Earth-class container ship

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Hyundai Mars as MSC Mars on Western Scheldt.
Class overview
BuildersDaewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering
OperatorsHMM
In service2016–present
Planned6
Completed6
Active6
General characteristics
TypeContainer ship
Tonnage110,632 GT
Length324 m (1,063 ft)
Beam48.4 m (159 ft)
Draught15.5 m (51 ft)
Capacity10,077 TEU

The Earth class is a series of 6 container ships built for Zodiac Maritime and chartered to HMM for a period of 12 years.[1][2] The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 10,077 TEU.[3] The ships were built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in South Korea.

List of ships[]

Ship Previous names Yard number IMO number Delivery Status ref
Hyundai Earth (2016-2017)
MSC Earth (2017-2020) 		4290 9725110 21 Jan 2016 In service [4]
Hyundai Mars (2016-2017)
MSC Mars (2017-2020) 		4291 9725122 26 Feb 2016 In service [5]
Hyundai Jupiter (2016-2017)
Maersk Suzhou (2017-2020) 		4292 9725134 21 Mar 2016 In service [6]
Hyundai Saturn (2016-2017)
MSC Saturn (2017-2020) 		4293 9725146 16 May 2016 In service [7]
Hyundai Neptune (2016-2017)
Maersk Shanghai (2017-2020) 		4294 9725158 29 Jun 2016 In service [8]
Hyundai Pluto (2016-2017)
Maersk Shenzen (2017-2020) 		4295 9725160 6 Jul 2016 In service [9]

See also[]

  • HMM Algeciras-class container ship
  • HMM Nuri-class container ship
  • Hyundai Dream-class container ship
  • Hyundai Together-class container ship

References[]

  1. ^ "Zodiac Maritime - Fleet List". www.zodiac-maritime.com. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  2. ^ "HMM chartering six 10,000 TEU container vessels | Marine Offshore Technology". www.marineoffshoretechnology.net. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  3. ^ "HMM Vessel Fleet". HMM. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
  4. ^ "Hyundai Earth (9725110)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  5. ^ "Hyundai Mars (9725122)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  6. ^ "Hyundai Jupiter (9725134)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  7. ^ "Hyundai Saturn (9725146)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  8. ^ "Hyundai Neptune (9725158)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  9. ^ "Hyundai Pluto (9725160)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
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