Container ship Rio de la Plata
History
Singapore [1]
Name	2018–present: Rio de la Plata [2]
Owner	A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd. [3]
Operator	Maersk Line AS [2]
Port of registry	Singapore as of 26 March 2018 [1]
Route	Hamburg Süd Australia/New Zealand South East Asia (SENZ-Southern Loop) liner service [4]
Identification	IMO number:  9357951 [1] MMSI number: 563052200 [2] Callsign: 9V8585 [2]
Status	In service [5]
Liberia [1]
Name	2014–present: Rio de la Plata [1]
Owner	Rio de la Plata GmbH & Co KG [2]
Operator	Columbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG [2]
Port of registry	Monrovia, Liberia as of 15 May 2014 [2]
Germany [1]
Name	2009–present: Rio de la Plata [1]
Owner	Rio de la Plata GmbH & Co KG [2]
Operator	Columbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG [2]
Port of registry	Germany as of 6 March 2009 [2]
Builder	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering [1]
Laid down	12 November 2007 [1]
Launched	26 January 2008
Completed	2 April 2008 [1]
Identification	IMO number:  9357951
General characteristics
Tonnage	73,899  GT [1] 80,454.6 tonnes deadweight (DWT) [1]
Length	286.45 m (939.8 ft) [1]
Beam	40 m (131.2 ft) [1]
Depth	24.2 m (79.4 ft) [1]
Ice class	D0
Installed power	Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine and Machinery Division 8RTA96C [7]
Speed	23 knots [6]

Rio de la Plata is a container ship owned by A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd. ^[3] and operated by Maersk Line AS. ^[2] The 286.45-metre (939.8 ft) long ship was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering ^[1] in Okpo, South Korea in 2008. Originally owned by Rio de Janeiro 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 three ships of the Rio class built for Hamburg Süd by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in 2008. ^{[8] [9]}

Construction

Rio de la Plata had its keel laid down on 12 November 2007 ^[1] at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering ^[1] in Okpo, South Korea. Its hull has an overall length of 286.45 metres (939.8 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 5,905  twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) (5,905 20-foot shipping containers) ^[6] places it in the range of a Post-Panamax container ship. ^[10] The ship's gross tonnage, a measure of the volume of all its enclosed spaces, is 73,899. ^[1] Its net tonnage, which measures the volume of the cargo spaces, is 39,673. ^[1] Its total carrying capacity in terms of weight, is 80,454.6 long tons deadweight (DWT). ^[1]

The vessel was built with a Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine and Machinery Division 8RTA96C ^[7] main engine, which drives a controllable-pitch propeller. The 8-cylinder engine has a Maximum Continuous Rating of 45,760 kW with 102 revolutions per minute at MCR. The cylinder bore is 960mm. The ship also features 4 main power distribution system auxiliary generators at 3,800-kilowatt (5,100 hp) each. ^[7] The vessel's steam piping system features an Aalborg CH 8-500 auxiliary boiler, as well as an Aalborg AQ-2 exhaust gas boiler. ^[7]

Construction of the ship was completed on 2 April 2008. ^[1]

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