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
Carnival Elation is one of the cruise ships part from the family
of second largest fleet in the world and more exactly � Carnival
Cruises. The ship is large spaceful and full with attractions and
entertainments, which will celebrate the visitors on board. The
cruise ship was built in 1998 in Kvaerner Masa Yard in Helsinki.
The cruise ship is serving long years the fleet of Carnival Cruises
and make voyages in the Caribbean, Mexico, Baja California and many
more exotic and attractive destinations. The cruise ship is really
one of the most beautiful pearls in the crown of Carnival Cruises
and will make great adventure to all the guests on board. Carnival
Elation is having very modern equipment which is giving high propulsion
efficiency. The system used for this is unique electric Azipod propulsion
system, which is showing great results during exploitation and trials
and increased the power with 8%. This resulted in fuel saving of
about 40t per week, which is quite good result for the cruise ship.
Of course the ship designers thought about the maneuverability of
the vessel and with new system installed on the rubbed they increased
it with 30%. The ship is result of really innovation technologies
and very hard job of the ship-builders. The cruise ship Carnival
Elation has length of 260.00 meters and beam of 36.00 meters. The
ship has deadweight of 7,498 metric tons... date:
5th April , 2010
The cruise ships are usually the most beautiful designed vessels
of the Maritime Transport. Costa Deliziosa is the cruise ship with
great style and very attractive entertainments. The ship is property
of Costa Cruises and has displacement of 92,000 metric tons. The
cruise ship Costa Deliziosa has length of 294.00 meters and beam
of 32.00 meters. The engines installed on board are two 8-cylinder
engines, which are giving power of 8,000 kW and six more 12-cylinder
engines giving total power of 12,000 kW. These engines are giving
the possibility for the vessel to have service speed of 23.6 knots,
while the maximum speed is 25.2 knots. The ship has 17 passenger
decks and has capacity to carry 2,826 passengers, which will be
served by 934 crew members. The cruise ship is really large
and comfortable... date:
5th April , 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... 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 B&W 6S50MC-C , which is providing total power of
9,070 kW at 125 rpm . The main engine is quite high revolutions
for ship engine... date:
5th April , 2010
Pacific
Dawn is cruise ships property of the luxury cruise like P&O
Cruises. The ships of the company are among the best known all over
the world, making voyages in all the oceans and seas. The ship Pacific
Dawn was built in Italy in 1995 at price for over 400 million USD.
The vessel has overall length 261.00 meters and length between perpendiculars
of 245.10 meters. The beam of the ship is 32.00 meters and the draft
is 8.00 meters, when fully loaded. The cruise ship has 14 decks
and total height of 49.40 meters. This large ship has gross tonnage
of 68,845 gross with displacement of 6896 metric tons and the capacity
of Pacific Dawn is ,2022 passengers. The ship has main engine of
MAN B&W with total power of 24,000 kW, which are giving... date:
8th March, 2010
Louis
Majesty is cruise ship, which became quite famous last days. The
ship was hit by large wave and gave 2 victims from its passengers.
In spite of this fact, we wanted to present you some information
about the beautiful and quite modern cruise ship, operated by Louis
Cruise Line. The ship was built in 1991 in the ship-yard of Kvaerner-Masa
Yards in Turku, Finland by the ship-builder Wartsila Marine. The
ship-yard is really among the highest quality of the world and the
ship was built according to latest requirements for the year of
1991. The ship was first property of Majesty Cruise Line, later
sold to Norwegian Cruise Line, then to Star Cruises and finally
reached the company Louis Cruise Line. Many people tell that the
company owning this ship... date:
8th March, 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
of 27,739 metric tons. The Asian Glory is quite large vessel with
gross... date: 2nd January, 2010
