Monte Verde (ship)
_001.jpg) Container ship Monte Cervantes, sister ship to Monte Verde
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| History | |
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 Singapore[1] | |
| Name | 2018–present: Monte Verde[1] |
| Owner | A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[3] |
| Operator | Maersk Line AS[2] |
| Port of registry | Singapore as of 21 March 2018[1] |
| Route | Hamburg Süd US Gulf/Central America/Caribbean - South America East Coast (UCLA 1) liner service[4] |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service[5] |
 Germany[1] | |
| Name | |
| Owner | |
| Operator | 2005–2018: Columbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG[2] |
| Port of registry | Germany as of 8 January 2005[2] |
| Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] |
| Laid down | 27 December 2004[1] |
| Launched | 18 June 2005 |
| Completed | 9 August 2005[1] |
| Identification | IMO number: 9283239 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 272 m (892.4 ft)[1] |
| Beam | 40 m (131.2 ft)[1] |
| Depth | 24.2 m (79.4 ft)[1] |
| Installed power | HSD Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C-B[7] |
| Speed | 23 knots[6] |
Monte Verde 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 Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] in Okpo, South Korea in 2005. Originally owned by Reederei Monte GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd,[2] she has had three 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[edit]
Monte Verde had its keel laid down on 27 December 2004[1] at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] in Okpo, South Korea. 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 71,415.6 long tons deadweight (DWT).[1]
The vessel was built with a HSD Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C-B[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, 3 at 4,100-kilowatt (5,500 hp), and 1 at 2,700-kilowatt (3,600 hp).[7] The vessel's steam piping system features an Aalborg CHB 5000 auxiliary boiler.[7]
Construction of the ship was completed on 9 August 2005.[1]
Notes[edit]
- ^ 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 j k "Equasis", 2018.
- ^ a b "ABS Record - Owner/Manager", 2018.
- ^ "US Gulf/Central America/Caribbean - South America East Coast (UCLA 1) liner service", 2018.
- ^ "United States Coast Guard PSIX", 2018.
- ^ a b "Port of Hamburg - Monte Cervantes, sister ship to Monte Oivia", 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.