![]() Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller is passing
Port Said,
Egypt on its maiden voyage through the
Suez Canal in 2013.
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History | |
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Name | Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller |
Owner | A.P. Moller – Maersk Group [2] |
Operator | Maersk Line |
Port of registry |
Hellerup, ![]() |
Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea |
Cost | $190 million [5] |
Laid down | 27 November 2012 |
Launched | 24 February 2013 |
In service | 2 July 2013 [3] [4] |
Identification |
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Status | In active service |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Triple E-class container ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 399 m (1,309 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 59 m (193 ft 7 in) |
Depth | 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in) |
Installed power | 2 × MAN-B&W 8S80ME-C 9.2 (2 × 29,680 kW (39,800 hp)) |
Propulsion | Two shafts; fixed-pitch propellers |
Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
Capacity | 18,270 TEU [8] |
Crew | 19 (standard) [6] |
Notes | Suezmax [9] |
Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller (Danish: [ˈmɛɐ̯sk məˈkʰini ˈmølɐ]) is the first ship of Maersk Line's Triple E class of container vessels. At the time of its entry into service in 2013, it had the largest cargo capacity in twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) of any vessel, and was the longest container ship in service worldwide. [3] [10] Constructed for Maersk by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea, it was launched in February 2013 and began operational service during July 2013. It was named for Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, the CEO of Maersk from 1965 to 1993. [11] The ship is the first of a class of 20 identical vessels. [4]
Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller was the world's largest and most efficient operational container ship at the time of its completion, totalling 399 metres (1,309 ft 1 in) in length and with a cargo capacity of 18,270 TEU containers. [12] Its efficiency is maximized by fuel-efficient engines and a maximum speed of 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph), reducing its fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent compared to the previous most efficient cargo vessel. [12] However, due to its size, cost, and use of twin engines, its efficiency is reduced severely if it is not fully loaded; the shipping analyst Richard Meade asserts that it is "probably the most inefficient ship ever built" when loaded to less than 50%. [13] During normal operations, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller is manned by a crew of 19, although it has sufficient accommodation for 34 crew. [6]
The contract for the construction of Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller was signed on 21 February 2011. [2] Work began with a steel cutting ceremony at the DSME shipyard at Okpo, Geoje, South Korea, on 18 June 2012. [14] The hull was laid on 27 November 2012 and the boat was officially launched on 24 February 2013. [2]
The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller left the Daewoo shipyards in an operational capacity in July 2013, whereupon it began sea trials. [15] Initially, it was forced to operate at much less than its maximum cargo capacity, as most ports certified to handle Triple E-class vessels at that time lacked gantry cranes tall enough to load the ship completely. [15] [13] In August 2013, it made its first transit of the Suez Canal. [9] In January 2014, the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller arrived at its first operational port of call, Singapore. [16] In November 2014, the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller was superseded as the world's largest container ship by China Shipping Container Lines' CSCL Globe. [17]
Media related to
IMO 9619907 at Wikimedia Commons
![]() Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller is passing
Port Said,
Egypt on its maiden voyage through the
Suez Canal in 2013.
| |
History | |
---|---|
Name | Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller |
Owner | A.P. Moller – Maersk Group [2] |
Operator | Maersk Line |
Port of registry |
Hellerup, ![]() |
Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea |
Cost | $190 million [5] |
Laid down | 27 November 2012 |
Launched | 24 February 2013 |
In service | 2 July 2013 [3] [4] |
Identification |
|
Status | In active service |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Triple E-class container ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 399 m (1,309 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 59 m (193 ft 7 in) |
Depth | 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in) |
Installed power | 2 × MAN-B&W 8S80ME-C 9.2 (2 × 29,680 kW (39,800 hp)) |
Propulsion | Two shafts; fixed-pitch propellers |
Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
Capacity | 18,270 TEU [8] |
Crew | 19 (standard) [6] |
Notes | Suezmax [9] |
Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller (Danish: [ˈmɛɐ̯sk məˈkʰini ˈmølɐ]) is the first ship of Maersk Line's Triple E class of container vessels. At the time of its entry into service in 2013, it had the largest cargo capacity in twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) of any vessel, and was the longest container ship in service worldwide. [3] [10] Constructed for Maersk by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea, it was launched in February 2013 and began operational service during July 2013. It was named for Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, the CEO of Maersk from 1965 to 1993. [11] The ship is the first of a class of 20 identical vessels. [4]
Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller was the world's largest and most efficient operational container ship at the time of its completion, totalling 399 metres (1,309 ft 1 in) in length and with a cargo capacity of 18,270 TEU containers. [12] Its efficiency is maximized by fuel-efficient engines and a maximum speed of 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph), reducing its fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent compared to the previous most efficient cargo vessel. [12] However, due to its size, cost, and use of twin engines, its efficiency is reduced severely if it is not fully loaded; the shipping analyst Richard Meade asserts that it is "probably the most inefficient ship ever built" when loaded to less than 50%. [13] During normal operations, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller is manned by a crew of 19, although it has sufficient accommodation for 34 crew. [6]
The contract for the construction of Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller was signed on 21 February 2011. [2] Work began with a steel cutting ceremony at the DSME shipyard at Okpo, Geoje, South Korea, on 18 June 2012. [14] The hull was laid on 27 November 2012 and the boat was officially launched on 24 February 2013. [2]
The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller left the Daewoo shipyards in an operational capacity in July 2013, whereupon it began sea trials. [15] Initially, it was forced to operate at much less than its maximum cargo capacity, as most ports certified to handle Triple E-class vessels at that time lacked gantry cranes tall enough to load the ship completely. [15] [13] In August 2013, it made its first transit of the Suez Canal. [9] In January 2014, the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller arrived at its first operational port of call, Singapore. [16] In November 2014, the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller was superseded as the world's largest container ship by China Shipping Container Lines' CSCL Globe. [17]
Media related to
IMO 9619907 at Wikimedia Commons