, due to more efficient propulsion system. The propeller
is specially designed by Kawasaki to provide higher speed on low
rpm. The ship Cape Canary is built according to latest requirements
of IMO and MARPOL having large capacity, strong structural construction
and high safety level. The ship Cape Canary is property of �K� Line
Bulk Shipping (UK) Limited... date:
5th April , 2010
Ken Wave is bulk carrier built in 2010 by Mitsui Engineering &
Shipbuilding with deadweight of 56,104 metric tons. The ship is
having overall length of 189.99 meters and length between perpendiculars
of 182.00 meters. The beam of the ship is 32.25 meters and the draft,
when the ship is fully loaded can reach 12.69 meters. The bulk carrier
Ken Wave is having gross tonnage of 31,759 gross tons and cargo
capacity for more than 70,000 cubic meters, which is providing large
profits for the owner. The bulk carrier was built in the Chiba Works
Shipyard, which is one of the best Asian workplaces for building
of large vessels. The builders installed quality and reliable engine
Mitsui-MAN.... date:
5th April , 2010
One of
the most discussed car carriers last days was Asian Glory, which
was hijacked by pirates around the shores of Somalia. The ships
sailing in the location are often victim of attacks, in spite of
the strong military ships in the vicinity. The Asian Glory is car
carrier built in 1994 and sailing for the fleet of Zodiac Maritime
Agencies Ltd. The ship has overall length of 184.07 meters and a
beam of 30.60 meters. The Asian Glory has moulded depth of 31.86
meters and summer draft of 8.82 meters. These measurements are giving
for the vessel large cargo space and capacity for 4,363 units. The
car carrier has summer deadweight of 13,363 metric tons and displacement... date: 2nd January, 2010
One of
the newest and most modern car carriers is Brasilia Highway. The
Ro-Ro vessel was built in 2009 in Marugame Shipyard from the famous
builder - Imabari Shipbuilding Co Ltd. The vessel is quite modern
and very large having capacity for 6,237 units. The ship has overall
length of 199.97 meters, while the length between perpendiculars
is 192.00 meters. The value is quite important for navigation and
ship handling. The beam of Brasilia Highway is 32.26 meters and
the depth of the vessel is 34.48 meters. While the ship is fully
loaded the draft can reach 10.00 meters. The deadweight of the ship
is 18,793 metric tons and the gross tonnage is 59,440 gross tons.
The ship is modern.... date: 2nd January, 2010
St James
Park is the ship, which was highly discussed last days, due to hijacking
of Somali Pirates. The ship is chemical tanker with deadweight of
13,924 metric tons and gross tonnage of 7,926 gross tons. The ship
is quite large for chemical tanker, carrying dangerous cargoes from
class B. The net tonnage of the chemical tanker is 4,736. The cargo
vessel St James Park (or Saint James Park as it is also known) has
length of 132.00 meters and the beam is 20.50 meters. The depth
of the ship is 8.80 meters and the draft, when fully loaded can
reach 7.90 meters. The ship is sailing under the Great Britain’s
flag for the company Zodiac Maritime Agencies Ltd. The chemical
tanker was built in 1993... date: 29th December, 2009
Millennium
Park is one more chemical tanker of the company Zodiac Maritime
Agencies Ltd in London. The ship is quite modern and built in 2008.
The cargo ship is one of the largest for the company in this class
and has amazing measurements and systems for preventing of water
and air pollution. The requirements of SOLAS and MARPOL and quite
high for this type of ships, but we can tell that Millennium Park
is covering all of them. Really this is one very beautiful and quite
interesting chemical tanker designed to carry some of the most dangerous
cargoes of the world. The cargo ship Millennium Park has overall
length of 145.50 meters, while the length between... date: 29th December, 2009
One of
the newest crude oil tankers build by Namura Shipbuilding Co Ltd,
is called Atlantic Pioneer. The crude carrier was completed in Imari
Shipyard on 1st October 2009 and has overall length of 333.00 meters.
The VLCC has length between perpendiculars of 324.00 meters and
moulded breadth of 60.00 meters. The cargo ship Atlantic Pioneer
has depth of 29.00 meters and draft, when fully loaded of 20.60
meters. Really the giant looking quite large in measurements and
it is quite hard such large ship to be projected and completed.
The builders promise that this ship will have higher stability that
even smaller vessels, because of the new technology used for... date: 29th December, 2009
