 Container ship Monte Aconcagua
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Singapore
[1] | |
| Name | 2018–present: Monte Aconcagua [1] |
| Owner | A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd. [3] |
| Operator | Maersk Line AS [2] |
| Port of registry | Singapore 6 April 2018 [1] |
| Route | Hamburg Süd North America East Coast - South America East Coast (ASUS) liner service [4] |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service [5] |
 Germany
[1] | |
| Name | 2009–present: Monte Aconcagua [2] |
| Owner | 2009-2018: Monte Aconcagua GmbH & Co KG [2] |
| Operator | Columbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG [2] |
| Port of registry | Germany 3 January 2009 [2] |
| Builder | Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries [1] |
| Laid down | 18 February 2008 [1] |
| Launched | 23 November 2008 |
| Completed | 17 March 2009 [1] |
| Identification | IMO number: 9348077 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage |
|
| Length | 272 m (892.4 ft) [1] |
| Beam | 40 m (131.2 ft) [1] |
| Depth | 24.2 m (79.4 ft) [1] |
| Ice class | D0 |
| Installed power | Doosan Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C [7] |
| Speed | 23 knots [6] |
Monte Aconcagua is a container ship owned by A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd. [3] and operated by Maersk Line AS. [2] The 272-metre (892 ft) long ship was built at Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries [1] in Mangalia, Romania in 2008/2009. Originally owned by Monte Alegre GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd, [2] she has had two owners and been registered under two flags.
The vessel is one of ten ships of the Monte class built for Hamburg Süd by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries between 2004 and 2009. [8]
Construction
Monte Aconcagua had its keel laid down on 18 February 2008 [1] at Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries [1] in Mangalia, Romania. Its hull has an overall length of 272 metres (892 ft). [1] In terms of width, the ship has a beam of 40 metres (130 ft). [1] The height from the top of the keel to the main deck, called the moulded depth, is 24.2 metres (79 ft). [1]
The ship's container-carrying capacity of 5,552 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) (5,552 20-foot shipping containers) [6] places it in the range of a Post-Panamax container ship. [9] The ship's gross tonnage, a measure of the volume of all its enclosed spaces, is 69,132. [1] Its net tonnage, which measures the volume of the cargo spaces, is 34,823. [1] Its total carrying capacity in terms of weight, is 71,257.16 long tons deadweight (DWT). [1]
The vessel was built with a Doosan Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C [7] main engine, which drives a controllable-pitch propeller. The 8-cylinder engine has a Maximum Continuous Rating of 45,765 kW with 102 revolutions per minute at MCR. The cylinder bore is 960mm. The ship also features 4 main power distribution system HSJ7 907-10F auxiliary generators by Hyundai Heavy Ind. Co., Ltd. EES, 2 at 4,342.4-kilowatt (5,823.3 hp), and 2 at 3,257.1-kilowatt (4,367.8 hp). [7] The vessel's steam piping system features an Aalborg CH 8-500 auxiliary boiler. [7]
Construction of the ship was completed on 17 March 2009. [1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "ABS Record - General Characteristics", 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Equasis", 2018.
- ^ a b "ABS Record - Owner/Manager", 2018.
- ^ "North America East Coast - South America East Coast (ASUS) liner service", 2018.
- ^ "United States Coast Guard PSIX", 2018.
- ^ a b "Port of Hamburg - Monte Alegre, sister ship of Monte Aconcagua", 2018.
- ^ a b c d "ABS Record - Machinery", 2018.
- ^ "Hamburg Süd History", 2018.
- ^ MAN Diesel & Turbo, "Propulsion Trends in Container Vessels" Archived 2018-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2009, p.8-9.
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Container ship Monte Aconcagua
| |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Singapore
[1] | |
| Name | 2018–present: Monte Aconcagua [1] |
| Owner | A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd. [3] |
| Operator | Maersk Line AS [2] |
| Port of registry | Singapore 6 April 2018 [1] |
| Route | Hamburg Süd North America East Coast - South America East Coast (ASUS) liner service [4] |
| Identification |
|
| Status | In service [5] |
| Germany
[1] | |
| Name | 2009–present: Monte Aconcagua [2] |
| Owner | 2009-2018: Monte Aconcagua GmbH & Co KG [2] |
| Operator | Columbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG [2] |
| Port of registry | Germany 3 January 2009 [2] |
| Builder | Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries [1] |
| Laid down | 18 February 2008 [1] |
| Launched | 23 November 2008 |
| Completed | 17 March 2009 [1] |
| Identification | IMO number: 9348077 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage |
|
| Length | 272 m (892.4 ft) [1] |
| Beam | 40 m (131.2 ft) [1] |
| Depth | 24.2 m (79.4 ft) [1] |
| Ice class | D0 |
| Installed power | Doosan Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C [7] |
| Speed | 23 knots [6] |
Monte Aconcagua is a container ship owned by A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd. [3] and operated by Maersk Line AS. [2] The 272-metre (892 ft) long ship was built at Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries [1] in Mangalia, Romania in 2008/2009. Originally owned by Monte Alegre GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd, [2] she has had two owners and been registered under two flags.
The vessel is one of ten ships of the Monte class built for Hamburg Süd by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries between 2004 and 2009. [8]
Construction
Monte Aconcagua had its keel laid down on 18 February 2008 [1] at Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries [1] in Mangalia, Romania. Its hull has an overall length of 272 metres (892 ft). [1] In terms of width, the ship has a beam of 40 metres (130 ft). [1] The height from the top of the keel to the main deck, called the moulded depth, is 24.2 metres (79 ft). [1]
The ship's container-carrying capacity of 5,552 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) (5,552 20-foot shipping containers) [6] places it in the range of a Post-Panamax container ship. [9] The ship's gross tonnage, a measure of the volume of all its enclosed spaces, is 69,132. [1] Its net tonnage, which measures the volume of the cargo spaces, is 34,823. [1] Its total carrying capacity in terms of weight, is 71,257.16 long tons deadweight (DWT). [1]
The vessel was built with a Doosan Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C [7] main engine, which drives a controllable-pitch propeller. The 8-cylinder engine has a Maximum Continuous Rating of 45,765 kW with 102 revolutions per minute at MCR. The cylinder bore is 960mm. The ship also features 4 main power distribution system HSJ7 907-10F auxiliary generators by Hyundai Heavy Ind. Co., Ltd. EES, 2 at 4,342.4-kilowatt (5,823.3 hp), and 2 at 3,257.1-kilowatt (4,367.8 hp). [7] The vessel's steam piping system features an Aalborg CH 8-500 auxiliary boiler. [7]
Construction of the ship was completed on 17 March 2009. [1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "ABS Record - General Characteristics", 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Equasis", 2018.
- ^ a b "ABS Record - Owner/Manager", 2018.
- ^ "North America East Coast - South America East Coast (ASUS) liner service", 2018.
- ^ "United States Coast Guard PSIX", 2018.
- ^ a b "Port of Hamburg - Monte Alegre, sister ship of Monte Aconcagua", 2018.
- ^ a b c d "ABS Record - Machinery", 2018.
- ^ "Hamburg Süd History", 2018.
- ^ MAN Diesel & Turbo, "Propulsion Trends in Container Vessels" Archived 2018-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2009, p.8-9.